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'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Tournaments and Matches|Tournaments]] * Harvard Cup'''
The '''Harvard Cup''' Human vs. Computer Chess Challenge has been organized by [[Harvard University]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts Cambridge, Massachusetts] and took place six times from 1989 until 1995, played in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston Boston] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_Museum,_Boston The Computer Museum, Boston from Wikipedia]</ref> and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1992'''). ''The 1992 Harvard Cup''. [[Computer Chess Reports]], Vol. 3, No. 2</ref> .
=Editions=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Edition
! Man * Mach.
! colspan="2" | Man vs. Mach.
! Winner
! P
! Best Program
! P
! Rank
! Participants
! [[CSVN]] site
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1989]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4*4
| style="text-align:center;" | 13½
| style="text-align:center;" | 2½
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Gulko Boris Gulko],<br/>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rohde_%28chess_player%29 Michael Rohde]
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Deep Thought]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=125%3Aharvard-cup-1989&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1989]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1991]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4*4
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Dlugy Maxim Dlugy]
! 3½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Heuristic Alpha]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126%3Aharvard-cup-1991&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1991]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1992]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5*5
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rohde_%28chess_player%29 Michael Rohde]
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Socrates]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127%3Aharvard-cup-1992&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1992]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1993]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6*6
| style="text-align:center;" | 27
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Benjamin Joel Benjamin]
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Socrates]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128%3Aharvard-cup-1993&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1993]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1994]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6*8
| style="text-align:center;" | 29½
| style="text-align:center;" | 18½
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Benjamin Joel Benjamin]
! 6½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[WChess]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129%3Aharvard-cup-1994&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1994]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1995]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6*6
| style="text-align:center;" | 23½
| style="text-align:center;" | 12½
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Benjamin Joel Benjamin]
! 4½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Virtual Chess]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3½
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130%3Aharvard-cup-1995&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1995]
|}
=External Links=
* [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=26&Itemid=50 CSVN - History Man - Computer], [[CSVN]] site
* [http://old.csvn.nl/harvhist.html Harvard Cup Human vs. Computer Chess Challenge], old [[CSVN]] site
* [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=42&Itemid=26&lang=en&limitstart=10 Downloads | Man-Computer | Games], [[CSVN]] site
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lChOdGGfWVA Video : GM Joel Benjamin vs. Computer "Wchess" ("Harvard Cup" 1994)]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Tournaments|Up one Level]]'''
The '''Harvard Cup''' Human vs. Computer Chess Challenge has been organized by [[Harvard University]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts Cambridge, Massachusetts] and took place six times from 1989 until 1995, played in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston Boston] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_Museum,_Boston The Computer Museum, Boston from Wikipedia]</ref> and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1992'''). ''The 1992 Harvard Cup''. [[Computer Chess Reports]], Vol. 3, No. 2</ref> .
=Editions=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Edition
! Man * Mach.
! colspan="2" | Man vs. Mach.
! Winner
! P
! Best Program
! P
! Rank
! Participants
! [[CSVN]] site
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1989]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4*4
| style="text-align:center;" | 13½
| style="text-align:center;" | 2½
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Gulko Boris Gulko],<br/>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rohde_%28chess_player%29 Michael Rohde]
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Deep Thought]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=125%3Aharvard-cup-1989&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1989]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1991]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4*4
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Dlugy Maxim Dlugy]
! 3½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Heuristic Alpha]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126%3Aharvard-cup-1991&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1991]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1992]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5*5
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rohde_%28chess_player%29 Michael Rohde]
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Socrates]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127%3Aharvard-cup-1992&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1992]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1993]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6*6
| style="text-align:center;" | 27
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Benjamin Joel Benjamin]
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Socrates]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128%3Aharvard-cup-1993&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1993]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1994]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6*8
| style="text-align:center;" | 29½
| style="text-align:center;" | 18½
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Benjamin Joel Benjamin]
! 6½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[WChess]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129%3Aharvard-cup-1994&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1994]
|-
| [[Harvard Cup 1995]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6*6
| style="text-align:center;" | 23½
| style="text-align:center;" | 12½
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Benjamin Joel Benjamin]
! 4½
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Virtual Chess]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3½
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130%3Aharvard-cup-1995&catid=26%3Amens-computer&Itemid=50&lang=en Harvard Cup 1995]
|}
=External Links=
* [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=26&Itemid=50 CSVN - History Man - Computer], [[CSVN]] site
* [http://old.csvn.nl/harvhist.html Harvard Cup Human vs. Computer Chess Challenge], old [[CSVN]] site
* [http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=42&Itemid=26&lang=en&limitstart=10 Downloads | Man-Computer | Games], [[CSVN]] site
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lChOdGGfWVA Video : GM Joel Benjamin vs. Computer "Wchess" ("Harvard Cup" 1994)]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Tournaments|Up one Level]]'''
