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| − | the Top Chess Engines Competition, prior to [[TCEC Season 8|season 8]] in 2015 called the '''Thoresen''' Chess Engines Competition, is a private tournament and rating list <ref>[http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php TCEC - Archive Mode] has the Official TCEC Ratings calculated using [[Ordo]] by [[Miguel A. Ballicora|Miguel Ballicora]], bottom-right</ref> , organized, directed and hosted by [[Martin Thoresen]] and [[Chessdom]]. It's goal is to provide viewers a live broadcast <ref>[http://www.tcec-chess.net/live.php TCEC - Live Computer Chess Broadcast]</ref> of matches played between strong chess engines. Supported by original engine authors in providing their engines, and based on voluntariness and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donation donation], TCEC does not enforce [[ICGA]] [[ICGA Tournament Rules|rules]] and [[Rybka Controversy#RybkaDecision|sanctions]] concerning engine originality. Starting in 2010, TCEC caused a furor in February 2011, when [[Houdini|Houdini 1.5]] defeated [[Rybka|Rybka 4.0]] in a match, with the event recognized in various chess blogs <ref>[http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-rybka-computer-chess-live Houdini – Rybka LIVE! | Chessdom] | + | the Top Chess Engines Competition, prior to [[TCEC Season 8|season 8]] in 2015 called the '''Thoresen''' Chess Engines Competition, is a private tournament and rating list <ref>[http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php TCEC - Archive Mode] has the Official TCEC Ratings calculated using [[Ordo]] by [[Miguel A. Ballicora|Miguel Ballicora]], bottom-right</ref> , organized, directed and hosted by [[Martin Thoresen]] and [[Chessdom]]. It's goal is to provide viewers a live broadcast <ref>[http://www.tcec-chess.net/live.php TCEC - Live Computer Chess Broadcast]</ref> of matches played between strong chess engines. Supported by original engine authors in providing their engines, and based on voluntariness and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donation donation], TCEC does not enforce [[ICGA]] [[ICGA Tournament Rules|rules]] and [[Rybka Controversy#RybkaDecision|sanctions]] concerning engine originality. Starting in 2010, TCEC caused a furor in February 2011, when [[Houdini|Houdini 1.5]] defeated [[Rybka|Rybka 4.0]] in a match, with the event recognized in various chess blogs <ref>[http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-rybka-computer-chess-live Houdini – Rybka LIVE! | Chessdom]</ref>. After a break in 2011 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39217 TCEC announcement: End of project] by [[Martin Thoresen]], [[CCC]], May 28, 2011</ref> , Thoresen relaunched TCEC in January 2013 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46861 Official (re)launch of TCEC - website is up!] by [[Martin Thoresen]], [[CCC]], January 12, 2013</ref> . In August 2013, for the start of [[TCEC Season 5|season 5]], TCEC joined forces with [[Chessdom|Chessdom Arena]] <ref>[http://www.chessdom.com/tcec-computer-chess-championship-starts-august-26th/ TCEC computer chess championship New Season starts August 26th | Chessdom], August 15, 2013</ref> <ref>[https://arena.chessdom.com/ Chessdom Chess Arena - Play Online Chess]</ref> . |
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* [https://tcec.chessdom.com/live.html Live Computer Chess Broadcast] | * [https://tcec.chessdom.com/live.html Live Computer Chess Broadcast] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoresen_Chess_Engines_Competition Thoresen Chess Engines Competition - Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoresen_Chess_Engines_Competition Thoresen Chess Engines Competition - Wikipedia] | ||
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* [https://www.facebook.com/tcec.chess TCEC - Thoresen Chess Engines Competition] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook] | * [https://www.facebook.com/tcec.chess TCEC - Thoresen Chess Engines Competition] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook] | ||
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* [http://www.chessdom.com/interview-with-martin-thoresen-organizer-and-director-of-tcec/ Interview with Martin Thoresen – organizer and director of TCEC] by [http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davorin_Kulja%C5%A1evi%C4%87 Davorin Kuljasevic], [[Chessdom]], May 28, 2014 | * [http://www.chessdom.com/interview-with-martin-thoresen-organizer-and-director-of-tcec/ Interview with Martin Thoresen – organizer and director of TCEC] by [http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davorin_Kulja%C5%A1evi%C4%87 Davorin Kuljasevic], [[Chessdom]], May 28, 2014 | ||
* [http://blog.chabris.com/2015/01/martin-thoresens-world-chess.html Martin Thoresen's World Chess Championship] by [[Christopher Chabris]], January 10, 2015 | * [http://blog.chabris.com/2015/01/martin-thoresens-world-chess.html Martin Thoresen's World Chess Championship] by [[Christopher Chabris]], January 10, 2015 | ||
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Revision as of 17:10, 6 August 2019
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TCEC, (nTCEC)
the Top Chess Engines Competition, prior to season 8 in 2015 called the Thoresen Chess Engines Competition, is a private tournament and rating list [1] , organized, directed and hosted by Martin Thoresen and Chessdom. It's goal is to provide viewers a live broadcast [2] of matches played between strong chess engines. Supported by original engine authors in providing their engines, and based on voluntariness and donation, TCEC does not enforce ICGA rules and sanctions concerning engine originality. Starting in 2010, TCEC caused a furor in February 2011, when Houdini 1.5 defeated Rybka 4.0 in a match, with the event recognized in various chess blogs [3]. After a break in 2011 [4] , Thoresen relaunched TCEC in January 2013 [5] . In August 2013, for the start of season 5, TCEC joined forces with Chessdom Arena [6] [7] .
