The Clown And The Horseman

[Graham Banks]

THE CLOWN AND THE HORSEMAN

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Participants

Schooner 2.2 64-bit
Shredder 13 64-bit
Fizbo 2 64-bit
Chiron 5 64-bit
Winter 2.0 64-bit
RukChess 3.0.15 64-bit
Mr Bob 1.2.0 64-bit
Avalanche 1.4.0 64-bit
Orion 0.9 64-bit
Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit


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]

THE CLOWN AND THE HORSEMAN

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 9

6.0 - Mr Bob 1.2.0 64-bit
6.0 - Fizbo 2 64-bit
5.5 - Winter 2.0 64-bit
5.5 - Deep Shredder 13 64-bit
5.0 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
4.5 - RukChess 3.0.15 64-bit
4.0 - Chiron 5 64-bit
3.5 - Avalanche 1.4.0 64-bit
3.0 - Orion 0.9 64-bit
2.0 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit


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]

THE CLOWN AND THE HORSEMAN

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 18

10.5 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
10.5 - Mr Bob 1.2.0 64-bit
10.0 - RukChess 3.0.15 64-bit
9.5 - Deep Shredder 13 64-bit
9.5 - Chiron 5 64-bit
9.0 - Winter 2.0 64-bit
9.0 - Fizbo 2 64-bit
8.5 - Avalanche 1.4.0 64-bit
7.0 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
6.5 - Orion 0.9 64-bit


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]

THE CLOWN AND THE HORSEMAN

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Standings after Round 27

16.0 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
15.0 - RukChess 3.0.15 64-bit
14.5 - Mr Bob 1.2.0 64-bit
14.5 - Chiron 5 64-bit
14.0 - Winter 2.0 64-bit
14.0 - Fizbo 2 64-bit
13.5 - Deep Shredder 13 64-bit
13.0 - Avalanche 1.4.0 64-bit
11.0 - Orion 0.9 64-bit
9.5 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit


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]

THE CLOWN AND THE HORSEMAN

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)


Final Standings

20.5 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
20.5 - Mr Bob 1.2.0 64-bit
20.0 - Fizbo 2 64-bit
18.5 - RukChess 3.0.15 64-bit
18.5 - Chiron 5 64-bit
18.0 - Winter 2.0 64-bit
17.5 - Avalanche 1.4.0 64-bit
16.5 - Deep Shredder 13 64-bit
16.0 - Orion 0.9 64-bit
14.0 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=53462

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Dennis (Schooner author) and Vincent (Mr Bob author) for finishing 1st=, although Schooner had the better tiebreak score.

Thanks to all who took an interest.