Rapid draughts tournament programs

[Krzysztof Grzelak]

In Poland, in the town of Kórnik held from 15.06.2016 to 21.06.2016, will be held tournament " Rapid draughts tournament programs ". The tournament will be played on the system round-robin, about the place in the tournament to decide the score Sonneborn-Berger,time for the party 10 minutes for 75 moves. The tournament is played on two identical computers with processor i3 350M, 8 GB of RAM. In tournament will be attended by the following programs:

1.Damage 5.0 - Bert Tuyt
2.Dragon 4.5.2 - Michel Grimminck
3.Flits 3.02 - Adri Vermeulen
4.Horizon 4.5 - Feike Boomstra & Bert Tuyt
5.Kingsrow 1.58 - Edgar Gilbert
6.Moby Dam - Harm Jetten
7.Scan 2.0 - Fabien Letouzey
8.Sjende Blyn - Jelle Wiersma
9.Tornado 7.07 - Frank Mesander
10.Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Stef Keetman

Setting programmes during the tournament.

1. DAMAGE 5.0

Hashtable entries - 1024K
Opening book - ON
Permanent brain - ON
Endgame database - ON

2. DRAGON 4.5.2

Max hashtable size - 4096 mb
Opening book - Tournament book
Number of cores - 2
Permanent brain - ON
Avoid draws - Not
The program uses from ‘big evaluation table’ as well as from not full 8 figure base of endings.

3. FLITS 3.02

Pondering - ON
Transpositietabel(MB) - 600
Eindspel databases - all enabled
The program uses from 6 figure base of endings.

4. HORIZON 4.5

HashTable - 512M
DB cache Size - 4G
DB Max Piece - 6
The program uses from 6 figure base of endings.

5. KINGSROW 1.58

Hashtable size (mb) - 256
Cache size (mb) - 6000
Max.pieces - 8
Search threads - 4
Opening book - Best moves
Pondering - ON
The program uses from full 8 figure base of endings.

6. MOBY DAM

Created tt with 33554432 entries (2^25)
Wiped tt with 33554432 entries
Size - 512MiB
Book positions- 8507
all 2-piece db files present
all 3-piece db files present
all 4-piece db files present
all 5-piece db files present
all 6-piece db files present
The program uses from 6 figure base of endings.

7. SCAN 2.0

Book - True
Book-margin -0
Threads -2
TT-size - 24
BB-size - 6
The program uses from 6 figure base of endings.

8. SJENDE BLYN

Pondering - ON
The program uses from 6 figure base of endings.

9. TORNADO 7.07

Pondering - ON
Hash Table Geheugen - 2G
The program uses from 6 figure base of endings.

10. TRUUS VOOR WINDOWS 1.0

Pondering - ON
Partijen database ruimte (MB) - 64
6 Stukken Database (anders 5) - ON
Stellingen ruimte (16K) - 10000
The program uses from 6 figure base of endings.

More information about the tournament, I invite on side http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje_wa ... 16/f_3955/

[Sidiki]

Hi,
It's à good initiative, we will wait for the games.

[Krzysztof Grzelak]

The results of the first round.

Round one - 15.06.2016.

Damage 5.0 - Truus voor Windows 1.0 1-1

Dragon 4.5.2 - Tornado 7.07 1-1

Flits 3.02 - Sjende Blyn 1-1

Horizon 4.5 - Scan 2.0 1-1

Kingsrow 1.58 - Moby Dam 1-1

Round second - 15.06.2016

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Moby Dam 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Kingsrow 1.58 1-1

Sjende Blyn - Horizon 4.5 2-0

Tornado 7.07 - Flits 3.02 0-2

Damage 5.0 - Dragon 4.5.2 0-2

Round third - 15.06.2016.

Dragon 4.5.2 - Truus voor Windows 1.0 2-0

Flits 3.02 - Damage 5.0 1-1

Horizon 4.5 - Tornado 7.07 1-1

Kingsrow 1.58 - Sjende Blyn 2-0

Moby Dam - Scan 2.0 0-2

Round fourth - 16.06.2016.

