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Shiinoki Cultural Complex [1]
The Eighteenth World Computer Chess Championship took place from September 24 to October 1, 2010, at Shiinoki Cultural Complex [2], Kanazawa, Japan, in conjunction with the First World Chess Software Championship, the 15th Computer Olympiad and the 7th Computer and Games conference. All events were hosted by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and organized by the ICGA [3] . After the disqualification of Rybka in June 2011, Rondo and Thinker are World Computer Chess Champions 2010 [4] .
Contents
Final Standing
18th World Computer Chess Championship 2010, Kanazawa, JP [5]
| # | Program | CC | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Rybka [6] | US | 8b1 | 3w1 | 6b½ | 5w1 | 2b½ | 10b1 | 9w1 | 7b1 | 4w1 | 8 |
| 2 (1) | Rondo | US | 9b1 | 5b1 | 10w1 | 6w½ | 1w½ | 4w1 | 8w1 | 3b0 | 7b½ | 6½ |
| 3 (1) | Thinker | US | 7w1 | 1b0 | 4b0 | 8b1 | 10w1 | 9b1 | 5b1 | 2w1 | 6w½ | 6½ |
| 4 (3) | Shredder | DE | 10b1 | 6b½ | 3w1 | 9w1 | 5w½ | 2b0 | 7w1 | 8b1 | 1b0 | 6 |
| 5 (4) | Jonny | DE | 6b1 | 2w0 | 9w1 | 1b0 | 4b½ | 7w1 | 3w0 | 10b1 | 8b1 | 5½ |
| 6 (5) | PandixBreakthrough | HU | 5w0 | 4w½ | 1w½ | 2b½ | 7b½ | 8w1 | 10w1 | 9b½ | 3b½ | 5 |
| 7 (6) | Deep Junior | IL | 3b0 | 9b1 | 8w1 | 10w1 | 6w½ | 5b0 | 4b0 | 1w0 | 2w½ | 4 |
| 8 (7) | Darmenios | PL | 1w0 | 10b1 | 7b0 | 3w0 | 9w1 | 6b0 | 2b0 | 4w0 | 5w0 | 2 |
| 9 (8) | Fridolin | DE | 2w0 | 7w0 | 5b0 | 4b0 | 8b0 | 3w0 | 1b0 | 6w½ | 10b½ | 1 |
| 10 (9) | Hector for Chess | HU | 4w0 | 8w0 | 2b0 | 7b0 | 3b0 | 1w0 | 6b0 | 5w0 | 9w½ | ½ |
Participants
18th World Computer Chess Championship 2010, Kanazawa, JP [7]
| # | Program | CC | Hardware | Author(s) | Opening Book Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rondo | US | Beckton 7560 32 Core | Zach Wegner, Anthony Cozzie [8] | Erdogan Günes |
| 2 | Thinker | US | Quad Core Intel I7 (4 Cores) | Kerwin Medina | Anson Williams, Nelson Hernandez |
| 3 | Shredder | DE | 12 Core Intel Xeon | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | Sandro Necchi |
| 4 | Jonny | DE | 8x100 Core | Johannes Zwanzger | Mark Roberts |
| 5 | PandixBreakthrough | HU | Xeon 4 Core (4 Cores in use) | Gyula Horváth | |
| 6 | Deep Junior | IL | 12 Core Intel Westmere | Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky | Alon Greenfeld |
| 7 | Darmenios | PL | Xeon 4 Core (1 Core in use) | Dariusz Czechowski | |
| 8 | Fridolin | DE | Xeon 4 Core (1 Core in use) | Christian Sommerfeld | Erdogan Günes |
| 9 | Hector for Chess | HU | Xeon 4 Core (1 Core in use) | Csaba Jergler |
Photos
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| Zach Wegner | Kerwin Medina |
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| Dariusz Czechowski | Csaba Jergler |
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| Gyula Horváth, obligatory ICGA Journal store | Christian Sommerfeld |
Group Photo with David Levy [10]
Time control
The time control for the WCCC will be such as to aim for a 4-hour playing session, namely all moves in 1 hour 45 minutes plus an increment of 15 seconds per move [11] .
Tournament Director
- Jaap van den Herik
- Jan Krabbenbos Assistant TD
Organizing Committee
- Hiroyuki Iida (Chair)
- Setsuko Asakura
- Rémi Coulom
- Johanna Hellemons
- Jaap van den Herik
- Giel van Lankveld
- David Levy
See also
Publications
- Jan Krabbenbos, Jaap van den Herik (2010). The 18th World Computer-Chess Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 3
- Eric Hallsworth (2010/2011). World Computer Chess Champs. Selective Search 151, pp. 16, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
- Monty Newborn (2011). Beyond Deep Blue: Chess in the Stratosphere. Springer, ISBN-13: 978-0857293404, amazon
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- Chapter 20: 2010: Rybka Romps Again at 18th WCCC
Forum Posts
- WCCC in Japan - Hans's Diary by Harvey Williamson and Hans van der Zijden, Hiarcs Forum, September 22, 2010
- Kanazawa Diary (Rybka operator in Japan) by Hans van der Zijden, Rybka Forum, September 24, 2010
- WCCC games by Zach Wegner, CCC, September 25, 2010
- WCCC underway by Swaminathan, Open Chess Forum, September 25, 2010
- Rybka games WCCC by Jeroen Noomen, Rybka Forum, September 25, 2010
- WCCC Kanazawa OPEN by Ingo Bauer, CSS Forum, September 25, 2010 (German)
- Rybka wins blitz WC in Japan: games by Jeroen Noomen, Rybka Forum, September 29, 2010
- Rybka WCCC - opening report by Jiří Dufek, Rybka Forum, October 1, 2010
- WCCC 2010 in Kanzawa, Japan by Vasik Rajlich, Rybka Forum, October 2, 2010
External Links
- Kanazawa 2010 (ICGA Tournaments)
- 18th World Computer Chess Championship - Kanazawa 2010 (ICGA Tournaments)
- The JAIST 20th Anniversary Events with the ICGA
- Foto-impressie WCCC/WCSC Kanazawa, Japan by Jan Krabbenbos from the CSVN site
- WCCC in Japan - Hans's Diary by Harvey Williamson and Hans van der Zijden, Hiarcs Forum, September 22, 2010
- Good bye, Jonny - Bericht aus Japan by Johannes Zwanzger, Schachclub Forchheim, September 2010 (German)
References
- ↑ Image The venue from Album archive - 15th Computer Olympiad Kanazawa by Hideki Kato
- ↑ Shiinoki Cultural Complex
- ↑ The JAIST 20th Anniversary Events with the ICGA
- ↑ Rybka disqualified and banned from World Computer Chess Championships | ChessVibes by Peter Doggers, June 29, 2011 (Wayback Machine) » ICGA Investigations
- ↑ 18th World Computer Chess Championship - Kanazawa 2010 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ After the disqualification of Rybka in June 2011, Rondo and Thinker are World Computer Chess Champions 2010
- ↑ 18th World Computer Chess Championship - Kanazawa 2010 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Zappa Chess Engine
- ↑ Foto-impressie WCCC/WCSC Kanazawa, Japan by Jan Krabbenbos from the CSVN site
- ↑ A few more photo's by Harvey Williamson, Hiarcs Forum, October 04, 2010, Photo by Hans van der Zijden
- ↑ World Computer-Chess Championship 2010, rules as pdf
- ↑ The JAIST Computer Olympiad, September 24 – October 2, 2010, Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Kanazawa, Japan, pdf
