CCC25 Blitz

After a period of downtime and testing, CCC is once again up and running mainline events. CCC25 Blitz will be starting shortly after the publication of this blog first, and will be followed by Rapid, Bullet, and Classical events. There may also be Fischer Random or Double Fischer Random events as well.

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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 Bullet.

Match 1: Entry League, will feature Minic, Tucano, Weiss, Winter, BlackMarlin, Wasp, Patricia, and Stash. The top-6 of these 8 will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 3x DRR, spanning 168 games.

Match 2: Qualifier #1, will feature Renegade, Revenge, Equisetum, Akimbo, Clarity, Halogen, 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 3x DRR, spanning 396 games.

Match 3: Qualifier #2, will feature Rofchade, Clover, Velvet, Uralochka, Seer, Igel 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 3x DRR, spanning 396 games.

Match 4: Qualifier #3, will feature Caissa, Rubi, Viridithas, Ethereal, Stormphrax, Reckless, and the qualifiers from Match 3. The top-4 of these 12 will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 3x DRR, spanning 396 games. 

Match 5: Main, will feature Stockfish, Torch, Obsidian, Leela, Integral, Berserk, PlentyChess, Dragon, and the qualifiers from Match 4. The top-6 of these 12 will advance to the next set of games. The match will include a 5x DRR, spanning 660 games.

Match 6: Semifinals, will feature the top-6 engines from Match 5. 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 30x DRR, spanning 900 games.

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 250x DRR, spanning 500 games.

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 250x DRR, spanning 500 games.

Results:

Bonus Results: