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The Fifteenth World Computer Chess Championship took place from June 11 to 18, 2007, at Amsterdam Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in conjunction with the Computer Games Workshop 2007 and the 12th Computer Olympiad. The three main sponsors IBM, SARA Computing Networks (since 2013 SURFsara), and NCF (Foundation of National Computing Facilities) supported the ICGA events in the framework of their opening festivities of their new Huygens supercomputer, taken into operation on June 13, 2007 by the mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen

After the disqualification of Rybka in June 2011, Zappa is World Computer Chess Champion 2007.

=Final Standing= 15th World Computer Chess Championship 2007, Amsterdam, NL
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=Participants= 15th World Computer Chess Championship 2007, Amsterdam, NL
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=Photos= Tournament room - SMK and Johannes Zwanzger playing  ... chess, Jos Uiterwijk kibitzing

Deep Sjeng - Micro-Max, Gian-Carlo Pascutto amazed by HGM's source code

=See also=
 * 12th Computer Olympiad
 * CGW 2007
 * Group Photo

=Publications=
 * Jeroen Noomen, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (2007). The 15th World Computer Chess Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 2
 * Hans Secelle. Eric van Reem (2007). Golden Summer for RYBKA. ICGA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3
 * Eric Hallsworth (2007). The 15th ICGA World Computer Chess Championship, Amsterdam, June 2007. Selective Search 131, pp. 18, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
 * Peter Vossen (2007). Computer-WM Amsterdam. Computerschach und Spiele Online, pdf1, pdf2, pdf3, pdf4, pdf (German)
 * Monty Newborn (2011). Beyond Deep Blue: Chess in the Stratosphere. Springer, ISBN-13: 978-0857293404, amazon
 * [[FILE:bejDeepBlue.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|link=http://www.springer.com/computer/general+issues/book/978-0-85729-340-4]]
 * Chapter 13: 2007: Rybka Moves to Top at the 15th WCCC

=Forum Posts=
 * WCCC 2007 by Harvey Williamson, CCC, March 25, 2007
 * 12th Computer Olympiad by ICGABOK, CCC, April 05, 2007
 * The 15th World Computer-Chess Championship by ICGABOK, CCC, April 07, 2007
 * RULES FOR THE 15th WORLD COMPUTER-CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP by ICGABOK, CCC, April 18, 2007
 * Deadline Extension Early registration WCCC by ICGABOK, CCC, May 21, 2007
 * Participants WCCC 2007 by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, May 21, 2007
 * Who will be next WCCC champion ? by Daniel Mehrmann, CCC, June 11, 2007
 * WCCC 2007 - Rybka is Computer Chess Champion 2007! by Edward German, CCC, June 18, 2007
 * Rybka @ Amsterdam 15th WCCC by Vasik Rajlich, Rybka Forum, June 19, 2007

=External Links=
 * 15th World Computer Chess Championship from the ICGA Tournament Database
 * Rybka wins the 15th ICGA Computer World Championship, ChessBase News, June 19, 2007
 * Mit "Jonny" muss gerechnet werden by Johannes Zwanzger, hosted by Schachclub Forchheim (German)
 * Rybka gewinnt 15. Computer-WM by Eric van Reem, ChessBase News, June 18, 2007 (German)
 * Marcus Miller - Come Together, Paradiso, Amsterdam 2007, YouTube Video
 * Poogie Bell, Bobby Sparks, Keith Anderson, Patches Stewart, Grégoire Maret

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