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1ST CHESS FRIENDS OF THE WORLD DCCC - 2015

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This space is to be used by the contestants for posting the match results and games played in the "1st Chess Friends of the World Dedicated Chess Computer Challenge, 2015"
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1st Chess Friends of the World Dedicated Chess Computer Challenge, 2015

The Tournament is a 5 Round event to be played over 2 days.

Will commence on: SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 7th, 2015
Will end on: SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 8th, 2015

The Tournament match schedule is a follows.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH, 2015
Round 1 - EST 10:00 = 13:00 BRST = CET(MEZ) 16.00 = PLAYCHESS SERVER TIME: UTC 15:00
Round 2 - EST 17:00 = 20:00 BRST = CET(MEZ) 23.00 = PLAYCHESS SERVER TIME: UTC 22:00


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8TH, 2015

Round 3 - EST 08:30 = 11:30 BRST = CET(MEZ) 14.30 = PLAYCHESS SERVER TIME: UTC 13:30
Round 4 - EST 11:00 = 14:00 BRST = CET(MEZ) 17:00 = PLAYCHESS SERVER TIME: UTC 16:00
Round 5 - EST 13:30 = 16:30 BRST = CET(MEZ) 19:30 = PLAYCHESS SERVER TIME: UTC 18:00

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

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Ten players residing in six different countries are entered in this inaugural event.

RESIDENCE

Alain - USA (Forum Name: Alain)
Dave - USA (Forum Name = Dave C)
Michael - Germany (Forum Name: Blaubaer)
Nick - USA (Forum Name: spacious_mind) (Playchess name: spacious_mind)
Olivier - France (Forum Name: mychess)
Paul - Netherlands (Forum Name: paulwise3)
Ricardo - Venezuela (Forum Name: ricard60)
Steffen - Germany (Forum Name: steffen)
Walter - Germany (Forum Name: Walter Lang)
Oswaldo - Brazil (Forum Name: dedicate computers)

If you have a Playchess nickname, then please let people know so that they can find you. If you are logging in as a Guest then please message your opponent and tell him your guest number.

TOURNAMENT CONTESTANTS

Olivier - Novag Sapphire - David Kittinger
Steffen - Fidelity V9 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen
Paul - Millennium Chess Genius - Richard Lang
Dave - Mephisto 68020 London - Richard Lang
Alain - Mephisto Montreux - Johan De Koning
Michael - Mephisto Risc 2 - Ed Schroeder
Ricardo - Saitek Master Chess - Frans Morsch
Walter - Mephisto Magellan - Frans Morsch
Oswaldo - Fidelity V7 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen
Nick - Mephisto TM Portorose - Richard Lang

Venue

The event will be held at Playchess in the Café Room:

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For "How to use Playchess" instructions see here:

http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7454

As a communication backup it is recommended that you use Google Hangouts which will allow you to communicate instantly with your opponent in an emergency. See here communication example:

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As this tournament is being played live with 5 rounds over 2 days, we need to ensure that the games are completed on schedule and with minimum technical issues.

You can read more about Google Hangouts here:

http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7455

If both opponents have an alternative backup method that allows for effective emergency communication, then that that is acceptable as well.

Game Rules

We will try to keep the rules easy.

1) Time: The event is being played at an average time of 30 seconds per move. Your computers average time setting of 30 seconds or the average time setting of 60/30 (60 moves in 30 minutes) are acceptable. 30 seconds fixed time is also allowed. All other level settings are not permitted.

2) Losses on Time: Losses on time do not apply to this tournament. Please ensure that you have adequate time set up on the Playchess servers to avoid the server adjudicating a loss to a player. Should this happen, the contestants must continue with their game until one computer wins or a draw is agreed.

3) Adjudication: Both players may agree to either resign or accept a draw on behalf of the computer if such situation arises. Common sense, good judgment and fair play applies to this rule.

4) Starting the game: White player starts the game by pressing the computers "Enter", "Play" or "Move" key. No manual choices carried out by a human are allowed.

5) Opening Book: Only the computer's built-in opening book can be used. Computers that have multiple opening books built in, the operator may choose a book from the computer's book settings. Manually pre-programmed openings are not allowed.

6) No Additional Rules: For everything else that might occur, common sense and fair play applies.

Anyone still interested in entering the Tournament is welcome. Cut-off date for final entries will be Midnight on Saturday, October 31st.

Playchess Clocks

Remember to set your game clocks in Playchess to TIME: 120 and GAIN PER MOVE: 30 As seen in the example below.

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POST YOUR GAME AND GAME RESULT HERE AT FORUM "TOURNAMENT GAMES AND RESULTS:

http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=73587#73587

Please try to post the score and game as soon as you are able. The results are needed to prepare tables and schedules for the next rounds.

ROUND 1 SCHEDULE

London 68020, Mephisto - TM Portorose, Mephisto
Risc 2, Mephisto - Master Chess, Saitek
EAG V9, Fidelity - Montreux, Mephisto
Magellan, Mephisto - Sapphire, Novag
EAG V7, Fidelity - Chess Genius, Millennium

@ Paul, Your opponent Oswaldo has a 3 hour time difference to you (-3 to you), can you see if you can organize with him an earlier time or even a later time or in the evening at say 20:00 or 21:00 Hours your time (before Round 2 Starts at 24:00) or even Friday evening you can arrange it with Oswaldo.

