World Computer Speed Chess Championship

World Computer Speed Chess Championship is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other at blitz chess time controls. It is held in conjunction with the World Computer Chess Championship. Up to 2001, it was held in conjunction with the World Microcomputer Chess Championships and restricted to microcomputers.

Championship results

Event #	Year	Location	Winner
	1995	Paderborn, Germany	The King
	1996	Jakarta, Indonesia	Ferret
	1997	Paris, France	Ferret
	2000	London, England	Fritz
	2001	Maastricht, Netherlands	Goliath
10	2002	Maastricht, Netherlands	Shredder
11	2003	Graz, Austria	Shredder
12	2004	Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel	Shredder
13	2005	Reykjavík, Iceland	Shredder
14	2006	Torino, Italy	Ikarus
15	2007	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Shredder
16	2008	Beijing, China	Sjeng
17	2009	Pamplona, Spain	Shredder
18	2010	Kanazawa, Japan	Jonny and Shredder
19	2011	Tilburg, Netherlands	Jonny
20	2013	Yokohama, Japan	Shredder
21	2015	Leiden, Netherlands	Komodo

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