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TCEC Logo [1] TCEC Season 5,

a private tournament directed and organized by Martin Thoresen. Finished on December 01, 2013, Komodo won the nTCEC Season 2 Superfinal with a margin of 25-23 versus Stockfish.

Stage 1

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The Season 5, Stage 1 qualifier from August 26 to September 17 was a seven round Swiss system tournament with 126 games played. 19 programs managed the promotion to Stage 2.

| # | Engine | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | P | SOS

01
Bouquet 1.827b1
08w½
07b1
14w1
02b½
03w1
05b½
5½
30½
02
Gull 2.223w1
19b1
05w1
03b½
01w½
04b½
06w½
5
32
03
Stockfish 415b1
20w1
14b½
02w½
08w1
01b0
12w1
5
29½
04
Komodo 106318b1
07w½
10b½
20w1
06b½
02w½
14b1
5
29
05
Equinox 2b31b1
24w1
02b0
10w½
21b1
07w1
01w½
5
29
06
Houdini 322w1
13b½
12w1
08b½
04w½
09b½
02b½
4½
30½
07
Spike 1.433w1
04b½
01w0
22b1
19w1
05b0
16w1
4½
28
08
Junior 13.332w1
01b½
17w1
06w½
03b0
16b½
15w1
4½
27½
09
Rybka 4.126w1
12b½
13w½
15b½
17w1
06w½
10b½
4½
27
10
Critter 1.6a36w1
17b½
04w½
05b½
13w1
12b½
09w½
4½
26
11
Naum 4.214w0
16b1
23w1
13b½
15w½
19b½
18w1
4½
25
12
Shredder 1225b1
09w½
06b0
29w1
14b1
10w½
03b0
4
28
13
HIARCS 1429b1
06w½
09b½
11w½
10b0
21w½
27b1
4
27
14
Exchess 7.15b11b1
21w1
03w½
01b0
12w0
29b1
04w0
3½
30
15
Tornado 4.8803w0
30b1
27w1
09w½
11b½
18w½
08b0
3½
27½
16
Spark 121b½
11w0
28b½
26w1
20b1
08w½
07b0
3½
26½
17
Toga II 28051328b1
10w½
08b0
18w½
09b0
20w½
32b1
3½
25½
18
Jonny 604w0
33b1
19w½
17b½
22w1
15b½
11b0
3½
25½
19
Onno 1.2735b1
02w0
18b½
28w1
07b0
11w½
24b½
3½
25
20
Hannibal 22081330w1
03b0
26w1
04b0
16w0
17b½
29w1
3½
25
21
The Baron 3.35a16w½
14b0
34w1
27b1
05w0
13b½
23w½
3½
24½
22
Sjeng WC200806b0
31w1
24b1
07w0
18b0
32w1
25b½
3½
24
23
Gaviota 0.87a802b0
35w1
11b0
32w1
24b½
25w½
21b½
3½
23
24
Minkochess 1.334w1
05b0
22w0
33b1
23w½
26b½
19w½
3½
22½
25
Hamsters 0.7112w0
26b0
30w½
34b1
33w1
23b½
22w½
3½
20½
26
Scorpio 2.7609b0
25w1
20b0
16b0
30w1
24w½
28b½
3
24
27
Crafty 23.601w0
32b1
15b0
21w0
35b1
31w1
13w0
3
22
28
Delphil 317w0
36b1
16w½
19b0
29w0
33b1
26w½
3
18
29
Octochess 517813w0
34b½
36w1
12b0
28b1
14w0
20b0
2½
20
30
Alfil 13.120b0
15w0
25b½
31w½
26b0
35w1
34b½
2½
19
31
Arasan 1605w0
22b0
32w0
30b½
36w1
27b0
35w1
2½
17
32
Arminius 10081308b0
27w0
31b1
23b0
34w1
22b0
17w0
2
22½
33
Redqueen 1.1407b0
18w0
35b1
24w0
25b0
28w0
36b1
2
19
34
Nebula 224b0
29w½
21b0
25w0
32b0
36w1
30w½
2
17½
35
Firefly 2.619w0
23b0
33w0
36b1
27w0
30b0
31b0
1
17
36
Bugchess2 1.910b0
28w0
29b0
35w0
31b0
34b0
33w0
0
17½