@ Steffen, if you need to start a little earlier then please contact Alain to discuss time with him.

@Michael, Same with you, if you need to change the time a little then please organize with Ricardo!

Let the fun begin!!

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Nick
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Alain is currently residing in the US ..however he is still a French national
My Guess is he would probably want the French Flag by his side at the chess table

Anyway....
best of luck with the tournament
i look forward to checking in on the games throughout the 2 days

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Steve B wrote:Alain is currently residing in the US ..however he is still a French national
My Guess is he would probably want the French Flag by his side at the chess table

Anyway....
best of luck with the tournament
i look forward to checking in on the games throughout the 2 days

Kibitzing Regards
Steve
Hi Steve,

That is why I called it residence (for time difference purposes) and not nationality :)

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Ok here are the revised tournament schedules, hopefully this will avoid any confusions. I have also changed the Round 2 Saturday night games by 1 hour to make it easier on Europe.

Here are the dates per Country Time zone

Brazil - BRST Time - Oswaldo

Round 1 = 13:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 2 = 20:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 3 = 11:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 4 = 14:00 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 5 = 16:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015

France, Germany & Netherlands - CET (MEZ) Time - Michael, Olivier, Paul, Steffen & Walter

Round 1 = 16:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 2 = 23:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 3 = 14:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 4 = 17:00 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 5 = 19:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015

USA Pacific Time - PST Time - Alain & Dave C

Round 1 = 07:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 2 = 14:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 3 = 05:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 4 = 08:00 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 5 = 10:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015

USA Central Time - CST Time - Nick

Round 1 = 09:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 2 = 16:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 3 = 07:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 4 = 10:00 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 5 = 12:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015

Venezuela - VET Time - Ricardo

Round 1 = 10:30 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 2 = 17:30 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 3 = 09:00 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 4 = 11:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 5 = 14:00 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015

Phew that was confusing. Especially with Venezuela because I think they have this 1/2 hour time thing going on there :)

To be sure when you log in at Playchess you should see the time there as follows. Please check it because if it matches then you are there at the right time for your game:

Playchess Server Time - UTC Time
Round 1 = 15:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 2 = 22:00 - Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Round 3 = 13:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 4 = 16:00 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Round 5 = 18:30 - Sunday, November 8th, 2015


ROUND 1 SCHEDULE REMINDER

London 68020, Mephisto - TM Portorose, Mephisto
Risc 2, Mephisto - Master Chess, Saitek
EAG V9, Fidelity - Montreux, Mephisto
Magellan, Mephisto - Sapphire, Novag
EAG V7, Fidelity - Chess Genius, Millennium

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spacious_mind wrote:
TOURNAMENT CONTESTANTS

Olivier - Novag Sapphire - David Kittinger
Steffen - Fidelity V9 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen
Paul - Millennium Chess Genius - Richard Lang
Dave - Mephisto 68020 London - Richard Lang
Alain - Mephisto Montreux - Johan De Koning
Michael - Mephisto Risc 2 - Ed Schroeder
Ricardo - Saitek Master Chess - Frans Morsch
Walter - Mephisto Magellan - Frans Morsch
Oswaldo - Fidelity V7 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen
Nick - Mephisto TM Portorose - Richard Lang
OK
Time for predictions...in order of finish

1.Dave - Mephisto 68020 London - Richard Lang
2.Alain - Mephisto Montreux - Johan De Koning
3.Ricardo - Saitek Master Chess - Frans Morsch
4.Walter - Mephisto Magellan - Frans Morsch
5.Olivier - Novag Sapphire - David Kittinger
6.Michael - Mephisto Risc 2 - Ed Schroeder
7.Nick - Mephisto TM Portorose - Richard Lang
8.Paul - Millennium Chess Genius - Richard Lang
9.Steffen - Fidelity V9 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen
10.Oswaldo - Fidelity V7 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen


I have played several Fidelity EAG computers in various events over the years and they never performed well for me in 30 sec./Avg Games

Of course winning the event is totally meaningless and the only thing that matters is the comradery and friendship of the players

Holding Hands And Singing Kumbaya Regards
Steve
P.S.still sweet to win it all though..
:P
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Steve B wrote:P.S.still sweet to win it all though..
:P
That's what I think!
Now a pawn ahead against Oswaldo, but bishops of different colours, so nothing decided yet...
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
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paulwise3 wrote:
Steve B wrote:P.S.still sweet to win it all though..
:P
That's what I think!
Now a pawn ahead against Oswaldo, but bishops of different colours, so nothing decided yet...
Hi Paul,

Great, I am happy that you both managed to connect!


