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FACE	How it works	Conditions	Ratings	Download	History

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Edition 4

started around January 2006
Time control: 40 moves in 5 minutes and reating
Arena-GUI (only)
Book: own book for Division A to C, others use Arena little mainbook 1.0 from Harry Schnapp
not a full liga system … more Conditions

order of starting
from Division A no 1-20 (last edition): Aristarch, Delfi, Glaurung, Jonny, Ktulu, List, Naum, Pharaon, ProDeo, Pseudo, Ruffian, Scorpio, Slow, SmarThink, Spike, SOS, Thinker, Toga, WildCat, Yace
promoted from Division B no 1-2 (same edition): Baron, Frenzee, Quark
new entry is Rybka (joker)
results
No 1 is Champ = Rybka
no 21-24 are demoted to Division B (next edition)

order of starting
demoted from Division A no 21-24 (last edition): Amyan, AnMon, GreenLight, LGEvolution
demoted from PlayOff to Division A no 3-8 (last edition): Crafty, LambChop, Movei, Tao, Ufim, Zappa
from Division B no 5-14 (last edition): Baron, Comet, Gromit, ET, Frenzee, KingOfKings, KnightDreamer, Pepito, Quark …. PatriotLight is taken out cause Clone-Code
promoted from Division C no 1-2 (same edition): Petir, Trace
promoted from PlayOff to Division C no 1-3 (same edition): FrancescaMad, Nejmet, Postmodernist
results
no 1-3 are promoted to Division B (in same edition)
no 21-24 are demoted to Division C (in next edition)

order of starting
from Division C no 15-20 (last edition): Amy, FrancescaMad, Nejmet, Postmodernist, Terra, TCB
from Division D no 3-4 (same edition): Patzer, Phalanx
results
no 1-3 are promoted to Division B (in same edition)
no 4-8 are demoted to Division C (in next edition)

order of starting
demoted from Division B no 21-24 (last edition): Abrok, Dragon, Phalanx, Sjeng
demoted from PlayOff to Division B no 4-8 (last edition): Arasan, Bringer, KnightX, Petir, Trace
from Division C no 5-14 (last edition): Amateur, Betsy, Bruja, Chezzz, GES, Hermann, Patzer, Queen, Snitch, ThorsHammer
promoted from Division D no 1-2 (same edition): Kiwi, Matacz
promoted from PlayOff to Division C no 1-3 (same edition): Averno, Eeyore, Leila
results
no 1-2 are promoted to Division B (in same edition)
no 3-4 go to PlayOff to Division B (in same edition)
no 17-20 go to PlayOff to Division C (in next edition)
no 21-24 are demoted to Division D (in next edition)

order of starting
demoted from Division C no 21-24 (last edition): Beowulf, Booot, Chispa, Eeyore
demoted from PlayOff to Division D no 5-8 (last edition): Ant, Djinn, Ex, Horizon … Fafis is taken out cause Clone- Code
from Division D no 5-14 (last edition): Butcher, CyberPagno, Delphil, Dorky, Fortress, Gnu4, Madeleine, Matheus, Merlin, Tornado
promoted from Joker-Qualify (same edition): Arion, Kiwi
promoted from Candidates no 3-6 (same edition): Gosu, GreKo, Matacz, Olithink
promoted from PlayOff to Division D no 1-2 (same edition): Aice, Natwarlal
results
no 1-2 are promoted to Division C (in same edition)
no 3-4 go to PlayOff to Division C (in same edition)
no 17-20 go to PlayOff to Division D (in next edition)
no 21-26 are demoted to Candidates (in next edition)

order of starting
from Division D no 15-20 (last edition): Aice, Genesis, Ghost, Gnu, Inmi, LordKing
from Candidates no 7-10 (same edition): Bestia, Gaviota, NagaSkaki, Natwarlal
results
no 1-2 are promoted to Division D (same edition)
no 3-10 are demoted to Candidates (next edition)

order of starting
demoted from Division D no 21-26 (last edition): Ax, Bestia, DelphiMax, Faile, LaDameBlance, Olithink
demoted from PlayOff to Division D no 3-8 (last edition): Alarm, Arion, BlackBishop, GK, Gosu, Matacz
from Candidates no 10-20 (last edition): Alfil, Bodo, Celes, GreKo, Kiwi, Monarch, Muse, NagaSkaki, Natwarlal, Neurosis, Requiem, Sunsetter, Tytan
new entry is Gaviota
results
no 1-2 go to Joker-Qualify - cause scored > 75 % (in same edition)
no 3-6 go to Division D (in same edition)
no 7-10 go to PlayOff to Division D (in same edition)

Coming

joker engine is added to Division A
- Rybka 1.00b
new chance in Candidates
- Gaviota 0.33 (now playing with old wb-protocol although its told on webside its compartible with new wb-protocol)

Going

engines taken out of tournament cause Clone-Code inside
- Patriot Light 0.172
- Fafis 2.52