Hello Chess Friends,
On this news page, You can read my postings for XXII 2nd League / Super League
03.12.2023:Again and again 7 (seven) entries..as you may know 7 is a lucky number !)Let Me say please a few words about the performances, Mr. Roger's booksAre quite frequent book participants..and often become as Leading ones!As same words are going to Mr. Cevdet's books, sure we should not forgetTo mention there are many other Top book authors, who are one of best too!And I'm not going to count who.. because I may miss to mention, but many..But this is also true that, as usuallyWe see same Top authors to be Number ONE, what about new incomers ?)I am perfectly aware of that too... sooner or later...we will see other WinnersIf not in this book Championship in the next one/s, right ?)Btw, Today is a special day, it's time to announce the 1st Book Champions:
02.12.2023:A BIG update: 16 entries...5 of them managed to qualify in Super LeagueSo far, if checking overall stats: 36% of the books are managed to qualify!And if I'm not wrong, 5 of the qualified books are public ..not bad indeed...In same time that means, it's a very hard tour for sure but as I said before:A well-tuned...updated book has much more chances to pass 3800+ Elo !Sure sometimes LUCK is required, but there are such great books, where Luck plays less importance, in other words I can summarize over this issue:If strong opening lines less luck needed..If weak lines more luck is needed...A few words about the latest entries, Taram is a public one by Cevdet SariXperimental is private one by Angel Morano, DON Hercules W private too,Which is based on only wins...but it is tuned to prefer all DON book's wins..Note that I did not touch the current tours wins (based on previous DON wins)Beast is private one by Olivier Charles, Yorubaupdate is public, Africaata isPrivate one, but both are created by Jorge Centelles, Globe is private oneBy Ian Hurnavich, about rest entries: I think that it's not required, I assumeYou know... but if you are not aware . just do not hesitate to ask, contact.. What I can say more, now waiting Me a lot of job.. because many qualified Participants have to be played in Super League but since today my 1st job Will be to run/resume SL tour so please stay tuned because in next update, 1st Champs will be announced...Btw, I'm very excited..I assume you too ?)
01.12.2023 (Super League):And here is the 1st played results of Super League...yes, under these cond.The situation is different..as we see, without assistance .it's harder for sure!But I admit that well-tuned and most recent updated books are unstoppable!Especially I mean about SENTINEL,ORIONPAX, Unicornio, Red Dragon etc.Anyhow, the tour is still in the beginning, let's see ranking after more games..Because 400 games can be considered as not so bad data, but not enough...
01.12.2023:Another update for today, 7 entries again and again 2 managed to qualify!Very interesting...two old-dated ones are managed to be in Super League!E.g Bloom book (by Skynet) and ChessBot (by Cevdet Sarı) belonging toMany months ago, in other words, really impressive...Btw, for more detailsAbout current new rules etc....you can read at Openchess or at Goi forumNote also that soon as possible, both qualified books will be played in SL
01.12.2023:Here is the latest update, 7 entries and only 2 of them managed to qualify!E.g Drifter, Black Knight Returns and Shadow are created by Ian Hurnavich,Where SENTINEL 3 by Roger Constantinesco, Goi forum by Cevdet SariAnd as usual, LesChats opening books are created by Jorge Ruiz CentellesNo Book means SF-POLY 220723 engine is played without using any bookAnother remarkable point is that HCanFree is the only Public one, which isManaged to qualify..even much old-dated (released more than 6 months ago)By the way, Super League tour is already started and will be without NNUEAnd why I preferred as NON-NNUE? this is a long story...anyhow, in short:Well, via huge assistance any 'book'' can manage to play stronger, right ?)Besides I think that not bad idea to see what happens under classic cond..And all qualified books will be played by 8-times Champion: Cfish 030820 Ok...dear chess friends, wishing all of you good luck..let's best book wins!
30.11.2023:Another exciting championship, which will contain 2 Leagues: 2nd + SuperWhat's new: All entries will be played by 3-times Champ: SF Poly 220723Where the opponents will be with weaker engines (about 20 Elo weaker..)Note also that new strength games are played for the current tour ResultsBtw, the ongoing competition seems to be one of hardest that ever seen ! Not exactly same, but the current tour conditions reminds Me as BN CS VA few quick notes more, all my created constant books are based on wins,But on many various book players games, to be more clear, I did not touch Latest Champions openings, almost all includes engine games, exceptionNeptune book, which is tuned to prefer only and many GMs opening lines.Sun is latest qualified entry plus as same vers, which is constant player too, Frankly, I'm little bit surprised for 10-15 min work to be superior strong, sureAll credits going to SCCT Book Authors, I'm just a creator, no more no less..More details soon as possible and meanwhile be ready for the real arena!
Strength Test (for the current Championship):
Overall Performance: 21 Elo Difference 1 SF-POLY 220723 +677/-75/=9248 53.01% 5301.0/100002 Constant players +75/-677/=9248 46.99% 4699.0/10000
Overall Draw Ratio (based on 10.000 games): 92% / Constant players = 10 Engines
Individual's Performance
SF-POLY 220723 - BlueMarlin 15.3a 529.0 - 471.0 +68/-10/=922 52.90%SF-POLY 220723 - CatroPOLY 060523 533.0 - 467.0 +70/-4/=926 53.30%SF-POLY 220723 - DeepBlue 180422 532.5 - 467.5 +69/-4/=927 53.25%SF-POLY 220723 - Raubfisch X48e 536.0 - 464.0 +76/-4/=920 53.60%SF-POLY 220723 - SF-PB 130222 519.0 - 481.0 +52/-14/=934 51.90%SF-POLY 220723 - Swordfish 14.8 532.0 - 468.0 +70/-6/=924 53.20%SF-POLY 220723 - Honey v14.1.01 529.5 - 470.5 +71/-12/=917 52.95%SF-POLY 220723 - FisherovMonk 1.2 536.0 - 464.0 +78/-6/=916 53.60%SF-POLY 220723 - Fat Titz 2 528.5 - 471.5 +65/-8/=927 52.85%SF-POLY 220723 - CFish 010422 525.5 - 474.5 +58/-7/=935 52.55%
Conditions:2x Epyc 7B12, CuteChess, 1 Core, PonderOFF, 1m+0.6s, 64 Hash, Balsa, 4 MEN
Note also that I tested many more other engines, but shared only the suitable ones!In short, the target was to pick, which are close to 20 Elo difference/less DRAWISH--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hash Strength Test:
Rank Name Elo + - games score oppo. draws 1 64 mb 3761 5 5 1002 51% 3757 89% 2 16 mb 3760 5 5 1002 50% 3758 88% 3 32 mb 3757 5 5 1002 50% 3759 89% 4 128 mb 3755 5 5 1002 49% 3759 90%
The Overall Draw Ratio (based on 2004 games): 89%
Conditions:2x Epyc 7B12, CuteChess, 1 Core, Ponder OFF, 1m+0.6s, Unique, 4 MENSF-Poly 220723 avx2 used (for each player is installed other engine copy)
As final conclusion (for Bullet): 64 MB hash size seems to be as best!To be sure 100% about yours.., run your own hash strength testings...Because it depends on your cond.: Time Control, MP, Hardware Speed etc.
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