115th Amateur Series Division 1

[Graham Banks]

115TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU
No replays due to opening line used (unless game is too short).

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

20.5 - PlentyChess 4.0.0 64-bit
19.5 - Obsidian 14.0 64-bit
19.5 - Stockfish 17 64-bit
18.5 - Berserk 13 64-bit
18.0 - Caissa 1.21 64-bit
18.0 - RubiChess 20240817 64-bit
18.0 - Viridithas 15.0.0 64-bit
18.0 - Integral v6 64-bit
18.0 - Starzix 6.0 64-bit
17.5 - Motor 0.8.0 64-bit
17.5 - Alexandria 7.1.8 64-bit
17.0 - Clover 8.1 64-bit
17.0 - Horsie 1.0 64-bit
15.0 - Titan 1.1.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16069

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 - 16069
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]

115TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU
No replays due to opening line used (unless game is too short).

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 42

24.0 - Stockfish 17 64-bit
23.5 - PlentyChess 4.0.0 64-bit
23.5 - Obsidian 14.0 64-bit
22.0 - Berserk 13 64-bit
21.0 - Alexandria 7.1.8 64-bit
21.0 - Caissa 1.21 64-bit
21.0 - Starzix 6.0 64-bit
20.5 - Integral v6 64-bit
20.5 - Viridithas 15.0.0 64-bit
20.0 - Clover 8.1 64-bit
20.0 - RubiChess 20240817 64-bit
20.0 - Horsie 1.0 64-bit
19.5 - Motor 0.8.0 64-bit
17.5 - Titan 1.1.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16069

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 - 16069
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]

115TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU
No replays due to opening line used (unless game is too short).

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 48

27.5 - Stockfish 17 64-bit
26.5 - Obsidian 14.0 64-bit
26.5 - PlentyChess 4.0.0 64-bit
25.5 - Berserk 13 64-bit
24.5 - Alexandria 7.1.8 64-bit
24.0 - Starzix 6.0 64-bit
24.0 - Caissa 1.21 64-bit
23.5 - Horsie 1.0 64-bit
23.5 - Viridithas 15.0.0 64-bit
23.0 - Integral v6 64-bit
22.5 - Clover 8.1 64-bit
22.5 - Motor 0.8.0 64-bit
22.0 - RubiChess 20240817 64-bit
20.5 - Titan 1.1.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16069

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 - 16069
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]

115TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

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 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU
No replays due to opening line used (unless game is too short).

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

29.5 - Stockfish 17 64-bit
28.5 - PlentyChess 4.0.0 64-bit
28.5 - Obsidian 14.0 64-bit
27.5 - Berserk 13 64-bit
26.5 - Alexandria 7.1.8 64-bit
26.0 - Caissa 1.21 64-bit
26.0 - Starzix 6.0 64-bit
25.5 - Horsie 1.0 64-bit
25.5 - Viridithas 15.0.0 64-bit
25.0 - Integral v6 64-bit
24.5 - Clover 8.1 64-bit
24.5 - Motor 0.8.0 64-bit
24.0 - RubiChess 20240817 64-bit
22.5 - Titan 1.1.0 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=58241

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to the Stockfish team for yet another League 1 victory.

Thanks to everybody who took an interest in this tournament.

The draw rate was 91%.