Announcement of the 21st World Computer Shogi Championship
TAKIZAWA Takenobu
It is our pleasure to announce that the 21st World Computer
Shogi Championship will be held in Japan in May 2011.
Please note that the venue has been changed.
Takenobu Takizawa
Chair of the Computer Shogi Association (CSA)
Director of the World Computer Shogi Championship
Kentaro Kayama
Director of the Computer Shogi Association
Chief Adjudicator of the 21st Championship
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The 21st World Computer Shogi Championship
Competition Dates
May 3-5, 2011
Competition Venue
International Conference Center, Waseda University
1-20-14 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
Phone: 03-5286-1755 Fax: 03-5272-2063
(+81-3-5286-1755) (+81-3-5272-2063)
http://www.waseda.jp/eng/campus/map.html
The International Conference Center is Building 18 on the map.
Registration Deadline
January 31, 2011
First Prize
A notebook computer (planned)
Eligibility
Open to anyone of any nationality. Only originally produced programs
may be entered.
Furthermore, only one program from each developing team may enter the
tournament. The program may use CSA library modules. Each developing
team must disclose all the members' first and last names and the name
of any library module (package) used.
Some restrictions exist for the programs that use a CSA library module other
than the developers' make in order to qualify for the next stage.
Any computer may be used.
Competitors are strongly urged to bring their own computer.
The CSA may provide an IBM compatible,
but it may be a relatively slow machine.
The rules of the tournament are on the CSA homepage
(http://www.computer-shogi.org/index_e.html).
Application
Access the following URI to register your ID
https://www.computer-shogi.org/cgi-bin/wcsc21/apply-e.cgi
and then proceed with the application.
Questions
If you have any questions about the championship, please send an email to
ap...@computer-shogi.org
Application Fee
10,000 yen
Please transfer the fee to the following bank account by cable:
Mizuho Bank, Machida Branch, Tokyo, Japan
Ordinary Account No. 2117839
Account Holder: The Computer Shogi Association
Payment in cash will also be accepted at the tournament.
The Rules and Regulations of the Computer Shogi Championship will be
available in both Japanese and English. In all questions of
interpretation, the Japanese version shall be regarded as authoritative.
TAKIZAWA Takenobu
From: <taki...@waseda.jp>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 17:12:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: The 21st World Computer Shogi Championship Applicant List
> The 21st World Computer Shogi Championship Applicant List
>
> It is our pleasure to announce that the 21st World Computer Shogi
> Championship will be held in Japan in May 2011.
> There will be fifty-three (51) participants at the tournament.
Error correction:
There will be fifty-one (51) partocipants at the tournament.
Sorry for the error.
> Takenobu Takizawa
> Chair of the Computer Shogi Association (CSA)
> Director of the World Computer Shogi Championship
> Kentaro Kayama
> Director of the Computer Shogi Association
> Chief Adjudicator of the 21st Championship
> =======================================================================
> The 21st World Computer Shogi Championship
>
> Competition Dates
> May 3-5, 2011
>
> Competition Venue
> International Conference Center, Waseda University
> 1-20-14 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
> Phone: 03-5286-1755 Fax: 03-5272-2063
> (+81-3-5286-1755) (+81-3-5272-2063)
> http://www.waseda.jp/eng/campus/map.html
> The International Conference Center is Building 18 on the map.
>
> 1st day through 2nd day: Preliminary Contest
> The top 3 of the last tournament will be exempted from these
> days and proceed directly to the Final.
> The Preliminary Contest is divided into two groups. The upper
> division will consist of 16 programs (1st through 19th seeds,
> excluding the three direct finalists).
> The lower division contest will be held on the first day. There
> will be 7 Swiss-style games. The top 8 programs will join the
> upper division contest. If the number of programs is odd, the
> CSA will add an extra program by invitation. The invited
> program will not proceed to the second day.
> The upper division contest will be held on the second day. There
> will be 9 Swiss-style games. The top 5 programs will proceed
> to the third day of competition. If the number of programs is,
> by chance, odd, the CSA will add an extra program by invitation
> but the invited program will not proceed to the third day.
>
> 3rd day: The Final
> Round robin of 8 programs with each program playing each other
> once.
>
> The rules of the tournament are on the CSA homepage
> (http://www.computer-shogi.org/index_e.html).
>
> The Participants:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Developer Program CPU Language
> Library
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 1. Team Gekisashi Gekisashi Xeon/W5590 C++
> 2. Akira Takeuchi Shueso Corei7/980X C++
> 3. Team GPS GPS Shogi undecided C++
>
> osl-for-csa,gpsshogi-for-csa
> (The above three are the seeds to the final)
>
> 4. Eiki Ito Bonkras Core i7 + PhenomII X4/980 + 965BE
> C,C++
> 5. Kunihito Hoki Bonanza undecided C,Perl
>
>
> Bonanza
> 6. Otsuki Shogi Otsuki Shogi Xeon/5365
> C,Python
> 7. Shibaura Institute of Technology
> Shibaura Shogi Corei7/i7-860 C
> Bonanza Ver.
> 4.1.3
> 8. Hiroshi Yamashita YSS Corei7/980X EE C++
> 9. Kazuhiro Yasutake Misaki PhenomII x6 /1090T vC++
> 10. Yuichi Nakatani Dragon's Egg undecided C++
> 11. Issei Yamamoto Ponanza Corei7/950 C++,C#
> 12. TACOS team TACOS undecided C++
> 13. Kazufumi Nara Nara Shogi Corei7/980X C++
> 14. Yoshikazu Kakinoki Kakinoki-Shogi undecided C++
> 15. Yoshikuni Sato Kiri undecided C
> 16. Akira Shimoyama Blunder undecided C#
> 17. Akinori Onmoto Bingo Shogi undecided C++
> 19. Qinoa QinoaSyougi undecided C
> 21. Takanori Ichimaru Tsutsukana undecided C++
> (Teams #4 thru #21 are the seeds to the upper division contest.)
