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'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Tournaments and Matches|Tournaments]] * [[European Computer Chess Championship]] * ECCC 1976'''
'''[[ECCC 1979|Next >]]'''
The '''First European Computer Chess Championship''' took place August 9-11, [[Timeline#1976|1976]] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands The Netherlands]. Eight (nine?) programs participated, first four to qualify for the [[WCCC 1977]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto] <ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=eCy7-tzITqwC&lpg=PA9&ots=j67zxMS1RR&dq=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam%2C%201976&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam,%201976&f=false DP Chess Play-Offs Set for Amsterdam], [[Computerworld]], July 19, 1976, pp. 9</ref>. The three round Swiss tournament was won by [[Master]] with [[Orwell]] and [[Tell]] tying for second place <ref> [[David Levy]] (ed.) ('''1988'''). ''[http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4613-8716-9 Computer Games I]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media Springer], pp.167</ref> <ref>The Information of the ECCC 1976 so far is incomplete, except first to fourth place. If you have access to the booklet by I. Bakker ([http://www.schaaksite.nl/2011/08/18/canon-35-de-bureaus-van-ineke-bakker/ Ineke Bakker]) mentioned in ''Computer Games I'' by [[David Levy]] , please provide the information here.</ref>.
=Final Standing=
<ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6c8af8 The Fourth World Computer Chess Championship] (labeled 22nd ACM), [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1983_WCCC/1983-%20WCCC.062303061.sm.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]], [http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/%7Ekopec/Publications/Publications/O_36_C.pdf pdf], European Championships, page 8</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program
! CC
|-
! 1
| [[Master]] <ref>[https://www.computerwoche.de/a/ii-europaeische-schachcomputermeisterschaft-parwell-und-elsa-als-elektronische-vertreter-deutschlands,1193707 II. Europäische Schachcomputermeisterschaft: "Parwell" und "Elsa" als elektronische Vertreter Deutschlands], September 14, 1979, [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 37/1979 (German), mentions ECCC 1976 and the [[Master]] vs. [[Orwell]] game</ref>
! GB
|-
! 2
| [[Orwell]]
! DE
|-
! 2
| [[Tell]]
! CH
|-
! 4
| [[Bs6676]] <ref>[http://old.csvn.nl/pre_hist.html Prehistorie van het Nederlandse Computerschaak] (Dutch)</ref>
! NL
|-
! ...
|
|
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Participants=
<ref>Eight programs mentioned in [http://books.google.de/books?id=eCy7-tzITqwC&lpg=PA9&ots=j67zxMS1RR&dq=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam%2C%201976&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam,%201976&f=false DP Chess Play-Offs Set for Amsterdam], [[Computerworld]], July 19, 1976, pp. 9, excluding [[Bs6676]]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program
! CC
! Author(s)
|-
| [[Beal]]
! GB
| [[Don Beal]]
|-
| [[Bs6676]]
! NL
| [[Barend Swets]]
|-
| [[Charlie]]
! DE
| [[Andreas Rudin|Andreas Keil]]
|-
| [[Daja]]
! DE
| [[Siegfried Jahn]], [[Ludwig Zagler]]
|-
| [[Master]]
! GB
| [[Peter Kent]], [[John Birmingham]]
|-
| [[Orwell]]
! DE
| [[Thomas Nitsche]]
|-
| [[Papa]]
! HU
| [[George Rajna]], [[B. Almasi]]
|-
| [[Schach]]
! DE
| [[Matthias Engelbach]]
|-
| [[Tell]]
! CH
| [[Johann Joss]]
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Booklet=
* [http://www.schaaksite.nl/2011/08/18/canon-35-de-bureaus-van-ineke-bakker/ Ineke Bakker] ('''1976'''). ''European Computer Chess Championship Booklet''. Tournament Committee, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Chess_Federation Royal Dutch Chess Federation] Office, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event.php?id=38 1st European Computer Chess Championship] from the [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/ ICGA Tournament page]
=References=
<references />
'''[[European Computer Chess Championship|Up one level]]'''
'''[[ECCC 1979|Next >]]'''
The '''First European Computer Chess Championship''' took place August 9-11, [[Timeline#1976|1976]] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands The Netherlands]. Eight (nine?) programs participated, first four to qualify for the [[WCCC 1977]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto] <ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=eCy7-tzITqwC&lpg=PA9&ots=j67zxMS1RR&dq=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam%2C%201976&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam,%201976&f=false DP Chess Play-Offs Set for Amsterdam], [[Computerworld]], July 19, 1976, pp. 9</ref>. The three round Swiss tournament was won by [[Master]] with [[Orwell]] and [[Tell]] tying for second place <ref> [[David Levy]] (ed.) ('''1988'''). ''[http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4613-8716-9 Computer Games I]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media Springer], pp.167</ref> <ref>The Information of the ECCC 1976 so far is incomplete, except first to fourth place. If you have access to the booklet by I. Bakker ([http://www.schaaksite.nl/2011/08/18/canon-35-de-bureaus-van-ineke-bakker/ Ineke Bakker]) mentioned in ''Computer Games I'' by [[David Levy]] , please provide the information here.</ref>.
