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<span id="headquarters"></span>
[[FILE:AegongebouwR0013788.JPG|border|right|thumb| Aegon Headquarters in The Hague <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AegongebouwR0013788.JPG This photo] shows the headquarters of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegon_N.V. Aegon] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague The Hague], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands Netherlands], Image by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:TeunSpaans Teun Spaans] (assumed), September 20 , 2005, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 3.0], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons]</ref> ]]
'''The Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments''',<br/>
were initiated and organized by members of the [[CSVN]], [[Cock de Gorter]] ''et al.'', and hosted by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegon_N.V. Aegon] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance insurance] company in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague The Hague], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands the Netherlands]. An equal number of human players and computer chess programs were playing six (1986 seven, 1989 five) rounds of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_system_tournament swiss system], with the constraint of man playing machines only. The Aegon tournament started almost with local chess players and anti-computer chess specialists. Later more and more [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Master International Masters] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_%28chess%29 Grandmasters] were invited, with increasing costs for the sponsor. Apparently due to the 1997 [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997|Kasparov versus Deep Blue match]], the 1997 Tournament was the last edition <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=11455 AEGON tournament disappears, do we let this happen?] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], November 01, 1997</ref> .
=Editions=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Edition
! Players
! Rounds
! colspan="2" | Man vs. Mach.
! Winner
! P
! Best Program
! P
! Rank
|-
| [[Aegon 1986]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*11
! 7
| style="text-align:center;" | '''41½'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 35½
| style="text-align:left;" | [http://www.astercity.net/%7Evistula/fredvandervliet2.htm Fred van der Vliet]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Rebel]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
| [[Aegon 1987]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*13
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''39½'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 38½
| style="text-align:left;" | [http://www.365chess.com/players/Martin_Voorn Martin Voorn]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto Dallas|Mephisto Dallas 16 bit]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
|-
| [[Aegon 1988]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*16
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''53'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 43
| style="text-align:left;" | [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Jongsma Lex Jongsma]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto|Mephisto Mega 4]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
| [[Aegon 1989]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*16
! 5
| style="text-align:center;" | '''57½'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
| style="text-align:left;" | Ad van den Berg
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Excel|Fidelity Mach IV+]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3½
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
| [[Aegon 1990]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*14
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''47'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
| style="text-align:left;" | [[HiTech]]
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[HiTech]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
| [[Aegon 1991]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*20
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_der_Wiel John van der Wiel]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MChess]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
| [[Aegon 1992]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*24
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''84'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 60
| style="text-align:left;" | [[David Bronstein]]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto|Mephisto 68030]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
| [[Aegon 1993]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*32
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[David Bronstein]]
! 5½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[The King]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
|-
| [[Aegon 1994]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*38
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 114
| style="text-align:center;" | 114
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Christiansen Larry Christiansen]
! 5½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Gideon]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
| [[Aegon 1995]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*48
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 132
| style="text-align:center;" | '''155'''
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_der_Wiel John van der Wiel]
! 5½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Hiarcs]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
|-
| [[Aegon 1996]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*50
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 137½
| style="text-align:center;" | '''162½'''
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasser_Seirawan Yasser Seirawan]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Quest]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
| [[Aegon 1997]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*50
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 148½
| style="text-align:center;" | '''151½'''
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yona_Kosashvili Yona Kosashvili]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Kallisto]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
|}
=Photos=
[[FILE:turniersaal4.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|640px|link=http://www.thorstenczub.de/aegon.html]]
Tournament hall <ref>[http://www.thorstenczub.de/aegon.html Aegon 1996-97] by [[Thorsten Czub]]</ref>
=Tournament Organizers=
* [[Cock de Gorter]]
* [[Dap Hartmann]]
=External Links=
* [http://old.csvn.nl/aegonhist.html AEGON Man-Machine Tournaments], old [[CSVN]] site
* [http://www.top-5000.nl/pgn.htm Important games] hosted by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-computer_chess_matches#The_Aegon_Man-Machine_Tournaments_.281986.E2.80.931997.29 The Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments (1986–1997), Human-computer chess matches from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Tournaments and Matches|Up one Level]]'''
<span id="headquarters"></span>
[[FILE:AegongebouwR0013788.JPG|border|right|thumb| Aegon Headquarters in The Hague <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AegongebouwR0013788.JPG This photo] shows the headquarters of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegon_N.V. Aegon] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague The Hague], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands Netherlands], Image by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:TeunSpaans Teun Spaans] (assumed), September 20 , 2005, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 3.0], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons]</ref> ]]
'''The Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments''',<br/>
were initiated and organized by members of the [[CSVN]], [[Cock de Gorter]] ''et al.'', and hosted by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegon_N.V. Aegon] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance insurance] company in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague The Hague], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands the Netherlands]. An equal number of human players and computer chess programs were playing six (1986 seven, 1989 five) rounds of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_system_tournament swiss system], with the constraint of man playing machines only. The Aegon tournament started almost with local chess players and anti-computer chess specialists. Later more and more [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Master International Masters] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_%28chess%29 Grandmasters] were invited, with increasing costs for the sponsor. Apparently due to the 1997 [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997|Kasparov versus Deep Blue match]], the 1997 Tournament was the last edition <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=11455 AEGON tournament disappears, do we let this happen?] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], November 01, 1997</ref> .
