WMCCC 1989
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The Ninth World Microcomputer Chess Championship took place from September 9 to 16, 1989, Portorož, Slovenia (in 1989 the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), in the Ball Room of the Palace Hotel. This was the same room that the 15 year old Bobby Fischer played his first international tournament, the Portorož Interzonal in 1958 [2] [3] [4] .
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Final Standing
9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Software Group, Sep. 1989, Portorož YUG [5] [6]
# | Program | CC | Processor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | P | SoDOS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mephisto X | GB | 68030 | 2w½ | 5b1 | 8w1 | 7b1 | 3w1 | 9b1 | 4w1 | 6b1 | 6½ | 18¾ | |
2 | Mephisto MM V (Rebel) [7] | NL | 6502 TK20 [8] | 1b½ | 4w1 | 6b1 | 5w½ | 8b1 | 7w1 | 3b½ | 5½ | 15 | ||
3 | Pandix | HU | x86 | 8w1 | 7b1 | 9w0 | 1b0 | 4w½ | 6b1 | 2w½ | 5b½ | 4½ | 10 | |
4 | AI Chess | US | x86 | 6w1 | 2b0 | 5w1 | 8b1 | 7w1 | 3b½ | 9w1 | 1b0 | 4½ | 9¼ | |
5 | Why Not 89 | SE | 6502 TK20 [9] | 9b0 | 1w0 | 4b0 | 6w1 | 2b½ | 8w1 | 7b1 | 3w½ | 4 | 8 | |
6 | Paul | DE | x86 | 4b0 | 2w0 | 5b0 | 8w1 | 7b1 | 3w0 | 1w0 | 2 | 1 | ||
7 | Kempelen Atari | HU | 68000 | 3w0 | 9b0 | 1w0 | 4b0 | 6w0 | 2b0 | 5w0 | 8b1 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | Nightmare | DE | x86 | 3b0 | 9w0 | 1b0 | 4w0 | 6b0 | 2w0 | 5b0 | 7w0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Quickstep | DE | 5w1 | 8b1 | 7w1 | 3b1 | 1w0 | 4b0 | - | - | Disqualified |
Participants
Program | CC | Authors |
---|---|---|
AI Chess | US | Marty Hirsch |
Kempelen Atari | HU | Attila Kovács |
Mephisto X | GB | Richard Lang |
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 Schröder |
Why Not 89 | SE | Ulf Rathsman |
Excursion
The WMCCC excursion took place on Wednesday, September 13, visiting the Škocjan Caves and the Lipica Stud Farm. In consideration of the upcoming incident, not all participants were attending [12].
Disqualification
The German entry Quickstep by Klaus Dieter Langer appeared to be a 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 [13] [14].
Titles
- World Micro Absolute Champion: Mephisto Portorose (claimed to be identical with Mephisto X) [16]
- World Micro Manufacturers Champion: Mephisto Portorose (unchallenged)
- World Micro Software Champion: Mephisto X
- World Micro PC Champions: Pandix, AI Chess
Tournament Directors
Publications
- Richard Lang (1989). The Ninth World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4
- Jaap van den Herik, David Levy (1989). Disqualification at Portorož. ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4
- Thomas Mally (1989). Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož). Modul 3/89, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
- Eric Hallsworth (1990). World Micro Champs. Computer Chess News 25, pp 4, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
External Links
- 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship from the ICGA Tournament Database
- WMCC 1989, CSVN tournament site
- The MM-V Machine at the World Championschip, Portorose, 1989 by Hans van Mierlo, ChessEval, February 2014
- IX World Microcomputer Chess Championship PORTOROSE 1989, ChessEval, July 2014
- 9. WMCCC Portoroz 1989 from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
References
- ↑ Photo by Žiga, 2008, Kempinski Palace Portorož from Wikipedia
- ↑ Interzonals 1958: Portoroz from chessgames.com
- ↑ JPEG BOBBY/1958 Bobby Fischer With some female admirers
- ↑ JPEG BOBBY/1958 Svetozar Gligoric vs Bobby Fischer at the Portoroz Interzonals
- ↑ 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Portorož 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ WMCC 1989, CSVN tournament site
- ↑ The MM-V Machine at the World Championschip, Portorose, 1989 by Hans van Mierlo, ChessEval, February 09, 2014
- ↑ 6502 compatible bit-slice unit by Schaetzle+Bsteh, TurboKit – Schachcomputer.info Wiki
- ↑ 6502 compatible bit-slice unit by Schaetzle+Bsteh, TurboKit – Schachcomputer.info Wiki
- ↑ 9th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Portorož 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Škocjanske jame Cave entrance by Annebethmi, August 11, 2007, Škocjan Cave from Wikipedia
- ↑ Thomas Mally (1989). Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož). Modul 3/89, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
- ↑ Jaap van den Herik, David Levy (1989). Disqualification at Portorož. ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4
- ↑ Re: The truth about Deep <9> : Remember Quick Step by Jeroen Noomen, CCC, March 15, 2003
- ↑ WMCC 1989, CSVN tournament site
- ↑ Mephisto Portorose 68030 from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)