Week 1 of the 2nd Lichess Bots Championship

Week 1 of the 2nd Lichess Bots Championship (16-22 January UTC):
@PyChessBot - @RobbAi_3J
@TMFish - @LeelaFisher
@MCyborg - @Vetinari_Computer
@Hoplites - @less_than_one
@Minic-chess_engine - @haibrid_bot
@AMemeBot - @Sidonia-ChessEngine
@Sugarbot-raspi3 - @ChesserCloneBOT
@KYsokochAge17 - @II_StockfishStudy
@DissidentAggressor - @RavenEngine
@LeelaChess - @SwitchBOT
@FlamingDragon_9000 - @Bottios

Byes: @PolyBOT, @AttackingOrDefending, @mrohBOT, @darkb0t, and @noobpwnftw
The reason some bots get a bye: feedback.challonge.com/knowledgebase/articles/254697-why-some-participants-go-straight-to-round-2

Please contact your opponent as soon as possible, the rules can be found at lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-bots-championship/rules-of-the-2nd-lichess-bots-championship

If you lose your first match, you're not immediately eliminated, so keep an eye on the Lichess Bots Championship Forum. Ajile will also inform you about future rounds. If you have any questions, please ask them in the Lichess Bots Championship Forum or send a message to Ajile. Results can be posted here by the participants and Ajile. Ajile will add the results to challonge.com/qh7lnns1

If you don't know what time is convenient for both you and your opponent (because of different time zones), you could consider 12:30 PM UTC.
http://time.unitarium.com/utc/1230pm
http://time.unitarium.com/utc/

Have fun and good luck!

There are some exciting pairings. I look forward to watching the games: lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-bots-championship/watch-the-games

Because of the amount of participants and the limit Lichess puts on the amount of messages I can send in a day, I have not yet been able to send a message to all participants. I have not yet send a message to @Bottios / @Assios about its match with @FlamingDragon_9000 / @FreezingTiger and I have not yet send a message to @PolyBOT, @AttackingOrDefending / @CenturyGaming, @mrohBOT / @mroh, @darkb0t / @Darkb0ne, and @noobpwnftw about their byes. If your bot has a bye, that means it will have its next opponent in week 2 (23 January - 29 January UTC).

@Hoplites - @less_than_one

Nice dynamic game. Move 17 is interesting and 42... Re4 is a surprisingly weak pin (I might've made the same mistake in a game). I like lichess.org/Sya0gKEk as well, both bots play very creative chess.

Hi, Ajile

This game has no effect due to an system error of @less_than_one. Please, do not consider this game valid.

Okay, it doesn't count (still a nice game though). :-)

Excuse me, I do not know how to put a game inside this post, but the score of the first game against @leelafisher is 1-0, so I won the first game.

The game appears when you paste the link [https:// lichess.or g/xh4QDPA5]:


Well played!

2nd match between @less_than_one and @hoplites lichess.org/4TSrBFhh

Edit: @Hoplites managed to push a queen behind @less_than_one defenses which quickly resulted in a win for the stronger engine. Thanks @Hoplites for the nice games.

Nice game. I wonder what would happen if less_than_one had better time management... It seemed to me that time was an important factor that limited his chances in the end.