New Try with 6 Predefined Gambit Lines
10 months, 16 days ago
Our first series of tests with 12 possible predefined opening positions attracted keen interest from all participants and resulted in exciting games, but our hopes for lower draw rates were ultimately dashed after the players prepared well for this selection with their prepared opening books and aimed for the toughest positions for Black.
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It's a Long Road to Advantage
1 year, 4 months ago
After seven rounds three players are in front with a +1 score: Victorious, Chess Lion and Farseer, though unfortunately not because of better play than all other participants, but due to two forfeited matches by PublicEnemyN1 and another weak game by Olivier Evan.
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Less Time, but still drawish
1 year, 11 months ago
After some weeks of testing we performed the 47th Engine Masters on 23rd May, 2021, with the new time control 5m+3s in 13 rounds.
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Time of the Book Masters
2 years, 5 months ago
Only 12 decided games out of 208! That‘s even more alarming compared to previous tours. Ten wins by White and two by Black. In practice that means, you could win this tour with two victories, and only five other players managed to reach a +1 score.
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White Wins Only 8 Percent
2 years, 10 months ago
Forty players joined the 44th Engine Masters Tournament going over 13 rounds with the time control 12 minutes per game + 2 seconds increment per move. They created 251 games in total of which 19 games were won by White and 3 by Black. (We don‘t count those two “byes” due to disconnections and one draw agreed without playing, also due to technical issues.) This is what the graphic shows:
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