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FACE Tournament

Edition 13

  • started around December 2012
  • Time control: 40 moves in 5 minutes and reating
  • Arena-GUI (only)
  • Book: all engine use their own book, for engines without a book an Arena mainbook is used.
  • not a full liga system … more Conditions

Ed13-Division 1

  • order of starting
    • taken out:
      • no more available for download: no
      • bad results in similary test (>60%): Critter
        • Hint: BlackMamba, Bouquet, Vitrovirus (all >60%)
    • coming in:
      • as Joker: Toga II,
    • from Division 1 no 01-08 (last edition): Houdini, Critter, Stockfish, Kommodo, Rybka, Spike, Gull, Hannibal
    • promoted from Division 2 no 01-04 (this edition): Spark, Quazar, Murka, Scorpio
    • promoted from PlayOff Division 1 no 01-04 (this edition): Protector, Booot, Minko, Gaviota
  • results
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-PlayOff Division 1

  • order of starting
    • taken out:
      • no more available for download: no
      • bad results in similary test (>60 %): Thinker
    • from Division 2 no 09-12 (last edition): Thinker, Booot, Minko, Protector
    • from Division 3 no 05-09 (this edition): Nemo, Texel, DiscoCheck, Gaviota, Dirty
  • results
    • promoted to Division 2 no 01-04: Protector, Booot, Minko, Gaviota
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-Division 2

  • order of starting
    • taken out:
      • no more available for download by author:
        • Frenzee (websdide is down)
        • Tornado (websdide is down)
      • bad results in similary test (>60 %): none
    • demoted from Division 1 no 13-16 (last edition): Spark, Scorpio, Nemo, Crafty
    • from Division 2 no 05-08 (last edition): Jonny, Tornado, Frenzee, Chronos
    • promoted from Division 3 no 01-04 (this edition): Murka, Quazar, Gavota, Texel
    • promoted from PlayOff Division 2 no 01-06 (this edition): iCE, DiscoCheck, Dirty, Octo, Gnu, Bison
  • results
    • promoted to Division 1 no 01-04: Spark, Quazar, Murka, Scorpio
    • promoted to Play Off Division 2 no 05-09: Nemo, Texel, DiscoCheck, Gaviota, Dirty
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-PlayOff Division 2

  • order of starting
    • taken out:
      • bad results in similary test (>60%): Alaric
    • from Division 2 no 09-12 (last edition): Naum, Delfi, Alaric, Bison
    • from Division 3 no 05-09 (this edition): DiscoCheck, iCE, Octo, Dirty, Gnu
  • results
    • promoted to Division 2 no 01-06: iCE, DiscoCheck, Dirty, Octo, Gnu, Bison
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-Division 3

  • order of starting
    • Joker-entries: none
    • taken out:
      • bad results in similary test (>60%): none
      • with old rule (>55%) planed for taken out: Colossus, Murka
      • due to changed rule “what is a bad result in similarity test” from 55 to 60% in running edition further taken out engines are included:
        • Colossus (Division 3)
        • Murka (Division 3)
        • Hamsters (PlayOff to Division 3)
        • Philou (Division 6)
    • demoted from Division 2 no 13-16 (last edition): Cyrano, Bug, Pharaon, Murka
    • from Division 3 no 04-08 (last edition): ProDeo, Bobcat, DayDreamer, Slow, Colossus
    • promoted from Division 4 no 01-04 (this edition): Quazar, Gaviota, Texel, Discocheck
    • promoted from PlayOff Division 3 no 01-05 (this edition): Octo, Arasan, Dirty, iCE, Gnu
  • results
    • promoted to Division 2 no 01-04: Murka, Quazar, Gavota, Texel
    • promoted to Play Off Division 2 no 05-09: DiscoCheck, iCE, Octo, Dirty, Gnu
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-PlayOff Division 3

  • order of starting
    • Joker-entries: Gnu, iCE
    • taken out:
      • bad results in similary test (>55%): Hamsters
    • demoted from Division 3 no 13-16 (last edition): Ruffian, ET, Hamsters, Pseudo
    • from Division 4 no 05-08 (last edition): Dirty, Octo, Deuterium, Arasan
  • results
    • promoted to Division 3 no 01-04: Octo, Arasan, Dirty, iCE, Gnu
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-Division 4

