TCEC Season 14

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TCEC Season 14,
the Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) Season 14 from November 17, 2018 until February 23, 2019

Participants

Engine	CC	Authors	Divisions and Ranking
			Fourth	Third	Second	First	Premier	Superfinal
Andscacs	AD	Daniel José Queraltó					7th
Arasan	US	Jon Dart		4th
Booot	UA	Alex Morozov			8th
Chess22k	NL	Sander Maassen vd Brink	10th
ChessBrainVB	DE	Roger Zuehlsdorf			5th
Chiron	IT	Ubaldo Andrea Farina				4th
Demolito	FR	Lucas Braesch	7th
Ethereal	US	Andrew Grant					8th
Fire	US	Norman Schmidt et al.					5th
Fizbo	US	Youri Matiounine				3rd
Fritz 16	CZ/US	Vasik Rajlich				8th
Ginkgo	DE	Frank Schneider				5th
Gull	RU	Vadim Demichev			6th
Hannibal	US/PH	Sam Hamilton, Edsel Apostol		8th
Houdini	BE	Robert Houdart					4th
Jonny	DE	Johannes Zwanzger				7th
Komodo	US	Don Dailey, Larry Kaufman, Mark Lefler					2nd
Komodo MCTS	US	Larry Kaufman, Mark Lefler	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	6th
Laser	US	Jeffrey An, Michael An				6th
LCZero	BE/CA/CH/++	Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Gary Linscott, Alexander Lyashuk et al.		1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd
Nemorino	DE	Christian Günther	3rd	7th
Nirvana	US	Thomas Kolarik			4th
Pedone	IT	Fabio Gobbato		3rd
Pirarucu	BR	Raoni Campos	5th
Rodent III	PL	Pawel Koziol	9th
RofChade	NL	Ronald Friederich	2nd	6th
Schooner	CA	Dennis Sceviour	4th
ScorpioNN	ET	Daniel Shawul	12th
Stockfish	NO/IT/FI/CA	Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Gary Linscott et al.					1st	1st
Texel	SE	Peter Österlund			7th
Tucano	BR	Alcides Schulz	8th
Vajolet2	IT	Marco Belli		5th
Wasp	US	John Stanback	6th
Winter	CH	Jonathan Rosenthal	11th
Xiphos	RS	Milos Tatarevic			3rd

• CC Country Codes

Divisions

Fourth Division

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November 17 - November 30, 2018, timecontrol 30' + 10''

#	Engine	Km	Rf	Ne	Sc	Pi	Wa	Dm	Tu	Ro	C22	Wi	Sn	P44
1	Komodo MCTS 2180.00	x	½½01	111½	11½½	1111	1111	11½1	½11½	½111	1½11	111½	1111	37½
2	RofChade 1.019T	½½10	x	0111	½½½½	½10½	½½1½	11½1	½111	1111	1½½½	11½1	1111	32½
3	Nemorino 5.05	000½	1000	x	½½½1	11½½	½½1½	1½1½	1111	½1½1	1101	111½	1111	30
4	Schooner 2.0.33	00½½	½½½½	½½½0	x	01½1	½½½½	½0½½	1½½½	1111	½111	111½	1111	28
5	Pirarucu 2.6.9	0000	½01½	00½½	10½0	x	½1½1	½½01	1½½½	1½½½	1½½1	1½1½	1111	24½
6	Wasp 3.37	0000	½½0½	½½0½	½½½½	½0½0	x	0½0½	½1½1	½1½1	11½1	1111	1111	24½
7	Demolito 20181029	00½0	00½0	0½0½	½1½½	½½10	1½1½	x	0½11	0½½1	½½½1	½011	1111	23
8	Tucano 7.06	½00½	½000	0000	0½½½	0½½½	½0½0	1½00	x	01½½	01½1	01½1	1111	18
9	Rodent III 1.0.171	½000	0000	½0½0	0000	0½½½	½0½0	1½½0	10½½	x	½½10	½111	1111	17½
10	chess22k 1.11	0½00	0½½½	0010	½000	0½½0	00½0	½½½0	10½0	½½01	x	1½½1	1111	17
11	Winter 181107	000½	00½0	000½	000½	0½0½	0000	½100	10½0	½000	0½½0	x	1½11	11
12	ScorpioNN 2.8.9	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0½00	x	½

Third Division

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December 02 - December 08, 2018, timecontrol 30' + 10''

#	Engine	Lc	Km	Pe	Ar	Va	Rf	Ne	Ha	P28
1	LCZero v19-TP-11248	x	½1½1	11½½	0½11	1111	½1½1	11½1	½111	22½
2	Komodo MCTS 2210.00	½0½0	x	11½1	11½½	½11½	½1½1	½1½½	1111	20
3	Pedone 191118	00½½	00½0	x	1½½0	½0½0	½½½1	1110	1½11	13½
4	Arasan CCC3	1½00	00½½	0½½1	x	½½½½	10½½	½½½½	1½½1	13½
5	Vajolet2 2.6.1	0000	½00½	½1½1	½½½½	x	½011	½0½½	½½1½	12½
6	RofChade 1.023T	½0½0	½0½0	½½½0	01½½	½100	x	½½11	½1½½	12½
7	Nemorino 5.05	00½0	½0½½	0001	½½½½	½1½½	½½00	x	1011	11½
8	Hannibal 20181202	½000	0000	0½00	0½½0	½½0½	½0½½	0100	x	6

Second Division

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December 08 - December 14, 2018, timecontrol 30' + 10''

