Run T-0188 interrupted

Wall run: the full number of games was played without the SPRT reaching a verdict. Interrupted, no verdict; it counts neither as passed nor in the share of verdicts.

· Evidence: SPRT Sequential probability ratio test. Games are played until the accumulated evidence reaches one of two bounds; then the test stops.

Hypothesis

Ordering the suffix moves following the best move after each completed root iteration for the next depth (from depth 2 onward) using the updated move picker logic, rather than sorting by prior-iteration node counts and a dedicated root history table, increases the engine's playing strength under time controls. The best move itself at the front and all search, reduction, and time management rules remain unchanged.

Wording edited for publication from the German entry; the register carries the author’s own text.

Stages

Elo against the predecessorElo intervals: short stage +3.17 ± 2.50; long stage +0.68 ± 1.52.0+2+4+6short stage+3.17 ± 2.50short stage · passed+3.17 ± 2.50 Elo · 18,532 gameslong stage+0.68 ± 1.52long stage · interrupted+0.68 ± 1.52 Elo · 48,000 games
Point estimate with the reported 95-percent half-width, per stage. The dashed line is zero. Estimates from a stopped sequential test are biased by the stopping rule; the interval is nominal.
Field short stagelong stage
Verdictpassedinterrupted
Elo Strength difference to the opponent, estimated from the games, with a 95-percent half-width where the oracle reported one. Never an absolute rating.+3.17 ± 2.50+0.68 ± 1.52
nElo Normalised Elo: the Elo difference divided by the spread of the game results, so that the SPRT bounds mean the same at different time controls.+6.34 ± 5.00+1.39 ± 3.11
Games18,53248,000
Wins / draws / losses4,309 / 10,083 / 4,14010,785 / 26,524 / 10,691
pentanomial Games are played in pairs with swapped colours; the five counts are the pairs scoring 0, ½, 1, 1½ and 2 points.21 / 2132 / 4805 / 2273 / 3517 / 5623 / 12635 / 5699 / 26
LLR Log-likelihood ratio, the running evidence of an SPRT. It starts at 0; a stage passes at the upper bound and fails at the lower one.+2.95−2.21
Bounds−2.94 … +2.94−2.94 … +2.94
SPRT Sequential probability ratio test. Games are played until the accumulated evidence reaches one of two bounds; then the test stops.[0.0, 5.0][0.0, 5.0]
Error rates α / β0.05 / 0.050.05 / 0.05
Modelnormalizednormalized
time control Base time plus increment per move in seconds, e.g. 8+0.08: eight seconds per game plus 0.08 seconds per move.8+0.0840+0.4
BookAB
Opponentvs predecessorvs predecessor
Duration2 h 22 min31 h 32 min

Provenance

Date
2026-10-16
Started
2026-10-16 18:12:46 UTC
Duration
33 h 54 min
Author
Agent D
Epoch
10
Reason
wall run (full number of games, no verdict)
Gatekeeper
passed
Bench nodes
709