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The Eighth Computer Olympiad took place from November 23 to 27, 2003, at Casineum of Casino Graz, in Graz, European Capital of Culture in 2003, Austria, in conjunction with the 11th World Computer Chess Championship and the 10th Advances in Computer Games Conference which were both held nearby at the Castle Hill, Dom im Berg. The 9th Computer Olympiad was organized by Mark Winands, and Jonathan Schaeffer served as tournament director.

=Results=

Abalone
Peer Sommerlund (left) and Tino Werner playing a spectacular game, Ton Tillemans (Draughts) far right. Michael Buro, Johan de Koning and TD Jonathan Schaeffer among the kibitzers
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Amazons
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Backgammon
< Prev Next > Tough match - Achim Müller and Frank Berger
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Chinese Chess
< Prev Next > Xiangqi winners: Pascal Tang, Zhi-Jian Tu and Shun-Chin Hsu
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Dots and Boxes

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Draughts
< Prev Next > Ton Tillemans (Bronze), Jelle Wiersma  (Gold) and  Harm Jetten (Silver)
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Go
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19x19

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9x9
Go 9x9 Winners: Ken Chen (Bronze), Hiroshi Yamashita (Gold) and Markus Enzenberger (Silver)
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Hex
< Prev Next > Hex Gold and Silver - Gábor Melis and Ryan Hayward
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Lines of Action
< Prev Next > LOA winners: Bernard Helmstetter, Mark Winands and Jun Nagashima
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Poker

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Shogi
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=Organizer=
 * Mark Winands

=Tournament Director=
 * Jonathan Schaeffer

=See also=
 * Advances in Computer Games 10
 * WCCC 2003

=Publications=
 * Mark Winands, Jaap van den Herik, Johanna Hellemons (2003). The 8th Computer Olympiad. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4
 * Ken Chen (2003). GNUGo wins 19x19 Go tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Erik van der Werf (2003). Aya wins 9x9 Go tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Mark Winands (2003). MIA IV wins Lines of Action tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Jens Lieberum (2003). Amazong wins Amazons tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Ton Tillemans (2003). Sjende Blyn wins Draughts tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Jr-Chang Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2003). ZMBL wins Chinese Chess tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Hiroshi Yamashita (2003). YSS wins Shogi tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * David Bochenski (2003). Control Freak wins Dots-and-Boxes tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Frank Berger (2003). BGBlitz wins Backgammon tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Tino Werner, Peer Sommerlund, Gert Snider (2003). Aba-Pro wins Abalone tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Gábor Melis, Ryan Hayward (2003). Six wins Hex Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4, pdf » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Darse Billings (2003). Vexbot wins Poker tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad

=External Links=
 * Graz 2003 (ICGA Tournaments)
 * Computer Olympiad from Wikipedia
 * 8th Computer Olympiad from Wikipedia
 * Computer Olympiad 2003 in Graz, Austria by Hiroshi Yamashita
 * BGBlitz at Graz 2003 - Computer Olympiad - Graz 2003 by Frank Berger
 * GNU Backgammon - Report from the 8th Computer Olympiad, Graz by Achim Müller

=References=

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