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Scan 2.0 0-2

Sjende Blyn - Moby Dam 2-0

Tornado 7.07 - Kingsrow 1.58 0-2

Damage 5.0 - Horizon 4.5 0-2

Dragon 4.5.2 - Flits 3.02 1-1

Round five - 16.06.2016.

Flits 3.02 - Truus voor Windows 1.0 1-1

Horizon 4.5 - Dragon 4.5.2 0-2

Kingsrow 1.58 - Damage 5.0 2-0

Moby Dam - Tornado 7.07 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Sjende Blyn 1-1

Round six - 16.06.2016.

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Sjende Blyn 1-1

Tornado 7.07 - Scan 2.0 0-2

Damage 5.0 - Moby Dam 1-1

Dragon 4.5.2 - Kingsrow 1.58 1-1

Flits 3.02 - Horizon 4.5 1-1

Round seven - 17.06.2016.

Horizon 4.5 - Truus voor Windows 1.0 1-1

Kingsrow 1.58 - Flits 3.02 1-1

Dragon 4.5.2 - Moby Dam 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Damage 5.0 2-0

Sjende Blyn - Tornado 7.07 1-1

Round eight - 17.06.2016.

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Tornado 7.07 1-1

Damage 5.0 - Sjende Blyn 1-1

Dragon 4.5.2 - Scan 2.0 1-1

Flits 3.02 - Moby Dam 1-1

Horizon 4.5 - Kingsrow 1.58 0-2

Round nine - 17.06.2016.

Kingsrow 1.58 - Truus voor Windows 1.0 2-0

Moby Dam - Horizon 4.5 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Flits 3.02 2-0

Sjende Blyn - Dragon 4.5.2 0-2

Tornado 7.07 - Damage 5.0 2-0

More about the tournament invite you to visit http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje_wa ... index.html

[Krzysztof Grzelak]

The first round of the tournament. Table first round.




Tomorrow the tournament day off. The second round will start on 19.06.2016.

[Krzysztof Grzelak]

The results of the second round.

Round one - 19.06.2016

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Damage 5.0 1-1

Tornado 7.07 - Dragon 4.5.2 0-2

Sjende Blyn - Flits 3.02 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Horizon 4.5 2-0

Moby Dam - Kingsrow 1.58 1-1

Round second - 19.06.2016

Moby Dam - Truus voor Windows 1.0 1-1

Kingsrow 1.58 - Scan 2.0 1-1

Horizon 4.5 - Sjende Blyn 1-1

Flits 3.02 - Tornado 7.07 2-0

Dragon 4.5.2 - Damage 5.0 1-1

Round third - 19.06.2016

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Dragon 4.5.2 1-1

Damage 5.0 - Flits 3.02 0-2

Tornado 7.07 - Horizon 4.5 1-1

Sjende Blyn - Kingsrow 1.58 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Moby Dam 2-0

Round fourth - 20.06.2016

Scan 2.0 - Truus voor Windows 1.0 2-0

Moby Dam - Sjende Blyn 0-2

Kingsrow 1.58 - Tornado 7.07 2-0

Horizon 4.5 - Damage 5.0 1-1

Flits 3.02 - Dragon 4.5.2 0-2

Round five - 20.06.2016

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Flits 3.02 1-1

Dragon 4.5.2 - Horizon 4.5 1-1

Damage 5.0 - Kingsrow 1.58 0-2

Tornado 7.07 - Moby Dam 0-2

Sjende Blyn - Scan 2.0 0-2

Round six - 20.06.2016

Sjende Blyn - Truus voor Windows 1.0 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Tornado 7.07 2-0

Moby Dam - Damage 5.0 2-0

Kingsrow 1.58 - Dragon 4.5.2 1-1

Horizon 4.5 - Flits 3.02 1-1


Round seven - 21.06.2016

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Horizon 4.5 2-0

Flits 3.02 - Kingsrow 1.58 1-1

Dragon 4.5.2 - Moby Dam 1-1

Damage 5.0 - Scan 2.0 0-2

Tornado 7.07 - Sjende Blyn 0-2

Round eight - 21.06.2016

Tornado 7.07 - Truus voor Windows 1.0 1-1

Sjende Blyn - Damage 5.0 1-1

Scan 2.0 - Dragon 4.5.2 1-1

Moby Dam - Flits 3.02 1-1

Kingsrow 1.58 - Horizon 4.5 2-0

Round nine - 21.06.2016

Truus voor Windows 1.0 - Kingsrow 1.58 1-1

Horizon 4.5 - Moby Dam 1-1

Flits 3.02 - Scan 2.0 0-2

Dragon 4.5.2 - Sjende Blyn 1-1

Damage 5.0 - Tornado 7.07 0-2


More about the tournament invite you to visit http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje_wa ... 16/f_3955/

