Master's Apprentices (CCRL 40/40) - LIVE BROADCAST

[Martin Thoresen]

Information
Time Control: 40 Moves In 17 Minutes Repeating (Adapted To CCRL 40/40)
Opening Book: Modern SGM v3.ctg (Limited To 8 Moves)
Tablebases: 3-4-5 Men - Nalimov & Gaviota
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 4050 MHz
OS: Windows 7 Professional x64
GUI: Deep Fritz 12
Hash: 1024 MB
Ponder: Off
Tournament Format: Swiss
Number Of Rounds: 9
Number Of Games: 90


Participants
Stockfish 1.7.1 x64 2CPU
Spark 0.4 x64 4CPU
Zappa Mexico II x64 4CPU
Toga II 1.4.1SE 4CPU
Sjeng WC2008 x64 4CPU
Komodo 1.2 x64
Rybka 2.1 x64 4CPU
Fritz 12 4CPU
Thinker 5.4D Inert x64 4CPU
Rybka 4 x64
Onno 1.2.7 x64 4CPU
Critter 0.70 x64 4CPU
Protector 1.3.5 x64 4CPU
Crafty 23.2 x64 4CPU
Hiarcs 13.1 4CPU
Bright 0.5c 4CPU
Shredder 12 x64 4CPU
Naum 4.2 x64 2CPU
Loop M1-T x64 4CPU
Junior 11.2 x64 4CPU


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[Martin Thoresen]

Standings after 3 of 9 rounds:
2.5 Naum 4.2 x64 2CPU
2.5 Protector 1.3.5 x64 4CPU
2.0 Toga II 1.4.1SE 4CPU
2.0 Rybka 2.1 x64 4CPU
2.0 Rybka 4 x64
2.0 Junior 11.2 x64 4CPU
1.5 Onno 1.2.7 x64 4CPU
1.5 Zappa Mexico II x64 4CPU
1.5 Komodo 1.2 x64
1.5 Bright 0.5c 4CPU
1.5 Hiarcs 13.1 4CPU
1.5 Stockfish 1.7.1 x64 2CPU
1.5 Shredder 12 x64 4CPU
1.5 Thinker 5.4D Inert x64 4CPU
1.5 Loop M1-T x64 4CPU
1.0 Sjeng WC2008 x64 4CPU
1.0 Spark 0.4 x64 4CPU
1.0 Fritz 12 4CPU
0.5 Critter 0.70 x64 4CPU
0.0 Crafty 23.2 x64 4CPU


Randomly selected games from round 1-3:

Can't wait for Rondo!

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[Event "Master's Apprentices"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zappa Mexico II x64 4CPU (wh)"]
[Black "Stockfish 1.7.1 x64 2CPU (bl)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[TimeControl "40/1020:0/0:0/0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7
8. Bg5 d6 9. e3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Be2 Qg6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfd1 Nf6
14. Rac1 a5 15. Bd3 Qg4 16. Ne1 Qh4 17. f3 a4 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Qg5
20. Qd2 d5 21. Qf2 c6 22. Nc2 Nd7 23. Nb4 f5 24. Rc3 Qe7 25. Rdc1 Ra5
26. Qc2 Kh7 27. Bf1 e5 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. Kg1 Ba8 30. Kh1 Kg8 31. Bd3 g6
32. Be2 Kg7 33. Nd3 e4 34. Nf4 Nf6 35. Bf1 Rb8 36. Qd2 Re8 37. Ne2 Bb7
38. f4 Rea8 39. Nd4 R5a7 40. Be2 Qe8 41. b4 axb3 42. Rxb3 Bc8 43. Qb2 Bd7
44. Rcc3 Kf7 45. Rb6 Ng8 46. Rcb3 Ne7 47. Kg1 Qh8 48. Rb8 Bc8 49. Rxa8 Rxa8
50. Rb6 Bd7 51. Qb4 Kf6 52. a4 g5 53. Rb7 Qe8 54. Qb2 Kg6 55. Qb6 Qc8
56. a5 gxf4 57. exf4 Qh8 58. Qb2 Rxa5 59. Rxd7 Ra4 60. Rxe7 1-0

Not old, just wiser:

