Banks 43rd Amateur Series Division 7

MadChess 1.3 participated in Graham Banks’ 43rd amateur tournament in division 7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Waxman 2013 **** 1101 10½1 0111 011½ 1100 0100 0½½½ 1001 1111 101½ 110½ 111½ 1111 34.0/52 2 ECE 12.01 0010 **** ½101 1100 1101 ½½00 1011 ½1½1 1½½0 1½½½ ½110 111½ 1101 1½1½ 32.0/52 783.50 3 ChessKiss 1.7 64-bit 01½0 ½010 **** ½½10 0111 01½½ 011½ 1½½½ 0½1½ ½0½1 11½1 101½ ½111 11½1 32.0/52 772.75 4 Mediocre 0.5 1000 0011 ½½01 **** ½000 1½11 ½½10 1110 100½ ½111 1011 1101 1101 1111… Continue Reading

Madsen Rapid Tourny U2400 Edition 1

Fritz 13 GUI 15 min / game + 10 sec / move Fritz 13 opening book 128 MB cache Nalimov and Gaviota tablebases Intel i7 960 64 bit CPU @ 3.20 GHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Mediocre v0.34 **** 11½1 0½10 11½½ 0111 1½11 1½11 1011 1½½1 1111 28.0/36 2 ZCT 0.3.2450 00½0 **** 1½10 1000 1111 101½ 110½ 1101 111½ 1111 23.5/36 3 MadChess 1.3 1½01 0½01 **** 0½10 100½ 1½10 ½½1½ ½111 1011 ½½11 21.5/36 4 Wing 2.0 00½½ 0111 1½01 **** 1½½½ 101½ 1½11 100½ ½½10 110½ 21.0/36 5 Jazz… Continue Reading

Madsen Blitz Tourny U2400 Edition 1

Fritz 13 GUI 5 min / game + 3 sec / move Fritz 13 opening book 128 MB cache Nalimov and Gaviota tablebases Intel i7 960 64 bit CPU @ 3.20 GHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Jazz v444 **** 1100 1½½½ ½½10 1101 1½11 ½11½ ½½½1 1½10 ½111 24.5/36 2 ZCT 0.3.2450 0011 **** ½1½0 0½10 11½½ 111½ 1001 1111 ½111 1½0½ 23.5/36 3 MadChess 1.3 0½½½ ½0½1 **** 1010 ½½1½ 10½0 11½1 ½011 ½110 1111 22.0/36 4 BikJump v2.01 ½½01 1½01 0101 **** 0½00 11½0 110½ 11½0 ½1½1 10½½ 19.5/36 5 Monarch… Continue Reading

Madsen Bullet Tourny U2200 Edition 1

Fritz 13 GUI 2 min / game + 1 sec / move Fritz 13 opening book 128 MB cache Nalimov and Gaviota tablebases Intel i7 960 64 bit CPU @ 3.20 GHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 BikJump v2.01 **** 0½½0 10½1 1½10 1½10 011½ 111½ 1½11 1½11 11½½ 24.5/36 2 MadChess 1.3 1½½1 **** 0½1½ ½101 01½½ 1½10 0101 ½101 ½0½0 1111 21.5/36 3 Faile 1.4 01½0 1½0½ **** ½½½1 010½ 10½0 011½ 1011 0110 ½½11 19.5/36 332.25 4 Matheus-2.3 0½01 ½010 ½½½0 **** 1011 ½011 ½001 111½ 00½½ ½111 19.5/36 332.25 5… Continue Reading

Taking A Break From Chess Programming, Not Chess

I am taking a break from chess programming. Recently I started a new job. The job is in the same field I’ve been in for fifteen years (software development), but will be more technically challenging. Any programming I do in the near future will be devoted to work assignments. I am not, however, taking a break from chess. I am following the Anand – Carlsen World Championship match closely. Having Scandinavian blood, I am rooting for Magnus Carlsen. I intend to analyze the games with my chess engine and with Komodo, my favorite world-class chess engine. I’m interested to know… Continue Reading