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The Third Livingston 1 Chess960 Computer World Championship was held within the scope of the Chess Classic Mainz, Germany, August 15 - 17, 2007, organized by Hans-Walter Schmitt and his Chess Tigers 2. Due to financial constraints the tournament was no longer an open tournament and four programs were invited, 2005 and 2006 champions Spike and Shredder, two times vice champion Jonny, and current Number One in the SSDF rating list 3 and WCCC 2007 champion Rybka. Hans Secelle served as arbiter, and Eric van Reem as Tournament director.
Contents
Final Standing
Preliminary
| # | Program | CC | Authors | Sh | Ry | Sp | Jo | P | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deep Shredder | DE | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | - | ½½ | 1½ | 1½ | 4 | 6 |
| 2. | Rybka 2.3 | US | Vasik Rajlich | ½½ | - | 01 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| 3. | Spike 1.3 MP | DE | Volker Böhm, Ralf Schäfer | 0½ | 10 | - | ½1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4. | Jonny Mainz | DE | Johannes Zwanzger | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | - | 1 | 6 |
Final
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rybka 2.3 | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | 2½ |
| 2 | Deep Shredder | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ |
Place 3
| Place 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spike 1.3 MP | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 2½ |
| 4 | Jonny Mainz | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1½ |
Rolling the Dice
with Arbiter Hans Secelle 5
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Hans-Walter Schmitt, Levon Aronian |
Reports
- Hans Secelle and Eric van Reem (2007). Golden Summer for RYBKA. ICGA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3
Forum Posts
- Chess960 in Mainz by Tord Romstad, CCC, May 04, 2007
- Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship 2007 by Harvey Williamson, CCC, July 01, 2007
- Chess960 PGN for Mainz 2007 (LONG!) by Mike Scheidl, CCC, August 22, 2007
External Links
References
Livingston, Europe's Number 1 Test & Measurement Hire and Computer Rental Company↩︎
Chess Tigers (German)↩︎
SSDF Rating List 2007-04-21 by Thoralf Karlsson, CCC, April 21, 2007↩︎
Photos by Eric van Reem from Rybka is Chess960 computer chess champion↩︎