TCEC Division D (150m + 30s) LIVE broacast! Starts in 2 days

[Martin Thoresen]

TCEC Division D - Season 2

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

STARTS THURSDAY MARCH 3RD @ 18:00 GMT

Official discussion thread: http://www.tcec-chess.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=77
NB: You need to be registered in order to participate or view the discussion on the official site.

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NB: Don't pay too much attention to their built-in computer analysis since it's running multi pv which slows it down considerably.

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N Engine          Pts  SB   Cr Bu Jo Pr Ha Ch 

1 Crafty          0.0 0.00     -- -- -- -- -- 
1 Bugchess2       0.0 0.00  --    -- -- -- -- 
1 Jonny           0.0 0.00  -- --    -- -- -- 
1 Protector       0.0 0.00  -- -- --    -- -- 
1 Hannibal        0.0 0.00  -- -- -- --    -- 
1 Chronos         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 book 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 Information page.


Misc:
With TCEC E finishing yesterday, fans should get ready for TCEC D in two days.
The winner will play in TCEC C next season while the engine
finishing last will have to play TCEC E for next season.

For the complete season 1 archive, click the Archive link at the top menu.

For news and updates check the News Forum regularly.

[Martin Thoresen]

Now live!

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

[BB+]

One of those sudden storms near the end.
[Event "TCEC D Season 2"][White "Protector"][Black "Hannibal"][Round "1.2"][Result "0-1"]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Ng6 7. Kh1 Bc5 8. Nb3 Ba7 9. f4 Nc6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qc5 Nge7 15. Nc3 b6 16. Qf2 Nb4 17. Rad1 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Bf5 19. Rd2 Qd6 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. h3 Rd6 25. Nd4 Be4 26. Kh2 b5 27. a3 g6 28. Qe3 Re8 29. f5 h5 30. fxg6 Rxg6 31. g3 Re5 32. Qf4 Re8 33. Qd2 Re5 34. Qe3 Rd6 35. Qf4 f6 36. c3 Kf7 37. Qe3 Rd8 38. Kg1 Bb7 39. Qc1 Rg5 40. Kf2 Be4 41. b4 Re5 42. Qh6 Rd7 43. Qd2 Rf5+ 44. Kg1 Re5 45. a4 Kg6 46. a5 Bf5 47. Kh2 Rde7 48. Kg2 Re8 49. Qc1 Re1 50. Qd2 R1e3 51. Qc1 Be4+ 52. Kf2 Rd3 53. h4 Re5 54. Qe1 Kf7 55. Qc1 Kg7 56. Qe1 Kg8 57. Qc1 Kh7 58. Qe1 Kg6 59. Qc1 Kf7 60. Qe1 Re7 61. Qe2 Kg6 62. Qe1 Kh7 63. Qc1 Bd5 64. Qb1 Re3 65. Ne2 Be4 66. Qb3 Bg6 67. Nf4 Rf3+ 68. Ke2 Rde3+ 69. Kd2 Rxg3 70. Nxg6 Rd3+ 71. Ke2 Rge3+ 72. Kf2 Rf3+ 73. Ke2 Rde3+ 74. Kd2 Kxg6 75. Qg8+ Kf5 76. Qc8+ Kf4 77. Qxa6 Rf2+ 78. Kd1 Kg3 79. Qxb5 Rxc3 80. Qb8+ Kg2 81. Qb7+ Kg1 82. Qd7 Ra3 83. Qd4 f5 0-1White was showing 0.00 after 76. Qc8+, maybe a horizon effect from pushing anything bad far enough away via Queen checks?

[Martin Thoresen]

Standings after 3 of 10 rounds:

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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   

[Martin Thoresen]

Standings after 7 of 10 rounds:

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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    

[Swaminathan]

Interesting, and well balanced participants of nearly similar strength to make it a tough competition. It's not easy to guess which engine would win in the end. Keep up the good work, Martin!

Standings after 7 of 10 rounds:

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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    

[Martin Thoresen]

Thanks, Swaminathan!

Final standings after 10 of 10 rounds:

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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