Sedat's Computer Chess Tournament (SCCT 40/120 QX6700 Antalya 2007)

Tournament Conditions:

Processors                    Main Memory                Operating System           Used GUI                      Tournament Type          Time Control                 HashTable Size              Ponder                          Opening Book                Tablebases                    TB Cache                      Tournament Director      All Games                     Tournament's Start

a pair of  Intel QX6700 Quad 2.66 GHz 4096 MB DDRAM Windows XP Professional x64 ChessProgram10 / ShredderClassic / Arena 1.99b3 Round Robin 40 moves in 120 min,20 moves in 60 min,Rest in 60 min 1024 MB OFF/ ON Perfect 12.32.ctg / Perfect 12.2.bkt / Opening DB (100 pos) 3-4-5 MEN EGTB (601 MB) 64 MB Sedat Canbaz are available at DOWNLOAD area ! 08.01.2007

Rules/Details:

* Its not allowed different: - Slower,faster hardwares;adapted time controls;opening books... * All Participants must be own original work (its not allowed clones) * Its allowed only 1 Participant per Author * In case of seriously Engine's bugs (loose on time,crashes...) GUI / Engine will be changed   or the game will be replayed

Time Control:

* The main time control for each game: - 40 moves in 120 min,20 moves in 60 min,Rest in 60 min *In case of engine's time managment problem: - 40 moves in 120 min,40 moves in 60 min,40 moves in 60 min ... * Mostly WB Engines are playing at this time control

Hardware Configurations:

* SCCT (40/120) QX6700 is currently running on 2 equal PC :Intel QX6700 Quad 2.66 GHz * For Power System Stability : Overclocking is not allowed * Fritz Chess Benchmark : 7279 KN/S * The computers are based and used only for Computer Chess Tournaments * Internet connection is disabled as protecting from viruses,sparms,warms... * No clicking with the mouse,no typing...(when the tournament is running) * Its not installed any programs to tray in the Taskbar * The computers are daily ShutDown

GUI Configurations:

* For Full Performance and Strength: - WB/UCI Engines are running under best suitable Chess GUI - As far as possible is avoiding the additional adapters and critical WB Engines are testing under Arena 1.99b3 * For each GUI is setuped separately folder of WB/UCI Engines (with no any doubles names) * ChessProgram10 (Fritz-16.11.2006) ;  Game Options - Draw ''Early'' , Resign ''Early'' * ShredderClassis GUI uses 5 Men Tablebases (GUI does not use Shredderbases) * Arena 1.99b3:Restart Arena after 2 games;Adjudicate as a loss below -500 centipawns;Adjudicate as a draw    when 180 moves played;Always use UCI Filter;Extended 'level' command for WB engines;Autoflag ON;    Restart Engines after each game

Engine Configurations:

* All Multi-Processor Engines are playing with ''PONDER OFF'' using 4 Threads (4 CPU) * Pondering is enabled when the match : Single-Processor Engine against Single-Processor Engine * The Hashtables,Pondering,TB Cache of each engine are checked by Task Manager Program * CM10th Paralyse (The King 3.33) plays with a CM setting by G. Banks * Deep Shredder 10 x64 t4's Shredderbases are activated  (440 MB) * ZapChess! Zanzibar 64 bit plays against WB/UCI Engines (32 bit version is used only against CB Native) * Scorpio 1.9 (Jim Ablett) t4 uses all 5 men egbb (361 MB) * Chess Tiger 2007 is v1.0.0.12 * Deep Frenzee 3.0 x64 t4's EGTB are not activated (due to crashes in the endgames)

Book Configurations:

* For all Participants: -Perfect 12.32  under Fritz GUI (Optimized-Min Games:3;Up to move:8) -Opening DB under Arena 1.99b3 (100 pos:Choose Randomly-Repeat with swiched colours off) -Perfect 12.2 under ShredderClassic GUI ( Requirements:- Games:3;Wins:0; White's Score:0;   Black's Score:0;Move No:8)

Participants:

...................................................................................... Engine                 Author                Country        Type         Exe    Threads ...................................................................................... Chess Tiger 2007      C.Theron               France        UCI Engine   32 Bit    1CPU CM10th Paralyse       Johan de Koning        Netherlands   WB Engine    32 Bit    1CPU Deep Frenzee 3.0      Sune Fischer           Denmark       WB Engine    64 Bit    4CPU Deep Fritz 10         F.Morsch               Netherlands   CB Native    32 Bit    4CPU Deep Junior 10.1      A.Ban                  Israel        CB Native    32 Bit    4CPU Deep Pharaon 3.5.1    Franck Zibi            France        UCI Engine   32 Bit    4CPU Deep Shredder 10      Stefan Mayer Kahlen    Germany       UCI Engine   64 Bit    4CPU Deep Sjeng 1.6        Gian-Carlo Pascutto    Belgium       UCI Engine   32 Bit    4CPU Gandalf 6.01          S.Suurballe/D.Wulff    Denmark       UCI Engine   32 Bit    1CPU Glaurung 1.2.1        Tord Romstad           Norway        UCI Engine   64 Bit    4CPU Hiarcs 11.1           Mark Uniacke           England       UCI Engine   32 Bit    4CPU Jonny 2.89            Johannes Zwanzger      Germany       WB Engine    32 Bit    1CPU Ktulu 8               Rahman Paidar          Iran          UCI Engine   32 Bit    1CPU Loop 13.5             Fritz Reul             Germany       UCI Engine   64 Bit    2CPU Naum 2.1              Aleksandar Naumov      Canada        UCI Engine   64 Bit    4CPU Rybka 2.3             Vasik Rajlich          Czech         UCI Engine   64 Bit    4CPU Scorpio 1.9           Daniel Shawul          Ethiopia      WB Engine    32 Bit    4CPU SmarThink 1.00        Sergei Markoff         Russia        UCI Engine   64 Bit    1CPU Spike 1.2 Turin       V.Böhm/R.Schäfer       Germany       UCI Engine   32 Bit    1CPU The Baron 2.10        Richard Pijl           Netherlands   WB Engine    64 Bit    4CPU Toga II 1.2.1         Gaksch/Letouzey        France        UCI Engine   32 Bit    1CPU ZapChess! Zanzibar    A.Cozzie               USA           CB Native    32/64     4CPU ...................................................................................... *Notes:You will need a 64 bit Windows in order to run these 64 bit engines   t4 = engine is using 4 cpu (threads)

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