Tournaments
| Season | from | until | Winner | Result | Runner up | |||||
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| TCEC Season 1 | December | 2010 | February | 06 | 2011 | Houdini 1.5a | +12 =23 -5 | 23½-16½ | Rybka 4.0 | |
| TCEC Season 2 | February | 11 | 2011 | April | 21 | 2011 | Houdini 1.5a | +9 =26 -5 | 22-18 | Rybka 4.1 |
| TCEC Season 3 | April | 29 | 2011 | May | 28 | 2011 | canceled [8] | |||
| TCEC Season 4 (nTCEC 1) | January | 22 | 2013 | May | 09 | 2013 | Houdini 3 | +6 =38 -4 | 25-23 | Stockfish 250413 |
| TCEC Season 5 (nTCEC 2) | August | 26 | 2013 | December | 01 | 2013 | Komodo 1142 | +10 =30 -8 | 25-23 | Stockfish 191113 |
| TCEC Season 6 | February | 07 | 2014 | May | 30 | 2014 | Stockfish 170514 | +13 =45 -6 | 35½-28½ | Komodo 7 |
| TCEC Season 7 | September | 19 | 2014 | December | 27 | 2014 | Komodo 1333 | +7 =53 -4 | 33½-30½ | Stockfish 141214 |
| TCEC Season 8 | August | 21 | 2015 | November | 30 | 2015 | Komodo 9.3x | +9 =89 -2 | 53½-46½ | Stockfish 021115 |
| TCEC Season 9 | May | 01 | 2016 | December | 05 | 2016 | Stockfish 8 | +17 =75 -8 | 54½-45½ | Houdini 5 |
| TCEC Season 10 | October | 14 | 2017 | December | 08 | 2017 | Houdini 6.03 | +15 =76 -9 | 53-47 | Komodo 1970.00 |
| TCEC Season 11 | January | 03 | 2018 | April | 2018 | Stockfish 260318 | +20 =78 -2 | 59-41 | Houdini 6.03 | |
| TCEC Season 12 | April | 2018 | July | 2018 | Stockfish 180614 | +29 =62 -9 | 60-40 | Komodo 12.1.1 | ||
| TCEC Season 13 | August | 2018 | November | 2018 | Stockfish 18102108 | +16 =78 -6 | 55-45 | Komodo 2155.00 | ||
| TCEC Season 14 | November | 2018 | February | 23 | 2019 | Stockfish 190203 | +10 =81 -9 | 50½-49½ | LCZero v20.2-32930 | |
| TCEC Season 15 | March | 2019 | May | 2019 | LCZero v0.21.1-nT40.T8.610 | +14 =79 -7 | 53½-46½ | Stockfish 19050918 | ||
Forum Posts
2010 ...
- Which match pair next? For the long TC matches. POLL! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, July 26, 2010
- Premiere: www.tcec-chess.org re-launched! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 13, 2010
- TCEC website update/news - now with Game of the Month! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, September 24, 2010
- TCEC relaunched! New rules, Divisions ++ MUST READ! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, November 30, 2010
- Grand premiere! The new TCEC! Completely redesigned. Forum++ by Martin Thoresen, CCC, December 19, 2010
2011
- Alexandra Kosteniuk writes about TCEC by Robert Houdart, CCC, January 26, 2011
- Houdini-Rybka (150m + 30s) LIVE! - TCEC Elite Match Season 1 by Martin Thoresen, CCC, January 27, 2011
- TCEC Announcement - Season 2 information! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, February 05, 2011
- Donations to TCEC by kgburcham, CCC, February 06, 2011
- TCEC SEASON 3 - All info by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 25, 2011
- TCEC announcement: End of project by Martin Thoresen, CCC, May 28, 2011
2012
- TCEC - general interest? by Martin Thoresen, CCC, June 18, 2012
2013
- Official (re)launch of TCEC - website is up! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, January 12, 2013
- nTCEC Season 2 information + changes by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 19, 2013
- Lineup for nTCEC Season 2 by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 24, 2013
- nTCEC simulation by Don Dailey, CCC, October 28, 2013
- komodo wins stage 3 by Don Dailey, CCC, November 04, 2013
2014
- Dear all TCEC fans: New website up. Season 6 -> 7th of Feruary by Martin Thoresen, CCC, February 05, 2014
- TCEC Season 7 - Main Thread by Martin Thoresen, CCC, September 17, 2014
2015 ...
- TCEC SEASON 8 by terrapene, OpenChess Forum, August 20, 2015
- TCEC Season 9 by Dmitri Gusev, CCC, April 04, 2016
- TCEC Season 10 announced by Stefan Pohl, CCC, August 12, 2017
- TCEC Season 11 - League-system by Stefan Pohl, CCC, November 10, 2017
External Links
- Live Computer Chess Broadcast
- Thoresen Chess Engines Competition - Wikipedia
- TCEC - Thoresen Chess Engines Competition | Facebook
- Interview with Martin Thoresen – organizer and director of TCEC by Davorin Kuljasevic, Chessdom, May 28, 2014
- Martin Thoresen's World Chess Championship by Christopher Chabris, January 10, 2015
References
- ↑ TCEC - Archive Mode has the Official TCEC Ratings calculated using Ordo by Miguel Ballicora, bottom-right
- ↑ TCEC - Live Computer Chess Broadcast
- ↑ Houdini – Rybka LIVE! | Chessdom
- ↑ TCEC announcement: End of project by Martin Thoresen, CCC, May 28, 2011
- ↑ Official (re)launch of TCEC - website is up! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, January 12, 2013
- ↑ TCEC computer chess championship New Season starts August 26th | Chessdom, August 15, 2013
- ↑ Chessdom Chess Arena - Play Online Chess
- ↑ TCEC announcement: End of project by Martin Thoresen, CCC, May 28, 2011
