Taking On The StrongMan

[Graham Banks]

TAKING ON THE STRONGMAN

Intel i770k Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)


Participants

Atlas 4.35 64-bit
Nalwald 17.1 64-bit
Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit
Willow 2.9 64-bit
Bagatur 3.7d 64-bit
Cheng 4.41 64-bit
Altair 3.0.0 64-bit
Vengeance 3.0.0 64-bit
Midnight 6 64-bit
Polaris 1.7.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

TAKING ON THE STRONGMAN

Intel i770k Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)


Standings after Round 9

7.5 - Nalwald 17.1 64-bit
5.5 - Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit
5.0 - Vengeance 3.0.0 64-bit
4.5 - Polaris 1.7.0 64-bit
4.5 - Atlas 4.35 64-bit
4.0 - Cheng 4.41 64-bit
4.0 - Willow 2.9 64-bit
3.5 - Bagatur 3.7d 64-bit
3.5 - Altair 3.0.0 64-bit
3.0 - Midnight 6.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

TAKING ON THE STRONGMAN

Intel i770k Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)


Standings after Round 18

14.5 - Nalwald 17.1 64-bit
10.5 - Vengeance 3.0.0 64-bit
10.5 - Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit
10.0 - Atlas 4.35 64-bit
9.5 - Cheng 4.41 64-bit
7.5 - Polaris 1.7.0 64-bit
7.0 - Bagatur 3.7d 64-bit
7.0 - Willow 2.9 64-bit
7.0 - Altair 3.0.0 64-bit
6.5 - Midnight 6.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

TAKING ON THE STRONGMAN

Intel i770k Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)


Standings after Round 27

20.5 - Nalwald 17.1 64-bit
16.0 - Vengeance 3.0.0 64-bit
16.0 - Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit
14.0 - Atlas 4.35 64-bit
13.0 - Polaris 1.7.0 64-bit
13.0 - Cheng 4.41 64-bit
13.0 - Altair 3.0.0 64-bit
11.0 - Bagatur 3.7d 64-bit
10.5 - Midnight 6.0 64-bit
8.0 - Willow 2.9 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

TAKING ON THE STRONGMAN

Intel i770k Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2022.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)


Final Standings

27.0 - Nalwald 17.1 64-bit
20.5 - Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit
19.5 - Vengeance 3.0.0 64-bit
19.5 - Atlas 4.35 64-bit
18.5 - Altair 3.0.0 64-bit
18.0 - Cheng 4.41 64-bit
17.5 - Polaris 1.7.0 64-bit
14.5 - Bagatur 3.7d 64-bit
13.5 - Midnight 6.0 64-bit
11.5 - Willow 2.9 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=53556

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Jost (Nalwald author) for the convincing tournament victory.

Thanks to all who took an interest.
The broadcast was well supported.