TCEC Season 7 - Main Thread

[Martin Thoresen]

Hi all,

I will make one thread for TCEC Season 7 instead of creating new ones for each Stage.
So the start date is Friday 19th of September at 18:00 CEST (16:00 UTC).
There are 4 Stages plus the Superfinal.

All action can be viewed here:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/

All news will be posted here (you don't need to be a Facebook member to read it):
https://www.facebook.com/tcec.chess

At the bottom of this list you can find the list of participants with version numbers.

The top 7 from each of Stage 1a/1b will qualify for Stage 2.
The top 7 from Stage 2 will qualify for Stage 3.
The top 4 from Stage 3 will qualify for Stage 4.
The top 2 from Stage 4 will qualify for the Superfinal.
The winner of the Superfinal will be the new TCEC Grand Champion.

All book openings are again handled by Nelson Hernandez (except Stage 2 which will be run without books).

The same hardware like previous Season is available, meaning 16 cores per engine (ponder off) and up to 16 GB hash table.
Time control is the same at 120' + 30" per move, but for this Season all use of tablebases for the engines is not allowed (except for GUI adjudication of 5-men or less positions).

STAGE 1A:
Alfil 14.1
Arasan 17.3
Cheng4 0.36c+
Chiron 2
Critter 1.6a
Gaviota 1
Gull 3
Hannibal 1.5x5
Octochess 5374
Protector 1.7b
Spike 1.4
Stockfish 160914
Toga II 010214
Tornado 5

STAGE 1B:
Arminius 090314
Crafty 24
Exchess 7.31b
Houdini 4
Jonny 6
Junior 13.3
Komodo 8
Naum 4.6
Nightmare 7.8
Scorpio 2.77
Senpai 1
Spark 1.1
Texel 1.05a7
The Baron 3.36

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1a is now live.

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1a standings after 2 of 13 rounds:

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 N Engine           Rtng Pts Gm   SB Ci St Sp Ha Ch Gu Cr To Ar Pr Tg Oc Ga Al

 1 Chiron 2         2955 2.0  2 0.50 ··                         1           1 
 2 Stockfish 160914 3168 2.0  2 0.00    ··                            1     1 
 3 Spike 1.4        2876 1.5  2 1.25       ··             1        =          
 4 Hannibal 1.5x5   2924 1.5  2 1.25          ·· =                 1          
 5 Cheng4 0.36c+    2779 1.5  2 1.25          =  ··          1                
 6 Gull 3           3033 1.5  2 0.25                ··       =           1    
 7 Critter 1.6a     3030 1.5  2 0.25                   ··       =        1    
 8 Tornado 5        2778 1.0  2 0.00       0              ··          1       
 9 Arasan 17.3      2525 0.5  2 0.75             0  =        ··               
10 Protector 1.7    2914 0.5  2 0.75 0                 =        ··            
11 Toga II 010214   2699 0.5  2 0.75       =  0                    ··         
12 Octochess 5374   2497 0.0  2 0.00    0                 0           ··      
13 Gaviota 1        2691 0.0  2 0.00                0  0                 ··   
14 Alfil 14.1       2447 0.0  2 0.00 0  0                                   ··

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1a standings after 4 of 13 rounds:

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 N Engine           Rtng Pts Gm   SB St Gu Ha Ch Cr Ci Sp To Pr Tg Al Ar Oc Ga

 1 Stockfish 160914 3168 3.5  4 2.25 ··                      =     1     1  1 
 2 Gull 3           3033 3.0  4 4.75    ··       =  1                 =     1 
 3 Hannibal 1.5x5   2924 3.0  4 4.75       ·· =        =        1     1       
 4 Cheng4 0.36c+    2779 3.0  4 3.75       =  ··       =              1  1    
 5 Critter 1.6a     3030 3.0  4 2.75    =        ··          =        1     1 
 6 Chiron 2         2955 3.0  4 2.50    0           ··       1     1        1 
 7 Spike 1.4        2876 2.5  4 5.75       =  =        ·· 1     =             
 8 Tornado 5        2778 2.0  4 1.75                   0  ·· =     =     1    
 9 Protector 1.7    2914 1.5  4 4.25 =           =  0     =  ··               
10 Toga II 010214   2699 1.5  4 2.00       0           =        ·· =     =    
11 Alfil 14.1       2447 1.0  4 1.75 0              0     =     =  ··         
12 Arasan 17.3      2525 0.5  4 1.50    =  0  0  0                    ··      
13 Octochess 5374   2497 0.5  4 0.75 0        0           0     =        ··   
14 Gaviota 1        2691 0.0  4 0.00 0  0        0  0                       ··