SOS: Sum of Opponent Scores

Stage 2

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Season 5, Stage 2, from September 17 to October 18, was a single round robin tournament with 171 games played. 10 engines managed the promotion to Stage 3.

| # | Engine | K | S | G | H | H | R | C | B | N | J | S | J | E | S | S | O | T | T | E | P | SB

1
Komodo 10921
0
½
1
0
1
1
1
½
1
1
½
½
1
1
1
1
1
14
115¾
2
Stockfish 1609130
1
1
½
½
½
1
1
0
1
½
½
1
1
1
1
1
1
13½
109¾
3
Gull 2.21
0
0
½
½
½
1
1
1
½
1
½
½
½
1
½
1
1
12
99¼
4
HIARCS 14½
0
1
½
½
½
0
0
1
½
1
1
1
1
1
½
1
1
12
93¼
5
Houdini 30
½
½
½
½
½
1
1
1
1
0
½
½
1
1
½
½
1
11½
95¼
6
Rybka 4.11
½
½
½
½
½
0
½
½
½
½
½
1
½
1
1
1
1
11½
93¼
7
Critter 1.6a0
½
½
½
½
½
½
½
½
½
1
½
1
1
½
1
1
1
11½
89½
8
Bouquet 1.8a0
0
0
1
0
1
½
½
1
½
½
1
½
1
1
1
1
1
11½
85½
9
Naum 4.50
0
0
1
0
½
½
½
1
½
1
½
½
½
1
1
1
½
10
76¼
10
Junior 13.3½
1
0
0
0
½
½
0
0
1
0
½
1
1
½
½
½
1
8½
68
11
Shredder 120
0
½
½
0
½
½
½
½
0
½
½
1
½
½
1
½
1
8½
65¼
12
Jonny 60
½
0
0
1
½
0
½
0
1
½
½
0
½
½
1
1
1
8½
63½
13
Equinox 2b½
½
½
0
½
½
½
0
½
½
½
½
½
0
0
1
½
½
7½
66½
14
Spike 1.4½
0
½
0
½
0
0
½
½
0
0
1
½
1
½
0
1
1
7½
57½
15
Spark 10
0
½
0
0
½
0
0
½
0
½
½
1
0
1
½
½
½
6
44
16
Onno 1.270
0
0
0
0
0
½
0
0
½
½
½
1
½
0
1
½
½
5½
37¾
17
Tornado 50
0
½
½
½
0
0
0
0
½
0
0
0
1
½
0
½
½
4½
36
18
Toga II 1409130
0
0
0
½
0
0
0
0
½
½
0
½
0
½
½
½
0
3½
26
19
Exchess 7.15b0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
½
0
0
0
½
0
½
½
½
1
3½
20¼

Stage 3

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Season 5, Stage 3, from October 18 to November 05, was a double round robin tournament with 90 games played and six programs to promote.

| # | Engine | Ko | Bo | Ho | St | Gu | Na | Hi | Ry | Cr | Ju | P | SB

1
Komodo 11215½1
½½
1½
1½
½½
½½
1½
01
1½
11½
100½
2
Bouquet 1.8b½0
½½
1½
½½
½½
½1
½½
½1
½½
10
87¼
3
Houdini 9601½½
½½
½0
½½
1½
½½
½1
½½
1½
10
86½
4
Stockfish 1510130½
0½
½1
0½
½1
½1
½½
½½
11
10
84
5
Gull 2.30½
½½
½½
1½
½1
0½
½½
½½
½1
9½
82¾
6
Naum 4.6½½
½½
0½
½0
½0
1½
½1
½1
½0
8½
76
7
HIARCS 14½½
½0
½½
½0
1½
0½
½½
½½
1½
8½
75
8
Rybka 4.10½
½½
½0
½½
½½
½0
½½
1½
½1
8½
73¼
9
Critter 1.6a10
½0
½½
½½
½½
½0
½½
0½
½½
7½
69
10
Junior 13.30½
½½
0½
00
½0
½1
0½
½0
½½
6
54¼

Stage 4

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Season 5, Stage 4, from November 05 to 21, was a sixfold round robin tournament with 90 games played to determine the two finalists.

