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The Eighth Computer Olympiad took place from November 23 to 27, 2003, at Casineum of Casino Graz, in Graz, European Capital of Culture in 2003, Austria, in conjunction with the 11th World Computer Chess Championship and the 10th Advances in Computer Games Conference which were both held nearby at the Castle Hill, Dom im Berg. The 9th Computer Olympiad was organized by Mark Winands, and Jonathan Schaeffer served as tournament director [2].
Contents
Results
Abalone
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P8 | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aba-Pro | AT | Tino Werner | 8 | Gold |
| 2 | Nacre | DK | Peer Sommerlund | 0 | Silver |
Peer Sommerlund (left) and Tino Werner playing a spectacular game, Ton Tillemans (Draughts) far right.
Michael Buro, Johan de Koning and TD Jonathan Schaeffer among the kibitzers [4]
Amazons
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P8 | Playoff | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazong | DE | Jens Lieberum | 5 | 2 | Gold |
| 2 | Invader | US | Richard J. Lorentz et al. | 5 | 0 | Silver |
| 3 | 8QP | NL | Johan de Koning | 4 | 2 | Bronze |
| 4 | Aska | JP | Yoichiro Kajihara | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | TAS | JP | Yoshinori Higashiuchi, Reijer Grimbergen | 2 |
Backgammon
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P4 | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BGBlitz | DE | Frank Berger | 3 | Gold |
| 2. | GNU Backgammon | * | Achim Müller et al. | 2 | Silver |
Tough match - Achim Müller and Frank Berger [7]
Chinese Chess
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P8 | Playoff | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZMBL | CN | Zhi-Jian Tu | 7 | Gold | |
| 2 | XieXie | FR | Pascal Tang, Eugenio Castillo Jiménez | 5 | 1½ | Silver |
| 3 | ELP | TW | Wu-Yao Cheng, Jr-Chang Chen, Shun-Chin Hsu | 5 | ½ | Bronze |
| 4 | Contemplation | TW | Kuang-che Wu, Jr-Chang Chen, Tsan-sheng Hsu, Shun-Chin Hsu |
1½ | ||
| 4 | Lock | TW | Ming-Cheng Cheng, Shi-Jim Yen | 1½ |
Xiangqi winners: Pascal Tang, Zhi-Jian Tu and Shun-Chin Hsu [9]
Dots and Boxes
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P8 | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Control Freak | US | William Fraser | 6 | Gold |
| 2 | Deep Beige | GB | David Bochenski | 4 | Silver |
| 3 | Dame Po | JP | Hiroyuki Iida | 2 | Bronze |
Draughts
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P24 | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjende Blyn | NL | Jelle Wiersma | 19 | Gold |
| 2 | Dam 2.2 | NL | Harm Jetten | 14 | Silver |
| 3 | TDKing | CH | Ton Tillemans | 8 | Bronze |
| 4 | Tornado | NL | Frank Mesander | 7 |
Ton Tillemans (Bronze), Jelle Wiersma (Gold) and Harm Jetten (Silver) [12]
Go
19x19
| # | Program | CC | Authors / Operators | P10 | Playoff | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GNU Go | SE++ | Arend Bayer, Daniel Bump, Gunnar Farnebäck, Heikki Levanto, Paul Pogonyshev, Inge Wallin et al. [14] |
10 | Gold | |
| 2 | GoAhead | DE | Peter Woitke, Chrilly Donninger | 8 | Silver | |
| 3 | Go Intellect | US | Ken Chen | 7 | 1 | Bronze |
| 4 | Dariush | FR | Frédéric Boissac, Éric Marchand | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | Indigo | FR | Bruno Bouzy | 5 | ||
| 6 | NeuroGo | DE | Markus Enzenberger | 4 | ||
| 6 | Aya | JP | Hiroshi Yamashita | 4 | ||
| 8 | Explorer | CA | Martin Müller | 3 | ||
| Jimmy | TW | Shi-Jim Yen, Ming-Cheng Cheng | 3 | |||
| SmartGo | US | Anders Kierulf | 3 | |||
| 11 | GoLois | FR | Tristan Cazenave | 1 |
9x9
| # | Program | CC | Authors / Operators | P18 | Playoff | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aya | JP | Hiroshi Yamashita | 14 | Gold | |
| 2 | NeuroGo | DE | Markus Enzenberger | 12 | 1 | Silver |
| 3 | Go Intellect | US | Ken Chen | 12 | 0 | Bronze |
| 4 | Indigo | FR | Bruno Bouzy | 11 | ||
| 4 | Magog | NL | Erik van der Werf | 11 | ||
| 6 | SmartGo | US | Anders Kierulf | 9 | ||
| 7 | GoAhead | DE | Peter Woitke, Chrilly Donninger | 8 | ||
| Dariush | FR | Frédéric Boissac, Éric Marchand | 8 | |||
| 9 | Oleg | FR | Bernard Helmstetter | 5 | ||
| 10 | GoLois | FR | Tristan Cazenave | 0 |
Go 9x9 Winners: Ken Chen (Bronze), Hiroshi Yamashita (Gold) and Markus Enzenberger (Silver) [16]
Hex
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P8 | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six | HU | Gábor Melis | 6 | Gold |
| 2 | Mongoose | CA | Ryan Hayward, Yngvi Björnsson, Michael Johanson |
2 | Silver |
