113th Amateur Series Division 9

[Graham Banks]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Participants

Astra 4.0.1 64-bit (new)
The Baron 3.45 64-bit (relegated)
Isa 3.8 64-bit (new)
Monty 1.0.0 64-bit (relegated)
OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
Clovis III 64-bit (03-2023)
Seawall 20240926 64-bit (relegated)
Tornado 9 64-bit (new)
Dumb 2.1 64-bit
JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
Yakka 1.1 64-bit (promoted)
Lozza 3.0 64-bit (promoted)
Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit
Belette 3.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 6

5.0 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
4.5 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
4.0 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
3.5 - Clovis III 64-bit
3.5 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
3.5 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
3.0 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit
3.0 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
2.5 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
2.5 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
2.5 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
2.0 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
1.5 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
1.0 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 12

8.5 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
8.0 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
8.0 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
7.0 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
7.0 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
6.0 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
6.0 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
5.5 - Clovis III 64-bit
5.5 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
5.5 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
5.0 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
4.5 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit
4.0 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
3.5 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 18

12.5 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
12.0 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
11.5 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
10.5 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
10.5 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
9.5 - Clovis III 64-bit
9.0 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
9.0 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
8.5 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
8.0 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
7.0 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
7.0 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
6.0 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit
5.0 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 24

16.5 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
16.0 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
14.5 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
14.0 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
13.0 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
12.0 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
11.5 - Clovis III 64-bit
11.5 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
11.0 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
11.0 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
11.0 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
10.5 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
8.0 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit
7.5 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 30

21.5 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
18.5 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
18.5 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
17.0 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
15.5 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
15.5 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
14.5 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
14.5 - Clovis III 64-bit
14.0 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
14.0 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
14.0 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
12.5 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
10.5 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit
9.5 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 36

25.5 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
23.5 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
22.0 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
19.5 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
18.5 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
18.0 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
18.0 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
17.5 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
17.0 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
17.0 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
16.0 - Clovis III 64-bit
14.5 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
14.0 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit
11.0 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 42

29.5 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
27.0 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
24.0 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
22.5 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
22.0 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
21.0 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
20.5 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
20.5 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
20.0 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
19.5 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
18.5 - Clovis III 64-bit
18.0 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit
17.0 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
14.0 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

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 - 16070
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]

113TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Final Standings

36.5 - Isa 3.8 64-bit
32.5 - Cheese 3.2.1 64-bit
31.0 - Monty 1.0.0 64-bit
27.5 - Seawall 20240926 64-bit
26.0 - The Baron 3.45 64-bit
26.0 - OliThink 5.10.5 64-bit
26.0 - JackyChess 24.06 64-bit
26.0 - Yakka 1.1 64-bit
25.0 - Lozza 3.0 64-bit
24.0 - Clovis III 64-bit
23.5 - Belette 3.0.0 64-bit
21.5 - STRO4K 3.0 64-bit
21.5 - Dumb 2.1 64-bit
17.0 - Coiled 1.2 NoNNUE 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=57642

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Dany (Isa author) for winning this division and gaining automatic promotion for the next series.

Thanks to everybody who followed this tournament, especially the many of you who took time to visit the broadcast.