100th Amateur Series Division 1

[Graham Banks]

100TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Participants

Stockfish 15.1 64-bit
Berserk 11.1 64-bit
Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
RubiChess 20221120 64-bit
Rebel 16.2 64-bit
Igel 3.4.0 64-bit
Slow Chess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
Seer 2.6.0 64-bit
Uralochka 3.39d 64-bit
Rofchade 3.0 64-bit
Caissa 1.7 64-bit (promoted)
Arasan 23.4 64-bit (promoted)


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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 - 16094

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]

100TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 18

13.5 - Stockfish 15.1 64-bit
11.0 - Berserk 11.1 64-bit
10.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
10.0 - Igel 3.4.0 64-bit
9.5 - Rebel 16.2 64-bit
9.0 - Seer 2.6.0 64-bit
9.0 - RubiChess 20221120 64-bit
8.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
8.0 - Uralochka 3.39d 64-bit
7.5 - Caissa 1.7 64-bit
7.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
5.0 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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 - 16094

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]

100TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 24

17.0 - Stockfish 15.1 64-bit
14.0 - Berserk 11.1 64-bit
13.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
13.0 - Igel 3.4.0 64-bit
13.0 - Rebel 16.2 64-bit
13.0 - RubiChess 20221120 64-bit
12.0 - Seer 2.6.0 64-bit
11.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
11.0 - Uralochka 3.39d 64-bit
10.5 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
9.5 - Caissa 1.7 64-bit
6.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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 - 16094

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]

100TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 30

22.0 - Stockfish 15.1 64-bit
16.5 - Berserk 11.1 64-bit
16.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
16.0 - Igel 3.4.0 64-bit
15.5 - Rebel 16.2 64-bit
15.5 - RubiChess 20221120 64-bit
15.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
15.0 - Seer 2.6.0 64-bit
13.5 - Uralochka 3.39d 64-bit
13.0 - Caissa 1.7 64-bit
13.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
8.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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 - 16094

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]

100TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 36

26.0 - Stockfish 15.1 64-bit
19.5 - Berserk 11.1 64-bit
19.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
19.5 - RubiChess 20221120 64-bit
19.0 - Igel 3.4.0 64-bit
18.5 - Seer 2.6.0 64-bit
18.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
17.5 - Rebel 16.2 64-bit
16.5 - Uralochka 3.39d 64-bit
15.5 - Caissa 1.7 64-bit
15.5 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
11.0 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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 - 16094

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]

100TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Final Standings

32.5 - Stockfish 15.1 64-bit
24.0 - Berserk 11.1 64-bit
23.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
23.5 - RubiChess 20221120 64-bit
23.0 - Rebel 16.2 64-bit
22.5 - Seer 2.6.0 64-bit
22.5 - Igel 3.4.0 64-bit
22.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
19.5 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
18.5 - Uralochka 3.39d 64-bit
18.0 - Caissa 1.7 64-bit
14.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=52901

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to the Stockfish team yet again!

Thanks to everybody who took an interest in the event.