Hardware: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz8x 3074 MHz with 4.096 MB Memory
Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP 64 Bit Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)
All engines 1 CPU
Arena 2.0.1 GUI
128 Hash Tables
3-4-5 EGTBs
Ponder off
Book GrandPQRS PGN up to 8 moves (151.320 starting positions from years 1981-2009, games selected by Norm Pollock), each pair plays the same position with switched colours.
40 moves in 23 minutes repeating (adapted to the CCRL 40/40 standard)
18 rounds, 21 games each round, for a total of 378 games.
Target engine: Critter 0.52 64-bit
Rounds 1-2
Engine Score Za Br Sp Hi Cr Sm De S-B
1: Zappa Mexico II 64-bit 9.0/12 ·· =1 1= 11 =1 01 =1 50,00
2: Bright 0.4a 6.5/12 =0 ·· 1= =1 =0 01 =1 36,25
3: Spike 1.2 6.0/12 0= 0= ·· 0= =1 11 == 33,00
4: Hiarcs 12.1 6.0/12 00 =0 1= ·· 1= == 1= 31,50
5: Critter 0.52 64-bit 5.5/12 =0 =1 =0 0= ·· 10 1= 31,25
6: SmarThink 1.20 32-bit 5.0/12 10 10 00 == 01 ·· == 31,00
7: DeepSjengWC2008 64-bit 4.0/12 =0 =0 == 0= 0= == ·· 24,50
(I will attach all the games when tournament has finished)Standings after Round 2
1 Zappa Mexico II 64-bit 2961 9.0/12
2 Bright 0.4a 2879 6.5/12
3 Spike 1.2 2848 6.0/12 33.00
4 Hiarcs 12.1 2921 6.0/12 31.50
5 Critter 0.52 64-bit -2871- 5.5/12
6 SmarThink 1.20 32-bit 2858 5.0/12
7 DeepSjengWC2008 64-bit 2943 4.0/12
(All ELOs referred to the last Chess Computer Rating List when tournament starts, except -XXXX- one, wich is referred to performance).