World Computer Speed Chess Championship is an annual event organized by the International Computer Games Association 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 Championship (WMCCC) and restricted to microcomputers.
Championship results
edit| Event # | Year | Location | Participants | 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 | 8 | Shredder[1] |
| 14 | 2006 | Torino, Italy | 14 | Ikarus[2] |
| 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 | 4 | Shredder[3] |
| 21 | 2015 | Leiden, Netherlands | 8 | Komodo[4] |
| 22 | 2016 | Leiden, Netherlands | 6 | Jonny |
| 23 | 2017 | Leiden, Netherlands | 5 | Komodo |
| 24 | 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5 | Komodo |
| 25 | 2019 | Macau, China | 5 | Jonny |
| 26[a] | 2022 | Vienna, Austria | 4 | Ginkgo and LCZero[5] |
| 27 | 2023 | Valencia, Spain | 4 | Fritz |
Notes
edit- ^ In 2020 and 2021 there were no events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Reykjavík University - 13th WCCC 2005 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 1, 2006)
- ^ Maastricht University - 14th WCCC 2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived June 20, 2006)
- ^ "ICGA - Blitz 2013".
- ^ "ICGA - Blitz 2015".
- ^ "ICGA - Speed Chess 2022".
External links
edit- Official website of the International Computer Games Association (ICGA)
- Maastricht University - Torino, WCCC 2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived January 16, 2009)
- Reykjavik University, Iceland - WCCC 2005 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 22, 2005)
- Bar-Ilan University - WCCC 2004 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 13, 2004)
- Paderborn - WMCCC 1995 [dead link]