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EAG V7, Fidelity, (Oswaldo) - Chess Genius, Millennium, (Paul) 0 - 1
(Round 1)
Hi all,

Oswaldo and I played from about 22:15 (my time) the first round game, as I was not able to play it the saturday afternoon.
The ChessGenius won a pawn in the early middlegame, and after trading queens there was an endgame with rooks, and bishops of different colour, which made it hard for the ChessGenius to find a winning plan.
There was a lot of manouvering, and I have to analyse what it was all about, or just the ChessGenius not knowing how to win the game. Finally it managed to trade bishops, and then the win came quickly, allthough it could have won easier, for instance a human player would have played 78. ..Rxg5, with an easy pawn endgame win.

Anyway, here is the game:

[Event "1ST CHESS FRIENDS OF THE WORLD - 2015"]
[Site "Playchess"]
[Date "2015.11.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "EAG V7, Fidelity, (Oswaldo)"]
[Black "Chess Genius, Millennium, (Paul)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "Wiselius,Paul"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[TimeControl "30 sec/move"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 d6 9. Bd5 Bd7 10. Nxd4 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Be3
Bf6 14. Qb4 Re8 15. Nc3 Be5 16. f4 Qh4 17. g3 Qg4 18. Qa5 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Qf3 20.
Qd3 Bh3 21. Qd2 Bf5 22. Qf2 Qxd5 23. c3 Bc8 24. Qg2 Bb7 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. b3
Re6 27. Rad1 Bf3 28. Rd2 Rae8 29. Kf2 Bc6 30. g4 h5 31. gxh5 a5 32. Rde2 Rh6
33. Kg3 Rxh5 34. Bd4 Rxe2 35. Rxe2 Kf8 36. c4 bxc4 37. bxc4 Bd7 38. Rb2 Be6 39.
Rb8+ Ke7 40. Rb7 Kd7 41. Bxg7 Rh3+ 42. Kg2 Ra3 43. h4 Rxa2+ 44. Kg3 Ra3+ 45.
Kg2 Bxc4 46. Ra7 Kc6 47. Bd4 Bd5+ 48. Kg1 Rh3 49. h5 Rxh5 50. Rxa5 Rh3 51. Bf6
Rg3+ 52. Kh2 Rg8 53. Kh3 Be4 54. Bd4 f5 55. Be3 Rg4 56. Ra7 Bd3 57. Kh2 Bc4 58.
Kh3 Bf1+ 59. Kh2 Bd3 60. Ra3 Bc4 61. Ra7 Bb5 62. Kh3 Be2 63. Kh2 Bf3 64. Kh3
Bg2+ 65. Kh2 Bd5 66. Kh3 Be4 67. Kh2 Rg8 68. Kh3 Bg2+ 69. Kh2 Bd5 70. Kh3 Bc4
71. Kh2 Bb5 72. Ra5 Rg4 73. Ra7 Rg7 74. Bd4 Rg8 75. Ra5 Kd5 76. Rxb5+ Kxd4 77.
Rxf5 c5 78. Rg5 Rc8 79. f5 c4 80. f6 c3 81. Rg4+ Kd5 82. f7 Rh8+ 83. Kg2 c2 84.
Rg8 c1=Q 0-1
(white resigns)

Regards,
Paul
2024 Special thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12741
2024 Special results and standings: https://schaakcomputers.nl/paul_w/Tourn ... 25_06.html
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Yep that was a hard game. It is always awkward with opposite colored bishops. It looks like EAG V7 shot itself in the foot, there was no reason for it to exchange bishops. There was also no good reason for it to give up a second pawn either.

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Post by Harvey Williamson »

Hi Guys,

I have made this thread a Sticky and will leave it at the top of the forum for a few weeks.

Good Luck!
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Harvey Williamson wrote:Hi Guys,

I have made this thread a Sticky and will leave it at the top of the forum for a few weeks.

Good Luck!
Harvey
Hi Harvey,

Thanks!!
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Steve B wrote:
OK
Time for predictions...in order of finish


1.Dave - Mephisto 68020 London - Richard Lang
2.Alain - Mephisto Montreux - Johan De Koning
3.Ricardo - Saitek Master Chess - Frans Morsch
4.Walter - Mephisto Magellan - Frans Morsch
5.Olivier - Novag Sapphire - David Kittinger
6.Michael - Mephisto Risc 2 - Ed Schroeder
7.Nick - Mephisto TM Portorose - Richard Lang
8.Paul - Millennium Chess Genius - Richard Lang
9.Steffen - Fidelity V9 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen
10.Oswaldo - Fidelity V7 - Dan & Kathe Spracklen

Of course winning the event is totally meaningless and the only thing that matters is the comradery and friendship of the players

Holding Hands And Singing Kumbaya Regards
Steve
P.S.still sweet to win it all though..
:P
Agreed...but....I'm getting overly excited just seeing my name at the top of a list of predictions! Probably the first and last time that will happen.

Revved up...regards,
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Dave C wrote:

I'm getting overly excited just seeing my name at the top of a list of predictions! Probably the first and last time that will happen.

Revved up...regards,
Dave
Remember Dave
winning the tournament isnt everything...

Its The Only Thing Regards
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Hi,

Round 1, Game 2, Risc2 (Michael) vs. Master Chess (Ricardo) will take place one hour earlier today, that is 15:00h CET/MEZ - 09:30h VET - 08:00h CST!

Anticipation Regards, Michael
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