CCC24 Rapid
The second event in the CCC24 series is the Rapid Event, played at a time control of 10+3. The remaining event is the CCC24 bullet event, followed by a potential Classical Cup #4. Rapid is slated to begin around Feb 1st, 2025.
Stockfish yet again won the CCC24 Blitz event, beating Torch with a score of 300.0/500.0 in the Finals, as well as beating Leela in the Alt Finals with a score of 306.5/500.0.
This event will see the momentary retiring of Midnight, Smallbrain, and Marvin, engines which have sat in the Entry League for some time, and have not been updated in approximately one year. As a result, we will be looking for new engines starting in the CCC25 series.
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This event will feature the following matches. As the matches are played, this blog will be updated to link to the match, as well as indicate which engines are advancing further into the event. All engine placements are the results of seeding from the CCC24 Blitz.
Match 1: Entry League, will feature Minic, Winter, Halogen, Booot, Tucano, Arasan, Weiss, Wasp, Patricia, and Stash. The top-6 of these engines will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 2x DRR, spanning 180 games, and around 3 days.
Match 2: Qualifier #1, will feature Uralochka, Altair, Equisetum, BlackMarlin, Renegade, Clarity, and the qualifiers from Match 1. The top-6 of these 12 will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 2x DRR, spanning 264 games, and around 5 days.
Match 3: Qualifier #2, will feature Clover, Igel, Seer, Velvet, Revenge, Akimbo and the qualifiers from Match 2. The top-6 of these 12 will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 2x DRR, spanning 264 games, and around 5 days.
Match 4: Qualifier #3, will feature PlentyChess, Viridithas, Ethereal, Rubi, Rofchade, Stormphrax, and the qualifiers from Match 2. The top-4 of these 12 will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 2x DRR, spanning 264 games, and around 5 days.
Match 5: Main, will feature Stockfish, Torch, Leela, Obsidian, Dragon, Integral, Berserk, Caissa, and the top-4 from Match 3. The top-6 of these 12 will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 3x DRR, spanning 396 games, and around 8 days.
Match 6: Semifinals, will feature the top-6 engines from Match 4. The winner will be seeded directly into the Finals. The 2nd and 3rd place engines will compete in a head-to-head for the final spot in the finals. The match will include a 16x DRR, spanning 480 games, and around 10 days.
Match 7: Challenger Match, will be a direct head-to-head of the 2nd and 3rd place engines from the Semifinals. The match will include a 125x DRR, spanning 250 games, and around 5 days.
Match 8: Finals, will be a direct head-to-head between the winner of the Semifinals, and the winner of the Challenger Match. The match will include a 125x DRR, spanning 250 games, and around 5 days.
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