  • order of starting
    • Joker-entries: no
    • demoted from Division 3 no 13-16 (last edition): Movei, Alfil, Trace, Aristarch
    • from Division 4 no 05-08 (last edition): Deuterium, Arasan, Petir, Sloppy
    • promoted from Division 5 no 01-04 (this edition): Quazar, Octo, Texel, DiscoCheck
    • promoted from Playoff Division 4 no 01-04 (this edition): Gaviota, Dirty, Cheng, Ex
  • results
    • promoted to Division 3 no 01-04: Quazar, Gaviota, Texel, DicsoCheck
    • promoted to PlayOff for Division 3 no 05-08: Dirty, Octo, Deuterium, Arasan
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-PlayOff Division 4

  • order of starting
    • from Division 4 no 09-12 (last edition): Amyan, AnMon, Zappa, SmarThink
    • from Division 5 no 05-08 (this edition): Gaviota, Dirty, Cheng, Ex
  • results
    • promoted to Division 4 no 01-04: Gaviota, Dirty, Cheng, Ex
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-Division 5

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out: Ktulu, Ufim
    • Joker-entries: Nebula
    • demoted from Division 4 no 13-16 (last edition): Ktulu, Garbo, Brutus, Ufim
    • from Division 5 no 03-12 (last edition): RedQueen, Gaviota, Francesca, Quazar, Cheng, Dirty, Cuckoo, Rotor, Pupsi, Godel
    • promoted from Division 6 no 01-04 (this edition): DiscoCheck, Octo, Ex, Glass
  • results
    • promoted to Division 4 no 01-04: Quazar, Octo, Texel, DiscoCheck
    • promoted to PlayOff for Division 4 no 05-08: Gaviota, Dirty, Cheng, Ex
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-Division 6

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out: Amy
    • taken out:
      • bad results in similary test (>55%): Philou
    • Joker-entries: Djinn, Tucano
    • demoted from Division 5 no 13-16 (last edition): N2, Baron, Pepito, Hermann
    • from Division 6 no 07-12 (last edition): Glass, Danasah, Philou, Matacz, Anatoli, Amy
    • promoted from Division 7 no 01-06 (this edition): Octo, DiscoCheck, Ex, Rodin, NanoSzachy, Xpdnt
  • results
    • promoted to Division 5 no 01-04: DiscoCheck, Octo, Ex, Glass
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-Division 7

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out: Queen
    • Joker-entries: Ex
    • demoted from Division 6 no 13-16 (last edition): NanoSzachy, Cerebro, Bruja, Queen
    • from Division 7 no 07-12 (last edition): Xpdnt, Rodin, Pawny, Greko, Typhoon, Counter
    • promoted from Division 7 no 01-06 (this edition): DiscoCheck, Octo, Cheese, Delphil, Phalanx, Eeyore
  • results
    • promoted to Division 6 no 01-06: Octo, DiscoCheck, Ex, Rodin, NanoSzachy, Xpdnt
    • demoted: due to new structur of next edition decision is made when Edition 14 starts

Ed13-Division 8

  • it was a test to run x86 and x64 versions of engine in same tournament
  • for promotion here is a cleaned table where only results from x64 versions are taken

  • order of starting
    • no engines > 5 years
      • taken out (Division 8): Homer, Flux
      • taken out (former Division 9): Tytan, Joker
    • new entries: DiscoCheck, Octo
    • demoted from Division 7 (last edition): Hussar, Phalanx, Delphil, Homer
    • from Division 8 no 09-12 (last edition): Romi, Poruznik, Eeyore, Flux
    • demoted from Division 8 (last edition): Dorky, Cheese, ThorsHammer, Tytan
    • from Division 9 no 07-12 (last edition): LittleThought, OliThink, Amundsen, Simplex, Horizon, Joker
  • results
    • promoted to Division 7: no 01-06: DiscoCheck, Octo, Cheese, Delphil, Phalanx, Eeyore
    • demoted and taken out: all others


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