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[[FILE:Palace-Portoroz2.JPG|border|right|thumb|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portoro%C5%BE Portorož], Palace Hotel <ref>Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%C5%BDiga Žiga], 2008, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempinski_Palace_Portoro%C5%BE Kempinski Palace Portorož from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
The '''Ninth World Microcomputer Chess Championship''' took place from September 9 to 16, [[Timeline#1989|1989]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portoro%C5%BE Portorož], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia Slovenia] (in 1989 the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Republic_of_Slovenia Socialist Republic of Slovenia], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_country constituent country] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]), in the Ball Room of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempinski_Palace_Portoro%C5%BE Palace Hotel]. This was the same room that the 15 year old [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer Bobby Fischer] played his first international tournament, the Portorož [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interzonal Interzonal] in 1958 <ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1013704 Interzonals 1958: Portoroz] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]</ref> <ref>[http://www.echecs-photos.be/BobbyFischer-photos/slides/1958%20Bobby%20Fischer%20With%20some%20female%20admirers.html JPEG BOBBY/1958 Bobby Fischer With some female admirers]</ref> <ref>[http://www.echecs-photos.be/BobbyFischer-photos/slides/1958%20Svetozar%20Gligoric%20vs%20Bobby%20Fischer%20at%20the%20Portoroz%20Interzonals%20in%20.html JPEG BOBBY/1958 Svetozar Gligoric vs Bobby Fischer at the Portoroz Interzonals]</ref> .
=Final Standing=
9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Software Group, Sep. 1989, Portorož YUG <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/tournament.php?id=75 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Portorož 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Awmcc-1989&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1989], [[CSVN]] tournament site</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program
! CC
! Processor
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! P
! SoDOS
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto Portorose|Mephisto X]]
! GB
| [[68030]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w1
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9b1</span>
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
! 6½
| style="text-align:center;" | 18¾
|-
! 2
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto MM V]] ([[Rebel]]) <ref>[http://chesseval.com/ChessEvalJournal/PrototypeMMV.htm The MM-V Machine at the World Championschip, Portorose, 1989] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], February 09, 2014</ref>
! NL
| [[6502]] [[6502#TK20|TK20]] <ref>[[6502]] compatible [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_slicing bit-slice] unit by ''Schaetzle+Bsteh'', [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/TurboKit TurboKit – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b½
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b½
| style="text-align:right;" |
! 5½
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
|-
! 3
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Pandix]]
! HU
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9w0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b½
! 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
|-
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[AI Chess]]
! US
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b½
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9w1</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" |
! 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 9¼
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Y!|Why Not 89]]
! SE
| [[6502]] [[6502#TK20|TK20]] <ref>[[6502]] compatible [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_slicing bit-slice] unit by ''Schaetzle+Bsteh'', [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/TurboKit TurboKit – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9b0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b½
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w½
! 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Paul]]
! DE
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
! 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Kempelen|Kempelen Atari]]
! HU
| [[68000]]
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9b0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b1
! 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|-
! 8
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Nightmare GER|Nightmare]]
! DE
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b0
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9w0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w0
! 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|-
! 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Quickstep]]
! DE
|
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">5w1</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">8b1</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">7w1</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">3b1</span>
|
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">1w0</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">4b0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | -
| style="text-align:right;" | -
|
| style="text-align:center;" | Disqualified
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
* SoDOS: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neustadtl_score Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]
=Participants=
<ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/tournament.php?id=75 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Portorož 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program
! CC
! Authors
|-
| [[AI Chess]]
! US
| [[Marty Hirsch]]
|-
| [[Kempelen|Kempelen Atari]]
! HU
| [[Attila Kovács]]
|-
| [[Mephisto Portorose|Mephisto X]]
! GB
| [[Richard Lang]]
|-
| [[Nightmare GER|Nightmare]]
! DE
| [[Reinhold Gellner]], [[Gaby von Rekowski]]
|-
| [[Pandix]]
! HU
| [[Gyula Horváth]]
|-
| [[Paul]]
! DE
| [[Christopher Lutz]], [[Michael Schmitt]]
|-
| [[Quickstep]]
! DE
| [[Klaus Dieter Langer]]
|-
| [[Rebel]]
! NL
| [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
|-
| [[Y!|Why Not 89]]
! SE
| [[Ulf Rathsman]]
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Excursion=
[[FILE:Skocjanske jame.jpg|border|right|thumb|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kocjan_Caves Škocjan Cave entrance] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skocjanske_jame.jpg Škocjanske jame Cave entrance] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Annebethmi Annebethmi], August 11, 2007, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kocjan_Caves Škocjan Cave from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
The WMCCC excursion took place on Wednesday, September 13, visiting the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kocjan_Caves Škocjan Caves] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipica,_Se%C5%BEana Lipica] Stud Farm. In consideration of the upcoming incident, not all participants were attending <ref>[[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož)''. [[Modul]] 3/89, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1989,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Mikro-WM%201989%20in%20Portorose.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref>.