Hex Gold and Silver - Gábor Melis and Ryan Hayward [18]
Lines of Action
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P8 | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA IV | NL | Mark Winands | 7 | Gold |
| 2 | BING | FR | Bernard Helmstetter | 5 | Silver |
| 3 | (T-T) | JP | Jun Nagashima | 0 | Bronze |
LOA winners: Bernard Helmstetter, Mark Winands and Jun Nagashima [20]
Poker
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vexbot | CA | Terence Schauenberg | Gold | |
| 2 | Sparbot | CA | Neil Burch | Silver |
Shogi
| # | Program | CC | Authors | P8 | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YSS | JP | Hiroshi Yamashita | 6 | Gold |
| 2 | IS | JP | Yasushi Tanase, Akihiro Kishimoto | 5 | Silver |
| 3 | Tacos | JP | Hiroyuki Iida | 1 | Bronze |
Organizer
Tournament Director
See also
Publications
- Mark Winands, Jaap van den Herik, Johanna Hellemons (2003). The 8th Computer Olympiad. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4
- Ken Chen (2003). GNUGo wins 19x19 Go tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Erik van der Werf (2003). Aya wins 9x9 Go tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Mark Winands (2003). MIA IV wins Lines of Action tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Jens Lieberum (2003). Amazong wins Amazons tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Ton Tillemans (2003). Sjende Blyn wins Draughts tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Jr-Chang Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2003). ZMBL wins Chinese Chess tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Hiroshi Yamashita (2003). YSS wins Shogi tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- David Bochenski (2003). Control Freak wins Dots-and-Boxes tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Frank Berger (2003). BGBlitz wins Backgammon tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Tino Werner, Peer Sommerlund, Gert Snider (2003). Aba-Pro wins Abalone tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Gábor Melis, Ryan Hayward (2003). Six wins Hex Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4, pdf » 8th Computer Olympiad
- Darse Billings (2003). Vexbot wins Poker tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
External Links
- Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- Computer Olympiad from Wikipedia
- 8th Computer Olympiad from Wikipedia
- Computer Olympiad 2003 in Graz, Austria by Hiroshi Yamashita
- BGBlitz at Graz 2003 - Computer Olympiad - Graz 2003 by Frank Berger
- GNU Backgammon - Report from the 8th Computer Olympiad, Graz by Achim Müller
References
- ↑ Alles über das Casino Graz (German)
- ↑ Mark Winands, Jaap van den Herik, Johanna Hellemons (2003). The 8th Computer Olympiad. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Abalone - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Index of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_23_web, Image 00_0025 by Mark Winands
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Amazons - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Backgammon - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Index of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_23_web
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Chinese Chess - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Computer Olympiad 2003 in Graz, Austria, November 26 by Hiroshi Yamashita
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Dots and Boxes - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Draughts - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ ndex of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_24_web
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Go - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ GNU Go - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Go (9x9) - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Index of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_26_web, Image 100_0047 by Mark Winands
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Hex - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ ndex of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_24_web
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Lines of Action - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Computer Olympiad 2003 in Graz, Austria, November 25 by Hiroshi Yamashita
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Poker - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ 8th Computer Olympiad, Shogi - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
