Round 6 has started with some very good matches slated to take place over the next 36 hours:
Bouquet vs. Rybka
Chiron vs. Stockfish
Naum vs. Critter
Houdini vs. Strelka
Gaviota vs. Spike
Gull vs. Protector
Arasan vs. Cheng
Komodo vs Zappa
Engines that can pull out a win instead of settling for a draw will find themselves in prime position for moving on into the top tier group for the next stage with only 3 rounds to go. For those of you who need a refresher, here's what will happen at the end of qualifying:
1) Engines that finish in 1st-20th will be seeded into 4 groups of 5. These groups will form Tier A
2) Engines that finish in 21st - 40th will be seeded into 4 groups of 5. These groups will form Tier B
3) Engines that finish 41st - 46th will be eliminated
A PGN from round 6 will be posted tonight. If you would like to see a specific game please comment on this post and let me know your preference otherwise I will use my discretion.
Bouquet vs. Rybka
Chiron vs. Stockfish
Naum vs. Critter
Houdini vs. Strelka
Gaviota vs. Spike
Gull vs. Protector
Arasan vs. Cheng
Komodo vs Zappa
Engines that can pull out a win instead of settling for a draw will find themselves in prime position for moving on into the top tier group for the next stage with only 3 rounds to go. For those of you who need a refresher, here's what will happen at the end of qualifying:
1) Engines that finish in 1st-20th will be seeded into 4 groups of 5. These groups will form Tier A
2) Engines that finish in 21st - 40th will be seeded into 4 groups of 5. These groups will form Tier B
3) Engines that finish 41st - 46th will be eliminated
A PGN from round 6 will be posted tonight. If you would like to see a specific game please comment on this post and let me know your preference otherwise I will use my discretion.