Author: David H. McClain
Date: 04:07:01 08/20/05
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On August 20, 2005 at 01:51:20, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >Our RK 2005 (90m+30s) was perhaps our last big tournament. >Due to lack of interest of the chess computer community I do >not think that we shall again have the spirit to ever start >such a long lasting tourney. In almost all cases very few >or even no comments - contrary to a lot of dumb and short >blitz tourneys that are published every day. It's indeed >somewhat a frustrating disappointment. We are going to >concentrate on testing new engines. This seems to be much >more interesting for all people. >Regards >Kurt > >Details / Final cross table / Statistics / Games download >[http://www.utzingerk.com/rk_2005.htm] > > Program Score % Av.Op. Elo + - > 1 Shredder 9 : 130.0/210 61.9 2489 2574 40 37 > 2 Junior 9 : 115.5/210 55.0 2496 2530 44 35 > 3 Chess Tiger 15.0 : 107.5/210 51.2 2499 2507 47 32 > 4 Fritz 8 : 106.5/210 50.7 2499 2504 48 30 > 5 Hiarcs 9 : 99.5/210 47.4 2502 2484 35 46 > 6 Gandalf 6.0 : 98.5/210 46.9 2503 2481 32 46 > 7 The King 3.33 : 97.5/210 46.4 2503 2478 32 46 > 8 Ruffian 2.1.0 : 85.0/210 40.5 2508 2441 38 41 >************************************************************************************ Kurt, Personally I'll be disappointed if you discontinue tournaments like this. There are very few who operate ones of this time control and quality. I followed this one from the beginning in February almost every day. Admittedly I am biased toward long time control games. Perhaps your tournaments are of such quality and excellence at long time controls that when they are finished, there is really not much to say or argue about with your final results. I would like to see another similar tournament and time control that includes some of the professional engines against the best "amateurs." Many still don't believe the strength and excellence of many of the amateur engines of today. A tournament like the one you just finished should bring even more interest to many of us and give even more credibility to the fine amateur programs we have today, at least it would from me. DHM
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