TCEC Swiss 2
See also TCEC Swiss rules.
Contents
Tournament format
The TCEC Swiss 2 uses the TCEC Swiss Tournament System with the following configuration:
- 11 double rounds
- Group seeding with 40 engines divided in 8 groups. Groups populated using TCEC S21 final standings and one additional engine.
Invited engines
Here is the full list of engines that are invited and envisioned to participate.
Explanation of special typography:
- underlined means possible invite
- italics - invited for this particular event
- bold - contact has been sought or established with, the author(s)
- bold italics - engine and/or update received.
struck through- declined or not participating
- Stockfish - update promised -> Stockfish 14.1 tested -> current update: Stockfish 14.1_202110312243 -> new version Stockfish 14.1_20211101
- LCZero - engine received: LCZero 0.28-dev+_609958 (2 parameters added: DrawScoreSideToMove=-15 and DrawScoreOpponent=10)
- KomodoDragon - no update, version of previous Cup 9 will play: KomodoDragon 2.5.1
- Stoofvlees - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- ScorpioNN - minor update ScorpioNN 3.0.14f received
- Igel - no update, version of previous Cup 9 will play: Igel 3.10.0
- Ethereal - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- RubiChess - no update, version of previous Cup 9 will play: RubiChess-2.3-dev-TCECcup9
- SlowChess - update to SlowChess 2.75
promisedreceived - Revenge - no update, new version of previous Cup 9 will play: Revenge 20211009
- Xiphos - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- rofChade - no update, version of previous Cup 9 will play: rofChade 2.309
- Nemorino - no update, new version of previous Cup 9 will play: Nemorino 6.09
- Fritz - no update, new version of previous Cup 9 will play: Fritz 18_20211010
- Defenchess - no update, as usual -> Defenchess 2.3_dev2 will play
- Minic - possible update through discord -> update to Minic 3.17 received
- Halogen - update to Halogen 10.19 received -> updated to 10.20 -> updated to
10.20.410.20.5 - Vajolet2 - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- Winter - no update, version of previous Cup 9 will play: Winter 0.9.7
- ClassicAra - update
promisedreceived -> updated to 0.9.7 -> new version ClassicAra 0.9.7.post0 - Seer - update received -> updated to Seer 20211030
- Arasan - update to Arasan v23.0.1-21-gda3182f received (new engine and new net)
- Wasp - if no update ready, then existing version will play, but work is still ongoing until deadline -> no update, version of previous Cup 9 will play: Wasp 4.65 but Contempt 0 -> -25
- Combusken - update promised -> update received: Combusken 1.9.9_TCEC_Swiss_2
- Tucano - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- Koivisto - update promised per TCEC chat - updated to Koivisto 7.0
- Marvin - update to Marvin 5.2.0-a8 received
- Pirarucu - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- Topple - no update, new version of previous Cup 9 will play: Topple 0.8.1
- Weiss - no update, new version of previous Cup 9 will play: Weiss 2.1-dev
- Monolith - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- Amoeba - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- Stash - update promised, update Stash v31.12 received -> updated to 31.13
- Cheng - update to Cheng 4.42_dev received
- Nirvana - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- Mr_Bob - update promised -> updated to Mr_Bob dev-20211031 -> fix received
- Drofa - update to Drofa 3.2.10 received
- ChessFighter - update promised, needs special testing with regards to CUDA -> versions not working yet, not sure if it can play -> another new version received -> update to ChessFighter 3.9 received
- Berserk - update to Berserk 7-dev received -> updated to 7-dev2 -> updated to 7-dev3
- Invictus - update promised -> update sent, not working -> new version received -> updated to Invictus r391
- Bagatur - update to Bagatur 2.2e received and threads 16 -> 104
- tomitankChess - no reply, version of previous Cup 9 will play
- Cheese - no update, current version Cheese 2.2 will play
- Zahak - first particpation: contact established - engine promised -> brand new engine Zahak 8.0 received -> updated to 8.0.1 -> to 8.0.2 -> to 8.0.3
Engines not playing
- AllieStein - current version does not work
- Francesca - current version does not work
Seeding groups
Group A
- Stockfish
- LCZero
- KomodoDragon
- Stoofvlees
- ScorpioNN
- Igel
Group B
- Ethereal
- RubiChess
- SlowChess
- Revenge
- Xiphos
- rofChade
Group C
- Nemorino
- Fritz
- Defenchess
- Minic
- Halogen
- Vajolet2
Group D
- Winter
- ClassicAra
- Seer
- Arasan
- Wasp
- Combusken
Group E
- Tucano
- Koivisto
- Marvin
- Pirarucu
- Topple
Group F
- Weiss
- Monolith
- Amoeba
- Stash
- Cheng
Group G
- Nirvana
- MrBob
- Drofa
- ChessFighter
- Berserk
Group H
- Invictus
- Bagatur
- tomitankChess
- Cheese
- Zahak
Seeding order
- A1
- B1
- C1
- D1
- E1
- F1
- G1
- H1
- A2
- B2
- C2
- D2
- E2
- F2
- G2
- H2
- A3
- B3
- C3
- D3
- E3
- F3
- G3
- H3
- A4
- B4
- C4
- D4
- E4
- F4
- G4
- H4
- A5
- B5
- C5
- D5
- E5
- F5
- G5
- H5
- A6
- B6
- C6
- D6
- E6
- F6
Swiss1 pairings and results
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