Author: Albert Silver
Date: 04:42:05 12/08/04
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On December 08, 2004 at 04:05:09, CLiebert wrote:
>On Dec. 9 the fourth Online-Masters 2004/2005 begins. It is organized by CSS. It
>will be conducted in a special tournament room on the Fritz8 Playchess server
>(www.schach.de). Most participants are using the Fritz8 interface, which allows
>engines to play automatically online against eachother. Most likely the
>tournament will go on until late February. 35 participants which were entered
>by users are competing in 5 groups of 7 programs. Level: 60 minutes per game +
>15s per move (fisher-clock). Double round robin, which means that each program
>will play 12 games in any case. 16 programs will qualify for the next round, 8
>will play against each other, the winners will play the quarter final and so on.
>The one who gets 2,5 points first joins the next round, so 3 or 5 games are
>possible. In case of 2,5:2,5 both will play 10m5s games, same procedure, “2,5
>points” wins (then “first win”).
>Last years winner was Deep Sjeng, the year before it was Christian Goralski
>(Gandalf6). Stefan Kleinert (CM8000) got the title 2001/02. Will Sjeng defend
>its title? Will the brandnew Gandalf 6 will get it again? Or will Shredder on a
>Quad Machine be unbeatable? What about the brandnew Junior 9? Or Fritz Bilbao?
>Or Diep? Ktulu6? A lot of Players are using the very best hardware so the
>Masters will be the strongest and biggest computerchess-tournament ever played.
I think this phrase is misleading. When one reads this, one automatically thinks
of the Paderborn, WCCC tournaments, or even the CCT events, but there is no
comparison. Not because this torunament is weak or small, but because it is
essentially done with the participation of enthusiasts running more ore less
what they like, and not with the participation of the authors. I took a look at
the list of participants,
http://www.beepworld.de/members39/computerschach2/ergebnissetabellen.htm
and saw 2 copies of Shredder 8/9, 2 copies of Gandalf 6, 2 copies of Hiarcs 9,
one copy of Fritz.... 6? etc.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the event will be fun and interesting, but that
phrase of yours makes it sound like it is an event such as the others, when it
is clearly not.
Albert
>Some brand new beta-versions like Goliath Evolution will play the very first
>time in public.
>In summary over 664 games will be played until we know who will win the
>Online-Masters 2004/2005. The winner will need more than a bit of luck to win
>this tournament, it has to be a real champion. And there will be a special price
>for the best amateur/oldie/palm, too. They will play their own quarter-, semi-
>and final-games.
>
>First games tomorrow, 12-9-05
>Have fun!
>
>Christian
>
>
>
>
>Gruppe A
>
>
> 1.Runde :
>
> -: Fritz8Bil_SR - spielfrei _:_
>
> 1: King333_TM - HiarcsPalm_ME _:_
>
> 2: ProDeo_HW - Ruffian1_NW _:_
>
> 3: Sjeng_JSt - List512_TSch _:_
>
>
>
>
>Gruppe B
>
>
>
> 1.Runde :
>
> -: DShredder_ZC - spielfrei _:_
>
> 1: Junior9_FF - Aristarch_RS _:_
>
> 2: Gandalf6_FW - Ktulu_MdB _:_
>
> 3: Tripl Sjeng/Ari-TK - Fritz6_MS _:_
>
>
>Rem. Dshredder will play on a Quad Machine in U.A.E.,
>Gandalf6 on a A64-3500"Winchester"!
>
>
>Gruppe C
>
>
> 1.Runde :
>
> -: DSShredder_KR - spielfrei _:_
>
> 1: Tiger04_WS - Spike_RS _:_
>
> 2: Gandalf6_CG - LGE_AS _:_
>
> 3: Aristarch_SKl. - Nimzo8_OR _:_
>
>
>schedule:
>
>http://www.beepworld.de/members39/computerschach2/ergebnissetabellen.htm
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