Next game up:
Spike vs Arasan
http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

Archive:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1a standings after 6 of 13 rounds:

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 N Engine           Rtng Pts Gm    SB Gu Ci Ha Ch St Cr Sp Pr Tg Ga To Ar Oc Al

 1 Gull 3           3033 5.0  6 15.00 ·· 1        1  =           1  1  =       
 2 Chiron 2         2955 4.5  6 10.25 0  ··          1     1     1     =     1 
 3 Hannibal 1.5x5   2924 4.5  6  9.00       ·· =        =     1        1  =  1 
 4 Cheng4 0.36c+    2779 4.0  6  8.00       =  ··       =  0           1  1  1 
 5 Stockfish 160914 3168 4.0  6  7.75 0           ·· =     =     1        1  1 
 6 Critter 1.6a     3030 3.5  6  9.50 =  0        =  ··    =     1     1       
 7 Spike 1.4        2876 3.5  6  8.75       =  =        ··    =     1  =  =    
 8 Protector 1.7    2914 3.0  6  9.75    0     1  =  =     ·· =     =          
 9 Toga II 010214   2699 2.0  6  4.50       0           =  =  ·· 0        =  = 
10 Gaviota 1        2691 2.0  6  4.00 0  0        0  0        1  ·· 1          
11 Tornado 5        2778 2.0  6  3.50 0                 0  =     0  ··    1  = 
12 Arasan 17.3      2525 1.5  6  6.50 =  =  0  0     0  =              ··      
13 Octochess 5374   2497 1.5  6  5.00       =  0  0     =     =     0     ··   
14 Alfil 14.1       2447 1.0  6  2.00    0  0  0  0           =     =        ··

Current game:
Octochess vs Arasan
http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

Archive:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1a standings after 8 of 13 rounds:

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 N Engine           Rtng Pts Gm    SB Gu Ci Cr Ha St Pr Ch Sp Ga Oc To Ar Tg Al

 1 Gull 3           3033 6.5  8 24.50 ·· 1  =     1     =     1     1  =  1    
 2 Chiron 2         2955 5.5  8 19.75 0  ·· 1     =  1        1     =  =     1 
 3 Critter 1.6a     3030 5.5  8 18.00 =  0  ··    =  =        1     1  1  1    
 4 Hannibal 1.5x5   2924 5.5  8 15.50          ··    =  =  =  =  =     1  1  1 
 5 Stockfish 160914 3168 5.0  8 17.25 0  =  =     ·· =        1  1     =     1 
 6 Protector 1.7    2914 4.5  8 18.75    0  =  =  =  ·· 1  1        =     =    
 7 Cheng4 0.36c+    2779 4.5  8 15.00 =        =     0  ·· =  0  1     1     1 
 8 Spike 1.4        2876 4.0  8 12.00          =     0  =  ··    =  1  =  =  = 
 9 Gaviota 1        2691 3.5  8 11.75 0  0  0  =  0     1     ··    1     1    
10 Octochess 5374   2497 3.5  8  9.25          =  0     0  =     ·· 0  1  =  1 
11 Tornado 5        2778 2.5  8  9.25 0  =  0        =     0  0  1  ··       = 
12 Arasan 17.3      2525 2.0  8 10.50 =  =  0  0  =     0  =     0     ··      
13 Toga II 010214   2699 2.0  8  6.75 0     0  0     =     =  0  =        ·· = 
14 Alfil 14.1       2447 1.5  8  4.25    0     0  0     0  =     0  =     =  ··

Live page:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

Game archive:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

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Stage 1a standings after 10 of 13 rounds:

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 N Engine           Rtng Pts  Gm    SB Gu Ci Cr Pr St Ha Ch Ga Sp Oc To Ar Tg Al

