Edition 8

• started around January 2008
• Time control: 40 moves in 5 minutes and reating
• Arena-GUI (only)
• Book: all engine use their own book, for engines without a book, Arena little mainbook 1.00 by Harry Schnapp is used.
• not a full liga system … more Conditions

• order of starting
• from Division A no 1-20 (last edition): Alaric, Booot, Bright, Delfi, Fruit, Glaurung, List, Movei, Naum, Pharaon, ProDeo, Ruffian, Rybka, Scorpio, Slow, SOS, Spike, Strelka, Toga, WildCat
• promoted from Division B no 1-4 (same edition): Alfil, Frenzee, Thinker, TwistedLogic
• results
• No 1 is Champ = Rybka
• no 19-24 are demoted to Division B (next edition)

• order of starting
• demoted from Division A no 21-24 (last edition): Aristarch, Bug, Petir, Thinker
• from Division B no 4-20 (last edition): AnMon, Baron, Colossus, Crafty, ET, Frenzee, GreenLight, Jonny, Ktulu, LGEvolution, Pseudo, Sloppy, SmarThink, Trace, Ufim, Yace, Zappa
• promoted from Division C no 1-3 (same edition): Alfil, Garbo, TwistedLogic
• results
• no 1-3 are promoted to Division B (in same edition)
• no 19-24 are demoted to Division D (in next edition)

• order of starting
• demoted from Division B no 21-24 (last edition): Amyan, LambChop, Pepito, Tao
• from Division C no 4-16 (last edition): Abrok, Alfil, Arasan, Bruja, Gosu, Gromit, Hamsters, KingOfKings, Nejmet, Patzer, Postmodernist, Quark, Snitch
• promoted from Division C no 1-3 (same edition): Cyrano, Garbo, Matacz, TwistedLogic
• promoted from PlayOff to Division C no 1-3 (same edition): Dragon, FrancescaMad, KnightDreamer
• results
• no 1-3 are promoted to Division B (in same edition)
• no 19-24 are demoted to Division D (in next edition)

Average B-Elo 2.394

• order of starting
• from Division C no 17–20 (last edition): Comet, Dragon, FrancescaMad, Queen
• from Division D no 5-8 (same edition): Anatoli, Diablo, KnightDreamer, Typhoon
• result
• no 1-3 are promoted to Division C (same edition)
• no 4-8 are demoted to Division D (next edition)

• order of starting
• demoted from Division C no 21-24 (last edition): Amy, Djinn, Hermann, KnightDreamer
• demoted from PlayOff to Division C no 7-14 (last edition): Danasah, Delphil, Horizon, Matacz, Phalanx, Sjeng, Spider, ThorsHammer
• from Division D no 9-16 (last edition): Amateur, Arion, Betsy, Diablo, Eeyore, Leila, TCB, Typhoon
• promoted from Division E (same edition): Cyrano
• promoted from PlayOff to Division D (same edition): Gaia, Garbo, TwistedLogic
• results
• no 1-4 are promoted to Division C (in same edition)
• no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division C (in same edition)
• no 19-24 are demoted to Division E (in next edition)

• order of starting
• from Division D no 17–20 (last edition): Chezzz , Chispa, Gaia, Homer
• from Division E no 2-8 (same edition): Aice, Bringer, Cyrano, Muse, Resp, Romi, TwistedLogic, Tytan
• result
• No 1-3 are promoted to Division D (in same edition)
• No 4-12 are demoted to Division E (in next edition)

• order of starting
• demoted from Division D no 21-24 (last edition): Natwarlal, Tytan … (Butcher, Tornado start in Junior)
• from Division E no 11-24 (last edition): Averno, Bringer, Muse, TwistedLogic … (Aice, Anechka, Ant, BlackBishop, Greko, Ex, Monarch, NagaSkaki, Neurosis, Romi, start in Junior)
• promoted from Junior no 1-9 (last edition): Aice, Counter, Cyrano, Greko, Joker, Resp, Romi, Scid, Tornado
• promoted from Senior no 1-4, 7 (last edition): CyberPagno, ESC, GES, Gnu, KnightX
• results
• no 1 is promoted to Division D (in same edition)
• no 2-8 go to PlayOff to Division D (in same edition)
• no 15-19 go to Division F (in next edition)
• no 20 go to Junior cause < 2.000 bayeselo (in next edition)

• new engines are set here (also joker-engines)
• engines not older than 3 years and < 2.000 bayeselo
• division is limited to 24 engines

• order of starting
• the following engines come cause scoring < 2.000 elo (EloStat)
• - from Division D (last edition): Butcher, Tornado
• - from Division E (last edition): Aice, Anechka, Ant, BlackBishop, Greko, Ex, Monarch, Nagashaki, Neurosis, Romi
• - from Senior(last edition): OliThink -new version-
• - from Senior (last edition): Resp, Scid -new faster compiles from Jim Ablett-
• new entries: Cyrano, Counter, Joker
• results
• since Edition 8 the barrier > 2.000 Elo is checked with BayesElo
• no 1-9 score cause > 2.000 bayeselo and go to Division E

• the table shows all games which were played by current participants so far
• engines > 3 years old and < 2.000 bayeselo play here

• order of starting
• new entry is Gerbil 0.20 (scored no 22)
• results
• all engines > 2.000 bayeselo go to Division E (in same edition)

Coming

• joker engine is added in PlayOff to Division D
  • Garbo 2.10
• new engines in Junior
  • Counter 0.80
  • Cyrano 0.30
  • Joker 1.1.14
• engines go from Senior to Junior cause of new release or new faster compile
  • Olithink 5.09
  • Resp 0.19ja
  • Scid 3.61ja
• an older engine is added to Senior
  • Gerbil 0.20

Going

• following engines go to new Junior cause < 2000 BayesElo
  • Aice 0.99.2
  • Anechka 0.08
  • Ant 2006f
  • BlackBishop 0.47
  • Butcher 1.58
  • Ex 5.01b
  • Greko 5.40
  • Monarch 1.70
  • Nagashaki 4.00
  • Neurosis 2.30
  • Romi P3j
  • Tornado 1.00