=Disqualification=
The German entry [[Quickstep]] by [[Klaus Dieter Langer]] appeared to be a [[Clones|Clone]] of [[Mephisto Almeria]]. After a protest by [[Hegener & Glaser]], and several meetings of the Tournament Directors with Mr. Langer, presenting the Mephisto evidence, Mr. Langer was not able or willing to provide any evidence Quickstep was original. After consultation with ICCA President [[David Levy]], Quickstep and Mr. Langer were disqualified from the tournament <ref>[[Jaap van den Herik]], [[David Levy]] ('''1989'''). ''Disqualification at Portorož''. [[ICGA Journal#12_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=289376 Re: The truth about Deep <9> : Remember Quick Step] by [[Jeroen Noomen]], [[CCC]], March 15, 2003</ref>.
=Titles=
<ref>[http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Awmcc-1989&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1989], [[CSVN]] tournament site</ref>
* World Micro Absolute Champion: [[Mephisto Portorose]] (claimed to be identical with Mephisto X) <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Portorose_68030 Mephisto Portorose 68030] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)</ref>
* World Micro Manufacturers Champion: [[Mephisto Portorose]] (unchallenged)
* World Micro Software Champion: [[Mephisto Portorose|Mephisto X]]
* World Micro PC Champions: [[Pandix]], [[AI Chess]]
=Tournament Directors=
* [[Jaap van den Herik]]
* [[Jonathan Schaeffer]]
=Publications=
* [[Richard Lang]] ('''1989'''). ''The Ninth World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#12_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4]]
* [[Jaap van den Herik]], [[David Levy]] ('''1989'''). ''Disqualification at Portorož''. [[ICGA Journal#12_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4]]
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož)''. [[Modul]] 3/89, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1989,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Mikro-WM%201989%20in%20Portorose.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [[Eric Hallsworth]] ('''1990'''). ''World Micro Champs''. [[Selective Search|Computer Chess News]] 25, pp 4, [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/SS_25.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event.php?id=31 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship] from the [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/ ICGA Tournament Database]
* [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Awmcc-1989&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1989], [[CSVN]] tournament site
* [http://www.chesseval.com/ChessEvalJournal/MMVPrototype/PrototypeMMV.htm The MM-V Machine at the World Championschip, Portorose, 1989] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], February 2014
* [http://chesseval.com/WorldChampion/Portorose1989.htm IX World Microcomputer Chess Championship PORTOROSE 1989], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], July 2014
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/9._WMCCC_Portoroz_1989 9. WMCCC Portoroz 1989] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
=References=
<references />
'''[[World Microcomputer Chess Championship|Up one level]]'''
'''[[WMCCC 1988|< Prev]] [[WMCCC 1990|Next >]]'''
[[FILE:Palace-Portoroz2.JPG|border|right|thumb|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portoro%C5%BE Portorož], Palace Hotel <ref>Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%C5%BDiga Žiga], 2008, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempinski_Palace_Portoro%C5%BE Kempinski Palace Portorož from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
The '''Ninth World Microcomputer Chess Championship''' took place from September 9 to 16, [[Timeline#1989|1989]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portoro%C5%BE Portorož], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia Slovenia] (in 1989 the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Republic_of_Slovenia Socialist Republic of Slovenia], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_country constituent country] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]), in the Ball Room of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempinski_Palace_Portoro%C5%BE Palace Hotel]. This was the same room that the 15 year old [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer Bobby Fischer] played his first international tournament, the Portorož [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interzonal Interzonal] in 1958 <ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1013704 Interzonals 1958: Portoroz] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]</ref> <ref>[http://www.echecs-photos.be/BobbyFischer-photos/slides/1958%20Bobby%20Fischer%20With%20some%20female%20admirers.html JPEG BOBBY/1958 Bobby Fischer With some female admirers]</ref> <ref>[http://www.echecs-photos.be/BobbyFischer-photos/slides/1958%20Svetozar%20Gligoric%20vs%20Bobby%20Fischer%20at%20the%20Portoroz%20Interzonals%20in%20.html JPEG BOBBY/1958 Svetozar Gligoric vs Bobby Fischer at the Portoroz Interzonals]</ref> .
