The Unofficial World Championship Of Computer Programs In International Draughts 2022
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 four rounds
- FMJD regulations apply in the tournament
- the following tie break criteria apply in the tournament:
- total score
- better result with the best opponents
- number of wins
- time of a game - 10 minutes + 10 seconds on 85 moves
- all programs are set to 10 minutes for 85 moves, an additional 10 seconds have been added to perform moves on the DGT Draughts E-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 one day non gaming day in the tournament
The time and the place of the game
- the tournament will start 1 September 2022 in the town Kórnik in Poland
- the start time of the tournament - 8:00 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
- program that becomes corrupted during a game - loses the game
- every programmer can change versions of its software twice during tournament
- change the software version should be followed in the evening by electronic mail
- the tournament will be played live using the board DGT Draughts E-Board
- the tournament will run the program DraughtsArbiter Pro