Author: Kai Lübke
Date: 03:02:41 09/07/98
*** Shep Championship 1998 III Announcement ***
Hi all,
I'm proud to announce that the strongest (micro) computer chess tournament
ever (yep, I'm modest as usual :-) will commence on Saturday, 19.9.,
at Shep's Computer Chess Site (http://come.to/SCCS).
It will be the first big tournament to feature all of today's top
programs in their newest incarnations, played on some of the fastest
available hardware.
Participants:
* Rebel 10 - the program which beat Super-GM Anand by 5:3 and
played at GM level in the two 40/2 matches
* MChess Pro 8 - Marty Hirsch's newest wunderkind, still the only
top program to use tablebases for a perfect endgame
* Hiarcs 7 - the long-awaited successor of the long-time SSDF #1,
the most human-like player of all chess programs
* Junior 5 - successor of the current micro World Champion,
maybe the best defensive player in the world
[provided by Amir Ban/Chessbase]
* Chessmaster 5555 - the reigning Shep Champion, often underestimated and
yet the most dangerous opponent for any (silicon)
player
* Fritz 5 - the clear #1 of the SSDF list which plays the better
the more hash it gets (and it will get a lot, see
below)
* Nimzo 98 - #2 on the SSDF list and consistently among the very
top finishers in every tournament around the world
* Chess Tiger 11.5 - the strongest non-commercial program, significantly
improved with much more knowledge
[provided by Christophe Theron]
* TBD
* TBD
Hardware:
Thanks to the kind sponsorship of NordmannSoft Cologne (a company owned
by a friend of my family), this tournament will be played on two identical
machines with the following specifications:
* Intel Pentium II CPU at 400 MHz (possibly will be overclocked to 450 MHz)
* 128 MB SD-RAM
* Windows 95 & 98 (tournament will run under 95)
Rules:
The tourney will be a 9-round Round Robin with a time control of 40 moves
in 2 hours, then 40 moves in 2 hours, then 1 hour for the rest of the game.
In case of a tie for first place, a 6-game series at the same time controls
will decide the winner.
WWW coverage:
Games will be played by hand (no autoplayer) at a rate of one game per day
(exceptions are possible), starting on 19.9. Programs which are not yet
released will be added to the schedule as soon as I receive them.
SCCS will be updated with results and PGN/CBV game scores every day
(sometimes except weekends) around 1100 CET (check your local listings :-).
Addresses:
Shep's Computer Chess Site: http://come.to/SCCS
http://sccs.8m.com
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Ring/8448/
Email Shep: shep@gmx.de
shep@gmx.net
kluebke@mi.uni-koeln.de
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