Taming The Italian Stallion

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Participants

Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
Invictus r382 64-bit
chess22k 1.14 64-bit
Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
Texel 1.07 64-bit
Rybka 4.1 64-bit
Bit-Genie 9 64-bit
iCE 4.0 64-bit
ChessBrain VB 3.74
Atlas 4.25 64-bit
Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit
Senpai 2.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14679

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16091

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 6

4.5 - Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
4.0 - Bit-Genie 9.0 64-bit
3.5 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
3.5 - Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
3.0 - Rybka 4.1 64-bit
3.0 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
3.0 - Invictus r382 64-bit
2.5 - Atlas 4.25 64-bit
2.5 - Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit
2.5 - Texel 1.07 64-bit
2.0 - Senpai 2.0 64-bit
2.0 - iCE 4.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14679

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16091

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 12

9.0 - Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
8.0 - Invictus r382 64-bit
7.0 - Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
6.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
6.5 - Texel 1.07 64-bit
5.5 - Rybka 4.1 64-bit
5.5 - Bit-Genie 9.0 64-bit
5.0 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
5.0 - Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit
5.0 - Atlas 4.25 64-bit
4.5 - Senpai 2.0 64-bit
4.5 - iCE 4.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14679

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16091

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 18

12.5 - Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
11.0 - Invictus r382 64-bit
10.5 - Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
9.5 - Texel 1.07 64-bit
9.0 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
8.5 - iCE 4.0 64-bit
8.5 - Rybka 4.1 64-bit
8.5 - Bit-Genie 9.0 64-bit
8.0 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
7.5 - Senpai 2.0 64-bit
7.5 - Atlas 4.25 64-bit
7.0 - Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14679

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16091

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 24

15.0 - Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
15.0 - Invictus r382 64-bit
13.5 - Texel 1.07 64-bit
13.5 - Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
12.5 - Rybka 4.1 64-bit
12.0 - iCE 4.0 64-bit
11.5 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
11.0 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
10.5 - Atlas 4.25 64-bit
10.5 - Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit
10.0 - Bit-Genie 9.0 64-bit
9.0 - Senpai 2.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14679

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16091

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 30

20.0 - Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
17.5 - Invictus r382 64-bit
17.0 - Rybka 4.1 64-bit
16.5 - Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
15.0 - Texel 1.07 64-bit
14.5 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
14.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
14.0 - iCE 4.0 64-bit
14.0 - Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit
13.0 - Atlas 4.25 64-bit
12.5 - Bit-Genie 9.0 64-bit
11.5 - Senpai 2.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14679

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16091

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 36

24.5 - Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
20.0 - Invictus r382 64-bit
19.5 - Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
19.0 - Rybka 4.1 64-bit
18.5 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
18.0 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
17.5 - Texel 1.07 64-bit
17.0 - Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit
17.0 - Bit-Genie 9.0 64-bit
16.5 - iCE 4.0 64-bit
14.5 - Atlas 4.25 64-bit
14.0 - Senpai 2.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14679

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16091

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

TAMING THE ITALIAN STALLION

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Final Standings

28.0 - Vajolet2 2.8 64-bit
24.5 - Invictus r382 64-bit
24.0 - Mr Bob 1.1.0 64-bit
23.0 - Rybka 4.1 64-bit
22.5 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
22.0 - Bit-Genie 9.0 64-bit
21.0 - Avalanche 1.2.0 64-bit
21.0 - Texel 1.07 64-bit
20.5 - iCE 4.0 64-bit
20.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
19.0 - Senpai 2.0 64-bit
18.0 - Atlas 4.25 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=51761

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Marco (Vajolet author) for winning the tournament.
The Italian stallion wasn't tamed.

Thanks to all who took an interest in the tournament.

[Manza]

Great tournament and greetings (from last place ).
Andrés Manzanares.