>
> 22. Yoshiyuki Kotani, Kazutomo Shibahara, Naoto Sato, Toru Matsubara,
> Masahiro Yokoyama
> mattari_yuchan undecided
> 24. Taikou Yamada Yamada Shogi Corei7/920 C
> 27. Tomonobu Masumoto Oki Celeron/Celeron 530 C
> 29. Seishou Hakusa Hakusa Shogi Corei5/460M C++
>
> lesserpyon
> 30. Junichi Takada Garyu Corei5/540M Java
> 31. Kazuyuki Kawabata Nanoha PhenomIIX4/940BE C++
> Bonanza Ver.
> 4.1.3
> 32. Ichiro Ujiie scherzo PentiumM/1.7GHz C++
> 33. Masayuki Yamada Ym-Shogi Core2Duo/T8100 Java
> 34. Masaki Murayama Narikin Shogi undecided C++
> 35. Tsubakihara Shogi Tsubakihara Shogi Corei5/430M Visual
> Basic
> 36. Koichi Inoue Inoue Shogi undecided
> 38. Hiroyuki Nagayoshi Komaasobi undecided C,C++
> 39. Takahiro Sasaki Tohu Celeron Dual-Core/SU2300C++
> 40. Team STR STR Core2Duo/E7200 C++
> 41. David Wada (USA) Mumyou Corei7/920 Java
> 42. Takeshi Kimura Mechawooser Shogi Corei7/860
> C,C++,CUDA,python
>
> (Participants of the 19th Championship)
> 21. Usapyon's Parents Usapyon PhenomII/940 C++
> 24. Tasuku Hanai WILDCAT Core2Duo/U7600 C++
>
> (Newcomers)
> --. Ryosuke Kubo Sunfish undecided C++
> --. Yamato Maeda Miyako Shogi System PhenomIIX2/555BE C
> --. Kenichi Yokouchi tai-shogun undecided
> --. Ryoichi Kose kose Shogi undecided
> --. Nagato Dialy haskellShogi Athlon/ 2650e Haskell
> --. Kenji Shimizu Eden undecided Lisp,C
> --. Shisai Amano R7.5 Corei7/i7-860 C++
> --. Takuya Ugajin sawanyanRL undecided
> --. Minoru Kohmura Hikaku Core2Quad/Q9000 VC++
> --. Tsuyoshi Tsukiji Jinsei Okuri bunt Shippai
> undecided C++
> --. forexrobot-forexcia forexrobot-forexcia undecided
> --. Masahiko Saikaishi Selene undecided
> --. Hiroki Takizawa dragon breath Core2Duo/P8400 C
> --. Masaya Hasegawa Shogi Boy Opteron/1216 C++
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 51
>
> *Team Member
> 1. Team Gekisashi Yoshimasa Tsuruoka, Daisaku Yokoyama,
> Takashi Maruyama, Ryo Takase, Takumi Oouchi
> 3. Team GPS Tetsuro Tanaka, Tomoyuki Kaneko,
> Daigo Moriwaki, Shunsuke Soeda,
> Yoshiki Hayashi, Shogo Takeuchi
> 6. Otsuki Shogi Tomoshi Otsuki, Natsumaro Kutsuna, Jun Araki
> 7. Shibaura Institute of Technology Kazumasa Yamamoto, Harukazu Igarashi
> 12. TACOS team Tsuyoshi Hashimoto, Masahumi Taketoshi,
> Jun Nagashima, Keigo Matsubara, Akihiko Sano,
> Tomoki Murata, Takeaki Hamada,
> Jun'ichi Hashimoto, Toshiki Matsui
> 19. Qinoa Motoki Yamada
> 35. Tsubakihara Shogi Osamu Tsubakihara, Masaaki Fukumoto, Kenzi
> Mori
> 40. Team STR Daiki Suehiro, Eiji Takimoto, Masayuki Takeda,
>
> Hideo Bannai,
> Kohei Hatano, Keisuke Goto, Shota Yasutake,
> Daigo Tateishi
> (Participants of the 19th Championship)
> 21. Usapyon's Parents Yasuhiro Ike
>
> (Newcomers)
> --. forexrobot-forexcia VladMir, kisai, Yuna,
>
> The numbers on the left are each the result of the previous tournament.
>
>
> (Notes)
> Misaki is the successor of Souleater.
> Scherzo is the successor of Auau Shogi.
>
> Number of recent applicants and participants.
> Championship #Applicants #Participants
> ------------ ----------- -------------
> 15th 52 39 (75%)
> 16th 52 42 (81%)
> 17th 47 40 (85%)
> 18th 52 40 (77%)
> 19th 53 42 (79%)
> 20th 58 42 (72%)
> 21st 51
> =======================================================================
>
>
>
Mark Schreiber
TAKIZAWA Takenobu
Message-ID: <6888817.187.1297026738889.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqeq15>
From: Mark Schreiber <msch...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 13:12:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: The 21st World Computer Shogi Championship Applicant List
>
> I do not see Akara in the list of participants. Does the 21st World Computer
> Shogi Championship permit Akara to play? Mark
Of course we permit, but Akara did not apply.
Gekisashi, GPS, Bonanza and YSS did apply each, although.
Takenobu Takizawa