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2nd Computer Olympiad --- Chess results

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Alain Le Borgne

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Aug 26, 1990, 6:10:13 PM8/26/90
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 bye ttl
1 Mephisto X x 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 7.0
2 Rebel '90 0 x 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - - 6.0
3 Zugzwang 0 0 x 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 5.0
4 Echec - 0 0 x - - = = - 1 1 1 4.0
5 Kaissa 0 0 - - x 1 0 - - 1 1 1 4.0
6 Woodpusher - - 0 - 0 x - 0 1 1 1 1 4.0
7 Brainstorm 0 0 0 = - 1 x 1 1 - - - 3.5
8 Chess 2175X 0 0 - = - 1 0 x - 1 - 1 3.5
9 Hiarcs 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - x - 1 1 2.0
10 Nightmare 0 - - 0 0 0 - 0 - x 1 1 2.0
11 GuruChess - - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 x 1 1.0

Mephisto X:
by R. Lang (England). This is the last version of the Mephisto program
(World Microcomputer Chess Champion)
a 68030 running at least at 36 Mhz.

Rebel'90:
by Ed Schroder (Holland). New version of Rebel (know also as Mephisto
Polgar) running on an Archimede (RISC).

Zugzwang:
by R. Feldmann and P. Mysliwetz (Germany). running on 32 transputers.

Echec:
by M.F. Baudot and J.C. Weill (France). running on a 80386 at 33Mhz.

Kaissa:
by M. Donskoy (USSR). running on a 80386 at 16Mhz. A new program by one of
the authors of the old Kaissa (winner of the First World Computer
Championship, Stockholm, Sweden, August 5th - 8th 1974).

WoodPusher:
by J. Hamlen (England). running on an Atari ST.

Brainstorm:
by Mr and Mrs Horvath (Hungary). running on a 80386 at 16MHz. A new program
by the programmers of Pandix (World Amateur Microcomputer-Chess Champion).
Pandix is know also as Chess Player 2150 for PC.

Chess Champion 2175X:
by C. Whittington (England). running on an accelarated Amiga, containing
a 68030, running at 50Mhz. A new program by the programmer of
Chess Player 2150 (Amiga and Atari ST).

Hiarcs:
by M. Uniacke (England). running on an Amiga. (the most unlucky program.)

Nightmare:
by R. Gellner (Germany). running on a 80836 at 16Mhz.

GuruChess:
by J. Rivat et al. (France). running on a 80386 at 16Mhz. (Perhaps the
most buggy program)

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paolo ciancarini

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Aug 27, 1990, 11:24:52 AM8/27/90
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I know that together the Olympic tournaments the 6th Conference
"Advances on Computer Chess" was scheduled as well.
Can someone please post the titles of papers presented at the conference?
Thanks
Paolo Ciancarini

Richard Coleman

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Aug 27, 1990, 11:40:22 AM8/27/90
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In article <25...@cs.yale.edu>, ciancari...@cs.yale.edu (paolo

ciancarini) writes:
|> I know that together the Olympic tournaments the 6th Conference
|> "Advances on Computer Chess" was scheduled as well.
|> Can someone please post the titles of papers presented at the
conference?

Better yet, can someone tell me how I can get the conference
proceedings.


Richard Coleman
G.E. Simulation & Control Systems
col...@sunny.dab.ge.com

Jonathan Schaeffer

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Aug 27, 1990, 4:56:47 PM8/27/90
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ciancari...@cs.yale.edu (paolo ciancarini) writes:
> I know that together the Olympic tournaments the 6th Conference
> "Advances on Computer Chess" was scheduled as well.
> Can someone please post the titles of papers presented at the conference?

1. A fully distributed chess program
R.Feldman, P.Mysliwietz, B.Monien
2. Fundamental concepts in search
M.Donskoy
3. Selective trees and majority systems - two experiments with
commercial chess computers
I.Althofer
4. Some (unconnected) topics in computer chess
D.Hartmann
5. Alpha-beta conspiracy-number search
L.V.Allis, M.v.d.Meulen
6. New ideas in the field of problem-solving and composing programs
L.Lindner
7. Another application for databases: can a computer compose
chess problems?
M.Schlosser
8. Chunking for Experience
M.George, J.Schaeffer
9. Making dumb databases talk
J.Roycroft
10. ALEXS: genetic-learning optimization for KNNKP(h)
A.v.Tiggelen, J.v.d.Herik
11. Taxonomy of concepts for evaluating chess strength:
examples from two difficult categories
H.Berliner, D.Kopec, E.Northam

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