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Casino Graz [1]

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].

Results

Abalone

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# Program CC Authors P8 Medal
1 Aba-Pro AT Tino Werner 8 Gold
2 Nacre DK Peer Sommerlund 0 Silver
Abalone2003.jpg

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

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# 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

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# Program CC Authors P4 Medal
1. BGBlitz DE Frank Berger 3 Gold
2. GNU Backgammon * Achim Müller et al. 2 Silver
Backgammon2003.jpg

Tough match - Achim Müller and Frank Berger [7]

Chinese Chess

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# Program CC Authors P8 Playoff Medal
1 ZMBL CN Zhi-Jian Tu 7 Gold
2 XieXie FR Pascal Tang, Eugenio Castillo Jiménez 5 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
4 Lock TW Ming-Cheng Cheng, Shi-Jim Yen
XiangqiGraz2003.jpg

Xiangqi winners: Pascal Tang, Zhi-Jian Tu and Shun-Chin Hsu [9]

Dots and Boxes

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# 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

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# 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
Draughts2003.jpg

Ton Tillemans (Bronze), Jelle Wiersma (Gold) and Harm Jetten (Silver) [12]

Go

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19x19

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# 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

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# 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
Go9x9Graz2003Winners.jpg

Go 9x9 Winners: Ken Chen (Bronze), Hiroshi Yamashita (Gold) and Markus Enzenberger (Silver) [16]

Hex

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# Program CC Authors P8 Medal
1 Six HU Gábor Melis 6 Gold
2 Mongoose CA Ryan Hayward, Yngvi Björnsson,
Michael Johanson
2 Silver
Hex2003.jpg

Hex Gold and Silver - Gábor Melis and Ryan Hayward [18]

Lines of Action

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# 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
LOAGraz2003.jpg

LOA winners: Bernard Helmstetter, Mark Winands and Jun Nagashima [20]

Poker

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# Program CC Authors P Medal
1 Vexbot CA Terence Schauenberg Gold
2 Sparbot CA Neil Burch Silver

Shogi

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# 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

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

References

  1. Alles über das Casino Graz (German)
  2. Mark Winands, Jaap van den Herik, Johanna Hellemons (2003). The 8th Computer Olympiad. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4
  3. 8th Computer Olympiad, Abalone - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  4. Index of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_23_web, Image 00_0025 by Mark Winands
  5. 8th Computer Olympiad, Amazons - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  6. 8th Computer Olympiad, Backgammon - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  7. Index of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_23_web
  8. 8th Computer Olympiad, Chinese Chess - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  9. Computer Olympiad 2003 in Graz, Austria, November 26 by Hiroshi Yamashita
  10. 8th Computer Olympiad, Dots and Boxes - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  11. 8th Computer Olympiad, Draughts - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  12. ndex of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_24_web
  13. 8th Computer Olympiad, Go - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  14. GNU Go - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
  15. 8th Computer Olympiad, Go (9x9) - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  16. Index of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_26_web, Image 100_0047 by Mark Winands
  17. 8th Computer Olympiad, Hex - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  18. ndex of /icga/news/Olympiad/Olympiad2003/fotos/2003_11_24_web
  19. 8th Computer Olympiad, Lines of Action - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  20. Computer Olympiad 2003 in Graz, Austria, November 25 by Hiroshi Yamashita
  21. 8th Computer Olympiad, Poker - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
  22. 8th Computer Olympiad, Shogi - Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)

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