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ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:51 pm
by BB+
The ICGA is delighted to announce that the 2015 ICGA events will be organized in Leiden, the Netherlands, at the Department of Computer Science LIACS, Leiden University.
The events will start at Monday 29 June 2015 and end at 5 July 2015 (with a possible extension of a day, if there are many contestants).
The Events will consist of
[*] The ACG2015 Advances in Computer Games Conference (1-3 July)
https://acg2015.wordpress.com/
[*] The World Computer Chess Championship
[*] The World Computer Software Championship
[*] The Speed Computer Chess Championship
[*] The Computer Olympiad
I personally happen to be in Germany the week of July 6-10 for a math conference, and thus will likely attend the latter days.
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:34 am
by User923005
I am glad that they are finally true to their word about alternating between North America and the European continent.
Oh, wait...
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 6:53 pm
by hyatt
User923005 wrote:I am glad that they are finally true to their word about alternating between North America and the European continent.
Oh, wait...
Actually, when the ICCA changed to ICGA, the charter was changed. That NA/E alternation was removed.
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:28 pm
by User923005
That's fine.
But let's call it what it is...
The European Championship.
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:31 pm
by hyatt
User923005 wrote:That's fine.
But let's call it what it is...
The European Championship.
My feelings on THAT issue are already quite well known.
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:43 pm
by Harvey Williamson
User923005 wrote:That's fine.
But let's call it what it is...
The European Championship.
I don't remember Japan or China joining the European Union!?
It would be great to have the tournament in America. If a sponsor could be found there I am sure it will happen.
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:22 pm
by User923005
Which relevant engines from Japan and China have joined the fray?
The contest is no longer relevant. If several engines from the top 8 are missing, then the contest is not what it purports to be.
It's great for the commercial engines, because they can show up, beat some weak engines, and put a stamp that says, "Official World Champion" on the box.
It will fool the ignorant consumers, but it's a greasy lie.
TCEC says:
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Ratings after Season 7 - Superfinal (2014.12.28) # PLAYER : RATING POINTS PLAYED (%)
1 Stockfish : 3216 319.5 538 59.4%
2 Komodo : 3213 291.5 491 59.4%
3 Houdini : 3190 215.0 364 59.1%
4 Vitruvius : 3159 21.5 34 63.2%
5 Bouquet : 3135 39.5 72 54.9%
6 Rybka : 3129 83.5 149 56.0%
7 Fire : 3122 31.5 54 58.3%
8 Gull : 3118 127.0 236 53.8%
CCRL 40/40 says:
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Rank Name Rating Score Average Opponent Draws Games LOS
Elo + −
1 Stockfish 6 64-bit 4CPU 3315 +21 −21 69.6% −120.1 53.7% 674 80.2%
2 Komodo 8 64-bit 4CPU 3304 +16 −16 70.4% −130.4 48.7% 1276 99.9%
3 Houdini 4 64-bit 4CPU 3272 +14 −14 63.1% −83.1 48.9% 1618 99.9%
4 Fire 4 64-bit 4CPU 3224 +26 −26 47.3% +14.3 62.1% 401 83.9%
5 Gull 2.8b 64-bit 4CPU 3207 +22 −22 54.2% −29.0 53.6% 606 86.6%
6 Equinox 3.20 64-bit 4CPU 3189 +23 −23 50.6% −3.9 65.9% 516 86.1%
7 Critter 1.6a 64-bit 4CPU 3175 +10 −10 53.6% −22.2 58.5% 3108 95.7%
8 Rybka 4 64-bit 4CPU 3161 +12 −12 56.0% −39.4 49.7% 2080
CEGT 40/20 (after removal of duplicates) says:
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no Program Elo + - Games Score Av.Op. Draws
1 Stockfish 6.0 x64 4CPU 3282 20 20 852 71.9% 3101 46.9%
2 Komodo 8.0 x64 4CPU 3262 15 15 1546 65.4% 3143 51.7%
5 Houdini 4.0 x64 4CPU 3210 13 13 2310 61.6% 3115 46.8%
7 Gull 3.0 x64 4CPU 3195 11 11 3432 66.6% 3048 44.7%
19 Equinox 3.20 x64 4CPU 3124 18 18 899 51.9% 3110 60.6%
24 Critter 1.6 x64 4CPU 3106 12 12 2273 49.5% 3109 60.3%
28 Deep Rybka 4.1 x64 4CPU 3086 11 11 2855 50.1% 3083 51.1%
61 Chiron 2.0 x64 4CPU 3017 23 23 618 50.1% 3017 53.6%
How many of those engines will be represented?
If most top contenders are missing, how shall we call it a world championship?
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:28 pm
by User923005
The short list of the world's top engines:
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Vitruvius
Stockfish
Rybka
Komodo
Houdini
Gull
Fire
Equinox
Critter
Chiron
Bouquet
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:30 pm
by User923005
I should mention that Hiarcs, ranked 9th on TCEC, is a realistic contender given a few improvements.
Re: ACG2015 et al.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:31 pm
by Harvey Williamson
I misunderstood I thought you were talking about the location of the event. I think there is a chance we will see komodo at the next WC. Maybe even a version of Stockfish?!