Latest Update: 18.05.2020
I am pleased to announce that,Here is a new Championship, but this time as players: GMs books!Meanwhile, I started working/creating a new rating list: CS XXXIX
For a better performance:All books are new and tuned to prefer GMs played openings, av. 2750 EloMostly books are based on 1000+ games, e.g av. 1500 games (per player)Games used: mainly 2600+ Elo and the period between 1980 - 11.05.2020During book optimizations: the defeats are removed (for White and Black)As main move (each book) tuned to prefer the wins, as alternative the draws..Many of oldest games are removed from the database, such as 2300+Elo etc.In short, it seems my created books are quite close to GMs opening stylesSure, here the situation is different, all played by Brainfish 151019 C40And interesting to see the influence of GMs openings by 3600+ Elo engine
As players, I picked mainly with best records based on previous SCCT toursPlus, some decent high-rated FIDE's Top players as books are participatedThe current format is Knockout system, which is similar to FIFA World CupAll books are added// played into 8 (eight) groups, in alphabet orderI set as main Book Settings (for all): Book Learning ON, Optimized 0/35However, usually many players are out of book after minus plus 10 movesThe longest tie-break match is played 30 games: Gelfand vs GurevichThe overall draw percentage (based on 686 games) not so high: 72%Download all the played games (in PGN format): XXXVIII Knockout
XXXVIII Knockout Champion: Giri, 2nd Anand, 3rd Ding - Congrats!! And many thanks to all Chess Players!
Games
Group A1 Anand 17.0/302 Artemiev 15.5/303 Aronian 15.0/304 Almasi 12.5/30
Group B1 Ding 16.5/302 Caruana 15.5/303 Bacrot 14.5/304 Carlsen 13.5/30
Group C1 Giri 17.5/302 Gelfand 16.0/303 Firouzja 14.0/304 Dominguez 12.5/30
Group D 1 Gurevich 16.0/302 Karjakin 15.5/303 Hao Wang 14.5/304 Harikrishna 14.0/30
Group E1 Kramnik 16.0/302 Leko 16.0/303 Kasimdzhanov 15.0/304 Kasparov 13.0/30
Group F1 Navara 16.0/302 Mamedyarov 15.0/303 Nakamura 14.5/304 Nepomniachtchi 14.5/30
Group G1 Topalov 16.5/302 Radjabov 15.0/303 PolgarJ 15.0/304 Vachier-Lagrave 13.5/30 Radjabov defeated PolgarJ (in tie-break)
Group H1 Vitiugov 17.5/302 Wesley So 15.0/303 Vidit 14.0/304 Yangyi Yu 13.5/30
Group B1 Ding 16.5/302 Caruana 15.5/303 Bacrot 14.5/304 Carlsen 13.5/30
Group C1 Giri 17.5/302 Gelfand 16.0/303 Firouzja 14.0/304 Dominguez 12.5/30
Group D 1 Gurevich 16.0/302 Karjakin 15.5/303 Hao Wang 14.5/304 Harikrishna 14.0/30
Group E1 Kramnik 16.0/302 Leko 16.0/303 Kasimdzhanov 15.0/304 Kasparov 13.0/30
Group F1 Navara 16.0/302 Mamedyarov 15.0/303 Nakamura 14.5/304 Nepomniachtchi 14.5/30
Group G1 Topalov 16.5/302 Radjabov 15.0/303 PolgarJ 15.0/304 Vachier-Lagrave 13.5/30 Radjabov defeated PolgarJ (in tie-break)
Group H1 Vitiugov 17.5/302 Wesley So 15.0/303 Vidit 14.0/304 Yangyi Yu 13.5/30
*Blue Names = The qualified players
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