=Final Standing=
<ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6c8af8 The Fourth World Computer Chess Championship] (labeled 22nd ACM), [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1983_WCCC/1983-%20WCCC.062303061.sm.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]], [http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/%7Ekopec/Publications/Publications/O_36_C.pdf pdf], European Championships, page 8</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program
! CC
|-
! 1
| [[Master]] <ref>[https://www.computerwoche.de/a/ii-europaeische-schachcomputermeisterschaft-parwell-und-elsa-als-elektronische-vertreter-deutschlands,1193707 II. Europäische Schachcomputermeisterschaft: "Parwell" und "Elsa" als elektronische Vertreter Deutschlands], September 14, 1979, [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 37/1979 (German), mentions ECCC 1976 and the [[Master]] vs. [[Orwell]] game</ref>
! GB
|-
! 2
| [[Orwell]]
! DE
|-
! 2
| [[Tell]]
! CH
|-
! 4
| [[Bs6676]] <ref>[http://old.csvn.nl/pre_hist.html Prehistorie van het Nederlandse Computerschaak] (Dutch)</ref>
! NL
|-
! ...
|
|
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Participants=
<ref>Eight programs mentioned in [http://books.google.de/books?id=eCy7-tzITqwC&lpg=PA9&ots=j67zxMS1RR&dq=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam%2C%201976&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=DP%20Chess%20Play-Offs%20Set%20for%20Amsterdam,%201976&f=false DP Chess Play-Offs Set for Amsterdam], [[Computerworld]], July 19, 1976, pp. 9, excluding [[Bs6676]]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program
! CC
! Author(s)
|-
| [[Beal]]
! GB
| [[Don Beal]]
|-
| [[Bs6676]]
! NL
| [[Barend Swets]]
|-
| [[Charlie]]
! DE
| [[Andreas Rudin|Andreas Keil]]
|-
| [[Daja]]
! DE
| [[Siegfried Jahn]], [[Ludwig Zagler]]
|-
| [[Master]]
! GB
| [[Peter Kent]], [[John Birmingham]]
|-
| [[Orwell]]
! DE
| [[Thomas Nitsche]]
|-
| [[Papa]]
! HU
| [[George Rajna]], [[B. Almasi]]
|-
| [[Schach]]
! DE
| [[Matthias Engelbach]]
|-
| [[Tell]]
! CH
| [[Johann Joss]]
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Booklet=
* [http://www.schaaksite.nl/2011/08/18/canon-35-de-bureaus-van-ineke-bakker/ Ineke Bakker] ('''1976'''). ''European Computer Chess Championship Booklet''. Tournament Committee, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Chess_Federation Royal Dutch Chess Federation] Office, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event.php?id=38 1st European Computer Chess Championship] from the [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/ ICGA Tournament page]
=References=
<references />
'''[[European Computer Chess Championship|Up one level]]'''
