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The '''United States Open Computer Chess Championship''' was held four times in the 80s. Despite it was an open hardware tournament, it was except the [[USOCCC 1985|first edition]], where [[Belle]] and [[Bebe]] competed, a commercial micro computer chess tournament. The tournament was structured in such a way that manufacturers had to play their own machines against each other in some rounds. The rules clearly stated that the operators of each computer had the right to resign or offer a draw on behalf of their machines. Apparently the temptation to take advantage of the rules was too much for [[Fidelity Electronics|Fidelity]] to overcome <ref> Editors ('''1985'''). ''The US Open Computer-Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#8_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3]]</ref> <ref> [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=139230 Re: Who was Sid Samole?] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[CCC]], November 16, 2000</ref> <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1986'''). ''Ethics in Computer Chess Tournaments: A Case in Point''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] Fall/Winter 1986 Edition, pp. 126-129</ref>.
=Editions=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Edition
! Event
! Origin
! Participants
! Champion
|-
! 1st
| [[USOCCC 1985]]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama Mobile, Alabama]
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Elite|Fidelity Elite XC]]
|-
! 2nd
| [[USOCCC 1986]]
| Mobile, Alabama
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Chess Challenger|Challenger N]]
|-
! 3rd
| [[USOCCC 1987]]
| Mobile, Alabama
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Private Line]]
|-
! 4th
| [[USOCCC 1988]]
| Mobile, Alabama
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Chessmaster#2100|Chessmaster 2100]]
|}
=ICCA Reports=
* Editors ('''1985'''). ''The US Open Computer-Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#8_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3]]
* The Editor ('''1986'''). ''The Second U.S. Open Computer-Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#9_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 9, No. 3]]
* [[Roy Keeley]] ('''1988'''). ''The 4th Annual U.S. Open Computer Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#11_23|ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, Nos. 2/3]]
=References=
<references />
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The '''United States Open Computer Chess Championship''' was held four times in the 80s. Despite it was an open hardware tournament, it was except the [[USOCCC 1985|first edition]], where [[Belle]] and [[Bebe]] competed, a commercial micro computer chess tournament. The tournament was structured in such a way that manufacturers had to play their own machines against each other in some rounds. The rules clearly stated that the operators of each computer had the right to resign or offer a draw on behalf of their machines. Apparently the temptation to take advantage of the rules was too much for [[Fidelity Electronics|Fidelity]] to overcome <ref> Editors ('''1985'''). ''The US Open Computer-Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#8_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3]]</ref> <ref> [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=139230 Re: Who was Sid Samole?] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[CCC]], November 16, 2000</ref> <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1986'''). ''Ethics in Computer Chess Tournaments: A Case in Point''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] Fall/Winter 1986 Edition, pp. 126-129</ref>.
=Editions=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Edition
! Event
! Origin
! Participants
! Champion
|-
! 1st
| [[USOCCC 1985]]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama Mobile, Alabama]
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Elite|Fidelity Elite XC]]
|-
! 2nd
| [[USOCCC 1986]]
| Mobile, Alabama
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Chess Challenger|Challenger N]]
|-
! 3rd
| [[USOCCC 1987]]
| Mobile, Alabama
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Private Line]]
|-
! 4th
| [[USOCCC 1988]]
| Mobile, Alabama
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Chessmaster#2100|Chessmaster 2100]]
|}
=ICCA Reports=
* Editors ('''1985'''). ''The US Open Computer-Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#8_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3]]
* The Editor ('''1986'''). ''The Second U.S. Open Computer-Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#9_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 9, No. 3]]
* [[Roy Keeley]] ('''1988'''). ''The 4th Annual U.S. Open Computer Chess Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#11_23|ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, Nos. 2/3]]
=References=
<references />
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