Bullet Tournament on New PC

I ran a bullet chess tournament on my new PC, organized into four divisions of 12 chess engines of similar strength. Within each division, the engines played a round-robin tournament of 100 games against each engine (50 rounds, play each opening twice). In addition to these four round-robin tournaments, I ran three cross-divisional tournaments (1-2, 2-3, 3-4), pitting the three weakest engines from the higher division against the three strongest engines from the lower division. The cross-divisional tournaments are necessary to eliminate isolated engine groups and enable Ordo to converge on estimated ratings. MadChess 2.2 is rated 2439 at bullet… Continue Reading

Banks 68th Amateur Series Division 6

MadChess 2.2 participated in Graham Banks’ 68th amateur tournament in division 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 DanaSah 7.0 **** 11½0 11½½ ½½1½ 1110 1½½½ ½0½½ 11½1 ½1½½ ½111 11½½ 1111 31.5/44 2 tomitankChess 1.5 64-bit 00½1 **** 1½½½ 0½0½ ½½½½ 1½½1 1110 011½ ½½11 ½1½1 1110 ½111 28.0/44 3 Capivara LK 0.09b02g 64-bit 00½½ 0½½½ **** ½½½1 1001 11½1 ½110 ½101 01½0 1½11 1½01 1½1½ 26.0/44 4 Delocto 0.6 64-bit ½½0½ 1½1½ ½½½0 **** 0½01 ½11½ ½½1½ 110½ 1½10 0½½½ ½1½1 ½½11 25.5/44 5 CyberPagno 3.0 64-bit 0001 ½½½½ 0110 1½10… Continue Reading

Banks 67th Amateur Series Division 6

MadChess 2.2 participated in Graham Banks’ 67th amateur tournament in division 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Shield 2.0 64-bit **** ½½½1 1111 1½1½ 1110 1111 0111 1111 ½011 11½1 1111 ½½11 36.5/44 2 DanaSah 7.0 ½½½0 **** 011½ ½11½ 110½ ½½10 11½0 0111 1½½½ ½110 ½½0½ ½101 26.0/44 3 tomitankChess 1.5 64-bit 0000 100½ **** ½110 0011 0½10 1½1½ ½½½1 1½½½ 1½½1 ½1½1 1111 25.5/44 4 Capivara LK 0.09b02g 64-bit 0½0½ ½00½ ½001 **** 1010 1½½0 01½1 ½111 111½ 11½½ ½½½0 ½11½ 24.5/44 5 CyberPagno 3.0 64-bit 0001 001½ 1100 0101… Continue Reading

Banks 66th Amateur Series Division 6

MadChess 2.2 participated in Graham Banks’ 66th amateur tournament in division 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Ghost 3.1 64-bit **** ½0½0 1111 1½½1 ½10½ 1010 1111 0100 ½101 0101 1½11 0½11 27.5/44 2 tomitankChess 1.4 64-bit ½1½1 **** 1½0½ 0½1½ 0½11 ½011 000½ 1½½1 1½½1 ½01½ ½111 ½½½1 26.5/44 3 Counter 2.0.2 64-bit 0000 0½1½ **** 110½ ½101 ½½1½ 1110 00½½ 101½ ½111 0111 1½11 26.0/44 4 JikChess 0.02 64-bit 0½½0 1½0½ 001½ **** 0½11 101½ ½1½½ ½001 0011 1½11 1001 1010 23.0/44 494.50 5 Dorky 4.5 64-bit ½01½ 1½00 ½010… Continue Reading

Banks 65th Amateur Series Division 6

MadChess 2.2 participated in Graham Banks’ 65th amateur tournament in division 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Muse 0.953 64-bit **** ½100 11½1 0010 0011 ½½1½ 0111 1½10 1½½1 1111 1½11 1011 29.5/44 2 Coiled 0.4 64-bit ½011 **** ½01½ 0101 001½ 110½ 1101 1½½0 010½ 1½½1 ½½½1 1111 26.5/44 3 Counter 2.0.2 64-bit 00½0 ½10½ **** 111½ ½110 ½011 1½1½ 11½0 11½0 ½101 ½1½½ 1001 26.0/44 4 Ghost 3.1 64-bit 1101 1010 000½ **** 1½11 101½ ½10½ 01½1 0½1½ 0011 111½ 1010 25.5/44 5 Shield 1.3.1 64-bit 1100 110½ ½001 0½00… Continue Reading