Chess960CWC 2009
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The Fifth Livingston [1] Chess960 Computer World Championship was held within the scope of the Chess Classic Mainz, Germany, July 29-31, 2009, last time organized by Hans-Walter Schmitt and his Chess Tigers [2]. The two finalists from 2008, Rybka and Shredder were challenged by two qualifiers from an online tournament held at Internet Chess Club (ICC), Deep Sjeng and Ikarus [3]. Hans Secelle served as arbiter, and Eric van Reem as Tournament director.
Contents
Final Standing
Preliminary
| # | Program | CC | Authors | Ry | Sh | Sj | Ik | P | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rybka | US | Vasik Rajlich, Larry Kaufman | - | 111½ | 1111 | 1111 | 11½ | 12 |
| 2 | Deep Shredder | DE | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | 000½ | - | ½011 | 1111 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Deep Sjeng | BE | Gian-Carlo Pascutto | 0000 | ½100 | - | 1½1½ | 4½ | 12 |
| 4 | Ikarus | DE | Munjong Kolss, Muntsin Kolss | 0000 | 0000 | 0½0½ | - | 1 | 12 |
Final
| # | Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rybka | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3 |
| 2 | Deep Shredder | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 |
Place 3
| # | Place 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | P | Tiebreak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Deep Sjeng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ikarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Photos
Drawing the lots: Muntsin Kolss, Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, Vasik Rajlich [5]
Deep Sjeng, Shredder, Rybka and Ikarus in action [6]
Arbiter Hans Secelle, Tournament director Eric van Reem, and the participants [7]
Reports
- Eric van Reem (2009). Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3
Forum Posts
- Chess960 Internet Championship 2009 by Eric van Reem, CCC, June 19, 2009
- Result Mainz Chess960 qualifier: 1) Sjeng 2) Rybka 3) Ikarus by Gian-Carlo Pascutto, CCC, July 04, 2009
External Links
- 5. Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship
- Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02
- Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02 (German)
- Chess Classic: Rybka wins Chess960 Computer World Championship from ChessBase
- Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship from Chess - Ticker
References
- ↑ Livingston, Europe's Number 1 Test & Measurement Hire and Computer Rental Company
- ↑ Chess Tigers (German)
- ↑ Result Mainz Chess960 qualifier: 1) Sjeng 2) Rybka 3) Ikarus by Gian-Carlo Pascutto, CCC, July 04, 2009
- ↑ Results (pdf)
- ↑ Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02 by Eric van Reem
- ↑ 5th Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship 2009 at Mainz. The 4 programs Deep Sjeng, Shredder, Rybka and Ikarus, Photographer Gerhard Hund
- ↑ Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02 (German)
