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The Nineteenth World Computer Chess Championship took place from November 19 to 23, 2011, Tilburg University, Tilburg [2] , The Netherlands in conjunction with the 2nd World Chess Software Championship, the 16th Computer Olympiad and the Advances in Computer Games 13 conference.
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Final Standing
19th World Computer Chess Championship 2011, Tilburg, NL [3]
| # | Program | CC | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior | IL | 9w1 | 4b½ | bye | 5w½ | 7b1 | 6w1 | 8b1 | 2w½ | 3b½ | 6 |
| 2 | Shredder | DE | 8b½ | 6w1 | 8b1 | bye | 4w½ | 9b1 | 3w½ | 1b½ | 5w½ | 5½ |
| 3 | HIARCS | GB | 5b½ | 8w1 | 6b½ | 7w1 | 9w1 | bye | 2b½ | 4b½ | 1w½ | 5½ |
| 4 | Pandix | HU | bye | 1w½ | 5b1 | 8w1 | 2b½ | 7w½ | 6b0 | 3w½ | 9b1 | 5 |
| 5 | Jonny | DE | 3w½ | 9b1 | 4w0 | 1b½ | 6b½ | 8w1 | bye | 7w1 | 2b½ | 5 |
| 6 | The Baron | NL | 7w½ | 2b0 | 3w½ | 9b1 | 5w½ | 1b0 | 4w1 | 8b1 | bye | 4½ |
| 7 | Booot | UA | 6b½ | bye | 2w0 | 3b0 | 1w0 | 4b½ | 9w1 | 5b0 | 8w1 | 3 |
| 8 | Rookie | NL | 2w½ | 3b0 | 9w1 | 4b0 | bye | 5b0 | 1w0 | 6w0 | 7b0 | 1½ |
| 9 | Woodpusher 1997 | GB | 1b0 | 5w0 | 8b0 | 6w0 | 3b0 | 2w0 | 7b0 | bye | 4w0 | 0 |
Participants
19th World Computer Chess Championship 2011, Tilburg, NL [4]
| Program | CC | Authors | Operators | Cores | Architecture | Search depth | Nodes/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booot | UA | Alex Morozov | Alex Morozov | 4 | Intel Xeon E5645 2.4 GHz | 20 | 5,000,000 |
| HIARCS | GB | Mark Uniacke | Hans van der Zijden Harvey Williamson |
12 | Intel i7 4.25 GHz | 25 | 6,000,000 |
| Jonny | DE | Johannes Zwanzger | Johannes Zwanzger | 100 x 8 | Intel Core 2 2.2 GHz | 30 | 700,000,000 |
| Junior | IL | Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky Alon Greenfeld |
Amir Ban | 16 | Intel Sandy Bridge 2.7 GHz | 23 | 19,000,000 |
| Pandix | HU | Gyula Horváth | Gyula Horváth | 4 | Intel i7 3 GHz | 24 | 5,000,000 |
| Rookie | NL | Marcel van Kervinck | Marcel van Kervinck | 6 | AMD Phenom II 3.7 GHz | 21 | 7,500,000 |
| Shredder | DE | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | 12 | Intel Nehalem 3.3 GHz | 22 | 7,500,000 |
| The Baron | NL | Richard Pijl | Richard Pijl | 4 | Intel Core 2 3.2 GHz | 22 | 9,000,000 |
| Woodpusher 1997 | GB | John Hamlen | John Hamlen | 1 | Intel Core 2 1.86 GHz | 13 | 600,000 |
Photos
Round 5, November 21
Round 6, November 21
Round 9 Showdown, November 23, HIARCS vs. Junior, operated by Hans van der Zijden and Amir Ban, ...
... and Shredder vs. Jonny with Stefan Meyer-Kahlen and Johannes Zwanzger (left)
14 year old Woodpusher 1997 [6] by John Hamlen vs. Pandix by Gyula Horváth (left)
Tournament Director
- Jaap van den Herik
- Jan Krabbenbos Assistant TD
See also
Publications
- Jaap van den Herik, Jan Krabbenbos (2011). WCCC 2011, 19-23 November 2011, Tilburg, The Netherlands. pdf
- Jan Krabbenbos, Jaap van den Herik (2011). The 2011 World Computer Speed-Chess Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 4
- Jan Krabbenbos, Jaap van den Herik (2011). The 19th World Computer-Chess Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 4
- Eric Hallsworth (2011/2012). The 2011 World Computer Championships!. Selective Search 157, pp. 34, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
- Eric Hallsworth (2012). The World Computer Chess Championships, Tilburg 2011. Selective Search 158, pp. 12, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
- John Hamlen (2012). Game Over for the Woodpusher Experiment: 7+7=0. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1
Forum Posts
- Hiarcs at the World Championships in Tilburg by Harvey Williamson, Hiarcs Forum, November 19, 2011
- Diary by Hans van der Zijden, Hiarcs Forum, November 23, 2011
- WCCC 2011 - Junior is the 2011 World Champion by Peter Skinner, CCC, November 23, 2011
- World Computer Chess Championship ? by Marco Costalba, CCC, June 09, 2012
External Links
- Tilburg 2011 (ICGA Tournaments)
- World Championship Computer Chess 2011 - Pairings, Results and Standings
- World Championship Computer Chess 2011 - Live Games
- ריאיון עם שי בושינסקי, November 27, 2011 (Hebrew) Interview with Shay Bushinsky translated by Google Translate
- WCCC 2011, HIARCS site
- Jonny wird Blitzweltmeister in Tilburg by Johannes Zwanzger, Schachclub Forchheim, November 26, 2011 (German)
References
- ↑ Photo by Gerd Isenberg
- ↑ Tilburg city guide by In Your Pocket
- ↑ World Championship Computer Chess 2011 - Pairings, Results and Standings
- ↑ World Championship Computer Chess 2011 - Pairings, Results and Standings
- ↑ Photos by Gerd Isenberg
- ↑ John Hamlen (2012). Game Over for the Woodpusher Experiment: 7+7=0. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1