 1 Gull 3           3033 8.5  10 42.25 ·· 1  =     1  1  =  1  1     1  =  1    
 2 Chiron 2         2955 7.5  10 33.00 0  ·· 1  1  =     1  1        =  =  1  1 
 3 Critter 1.6a     3030 7.0  10 31.75 =  0  ·· =  =  =  1  1        1  1  1    
 4 Protector 1.7    2914 6.5  10 27.25    0  =  ·· =  =  1     1  1  =     =  1 
 5 Stockfish 160914 3168 6.5  10 26.75 0  =  =  =  ··       1     1  1  =  =  1 
 6 Hannibal 1.5x5   2924 6.0  10 22.50 0     =  =     ·· =  =  =  =     1  1  1 
 7 Cheng4 0.36c+    2779 4.5  10 18.00 =  0  0  0     =  ·· 0  =  1     1     1 
 8 Gaviota 1        2691 4.5  10 17.75 0  0  0     0  =  1  ·· =  =  1     1    
 9 Spike 1.4        2876 4.5  10 16.50 0        0     =  =  =  ·· =  1  =  =  = 
10 Octochess 5374   2497 4.0  10 13.25          0  0  =  0  =  =  ·· 0  1  =  1 
11 Tornado 5        2778 3.5  10 14.75 0  =  0  =  0        0  0  1  ·· 1     = 
12 Arasan 17.3      2525 3.0  10 15.00 =  =  0     =  0  0     =  0  0  ··    1 
13 Toga II 010214   2699 2.5  10 11.50 0  0  0  =  =  0     0  =  =        ·· = 
14 Alfil 14.1       2447 1.5  10  5.25    0     0  0  0  0     =  0  =  0  =  ··

Live page:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

Game archive:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

[Sarciness]

Hi, glad to see TCEC is happening once more!

One question: may I ask why tablebases have been disabled?

[Martin Thoresen]

Hi, glad to see TCEC is happening once more!

One question: may I ask why tablebases have been disabled?

Hi,

To satisfy those that don't want tablebases to be used. They have been used all Seasons so far, so time for a change. Next Season they might come back.

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1a standings after 13 of 13 rounds.
Congrats to the top 7 for qualifying for Stage 2.

Stage 1b is now live!

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 N Engine           Rtng  Pts  Gm    SB Gu Cr Ci St Pr Ha Ch Ga Ar Sp To Oc Tg Al

 1 Gull 3           3033 10.5  13 63.75 ·· =  1  1  =  1  =  1  =  1  1  =  1  1 
 2 Critter 1.6a     3030 10.0  13 54.00 =  ·· 0  =  =  =  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 
 3 Chiron 2         2955  9.5  13 55.25 0  1  ·· =  1  =  1  1  =  =  =  1  1  1 
 4 Stockfish 160914 3168  9.0  13 49.75 0  =  =  ·· =  =  1  1  =  1  1  1  =  1 
 5 Protector 1.7    2914  8.0  13 45.75 =  =  0  =  ·· =  1  1  0  1  =  1  =  1 
 6 Hannibal 1.5x5   2924  7.5  13 41.50 0  =  =  =  =  ·· =  =  1  =  =  =  1  1 
 7 Cheng4 0.36c+    2779  6.0  13 29.25 =  0  0  0  0  =  ·· 0  1  =  1  1  =  1 
 8 Gaviota 1        2691  6.0  13 27.00 0  0  0  0  0  =  1  ·· =  =  1  =  1  1 
 9 Arasan 17.3      2525  5.0  13 31.25 =  0  =  =  1  0  0  =  ·· =  0  0  =  1 
10 Spike 1.4        2876  5.0  13 26.75 0  0  =  0  0  =  =  =  =  ·· 1  =  =  = 
11 Tornado 5        2778  5.0  13 26.25 0  0  =  0  =  =  0  0  1  0  ·· 1  1  = 
12 Octochess 5374   2497  4.5  13 22.75 =  0  0  0  0  =  0  =  1  =  0  ·· =  1 
13 Toga II 010214   2699  3.5  13 19.50 0  0  0  =  =  0  =  0  =  =  0  =  ·· = 
14 Alfil 14.1       2447  1.5  13  6.75 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  =  =  0  =  ··

Live page:
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Game archive:
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