World Computer Chess Championship
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World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is organized by the International Computer Games Association. It is often held in conjunction with the Computer Olympiad, a collection of computer tournaments for other board games.
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[edit] Championship results
The WCCC is open to all types of computers including microprocessors, supercomputers, and dedicated chess hardware.
In 2007, the reigning champion Junior declined to defend its title.
| Event # | Year | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Stockholm | Kaissa |
| 2 | 1977 | Toronto | Chess 4.6 |
| 3 | 1980 | Linz | Belle |
| 4 | 1983 | New York, NY | Cray Blitz |
| 5 | 1986 | Cologne | Cray Blitz |
| 6 | 1989 | Edmonton, Canada | Deep Thought |
| 7 | 1992 | Madrid, Spain | Chessmachine (Gideon) |
| 8 | 1995 | Hong Kong | Fritz |
| 9 | 1999 | Paderborn, Germany | Shredder |
| 10 | 2002 | Maastricht, Netherlands | Deep Junior |
| 11 | 2003 | Graz, Austria | Shredder |
| 12 | 2004 | Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel | Deep Junior |
| 13 | 2005 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Zappa |
| 14 | 2006 | Torino, Italy | Junior |
| 15 | 2007 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Rybka |
| 16 | 2008 | Beijing, China | ? |
[edit] World Microcomputer Chess Championship results
From 1980 to 2001, there was a separate cycle of championships limited to programs running on microprocessors. Up until 1991, the winners were dedicated units. Thereafter, winners were running on state-of-the-art personal computers. The event was also run by the ICGA.
At the 14th WMCCC in Jakarta, the Israeli Junior team was denied entry to Indonesia and some other teams dropped out in protest.
The 16th WMCCC was the same as the 9th WCCC above.
| Event # | Year | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | London | Fidelity Chess Challenger |
| 2 | 1981 | Travemünde | Fidelity X |
| 3 | 1983 | Budapest | Fidelity Elite A/S |
| 4 | 1984 | Glasgow | Fidelity Elite X, Mephisto, Princhess X, Psion |
| 5 | 1985 | Amsterdam | Mephisto / Nona |
| 6 | 1986 | Dallas | Mephisto |
| 7 | 1987 | Rome | Mephisto / Psion |
| 8 | 1988 | Almería | Mephisto |
| 9 | 1989 | Portorož | Mephisto |
| 10 | 1990 | Lyon | Mephisto |
| 11 | 1991 | Vancouver, Canada | Chessmachine (Gideon) |
| 12 | 1993 | Munich | HIARCS |
| 13 | 1995 | Paderborn, Germany | MChess-Pro 5.0 |
| 14 | 1996 | Jakarta | Shredder |
| 15 | 1997 | Paris | Junior |
| 16 | 1999 | Paderborn, Germany | Shredder |
| 17 | 2000 | London | Shredder |
| 18 | 2001 | Maastricht | Deep Junior |
[edit] North American Computer Chess Championship
From 1970 to 1994 the Association for Computing Machinery held the first organized computer chess tournaments.
The 14th NACCC was also the 4th World Computer Chess Championship above.
| Event # | Year | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1970 | New York, NY | Chess 3.0 |
| 2 | 1971 | Chicago | Chess 3.0 |
| 3 | 1972 | Boston | Chess 3.0 |
| 4 | 1973 | Atlanta | Chess 3.5 |
| 5 | 1974 | San Diego | Ribbit |
| 6 | 1975 | Minneapolis | Chess 4.4 |
| 7 | 1976 | Houston | Chess 4.5 |
| 8 | 1977 | Seattle | Chess 4.6 |
| 9 | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Belle |
| 10 | 1979 | Detroit | Chess 4.9 |
| 11 | 1980 | Nashville | Belle |
| 12 | 1981 | Los Angeles | Belle |
| 13 | 1982 | Dallas | Belle |
| 14 | 1983 | New York, NY | Cray Blitz |
| 15 | 1984 | San Francisco | Cray Blitz |
| 16 | 1985 | Denver | HiTech |
| 17 | 1986 | Dallas | Belle |
| 18 | 1987 | Dallas | ChipTest-M |
| 19 | 1988 | Orlando, Florida | Deep Thought |
| 20 | 1989 | Reno, Nevada | HiTech and Deep Thought |
| 21 | 1990 | Deep Thought | |
| 22 | 1991 | Albuquerque | Deep Thought II |
| 23 | 1993 | Indianapolis | Socrates II |
| 24 | 1994 | Cape May, New Jersey | Deep Thought II |