#	Engine	Lc	Km	Xi	Bo	Ni	CB	Gu	Te	P28
1	LCZero v19.1-RC2-11248	x	½1½½	½11½	1½1½	1½1½	½11½	1½1½	110½	20
2	Komodo MCTS 2217.00	½0½½	x	½½½½	1½½½	½1½½	1½½1	11½1	½½½½	17
3	Xiphos 0.4.14	½00½	½½½½	x	11½½	½½11	½½½1	½½½1	½½½½	16
4	Nirvana 2.4	0½0½	0½½½	00½½	x	01½½	½11½	½½1½	½½½½	13
5	ChessBrainVB 3.72	0½0½	½0½½	½½00	10½½	x	11½0	½½0½	1½½½	12
6	Gull 180521	½00½	0½½0	½½½0	½00½	00½1	x	111½	1½0½	11½
7	Texel 1.08a13	0½0½	00½0	½½½0	½½0½	½½1½	000½	x	½0½0	8½
8	Booot 6.3.1	001½	½½½½	½½½½	½½½½	0½½½	0½1½	½1½1	x	0

First Division

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December 14 - December 24, 2018, timecontrol 60' + 10''

#	Engine	Lc	Km	Fz	Ch	Gi	La	Jo	Fr	P28
1	LCZero v19.1-11248	x	½½½½	½½11	11½0	½½11	1½11	½½1½	11½1	20
2	Komodo MCTS 2221.00	½½½½	x	½½10	½1½½	½½11	½½½1	½½½1	11½½	17½
3	Fizbo 2	½½00	½½01	x	1½½½	110½	½½10	½½1½	½½½½	14½
4	Chiron S14	00½1	½0½½	0½½½	x	10½0	½½½½	½10½	1½11	13½
5	Ginkgo 2.18b	½½00	½½00	001½	01½1	x	½½½½	1½½1	½1½½	13½
6	Laser 181205	0½00	½½½0	½½01	½½½½	½½½½	x	½1½½	1½½½	13
7	Jonny 8.1	½½0½	½½½0	½½0½	½01½	0½½0	½0½½	x	½1½1	12
8	Fritz 16.10	00½0	00½½	½½½½	0½00	½0½½	0½½½	½0½0	x	8

Premier Division

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December 26, 2018 - January 16, 2019, timecontrol 90' + 10''

#	Engine	St	Ko	Lc	Ho	Km	Fi	An	Et	P42
1	Stockfish 181224	x	½½1½11	½½½1½½	½1½1½½	1½½½½½	1½½½1½	111½1½	1½½1½1	29
2	Komodo 2227.00	½½0½00	x	½½½½1½	½½½½½½	½1½1½1	11½½1½	½½½½½1	½½½1½½	24
3	LCZero v20rc2-32194	½½½0½½	½½½½0½	x	½½½½½½	½1½101	½½½11½	½111½½	½½½1½½	24
4	Houdini 6.03	½0½0½½	½½½½½½	½½½½½½	x	1½½½½½	½½1½11	1½½1½½	½½½1½½	23½
5	Fire 7.1	0½½½½½	½0½0½0	½0½010	0½½½½½	x	½0½½½½	½½½½½½	1½½½½½	17½
6	Komodo MCTS 2227.00	0½½½0½	00½½0½	½½½00½	½½0½00	½1½½½½	x	½½1½½0	½½1½1½	17½
7	Andscacs 095	000½0½	½½½½½0	½000½½	0½½0½½	½½½½½½	½½0½½1	x	½½1½½½	16½
8	Ethereal 11.14	0½½0½0	½½½0½½	½½½0½½	½½½0½½	0½½½½½	½½0½0½	½½0½½½	x	16

The disqualification of Komodo MCTS 2227.00 after three disconnections changed the table in favor to LCZero:

#	Engine	P
1	Stockfish 181224	25
2	LCZero v20rc2-32194	20
3	Komodo 2227.00	19½

Superfinal

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February 04 - February 23, 2019, timecontrol 120' + 15''

Stockfish 190203 - LCZero v20.2-32930 +10 =81 -9, 50½ - 49½

Publications

• Guy Haworth, Nelson Hernandez (2019). TCEC14: the 14th Top Chess EngineChampionship. pdf

Forum Posts

• Winter 0.3 Release Overview and Select Games by Jonathan Rosenthal, CCC, December 16, 2018
• interesting TCEC game by Jon Dart, CCC, December 20, 2018
• LCZero blunder by Louis Zulli, CCC, January 09, 2019
• Stockfish TCEC 14 Champion by Leo, CCC, February 24, 2019

External Links

• TCEC - Live Mode
• TCEC Web Gui Archive
• TCEC Season 14 from Wikipedia
• TCEC Season 14 – Let’s get ready to !boom, Chessdom, November 11, 2018
• Computer Chess Testing: Opening selection TCEC 14 superfinal by Jeroen Noomen, December 16, 2018
• Komodo MCTS (Monte Carlo Tree Search) is the new star of TCEC, Chessdom, December 18, 2018
• Stockfish wins the Premier Division, Lc0 qualifies for the Superfinal, Chessdom, February 04, 2019
• Interview with Alexander Lyashuk about the recent success of Lc0, Chessdom, February 06, 2019
• Tiebreak looming at the TCEC Superfinal, Chessdom, February 20, 2019
• Stockfish continues to dominate computer chess, wins TCEC S14, Chessdom, March 01, 2019
• The TCEC14 Computer Chess Superfinal: a perspective by Matthew Sadler, Chessdom, March 02, 2019
• TCEC Season 14 – the 14th Top Chess Engine Championship by Guy Haworth and Nelson Hernandez, Chessdom, March 12, 2019

References

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