The Unofficial World Championship Of Computer Programs In International Draughts 2024
Aim of the game
- selecting the best computer program in the draughts tournament
- popularization of computer of programs in International draughts
Organizer
- Krzysztof Grzelak - Poland
System of the game
- the tournament will be played as a double "round - robin" tournament with thirty rounds
- FMJD regulations apply in the tournament
- the place of the program in the tournament is determined by the greatest number of points scored in the tournament and Sonneborn - Berger
- time of a game - 10 minutes + 10 seconds on 100 moves
- all programs are set to 10 minutes for 100 moves, an additional 10 seconds was added to make movements on the DGT board
- the tournament scoring - for winning 2 points, for draw 1 point, for defeat 0 points
- every day 2 rounds will be played
- there will be a two day non gaming day in the tournament
The time and the place of the game
- the tournament will start 1 September 2024 in the town Kórnik in Poland
- the start time of the tournament - 8:00 Central European Summer Time
- the rounds start every day at 8:00 and 15:00 Central European Summer Time
The draw
- a game is considered a draw when the same position occurs for the third time, with the same player having to move
- if during 25 successive moves, only the kings have moved, without any man moving or without any capture, the game is considered drawn
- if only three kings remain, two king plus a man, one king and two men, against one king, the game shall be considered a draw when the players have each played
another sixteen moves maximum
- the end game with two kings, one king and a man, or one king against one king will be considered a draw when the players have played another five moves maximum
Concluding remarks
- judge main tournament - Krzysztof Grzelak
- in exceptional situations due to technical problems - the game can be repeated
- every damage to the engine during the game - causes losing game
- each programmer can change their software once during the tournament
- the tournament will be played live using the board DGT Draughts E-Board
- the tournament will run the program DraughtsArbiter Pro
