WMCCC 1988

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Hotel Playadulce

The Eighth World Microcomputer Chess Championship took place from September 24 to October 1, 1988, Hotel Playadulce, Aguadulce near Almería, Province of Almería, Spain. Just over one week before the scheduled starting date tournament director David Levy was told that the main sponsor had pulled out. Spanish computer chess organizer Amador Cuesta tried in vain to find alternative sponsorship and then resigned from the organizing committee with only two days to go. David Levy managed to find a last minute sponsor to cover the essential costs and it was possible to get the tournament off the ground on time. In the end everyone had an enjoyable time and the idea of a seaside venue proved extremely popular . All three groups played were dominated by Richard Lang's Mephisto Almeria programs.

Final Standing

Software Group

World Micro Software Champion

#	Program	CC	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	P	SoDos
1	Mephisto Almeria X	GB	4w1	7b1	5w1	2b1	6w1	3b1		6	15
2	Challenger	US		6w1	3b½	1w0	4b1	7w1	5b1	4½	8¾
3	Y!88	SE	7w1	5b0	2w½	6b1		1w0	4b1	3½	6¾
4	Rebel	NL	1b0		7w1	5b1	2w0	6b1	3w0	3	4
5	Pandix	HU	6b½	3w1	1b0	4w0	7b1		2w0	2½	4½
6	Chat	DE	5w½	2b0		3w0	1b0	4w0	7b½	1	1½
7	Dappet	NL	3b0	1w0	4b0		5w0	2b0	6w½	½	½

• CC Country Codes
• SoDOS: Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores

Manufacturers Group

World Micro Manufacturers (Team) Champion

#	Program	CC	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	P	SOS	SoDOS
1	Mephisto 4	GB	3w½	4w½	8b½	7w1	3w1	4b1	8w1	7b1	6½	31	15½
2	Mephisto 1	GB	7w1	8b1	4w½	3b½	7b1	8w½	4b0	3w½	5	34½	20
3	Fidelity 4	US	1b½	5b½	6b1	2w½	1b0	5w0	6w1	2b½	4	36	21
4	Fidelity 3	US	5w½	1b½	2b½	6w0	5b1	1w0	2w1	6b½	4	34	20
5	Mephisto 3	GB	4b½	3w½	7b0	8w1	4w0	3b1	7w0	8b1	4	32	15¼
6	Mephisto 2	GB	8b0	7b0	3w0	4b1	8b1	7w1	3b0	4w½	3½	30	10½
7	Fidelity 1	US	2b0	6w1	5w1	1b0	2w0	6b0	5b1	1w0	3	30½	11¾
8	Fidelity 2	US	6w1	2w0	1w½	5b0	6w0	2b½	1b0	5w0	2	28	9½

• CC Country Codes
• SOS: Sum of Opponent Scores
• SoDOS: Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores

Commercial Group

Single-CPU World Microcomputer Chess Champion

#	Program	CC	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	P	SoDos	G
1	Mephisto	GB	3w1	2b½	3b1	2w1	3w1	2b½	3b1	2w1	3b1	2w0	2b1	9	28½	11
2	Fidelity	US	3b1	1w½	3w1	1b0	3b1	1w½	3w1	1b0	1b1	3w½	1w0	6½	20¼	11
3	Plymate	SE	2w0	1b0	2b0	1w0	1b0	2w0	2b0	1w0	1w0	2b½		½	77½	10

• CC Country Codes
• SoDOS: Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores

Participants

Software Group

Program	CC	Authors
Challenger	US	Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen
Chat	DE	Wolfgang Delmare
Dappet	NL	Dap Hartmann, Peter Kouwenhoven
Mephisto Almeria X	GB	Richard Lang
Pandix	HU	Gyula Horváth, Zsuzsa Horváth
Rebel	NL	Ed Schröder, Jan Louwman
Y!88	SE	Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth, Sandro Necchi

• CC Country Codes

Manufacturers Group

Program	CC	Authors	Manufacturer
Fidelity	US	Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen, Ron Nelson	Fidelity Electronics
Mephisto	GB	Richard Lang	Hegener & Glaser

Commercial Group

Program	CC	Authors	Manufacturer
Fidelity	US	Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen, Ron Nelson	Fidelity Electronics
Mephisto	GB	Richard Lang	Hegener & Glaser
Plymate	SE	Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth	Conchess

• CC Country Codes

Photos & Games

Chat - Pandix

Chat - Pandix, Gyula Horváth and Wolfgang Delmare

[Event "WMCCC 1988 (Software)"]
[Site "Almeria, Spain"]
[Date "1988.09.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chat"]
[Black "Pandix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.c4 dxc4 6.Ne5 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Nxc4 c5 
9.dxc5 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 Bxc5 11.Ke1 Rd8 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Nbd7 14.Rd1 h6 15.Kf1 
Rb8 16.Rg1 b5 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bb7 19.Bxb7 Rxb7 20.Kg2 a5 21.Rd6 Rc7 22.Rgd1 
h5 23.Kg1 a4 24.a3 g6 25.f4 Kg7 26.Kh1 Kh7 27.Kg2 Kg7 28.Kg1 Kf8 29.Kg2 Ke7 
30.Kh1 Rcc8 31.Kg2 Nf6 32.Rxd8 Rxd8 33.Rxd8 Kxd8 34.Nc2 Kc7 35.Nd4 Kb6 36.Nf3 
Ne4 37.Ne5 Nd6 38.Kf3 Kc5 39.e3 Kb6 40.h4 Kc5 41.Ke2 Ne4 42.Kf3 Nd6 43.Kf2 Kd5 
44.Kf3 Kc5 1/2-1/2 

