Knockout 2011-1 (completed)

[Graham Banks]

KNOCKOUT 2011-1

Intel i5 750
Fritz GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS Masterbook 4.0.ctg book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 game knockout matches
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Participants

Houdini 1.5a
Critter 1.2
Rybka 4.1
Stockfish 2.1.1
Komodo 2.03
Naum 4.2
Deep Sjeng c't 2010
Shredder 12 OA On
Spike 1.4 Leiden
Hiarcs 13.2
Deep Junior 12.5
Gull 1.2
Fritz 12
Hannibal 1.1
Protector 1.4
Spark 1.0

[Castle00]

With only 4 games per match there is a chance a major program coukd be knocked out early!

[Graham Banks]

With only 4 games per match there is a chance a major program coukd be knocked out early!

Yes - that's the whole idea. Make it less predictable.

[Graham Banks]

KNOCKOUT 2011-1

Intel i5 750
Fritz GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS Masterbook 4.0.ctg book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 game knockout matches
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Round 1 Matches

(3.0-1.0) Houdini 1.5a v Spark 1.0
(2.5-1.5) Spike 1.4 Leiden v Shredder 12 OA On
(1.5-2.5) Komodo 2.03 v Gull 1.2
(1.5-2.5) Fritz 12 v Stockfish 2.1.1
(3.0-1.0) Rybka 4.1 v Hannibal 1.1
(1.0-3.0) Deep Junior 12.05 v Naum 4.2
(2.5-1.5) Deep Sjeng c't 2010 v Hiarcs 13.2
(0.5-3.5) Protector 1.4.0 v Critter 1.2

[Graham Banks]

KNOCKOUT 2011-1

Intel i5 750
Fritz GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS Masterbook 4.0.ctg book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 game knockout matches
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Quarter-Final Matches

(1.5-2.5) Spike 1.4 Leiden v Houdini 1.5a
(2.5-1.5) Stockfish 2.1.1 v Gull 1.2
(1.0-3.0) Naum 4.2 v Rybka 4.1
(2.5-1.5) Deep Sjeng c't 2010 v Critter 1.2

[Graham Banks]

KNOCKOUT 2011-1

Intel i5 750
Fritz GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS Masterbook 4.0.ctg book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 game knockout matches
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Semi-Final Matches

(2.5-1.5) Stockfish 2.1.1 v Houdini 1.5a
(3.5-4.5) Deep Sjeng c't 2010 v Rybka 4.1

[Castle00]

At last, an upset!

[Graham Banks]

At last, an upset!

Indeed!

[Graham Banks]

KNOCKOUT 2011-1

Intel i5 750
Fritz GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS Masterbook 4.0.ctg book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 game knockout matches
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


The Grand Final

(1.5-2.5) Rybka 4.1 v Stockfish 2.1.1