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FACE How it works Conditions Ratings Download History

Edition 8

  • started around January 2008
  • Time control: 40 moves in 5 minutes and reating
  • Arena-GUI (only)
  • Book: all engine use their own book, for engines without a book, Arena little mainbook 1.00 by Harry Schnapp is used.
  • not a full liga system … more Conditions

Division A

  • order of starting
  • from Division A no 1-20 (last edition): Alaric, Booot, Bright, Delfi, Fruit, Glaurung, List, Movei, Naum, Pharaon, ProDeo, Ruffian, Rybka, Scorpio, Slow, SOS, Spike, Strelka, Toga, WildCat
  • promoted from Division B no 1-4 (same edition): Alfil, Frenzee, Thinker, TwistedLogic
  • results
  • No 1 is Champ = Rybka
  • no 19-24 are demoted to Division B (next edition)

Division B

  • order of starting
  • demoted from Division A no 21-24 (last edition): Aristarch, Bug, Petir, Thinker
  • from Division B no 4-20 (last edition): AnMon, Baron, Colossus, Crafty, ET, Frenzee, GreenLight, Jonny, Ktulu, LGEvolution, Pseudo, Sloppy, SmarThink, Trace, Ufim, Yace, Zappa
  • promoted from Division C no 1-3 (same edition): Alfil, Garbo, TwistedLogic
  • results
  • no 1-3 are promoted to Division B (in same edition)
  • no 19-24 are demoted to Division D (in next edition)

Division C

  • order of starting
  • demoted from Division B no 21-24 (last edition): Amyan, LambChop, Pepito, Tao
  • from Division C no 4-16 (last edition): Abrok, Alfil, Arasan, Bruja, Gosu, Gromit, Hamsters, KingOfKings, Nejmet, Patzer, Postmodernist, Quark, Snitch
  • promoted from Division C no 1-3 (same edition): Cyrano, Garbo, Matacz, TwistedLogic
  • promoted from PlayOff to Division C no 1-3 (same edition): Dragon, FrancescaMad, KnightDreamer
  • results
  • no 1-3 are promoted to Division B (in same edition)
  • no 19-24 are demoted to Division D (in next edition)

PlayOff to Division C

Average B-Elo 2.394

  • order of starting
  • from Division C no 17–20 (last edition): Comet, Dragon, FrancescaMad, Queen
  • from Division D no 5-8 (same edition): Anatoli, Diablo, KnightDreamer, Typhoon
  • result
  • no 1-3 are promoted to Division C (same edition)
  • no 4-8 are demoted to Division D (next edition)

Division D

  • order of starting
  • demoted from Division C no 21-24 (last edition): Amy, Djinn, Hermann, KnightDreamer
  • demoted from PlayOff to Division C no 7-14 (last edition): Danasah, Delphil, Horizon, Matacz, Phalanx, Sjeng, Spider, ThorsHammer
  • from Division D no 9-16 (last edition): Amateur, Arion, Betsy, Diablo, Eeyore, Leila, TCB, Typhoon
  • promoted from Division E (same edition): Cyrano
  • promoted from PlayOff to Division D (same edition): Gaia, Garbo, TwistedLogic
  • results
  • no 1-4 are promoted to Division C (in same edition)
  • no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division C (in same edition)
  • no 19-24 are demoted to Division E (in next edition)

PlayOff to Division D

  • order of starting
  • from Division D no 17–20 (last edition): Chezzz , Chispa, Gaia, Homer
  • from Division E no 2-8 (same edition): Aice, Bringer, Cyrano, Muse, Resp, Romi, TwistedLogic, Tytan
  • result
  • No 1-3 are promoted to Division D (in same edition)
  • No 4-12 are demoted to Division E (in next edition)