=Final Standing=
9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Software Group, Sep. 1989, Portorož YUG <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/tournament.php?id=75 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Portorož 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Awmcc-1989&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1989], [[CSVN]] tournament site</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program
! CC
! Processor
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! P
! SoDOS
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto Portorose|Mephisto X]]
! GB
| [[68030]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w1
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9b1</span>
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
! 6½
| style="text-align:center;" | 18¾
|-
! 2
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mephisto MM V]] ([[Rebel]]) <ref>[http://chesseval.com/ChessEvalJournal/PrototypeMMV.htm The MM-V Machine at the World Championschip, Portorose, 1989] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], February 09, 2014</ref>
! NL
| [[6502]] [[6502#TK20|TK20]] <ref>[[6502]] compatible [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_slicing bit-slice] unit by ''Schaetzle+Bsteh'', [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/TurboKit TurboKit – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b½
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b½
| style="text-align:right;" |
! 5½
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
|-
! 3
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Pandix]]
! HU
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9w0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b½
! 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
|-
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[AI Chess]]
! US
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b½
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9w1</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" |
! 4½
| style="text-align:center;" | 9¼
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Y!|Why Not 89]]
! SE
| [[6502]] [[6502#TK20|TK20]] <ref>[[6502]] compatible [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_slicing bit-slice] unit by ''Schaetzle+Bsteh'', [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/TurboKit TurboKit – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9b0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b½
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w½
! 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Paul]]
! DE
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
! 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Kempelen|Kempelen Atari]]
! HU
| [[68000]]
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9b0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b1
! 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|-
! 8
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Nightmare GER|Nightmare]]
! DE
| [[x86]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b0
| style="text-align:right;" | <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">9w0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w0
! 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|-
! 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Quickstep]]
! DE
|
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">5w1</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">8b1</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">7w1</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">3b1</span>
|
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">1w0</span>
| <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">4b0</span>
| style="text-align:right;" | -
| style="text-align:right;" | -
|
| style="text-align:center;" | Disqualified
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
* SoDOS: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neustadtl_score Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]
=Participants=
<ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/tournament.php?id=75 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Portorož 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program
! CC
! Authors
|-
| [[AI Chess]]
! US
| [[Marty Hirsch]]
|-
| [[Kempelen|Kempelen Atari]]
! HU
| [[Attila Kovács]]
|-
| [[Mephisto Portorose|Mephisto X]]
! GB
| [[Richard Lang]]
|-
| [[Nightmare GER|Nightmare]]
! DE
| [[Reinhold Gellner]], [[Gaby von Rekowski]]
|-
| [[Pandix]]
! HU
| [[Gyula Horváth]]
|-
| [[Paul]]
! DE
| [[Christopher Lutz]], [[Michael Schmitt]]
|-
| [[Quickstep]]
! DE
| [[Klaus Dieter Langer]]
|-
| [[Rebel]]
! NL
| [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
|-
| [[Y!|Why Not 89]]
! SE
| [[Ulf Rathsman]]
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Excursion=
[[FILE:Skocjanske jame.jpg|border|right|thumb|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kocjan_Caves Škocjan Cave entrance] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skocjanske_jame.jpg Škocjanske jame Cave entrance] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Annebethmi Annebethmi], August 11, 2007, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kocjan_Caves Škocjan Cave from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
The WMCCC excursion took place on Wednesday, September 13, visiting the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kocjan_Caves Škocjan Caves] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipica,_Se%C5%BEana Lipica] Stud Farm. In consideration of the upcoming incident, not all participants were attending <ref>[[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož)''. [[Modul]] 3/89, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1989,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Mikro-WM%201989%20in%20Portorose.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref>.
=Disqualification=
The German entry [[Quickstep]] by [[Klaus Dieter Langer]] appeared to be a [[Clones|Clone]] of [[Mephisto Almeria]]. After a protest by [[Hegener & Glaser]], and several meetings of the Tournament Directors with Mr. Langer, presenting the Mephisto evidence, Mr. Langer was not able or willing to provide any evidence Quickstep was original. After consultation with ICCA President [[David Levy]], Quickstep and Mr. Langer were disqualified from the tournament <ref>[[Jaap van den Herik]], [[David Levy]] ('''1989'''). ''Disqualification at Portorož''. [[ICGA Journal#12_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=289376 Re: The truth about Deep <9> : Remember Quick Step] by [[Jeroen Noomen]], [[CCC]], March 15, 2003</ref>.
=Titles=
<ref>[http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Awmcc-1989&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1989], [[CSVN]] tournament site</ref>
* World Micro Absolute Champion: [[Mephisto Portorose]] (claimed to be identical with Mephisto X) <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Portorose_68030 Mephisto Portorose 68030] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)</ref>
* World Micro Manufacturers Champion: [[Mephisto Portorose]] (unchallenged)
* World Micro Software Champion: [[Mephisto Portorose|Mephisto X]]
* World Micro PC Champions: [[Pandix]], [[AI Chess]]
=Tournament Directors=
* [[Jaap van den Herik]]
* [[Jonathan Schaeffer]]
=Publications=
* [[Richard Lang]] ('''1989'''). ''The Ninth World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#12_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4]]
* [[Jaap van den Herik]], [[David Levy]] ('''1989'''). ''Disqualification at Portorož''. [[ICGA Journal#12_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4]]
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož)''. [[Modul]] 3/89, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1989,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Mikro-WM%201989%20in%20Portorose.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [[Eric Hallsworth]] ('''1990'''). ''World Micro Champs''. [[Selective Search|Computer Chess News]] 25, pp 4, [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/SS_25.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event.php?id=31 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship] from the [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/ ICGA Tournament Database]
* [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Awmcc-1989&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1989], [[CSVN]] tournament site
* [http://www.chesseval.com/ChessEvalJournal/MMVPrototype/PrototypeMMV.htm The MM-V Machine at the World Championschip, Portorose, 1989] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], February 2014
* [http://chesseval.com/WorldChampion/Portorose1989.htm IX World Microcomputer Chess Championship PORTOROSE 1989], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], July 2014
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/9._WMCCC_Portoroz_1989 9. WMCCC Portoroz 1989] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
=References=
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