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FACE How it works Conditions Participants Ratings Download History

Edition 12

  • started around May 2011
  • 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” by Harry Schnapp is used.
  • not a full liga system … more Conditions

Division 1 AddOn

  • order of starting
    • as Add On: Strelka, Ivanhoe and new versions of Gull and Scorpio

Division 1

  • order of starting
    • taken out:
    • coming in:
      • as Joker: Minko (Fruit-derivat in devolopment)
    • from Division 1 no 01-12 (last edition): Houdini, Critter, Stockfish, Spark, Kommodo, Gull, Spike, Rybka, Booot, Thinker, Loop, Crafty
    • promoted from Division 2 no 01-04 (this edition): Hannibal, Nemo, Scorpio, Protector
  • results
    • demoted to Division 2 no 13-16: Spark, Scorpio, Nemo, Crafty

Division 2

  • order of starting
    • demoted from Division 1 no 13-16 (last edition): Scorpio, Delfi, Hannibal, Protector
    • from Division 2 no 04-12 (last edition): Bug, Chronus, Bison, Frenzee, Alaric, Naum, WildCat/Murka, Cyrano, Pharaon
    • promoted from Division 3 no 01-03 (this edition): Tornado, Nemo, Jonny
  • results
    • promoted to Division 1 no 01-04: Hannibal, Nemo, Scorpio, Protector
    • demoted to Division 3 no 13-16: Cyrano, Bug, Pharao, Murka

Division 3

  • order of starting
    • demoted from Division 2 no 13-16 (last edition): Colossus, DayDreamer, ET, SlowBlitz
    • from Division 3 no 05-12 (last edition): Hamsters, ProDeo, Pseudo, Trace, Aristarch, Ruffian, Alfil, Movei
    • promoted from Division 4 no 01-04 (this edition): Nemo, Tornado, Jonny, Bobcat
  • results
    • promoted to Division 2 no 01-03: Tornado, Nemo, Jonny
    • demoted to Division 4 no 13-16: Movei, Alfil, Trace, Aristarch

Division 4

  • order of starting
    • Joker-entries: Bobcat, Nemo
    • demoted from Division 3 no 13-16 (last edition): Brutus, Amyan, AnMon, Sloppy
    • from Division 4 no 04-12 (last edition): Garbo, Deuterium, SmarThink, Jonny, Ufim, Zappa, Ktulu, Petir
    • promoted from Division 5 no 01-02 (this edition): Tornado, Arasan
  • results
    • promoted to Division 3 no 01-03: Nemo, Tornado, Jonny, Bobcat
    • demoted to Division 5 no 13-16: Ktulu, Garbo, Brutus, Ufim

Division 5

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out: Green Light, Little Goliath, SOS, Tao
    • Joker-entries: Godel, Quazar,
    • demoted from Division 4 no 13-16 (last edition): Hermann, SOS, Tao, Arasan
    • from Division 5 no 05-12 (last edition): LG, GreenLight, Pupsi, Tornado, Rotor, Baron, Pepito, N2
    • promoted from Division 6 no 01-06 (this edition): Cheng, Dirty, RedQueen, Gaviota, Francesca, Cuckoo
  • results
    • promoted to Division 4 no 01-03: Tornado, Arasan, RedQueen
    • demoted to Division 6 no 13-16: N2, Baron, Pepito, Hermann

Division 6

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out: KingOfKings, KnightDreamer, LambChop, Nejmet, Yace
    • Joker-entries: Cuckoo, RedQueen, (Naraku = No - discussed controverse and development is stopped)
    • demoted from Division 5 no 13-16 (last edition): Yace, Anatoli, Bruja, Nejmet
    • from Division 6 no 04-12 (last edition): Danasah, Dirty, LambChop, Francesca, KingOfKings, Queen, KnightDreamer, NanoSazachy, Matacz
    • promoted from Division 7 no 01-06 (this edition): Gaviota, Cheng, Philou, Amy, Cerebro, Glass
  • results
    • promoted to Division 5 no 01-06: Cheng, Dirty, RedQueen, Gaviota, FrancescaMad, Cuckoo
    • demoted to Division 7 no 13-16: NanoSachzy, Cerebro, Bruja, Queen

Division 7

  • order of starting
    • Division 7 and 8 are put together due big gap of taken out engines
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out (old Division 7): Abrok, Betsy, Comet, Dragon, Quark, Sjeng
      • taken out (old Division 8): Amateur, Bringer, Diablo, Gaia, Muse, Resp, TCB, Snitch
      • taken out (Demoters Division 6): Djinn, Postmodernist
    • Joker-entry: Hussar
    • demoted from Division 6 no 13-16 (last edition): Dragon, Quark, PostModernist, Djinn
    • from Division 7 no 05-12 (last edition): Abrok, Typhoon, Comet, Xpdnt, Phalanx, Betsy, Sjeng, Delphil
    • demoters from Divison 7 to 8 (last edition): TCB, Diablo, Cerebro, Snitch
    • from Division 8 no 05-12 (last edition): Counter, Bringer, Homer, Gaia, Muse, Amateur, Resp
    • promoted from Division 8 no 01-08 (this edition): Philou, Pawny, Greko, Glass, Cheng, Gaviota, Rodin, Amy
  • results
    • promoted to Division 6 no 01-06: Gaviota, Cheng, Philou, Amy, Cerebro, Glass
    • demoted to Division 8 no 13-16: Hussar, Phalanx, Delphil, Homer

Division 8

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out: Aice, Leila, Patzer
    • Joker-entry: Cheng
    • demoted from Division 8 (last edition): Leila, Amy, GreKo, Aice
    • from Division 9 no 05-12 (last edition): Poruznik, ThorsHammer, Philou, Tytan, Glass, Patzer, Romi, Cheese
    • promoted from Division 9 no 01-06 (this edition): Rodin, Gaviota, Pawny, Eeyore, Flux, Dorky
  • results
    • promoted to Division 7: no 01-07: Philou, Pawny, Greko, Glass, Cheng, Gaviota, Rodin, Amy
    • demoted to Division 9: no 13-16: Dorky, Cheese, ThorsHammer, Tytan

Division 9

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out: Arion, Ayito
    • no more available for download:
    • demoted from Division 9 (last edition): Arion, Horizon, Gaviota, Natwarlal
    • from Division 10 no 05-12 (last edition): Rodin, Amundsen, LittleThought, Sorgenkind, Ayito, Flux, Joker, Sage
    • promoted from Division 10 no 01-06 (this edition): Pawny, Ares, OliThink, Eeyore, Alex, Simplex
  • results
    • promoted to Division 8: no 01-06: Rodin, Gaviota, Pawny, Eeyore, Flux, Dorky
    • demoted and taken out: no 13-16: Sage, Ares, Alex, Natwarlal

Division 10

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
    • demoted from Division 10 (last edition): Ares, OliThink, Rattate, Scid
    • from Division 11 no 09-12 (last edition): Sungorus, OBender, Pawny, KMT
    • new entries: Alex, Beowulf, Betsabe, Capivara, Eeyore, Plisk, Simplex, ZCT
  • results
    • promoted to Division 9: no 01-06: Pawny, Ares, OliThink, Eeyore, Alex, Simplex
    • demoted and taken out: no 07-16: all others

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