Battling The Big Cheese

[Graham Banks]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Participants

Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit
Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
Colossus 2025b 64-bit
Jacky Chess 25.04 64-bit
Zevra 2.6 64-bit
Nawito 22.07 64-bit
Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit
Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
Chessmaster 11 Archangel


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 6

5.0 - Colossus 2025b 64-bit
4.5 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
4.5 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
3.5 - Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
3.0 - Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
2.5 - Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit
2.5 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
2.5 - Nawito 22.07 64-bit
2.0 - CM11th Archangel
2.0 - Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
2.0 - Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
2.0 - Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 12

8.5 - Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
8.0 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
8.0 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
7.5 - Colossus 2025b 64-bit
6.5 - Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
6.0 - Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
5.5 - Nawito 22.07 64-bit
5.0 - Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit
5.0 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
4.0 - Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit
4.0 - Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
4.0 - CM11th Archangel


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 18

11.5 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
11.5 - Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
11.5 - Colossus 2025b 64-bit
11.0 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
10.0 - Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
9.0 - Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit
9.0 - Nawito 22.07 64-bit
8.5 - Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
8.5 - Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
7.0 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
5.5 - CM11th Archangel
5.0 - Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 24

15.0 - Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
15.0 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
14.5 - Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
13.5 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
13.5 - Colossus 2025b 64-bit
13.0 - Nawito 22.07 64-bit
12.5 - Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit
12.0 - Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
9.5 - Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
9.0 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
8.5 - Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit
8.0 - CM11th Archangel


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 30

18.5 - Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
18.0 - Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit
17.5 - Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
17.5 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
16.5 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
16.5 - Colossus 2025b 64-bit
15.0 - Nawito 22.07 64-bit
14.5 - Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
13.0 - Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
12.5 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
11.0 - CM11th Archangel
9.5 - Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 36

24.0 - Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit
21.5 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
20.5 - Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
20.5 - Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
20.0 - Colossus 2025b 64-bit
18.5 - Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
17.5 - Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
16.5 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
16.5 - Nawito 22.07 64-bit
16.0 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
12.5 - Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit
12.0 - CM11th Archangel


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

BATTLING THE BIG CHEESE

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2025.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Final Standings

30.0 - Cheese 3.3.0 64-bit
25.5 - Colossus 2025b 64-bit
25.0 - Eleanor 1.0 64-bit
24.5 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
24.5 - Euwe 2.1.0 64-bit
21.5 - Aurora 1.26.0 64-bit
21.0 - Fridolin 4.00 64-bit
20.5 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
20.5 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
19.5 - Nawito 22.07 64-bit
16.5 - CM11th Archangel
15.0 - Aramis 1.4.0 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=59993

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Patrice (Cheese author) for the convincing tournament victory.

Thanks to those of you who followed this event.