TCEC Division E (150m + 30s) LIVE broacast! Starts in 3 days

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-02-18 19:14 Edited 2011-02-18 19:38

TCEC Division E - Season 2

http://www.tcec-chess.org/tcec_e.php]http://www.tcec-chess.org/tcec_e.php

STARTS MONDAY FEBRUARY 21ST @ 18:00 GMT

Official discussion thread: http://www.tcec-chess.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=76
NB: You need to be registered in order to participate or view the discussion on the official site.

For live chat please visit http://chessbomb.com/]http://chessbomb.com/
NB: Don't pay too much attention to their built-in computer analysis since it's running multi pv which slows it down considerably.

Code:

N Engine          Pts  SB   Da Re Sc Ga De To 

1 Daydreamer      0.0 0.00     -- -- -- -- -- 
1 Redqueen        0.0 0.00  --    -- -- -- -- 
1 Scorpio         0.0 0.00  -- --    -- -- -- 
1 Gaviota         0.0 0.00  -- -- --    -- -- 
1 Deuterium       0.0 0.00  -- -- -- --    -- 
1 Tornado         0.0 0.00  -- -- -- -- --

NB: Engine updates are allowed only until the tournament starts.
Engine version numbers will be added when it starts.

Info:
CPU: Intel Core i7 980x @ 4272 MHz
MB: Asus Rampage III Gene
RAM: 12 GB Corsair
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Threads: Up to 6 per engine.
Tournament length: 30 games (15 openings + 15 reversed openings).
Openings: Randomly selected from the TCEC main opening PGN consisting of 9106 openings.
All openings are fixed to 10 moves and analyzed by a top engine for approximately 24 seconds.

Time Control:
150 minutes + 30 seconds added per move for the whole game.

Graphical User Interface:
Type: ChessGUI
Resign: +/- 7.50 eval for 5 moves in a row (both engines)
Draw: An eval of +0.05/-0.05 for 5 moves in a row (both engines - only possible at move 30 or later)
If there is a pawn advance, or a capture by any kind, this draw counter will reset
Ponder: Off
Hash: Max 4096 MB per engine
Endgame tablebases: For any engine using these, all 3-4-5 men are available (Nalimov, Gaviota etc.)
Endgame cache: Up to 256 MB

For complete information on the rules and hardware, see the http://www.tcec-chess.org/info.phpInformation[/url] page.

Misc:
With TCEC F finishing just a few hours ago, fans should get ready
for TCEC E. The newcomer Deuterium will have to show what its good
for in a tough field. The winner will play in TCEC D next season while
the engine finishing last will have to play TCEC F for next season.

For news and updates check the http://www.tcec-chess.org/viewforum.php?f=1News Forum[/url] regularly.

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-02-21 19:04

Now live!

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-02-26 16:13

Standings after 7 of 10 rounds:

Code:

N Engine          Pts    SB Sc To Da Ga De Re 

1 Scorpio 2.7     6.0 17.50    0  11 11 1  1  
2 Tornado 4.4     4.0 12.75 1     00 =  1  1= 
3 Daydreamer 1.75 3.5 11.00 00 11    =  0  1  
4 Gaviota 0.81    3.0  9.00 00 =  =     1= =  
5 Deuterium 10.01 3.0  7.25 0  0  1  0=    =1 
6 Redqueen 0.95   1.5  5.00 0  0= 0  =  =0

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-02-28 14:11

Final standings after 10 of 10 rounds:

Code:

N Engine          Pts    SB Sc Da To De Ga Re 

1 Scorpio 2.7     8.5 35.50    11 01 1= 11 11 
2 Daydreamer 1.75 6.5 24.50 00    11 01 =1 11 
3 Tornado 4.4     5.5 22.75 10 00    1= =1 1= 
4 Deuterium 10.01 4.0 18.75 0= 10 0=    0= =1 
5 Gaviota 0.81    3.0 13.25 00 =0 =0 1=    =0 
6 Redqueen 0.95   2.5  9.25 00 00 0= =0 =1

Congratulations to Scorpio for the promotion to TCEC D next season.
Redqueen will be relegated to TCEC F next season.

Also in next season, Tornado will be replaced with another engine unless the time control issue is fixed.

Stay tuned for TCEC D which will start in 3 days.

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-03-03 19:13 Edited 2011-03-03 19:45

Division D is now live!

http://www.tcec-chess.org/tcec_d.php

To a moderator: I submitted a new thread 2 days ago but it was never approved?

Best,
Martin

By Thomas Müller Date 2011-03-03 19:45

Hi Martin,

sorry, i can't find any posting from you and we have not delete anyone.
Are you sure you have one submitted?

best regards
thomas

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-03-03 20:51

Thomas,

I am not sure what happened. Maybe it never got submitted.
Thanks for explaining.

Best,
Martin

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-03-05 22:10

TCEC D after 3 of 10 rounds:

Code:

N Engine          Pts   SB   C C P H B J 

1 Crafty 23.4     2.0  2.50    =     = 1 
2 Chronos 1.99    1.5  2.50  =   = =     
3 Protector 1.4   1.5  2.25    =   0 1   
4 Hannibal 1.0a   1.5  2.25    = 1     0 
5 Bugchess2 1.83  1.5  2.00  =   0     1 
6 Jonny 4.0       1.0  1.50  0     1 0

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-03-08 15:44

TCEC D standings after 7 of 10 rounds:

Code:

N Engine          Pts   SB    Ha Ch Cr Pr Jo Bu 

1 Hannibal 1.0a   4.0  14.25     == =  11 0  =  
2 Chronos 1.99    4.0  13.75  ==    == =  1  =  
3 Crafty 23.4     3.5  12.00  =  ==    0  1= =  
4 Protector 1.4   3.5  11.50  00 =  1     =  1= 
5 Jonny 4.0       3.0  10.50  1  0  0= =     01 
6 Bugchess2 1.83  3.0  10.50  =  =  =  0= 10

By Martin Thoresen Date 2011-03-10 15:11

TCEC D - final standings after 10 of 10 rounds:

Code:

N Engine         Pts    SB Pr Ha Cr Ch Bu Jo 

1 Protector 1.4  6.0 27.75    00 1= =1 1= =1 
2 Hannibal 1.0a  5.5 28.50 11    == == =0 01 
3 Crafty 23.4    5.5 25.50 0= ==    == =1 1= 
4 Chronos 1.99   5.0 24.00 =0 == ==    =1 10 
5 Bugchess2 1.83 4.0 20.50 0= =1 =0 =0    10 
6 Jonny 4.0      4.0 20.25 =0 10 0= 01 01

So Protector will play in TCEC C next season, while Jonny will be playing in TCEC E.

Stay tuned for TCEC C which will start in 3 days!

Best,
Martin