[Krzysztof Grzelak]

Completion of the tournament.

Kindly announce that the tournament " Rapid draughts tournament programs " has been completed. The tournament ended in victory for the program Scan. Congratulations Fabien Letouzey. Congratulations also to Ed Gilbert for second place in the tournament and the third place for Michel Grimminck. I also thank the other programs for participating in the tournament. Places programs in the tournament. More details about the tournament, I invite for side http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje_wa ... 16/f_3955/

1. Scan 2.0
2. Kingsrow 1.58
3. Dragon 4.5.2
4. Sjende Blyn
5. Flits 3.02
6. Moby Dam
7. Truus voor Windows 1.0
8. Horizon 4.5
9. Tornado 7.07
10. Damage 5.0

Tournament table.




The parties tournament.

[Rein Halbersma]

Completion of the tournament.

Kindly announce that the tournament " Rapid draughts tournament programs " has been completed. The tournament ended in victory for the program Scan. Congratulations Fabien Letouzey. Congratulations also to Ed Gilbert for second place in the tournament and the third place for Michel Grimminck. I also thank the other programs for participating in the tournament. Places programs in the tournament. More details about the tournament, I invite for side http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje_wa ... 16/f_3955/

1. Scan 2.0
2. Kingsrow 1.58
3. Dragon 4.5.2
4. Sjende Blyn
5. Flits 3.02
6. Moby Dam
7. Truus voor Windows 1.0
8. Horizon 4.5
9. Tornado 7.07
10. Damage 5.0

Tournament table.




The parties tournament.

What happened to Damage? Did you use a very old version or with the wrong settings?

[BertTuyt]

I think that Damage 5 is a version from 1995 or alike, not quite sure.
I put it long ago on the web as a free download.
Not sure if it have endgame DBs (or limited), really need to check on some older backup drives.

In a later stage I separated GUI (Damage GUI 20XX) and Engine, and used the GUIDE protocol.
The current version for the Damage Engine is 12.8, which has a 7P DB, and can utilize all processor cores

Bert

[Rein Halbersma]

I think that Damage 5 is a version from 1995 or alike, not quite sure.
I put it long ago on the web as a free download.
Not sure if it have endgame DBs (or limited), really need to check on some older backup drives.

In a later stage I separated GUI (Damage GUI 20XX) and Engine, and used the GUIDE protocol.
The current version for the Damage Engine is 12.8, which has a 7P DB, and can utilize all processor cores

Bert

Why don't you give a version to Krzysztof? I think everyone is curious to the real strengths of Damage!

[BertTuyt]

Good question Rein,

next to the GUI which is a free download, I also want to further work on the Damage Engine.
My challenge is still to get a close to Scan as possible.
In that case a new Engine makes sense, and I will make it certainly available to public, including sources.
So far all tests (with 158 games) which I shared, reveal Damage in the same ballpark area as KingsRow and Dragon.
It is really my intention to provide an Engine which is of value to the draughts communities.
But that is for now not the case, as Kingsrow and Dragon are better alternatives as they also embed 8P DBs

Bert

[Joost Buijs]

next to the GUI which is a free download

Bert

Hi Bert,

Last time you suggested that I can use your GUI as a an interface to the program I'm working on.
I searched everywhere and the only thing that I could find is Damage 2000 beta 4 which probably is (as the name suggests) an old version.
Would you be so kind to tell me where I can find the current version of the Damage GUI?

Joost

[Krzysztof Grzelak]

If you please Joost.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u1nekyp94kjz ... bZbka?dl=0

[Joost Buijs]

Krzysztof, Thanks!