Division E

  • order of starting
  • demoted from Division D no 21-24 (last edition): Natwarlal, Tytan … (Butcher, Tornado start in Junior)
  • from Division E no 11-24 (last edition): Averno, Bringer, Muse, TwistedLogic … (Aice, Anechka, Ant, BlackBishop, Greko, Ex, Monarch, NagaSkaki, Neurosis, Romi, start in Junior)
  • promoted from Junior no 1-9 (last edition): Aice, Counter, Cyrano, Greko, Joker, Resp, Romi, Scid, Tornado
  • promoted from Senior no 1-4, 7 (last edition): CyberPagno, ESC, GES, Gnu, KnightX
  • results
  • no 1 is promoted to Division D (in same edition)
  • no 2-8 go to PlayOff to Division D (in same edition)
  • no 15-19 go to Division F (in next edition)
  • no 20 go to Junior cause < 2.000 bayeselo (in next edition)

Junior (new Division)

  • new engines are set here (also joker-engines)
  • engines not older than 3 years and < 2.000 bayeselo
  • division is limited to 24 engines

  • order of starting
  • the following engines come cause scoring < 2.000 elo (EloStat)
  • - from Division D (last edition): Butcher, Tornado
  • - from Division E (last edition): Aice, Anechka, Ant, BlackBishop, Greko, Ex, Monarch, Nagashaki, Neurosis, Romi
  • - from Senior(last edition): OliThink -new version-
  • - from Senior (last edition): Resp, Scid -new faster compiles from Jim Ablett-
  • new entries: Cyrano, Counter, Joker
  • results
  • since Edition 8 the barrier > 2.000 Elo is checked with BayesElo
  • no 1-9 score cause > 2.000 bayeselo and go to Division E

Senior

  • the table shows all games which were played by current participants so far
  • engines > 3 years old and < 2.000 bayeselo play here
No Engine Points B-ELO +/-
1 KnightX 1.92 103.5 / 128 >2000
2 GES 1.36 103.0 / 128 >2000
3 Gnu 4.00TM 95.5 / 128 >2000
4 ESC 1.16 92.5 / 128 >2000
5 Dorky 3.48 89.5 / 128
6 Merlin 2.00b 88.5 / 128
7 CyberPagno 2.10 88.0 / 128 >2000
8 Beowulf 2.40 83.5 / 128
9 Inmi 3.05 83.0 / 128
10 Genesis 2.01b1 82.0 / 128
11 Gnu 5.07 77.5 / 128
12 Madeleine 0.20 76.0 / 128
13 Gaviota 0.33 75.0 / 128
14 Alarm 0.931 75.0 / 128
15 Fortress 1.62 74.0 / 128
16 Sunsetter C10 72.5 / 128
17 Ghost 0.14 68.5 / 128
18 Bodo 0.20e 67.0 / 128
19 GK 0.90 62.0 / 128
20 Matheus 2.30 61.0 / 128
21 Ax 0.80 58.5 / 128
22 Gerbil 0.20 58.0 / 128
23 DelphiMax 2.90 58.0 / 128
24 LaDameBlance 2.00c 57.0 / 128
25 Bestia 0.90 55.5 / 128
26 Requiem 0.53 53.0 / 128
27 Faile 1.40 49.0 / 128
28 Celes 0.77c 32.5 / 128
29 TSCP 1.81 20.5 / 128
30 MiniMax 16.0 / 128
31 Storm 0.60 14.0 / 128
32 MSCP 1.60 11.5 / 128
33 St.Andersen 1.31 11.0 / 128
  • order of starting
  • new entry is Gerbil 0.20 (scored no 22)
  • results
  • all engines > 2.000 bayeselo go to Division E (in same edition)


Changes


Coming

  • joker engine is added in PlayOff to Division D
    • Garbo 2.10
  • new engines in Junior
    • Counter 0.80
    • Cyrano 0.30
    • Joker 1.1.14
  • engines go from Senior to Junior cause of new release or new faster compile
    • Olithink 5.09
    • Resp 0.19ja
    • Scid 3.61ja
  • an older engine is added to Senior
    • Gerbil 0.20

Going

  • following engines go to new Junior cause < 2000 BayesElo
    • Aice 0.99.2
    • Anechka 0.08
    • Ant 2006f
    • BlackBishop 0.47
    • Butcher 1.58
    • Ex 5.01b
    • Greko 5.40
    • Monarch 1.70
    • Nagashaki 4.00
    • Neurosis 2.30
    • Romi P3j
    • Tornado 1.00


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