| # | Engine | Stockfish | Komodo | Houdini | Bouquet | Naum | Gull | P | SB

1
Stockfish 021113½½½½½1
½11½½1
½½1½½½
½11½½1
1½1½½1
20½
281¼
2
Komodo 1133½½½½½0
½½½½½½
½½½½½1
1½½11½
111½01
18
244
3
Houdini 9601½00½½0
½½½½½½
11½½½1
½½1½1½
½½½1½1
17
229½
4
Bouquet 1.8b½½0½½½
½½½½½0
00½½½0
½1½½½½
½½½1½½
13½
195¼
5
Naum 4.6½00½½0
0½½00½
½½0½0½
½0½½½½
½½10½½
10½
157
6
Gull R6000½0½½0
000½10
½½½0½0
½½½0½½
½½01½½
10½
157

Superfinal

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The Season 5 Superfinal between Stage 4 top two engines Komodo and Stockfish started at November 22, 2013, the day Komodo co-author Don Dailey died [2] , and Magnus Carlsen won the World Chess Championship. 48 games with 24 six move opening lines as proposed by Nelson Hernandez alias Cato the Younger [3] [4] , each opening played two times with reverse colors. Finished at December 01, 2013, Komodo won TCEC Season 5 with 25-23.

| # | Engine | W | D | L

P48
1
Komodo 114210
30
8
25
2
Stockfish 1911138
30
10
23

| Games | Opening | Results | Points

ECO
Name
St-Ko
Ko-St
St
-
Ko
St
-
Ko
1
2
C13
French: Chatard-Alekhine, Spielmann Variation
½-½
1-0
½
-
1½½
-
1½
3
4
A01
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack
0-1
0-1
1
-
1
1½
-
2½
5
6
E78
King’s Indian: Four Pawns Attack
1-0
½-½
1½
-
½
3
-
3
7
8
C39
KGA: Kieseritsky, Berlin Defence
0-1
0-1
1
-
1
4
-
4
9
10
A45
Trompowsky: 2…c5 3.d5
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
5
-
5
11
12
B10
Caro-Kann: Two Knights, 3…dxe4
1-0
1-0
1
-
1
6
-
6
13
14
E06
Catalan: Closed
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
7
-
7
15
16
B90
Sicilian: Najdorf, Fischer-Sozin Attack
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
8
-
8
17
18
A70
Benoni: Classical, 8.h3
½-½
1-0
½
-
1½
8½
-
9½
19
20
B37
Sicilian: Maroczy Bind, 6.Nc2 d6 7.Be2
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
9½
-
10½
21
22
A81
Dutch: Blackburne Variation
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
10½
-
11½
23
24
B07
Pirc: 4.Be3, 150 Attack
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
11½
-
12½
25
26
A46
Indian: London System
0-1
1-0
0
-
2
11½
-
14½
27
28
A27
English: Three Knights, 3…f5 4.d4 e4
0-1
½-½
½
-
1½
12
-
16
29
30
D17
Slav: Czech, 6.Nh4
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
13
-
17
31
32
C86
Spanish: Worrall Attack, 7…O-O 8.c3 d5
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
14
-
18
33
34
D45
Semi-Slav: Rubinstein System
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
15
-
19
35
36
C41
Philidor: 3.Bc4
1-0
½-½
1½
-
½
16½
-
19½
37
38
D70
Neo-Gruenfeld: Alekhine’s, 7.Be3 O-O
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
17½
-
20½
39
40
B23
Sicilian: Closed, Grand Prix, Schofman Variation
0-1
0-1
1
-
1
18½
-
21½
41
42
E10
Neo-Indian: 3.Nf3
1-0
½-½
1½
-
½
20
-
22
43
44
B63
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O
1-0
½-½
1½
-
½
21½
-
22½
45
46
E61
King’s Indian: 4.Nf3 O-O
½-½
½-½
1
-
1
22½
-
23½
47
48
B72
Sicilian: Dragon, 6.Be3
½-½
1-0
½
-
1½23
-
25

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References

  1. ↑ Image from TCEC - Official github · GitHub
  2. ↑ Don Dailey, 1956-2013 by Larry Kaufman, CCC, November 23, 2013
  3. ↑ Interviews with Freestylers by Vasik Rajlich, Spring 2007
  4. ↑ Cato the Younger from Wikipedia
  5. ↑ Roanoke Star from Wikipedia

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