Breaking News (23.09.2024): Medium Size CS (16-65 MB) over.. thanks and congrats to all book authors! Yes..ConRog (Roger's) all books managed to be on Top.. that means a lot..!! About Messi (Angel Morano) books (even old-dated) performed so good too! RubiX performed good as well but not enough to be Champ...but it is all right, No any One can be always as Number One...because it all depends on your Work + on my used conditions plus not bad performance comes by Tunafish.. Actually many rest entries are performed not too bad as well..Btw, if you ask: Which of both recent SIZE CS tours are based on stronger book participants?  I'd replay: overall Medium CS's books are stronger than Small...other question,  Which of both tours is harder? sure I'd say: Small CS! and why ?) very simple: Via larger assistance is easier / stronger...right? Meanwhile, and I admit too: Especially gaining points vs available public books is easier...sure I refer for  Experienced authors but my respect to all rest authors who never train as well.. You know, not all have free time...or to be interested much...for these reasons, If any book suffers, I suggest more serious trainings...before wondering why !) And once more, current tours are as without 'guide' (non-nn help) oh pardon ) Berserk 8.5 is NN..but its size so small (2.4 MB) so it does not matter so much... Besides mostly played via Cfish (207 KB) and according from past to present As usual, well-tuned, trained, with newer stronger move ideas etc. perform at Better/higher ranks.. no more no less... proved and guaranteed..at least most Tour results indicate this! one thing more, I almost forgot) the old-dated books Are more potential to suffer unfortunately but no any problem since all for fun! But this is also true..since many of you are not TD, imagine only new books... Let's say all books to be released on this month (Sept 2024 )and just in case, I'd not organize these exiting tours, as reason: because not all authors are Active nowadays...In other words, I am the boss here ) Ok friends too many  Comments.)..and it's time to concentrate over next Large (66-255 MB) CS
 Champion (16-65 MB): SENTINEL again - Congrats to Roger Constantinesco! Note: This is a different and older SENTINEL ver. than the one of SMALL CS...
Rank Name              Elo    +    - games score oppo. draws    1 SENTINEL 2407    3676   10   10  1080   56%  3638   73%    2 OPTIMUS 2409     3673   10   10  1080   55%  3638   74%    3 ORIONPAX 2407    3670   10   10  1080   55%  3638   72%    4 Unicornio Upd2   3669   10   10  1080   55%  3638   74%    5 Esculapio        3668   10   10  1080   54%  3638   75%    6 RubiX            3666   10   10  1080   54%  3638   75%    7 Tunafish 3.2     3660   10   10  1080   53%  3638   71%    8 AdrianOliva 3    3660   10   10  1080   53%  3638   75%    9 UpAndDown        3659   10   10  1080   53%  3638   76%   10 Simple           3658   10   10  1080   53%  3638   75%   11 Bronco 290224    3652   10   10  1080   52%  3638   72%   12 Stealth 1.1      3649   10   11  1080   51%  3639   70%   13 Pyramid 280324   3649   10   10  1080   51%  3639   74%   14 HCanFree 2404    3646   10   10  1080   51%  3639   74%   15 MegaTron B4      3644   10   10  1080   51%  3639   74%   16 Adrio 290824     3643   10   10  1080   51%  3639   73%   17 Sailfish 2       3631   11   11  1080   49%  3639   67%   18 Kosmodrom F      3623   11   10  1080   47%  3640   72%   19 SSDF/ICCF/CEDR   3617    8    8  1760   46%  3647   67%   20 Balsa 3600-3800  3615    8    8  1760   46%  3647   62%   21 SCCT/Unique      3610    8    8  1760   45%  3647   62%   22 CEGT/TCEC/SPCC   3605    8    8  1760   44%  3647   62%   23 CCRL/FCP/FGRL    3599    8    8  1760   43%  3647   62% 
    • Calculated by Bayeselo / Balsa is fixed to 3615 Elo / Blue Name = Last Entry
  More Details (when the tour was active): • All opening books are played by 9-times Champion: Cfish 030820 C40, exc.  My non-hand tuned ones played by Berserk 8.5 (very close in strength to Cfish)  But in case of each other: Cfish used (due to Berserk vs Berserk is too Drawish)  Sure I refer for CCRL, CEGT, SCCT etc. reason: to stress the TREND books,  Va this test system: more wins/fun plus more clear strongest ones in overall..  Since the created non-hand tuned books openings repertoire is quite various..• In this new CS, BIN books played (Private plus Public books too): 16 - 65 MB  Exc. My created (Balsa, SCCT, CCRL..) are smaller...they are about 1 - 3 MB• Note also that all participated books are based/ belonging to this year (2024)• Main Settings (for all Participants): Book Depth:100 / Best Move as Disabled   Exc. some of the book entries are participated by Authors suggested settings• Current Overall draw ratio (based on 14120 games) is not so high, just: 70% • Any Book Leader (after 1000 games per player..) will be titled as Champion!• As usual, all the played games will be available after the end of tournament  Exc. in active tours.. only authors (via request) can get theirs played games• For more detailed information about current competition: OpenChess + Goi35  34  33  32  31  30  29  28  27  26  LXVIII  LXVII  25  24  23  22  21 20 19  18  LXVI  17