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The Fifth Livingston 1 Chess960 Computer World Championship was held within the scope of the Chess Classic Mainz, Germany, July 29-31, 2009, last time organized by Hans-Walter Schmitt and his Chess Tigers 2. The two finalists from 2008, Rybka and Shredder were challenged by two qualifiers from an online tournament held at Internet Chess Club (ICC), Deep Sjeng and Ikarus 3. Hans Secelle served as arbiter, and Eric van Reem as Tournament director.
Contents
Final Standing
Preliminary
| # | Program | CC | Authors | Ry | Sh | Sj | Ik | P | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rybka | US | Vasik Rajlich, Larry Kaufman | - | 111½ | 1111 | 1111 | 11½ | 12 |
| 2 | Deep Shredder | DE | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | 000½ | - | ½011 | 1111 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Deep Sjeng | BE | Gian-Carlo Pascutto | 0000 | ½100 | - | 1½1½ | 4½ | 12 |
| 4 | Ikarus | DE | Munjong Kolss, Muntsin Kolss | 0000 | 0000 | 0½0½ | - | 1 | 12 |
Final
| # | Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rybka | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3 |
| 2 | Deep Shredder | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 |
Place 3
| # | Place 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | P | Tiebreak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Deep Sjeng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ikarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Photos
Drawing the lots: Muntsin Kolss, Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, Vasik Rajlich 5 
Deep Sjeng, Shredder, Rybka and Ikarus in action 6 
Arbiter Hans Secelle, Tournament director Eric van Reem, and the participants 7
Reports
- Eric van Reem (2009). Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3
Forum Posts
- Chess960 Internet Championship 2009 by Eric van Reem, CCC, June 19, 2009
- Result Mainz Chess960 qualifier: 1) Sjeng 2) Rybka 3) Ikarus by Gian-Carlo Pascutto, CCC, July 04, 2009
External Links
- 5. Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship
- Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02
- Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02 (German)
- Chess Classic: Rybka wins Chess960 Computer World Championship from ChessBase
- Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship from Chess - Ticker
References
Livingston, Europe's Number 1 Test & Measurement Hire and Computer Rental Company↩︎
Chess Tigers (German)↩︎
Result Mainz Chess960 qualifier: 1) Sjeng 2) Rybka 3) Ikarus by Gian-Carlo Pascutto, CCC, July 04, 2009↩︎
Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02 by Eric van Reem↩︎
5th Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship 2009 at Mainz. The 4 programs Deep Sjeng, Shredder, Rybka and Ikarus, Photographer Gerhard Hund↩︎
Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02 (German)↩︎