Pandix - Y!88

Pandix by Gyula Horváth won the extra title of the World PC Champion . In a notable game Pandix played the color reverse Ruy Lopez versus Y!88 by 1. e3 e5 2. e4 which took Why Not 88 out of book, while Pandix was able to play along a reversed book line :

[Event "WMCCC 1988 (Software)"]
[Site "Almeria, Spain"]
[Date "1988.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pandix"]
[Black "Y!88"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3 5.dxc3 O-O 6.f3 d5 7.Bg5 dxe4 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 
9.fxe4 Rd6 10.Bxf6 Rxf6 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Bb5 Bg4 13.Bxc6 Rxc6 14.Nxe5 Re6 15.Nxg4 
Rxe4+ 16.Kf2 Rxg4 17.Rhd1 Kf8 18.Rd7 Rf4+ 19.Kg3 Rc4 20.Rf1 f6 21.Re1 Rc5 22.h4 
h5 23.Ree7 g5 24.Rxc7 b6 25.Rf7+ Kg8 26.Rg7+ Kh8 27.Rh7+ Kg8 28.Rcg7+ Kf8 29.Re7 
gxh4+ 30.Kxh4 Rb5 31.Rc7 Kg8 32.Rcg7+ Kf8 33.b3 Rc5 34.c4 Ra5 35.a4 Re8 36.Rf7+ 
Kg8 37.Rhg7+ Kh8 38.Rxa7 Rxa7 39.Rxa7 Re2 40.Rf7 Rf2 41.Kxh5 Kg8 42.Rb7 Rxg2 
43.Rxb6 Kf7 44.Rb7+ Ke6 45.c3 Rg3 46.Rb6+ Ke7 47.b4 Rxc3 48.c5 Rc1 49.a5 Rh1+ 
50.Kg4 Rg1+ 51.Kf3 Rf1+ 52.Ke3 f5 53.a6 Kd7 54.b5 Re1+ 55.Kf4 Ra1 56.Rd6+ Kc8 
57.Kxf5 Ra2 58.Re6 1-0

Rebel - Y!88

Rebel operated by Jan Louwman, tried the same opening in round 7, but Y!88 deviated with 9...Bg4 and won ...

Ulf Rathsman and Sandro Necchi of Y!88

[Event "WMCCC 1988 (Software)"]
[Site "Almeria, Spain"]
[Date "1988.10.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rebel"]
[Black "Y!88"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3 5.dxc3 O-O 6.f3 d5 7.Bg5 dxe4 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 
9.fxe4 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Bxf6 Bf1 12.Kxf1 gxf6 13.Ke2 Nd7 14.Nf3 Nc5 15.Ke3 Na4 
16.Rhb1 b5 17.Ne1 c5 18.Kf3 Kg7 19.Rd1 Nxb2 20.Rdb1 Na4 21.Rxb5 Rac8 22.Rb7 Nxc3 
23.Rb3 Na4 24.Rb7 Rd4 25.Nd3 a6 26.Ke3 Rc4 27.Nb2 Nxb2 28.Rxb2 Rd8 29.Re1 Rc3+ 
30.Kf2 Rd2+ 31.Re2 Rxe2+ 32.Kxe2 Rxa3 33.Rb3 Rxb3 34.cxb3 Kg6 35.Ke3 Kg5 36.Kf3 
h5 37.Kg3 a5 38.h4+ Kg6 39.Kf3 f5 40.Ke3 Kf6 41.Kd3 c4+ 42.Kxc4 fxe4 43.Kc3 Kf5 
44.Kd2 Kf4 0-1 

Tournament Director

• Michael Valvo

Publications

• David Levy (1988). 8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4
• Eric Hallsworth (1988). The 1988 World Micro Championship. Computer Chess News Sheet 20, pp 1, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
• Göran Grottling (1988). Thank you Mister Spock! Ein Interview mit Sid Samole. Modul 4/88, pp. 36-38 (German), pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis » Sidney Samole

Göran Grottling (1989). Interview - Sid Samole. Computer Chess News Sheet 23, pp 4, pdf hosted by Mike Watters

• Göran Grottling (1989). Eine Lebende Legende - Ein Interview mit Kathe Spracklen. Modul 1/89, pp. 41-45 (German),pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
• WMCCC 1988 articles Europa-Rochade, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis (German)

Hans-Peter Ketterling (1988). Die 8. Mikroschachcomputer - WM 1988 in Almeria (Teil I). Europa-Rochade, 11-1988

Hans-Peter Ketterling (1989). Die 8. Mikroschachcomputer - WM 1988 in Almeria (Teil II). Europa-Rochade, 01-1989

Hans-Peter Ketterling (1989). Die 8. Mikroschachcomputer - WM 1988 in Almeria (Teil III). Europa-Rochade, 03-1989

László Lindner (1989). Die wiederauferstandene Mikro-Weltmeisterschaft - 8. Mikroschachcomputer - WM 1988 in Almeria. Europa-Rochade, 01/02-1989

Forum Posts

• Looking for games WCCC Almeria 1989 by Jeroen Noomen, CCC, January 12, 2006

External Links

• 8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship from the ICGA Tournament Database
• 8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship (Software) - Almeria 1988 (ICGA Tournaments)
• 8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship (Manufacturers) - Almeria 1988 (ICGA Tournaments)
• 8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship (Commercial) - Almeria 1988 (ICGA Tournaments)
• Mephisto Almeria Turniermaschine from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
• World Chess Computer Championship ALMERIA 1988 by Hans van Mierlo, ChessEval, July 03, 2014
• WMCC 1988, CSVN tournament site
• 8. WMCCC Almeria 1988 from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
• Province of Almería from Wikipedia
• Almería from Wikipedia

References

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