=Editions=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Edition
! Players
! Rounds
! colspan="2" | Man vs. Mach.
! Winner
! P
! Best Program
! P
! Rank
|-
| [[Aegon 1986]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*11
! 7
| style="text-align:center;" | '''41½'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 35½
| style="text-align:left;" | [http://www.astercity.net/%7Evistula/fredvandervliet2.htm Fred van der Vliet]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Rebel]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
| [[Aegon 1987]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*13
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''39½'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 38½
| style="text-align:left;" | [http://www.365chess.com/players/Martin_Voorn Martin Voorn]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto Dallas|Mephisto Dallas 16 bit]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
|-
| [[Aegon 1988]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*16
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''53'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 43
| style="text-align:left;" | [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Jongsma Lex Jongsma]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto|Mephisto Mega 4]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
| [[Aegon 1989]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*16
! 5
| style="text-align:center;" | '''57½'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
| style="text-align:left;" | Ad van den Berg
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Excel|Fidelity Mach IV+]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3½
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
| [[Aegon 1990]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*14
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''47'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
| style="text-align:left;" | [[HiTech]]
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[HiTech]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
| [[Aegon 1991]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*20
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_der_Wiel John van der Wiel]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MChess]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
| [[Aegon 1992]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*24
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | '''84'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 60
| style="text-align:left;" | [[David Bronstein]]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto|Mephisto 68030]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
| [[Aegon 1993]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*32
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[David Bronstein]]
! 5½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[The King]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
|-
| [[Aegon 1994]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*38
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 114
| style="text-align:center;" | 114
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Christiansen Larry Christiansen]
! 5½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Gideon]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
| [[Aegon 1995]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*48
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 132
| style="text-align:center;" | '''155'''
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_der_Wiel John van der Wiel]
! 5½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Hiarcs]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
|-
| [[Aegon 1996]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*50
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 137½
| style="text-align:center;" | '''162½'''
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasser_Seirawan Yasser Seirawan]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Quest]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
| [[Aegon 1997]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2*50
! 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 148½
| style="text-align:center;" | '''151½'''
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yona_Kosashvili Yona Kosashvili]
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Kallisto]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
|}
=Photos=
[[FILE:turniersaal4.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|640px|link=http://www.thorstenczub.de/aegon.html]]
Tournament hall <ref>[http://www.thorstenczub.de/aegon.html Aegon 1996-97] by [[Thorsten Czub]]</ref>
=Tournament Organizers=
* [[Cock de Gorter]]
* [[Dap Hartmann]]
=External Links=
* [http://old.csvn.nl/aegonhist.html AEGON Man-Machine Tournaments], old [[CSVN]] site
* [http://www.top-5000.nl/pgn.htm Important games] hosted by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-computer_chess_matches#The_Aegon_Man-Machine_Tournaments_.281986.E2.80.931997.29 The Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments (1986–1997), Human-computer chess matches from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Tournaments and Matches|Up one Level]]'''