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[Event "Master's Apprentices"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Toga II 1.4.1SE 4CPU"]
[Black "Spark 0.4 x64 4CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[TimeControl "40/1020:0/0:0/0"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Nxd2 d6 5. e3 f5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Bh5+ g6
8. Bf3 e5 9. Nh3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nb1 e4 13. Be2 Nc6
14. Nc3 Qc7 15. Nf4 Qe5 16. Qb3 b6 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. h4 Nd4 19. exd4 Qxf4
20. g3 Qb8 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Na4 Qc7 23. Qe3 Nd7 24. h5 Rac8 25. Nc3 Ne5
26. Nb5 Qg7 27. Nxa7 Ra8 28. h6 Qe7 29. Nb5 Rf6 30. Nc3 Rf7 31. Rd2 Qf8
32. Rad1 Re8 33. Nb5 Nd3 34. Nd6 Qxd6 35. Bxd3 f4 36. gxf4 Rxf4 37. Be2 Qe5
38. Rd8 Rff8 39. Rxe8 Rxe8 40. b3 Qf5 41. a3 Qf6 42. Rd7 Bc8 43. Rc7 Qb2
44. a4 Qa1+ 45. Kg2 Qd4 46. Rxc5 Qd7 47. b4 Rf8 48. b5 Qd8 49. a5 Qh4
50. a6 1-0

Critter endgame bug?

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[Event "Master's Apprentices"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shredder 12 x64 4CPU"]
[Black "Critter 0.70 x64 4CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D92"]
[TimeControl "40/1020:0/0:0/0"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e4 c5
8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Bxc4 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Qxc5 12. b3 Nc6 13. Be3 Qh5
14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. g4 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Ng7 17. f4 Rfd8 18. Kf2 Ne8 19. Kf3 f6
20. Rcc1 Rd7 21. h4 Rad8 22. h5 e5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. f5 g5 25. Rh2 Rd1
26. Rxd1 Rxd1 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Bxd2 Nc7 29. Ke2 Kf8 30. Na3 Nd4+
31. Kd3 Ke7 32. Be3 Nc6 33. Nc2 Nb5 34. a4 Nd6 35. b4 b6 36. b5 Na5
37. Nb4 Ke8 38. Nd5 Kf7 39. Bd2 Nb3 40. Bb4 Nc8 41. Ba3 Nd4 42. Bb4 Nb3
43. Kc4 Nd4 44. Ne3 Ke8 45. Kd3 Kf7 46. Ba3 Nf3 47. Bb4 Nd4 48. Ba3 Nf3
49. Kc3 Nd4 50. Bb4 Kg8 51. Nf1 Kf7 52. Nd2 Ne2+ 53. Kc2 Ne7 54. Nc4 Ke8
55. Kd3 Nf4+ 56. Kd2 Nc8 57. a5 Kd7 58. a6 Ng2 59. Ke2 Nf4+ 60. Kd2 Kc7
61. Ke3 Kd7 62. Bc3 Ke8 63. Nxe5 fxe5 64. Bxe5 Kd7 65. Bxf4 gxf4+
66. Kxf4 Ke8 67. Ke5 1-0

[Martin Thoresen]

Standings after 6 of 9 rounds:
4.5 Rybka 2.1 x64 4CPU
4.5 Junior 11.2 x64 4CPU
4.0 Zappa Mexico II x64 4CPU
4.0 Protector 1.3.5 x64 4CPU
4.0 Naum 4.2 x64 2CPU
4.0 Rybka 4 x64
3.5 Stockfish 1.7.1 x64 2CPU
3.5 Bright 0.5c 4CPU
3.0 Shredder 12 x64 4CPU
3.0 Spark 0.4 x64 4CPU
2.5 Toga II 1.4.1SE 4CPU
2.5 Onno 1.2.7 x64 4CPU
2.5 Sjeng WC2008 x64 4CPU
2.5 Loop M1-T x64 4CPU
2.5 Thinker 5.4D Inert x64 4CPU
2.5 Komodo 1.2 x64
2.5 Critter 0.70 x64 4CPU
2.5 Hiarcs 13.1 4CPU
1.5 Fritz 12 4CPU
0.5 Crafty 23.2 x64 4CPU

[Martin Thoresen]

Final standings after 9 of 9 rounds:
6.5 Rybka 4 x64
6.5 Rybka 2.1 x64 4CPU
6.0 Stockfish 1.7.1 x64 2CPU
6.0 Junior 11.2 x64 4CPU
5.0 Protector 1.3.5 x64 4CPU
5.0 Naum 4.2 x64 2CPU
5.0 Sjeng WC2008 x64 4CPU
5.0 Shredder 12 x64 4CPU
4.5 Zappa Mexico II x64 4CPU
4.5 Spark 0.4 x64 4CPU
4.5 Komodo 1.2 x64
4.5 Onno 1.2.7 x64 4CPU
4.0 Bright 0.5c 4CPU
4.0 Fritz 12 4CPU
4.0 Hiarcs 13.1 4CPU
3.5 Thinker 5.4D Inert x64 4CPU
3.5 Toga II 1.4.1SE 4CPU
3.5 Loop M1-T x64 4CPU
3.5 Critter 0.70 x64 4CPU
1.0 Crafty 23.2 x64 4CPU

Congratulations to both the Rybkas! Also a nice performance by Junior. Critter was a bit disappointing here, only 3.5 points.

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