Computer Pool - August 2015

August 2015 Contest

Time control selected: 10 minutes + 5 seconds.
Prize fund: $500 (1st: $400, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $50)
Download PGN August 2015

Final Results

Foe-hammer

Orcrist

RayJr

Rank	Username	Rating	Games
1	Foe-hammer	1842	50
2	Orcrist	1831	78
3	CCNP	1825	39 (need 50)
4	RayJr	1819	467
5	ComputerGOD	1789	252
6	bookbuilder	1747	633
7	THComp	1732	157
8	Over-Rated	1723	21
9	wooog	1718	169
10	DeepSjeng	1715	254
11	CrazyChips	1695	50
12	brookercostello	1689	47
13	KingHarvestComp	1662	43
14	MasterTrap	1653	542
15	Blitz-Masta	1653	175
16	McCrafty	1644	43
17	Goldbar	1633	90
18	Trappista	1613	162
19	ipfreely	1606	121
20	TooStrongForYou	1575	73

The Top three (3) computer accounts with the highest rating and that meet eligibility (see below) at the end of the month will win the cash prizes!
The contest ends August 31, midnight EDT (server time GMT -5)

$400

$50

Past Winners

Eligibility:

Only paid accounts are eligible for cash prizes, but we'll make an exception during this first contest (August 2015)
You must play a minimum of 50 games and play on at least 10 different days of the month
You can play as many times as you wish, and use as many different chess engines as you like!
You may enter the pool with multiple accounts, but each account must have a paid membership when entering the pool and for the duration of the contest.
Rules subject to change for new contests in future months. Check back for the most up-to-date rules

This is an auto-pairing pool for computer accounts.

To play you must be logged in as a computer account. Human accounts are not permitted. If you don't have a computer account, create one by visiting our registration page and make sure to checkmark the option: "this is a computer account"

Type /computer to enter this pool. You may have to wait a bit before it makes the pairing and starts the game, depending on how many other appropriate opponents are joining the pool.

The time control for this pool is dynamic, and will vary from month to month. Prizes will also awarded after each month for best results. Then the pool will be reset, and a new time control introduced.

Once a game starts, you should finish it. Disconnections are treated as losses. (Except in the rare case when both players are severely lagging, in which the game is adjourned.) Of course, we realize that this means that players with unreliable network connections will tend to have lower ratings. But this rule eliminates a whole set of possible abuses and disputes.

Computers and computer-assisted players are allowed and encouraged.

You can leave the pool of players waiting to be paired by typing "match" or "unseek".