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toc =Final Standing= 16th World Computer Chess Championship, Beijing, CN
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 * [[image:Computerschach-WM2008-Maerchenschloss.JPG link="http://www.schachclub-forchheim.de/aktuelles/archives/1173-Computerschach-WM-in-Peking-2.-4.-Tag.html#extended"]] ||~  || The **Sixteenth World Computer Chess Championship** took place from September 28 to October 5, 2008, Beijing Golden Century Golf Club, [|Qinglonghu Township], [|Fangshan District], [|Beijing], [|China], in conjunction with the 13th Computer Olympiad and the 6th International Conference on Computers and Games. After the disqualification of Rybka in June 2011, Hiarcs is World Computer Chess Champion 2008 . ||
 * View from the hotelroom ||~  ||^   ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ R1 ||~ R2 ||~ R3 ||~ R4 ||~ R5 ||~ R6 ||~ R7 ||~ R8 ||~ R9 ||~ P ||
 * ~ 1 (-) ||< Rybka ||~ US ||> 9w1 ||> 5w1 ||> 4b½ ||> 7w1 ||> 6b1 ||> 10w1 ||> 8b1 ||> 2w1 ||> 3b½ ||~ 8 ||
 * ~ 2 (1) ||< Hiarcs ||~ GB ||> 4b½ ||> 7w1 ||> 6b1 ||> 10w1 ||> 8b1 ||> 9b½ ||> 3w1 ||> 1b0 ||> 5w1 ||~ 7 ||
 * ~ 3 (2) ||< Junior ||~ IL ||> 5b½ ||> 4w1 ||> 7b1 ||> 6w½ ||> 10b1 ||> 8w½ ||> 2b0 ||> 9b1 ||> 1w½ ||~ 6 ||
 * ~ 4 (3) ||< Cluster Toga ||~ DE ||> 2w½ ||> 3b0 ||> 1w½ ||> 5b½ ||> 9w1 ||> 7w1 ||> 6b0 ||> 10w1 ||> 8b1 ||~ 5½ ||
 * ~ 5 (4) ||< Shredder ||~ DE ||> 3w½ ||> 1b0 ||> 9w½ ||> 4w½ ||> 7b½ ||> 6w1 ||> 10b1 ||> 8w½ ||> 2b0 ||~ 4½ ||
 * ~ 6 (5) ||< Falcon ||~ IL ||> 10w1 ||> 8b0 ||> 2w0 ||> 3b½ ||> 1w0 ||> 5b0 ||> 4w1 ||> 7b½ ||> 9w1 ||~ 4 ||
 * ~ 7 (5) ||< Jonny ||~ DE ||> 8w1 ||> 2b0 ||> 3w0 ||> 1b0 ||> 5w½ ||> 4b0 ||> 9w1 ||> 6w½ ||> 10b1 ||~ 4 ||
 * ~ 8 (7) ||< Deep Sjeng ||~ BE ||> 7b0 ||> 6w1 ||> 10b1 ||> 9b½ ||> 2w0 ||> 3b½ ||> 1w0 ||> 5b½ ||> 4w0 ||~ 3½ ||
 * ~ 9 (8) ||< The Baron ||~ NL ||> 1b0 ||> 10w1 ||> 5b½ ||> 8w½ ||> 4b0 ||> 2w½ ||> 7b0 ||> 3w0 ||> 6b0 ||~ 2½ ||
 * ~ 10 (9) ||< Mobile Chess ||~ CN ||> 6b0 ||> 9b0 ||> 8w0 ||> 2b0 ||> 3w0 ||> 1b0 ||> 5w0 ||> 4b0 ||> 7w0 ||~ 0 ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

=Participants= 16th World Computer Chess Championship, Beijing, CN Fabien Letouzey, Timo Klaustermeyer || Cluster, 24 cores ||
 * ~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors, Operators ||~ Hardware ||
 * Cluster Toga ||~ DE || Kai Himstedt, Ulf Lorenz, Thomas Gaksch, Clemens Keck,
 * Deep Sjeng ||~ BE || Gian-Carlo Pascutto || Intel [|Core 2], 4 x 2.8GHz ||
 * Falcon ||~ IL || Omid David, Erdogan Günes || Intel [|Core 2], 2 x 2.1GHz ||
 * Hiarcs ||~ GB || Mark Uniacke, Harvey Williamson, Sebastian Böhme || Intel [|Skulltrail], 8 x 4GHz ||
 * Jonny ||~ DE || Johannes Zwanzger || Cluster, 16 cores ||
 * Junior ||~ IL || Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky, Alon Greenfeld || Intel [|Dunnington], 12 x 2.67GHz ||
 * Mobile Chess ||~ CN || Huang Chen || [|Nokia 6120c] ||
 * Rybka ||~ US || Vasik Rajlich, Larry Kaufman, Jeroen Noomen, Hans van der Zijden || Intel 40-core (5x2x4) [|Harpertown] cluster ||
 * Shredder ||~ DE || Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, Sandro Necchi || Intel [|Core 2], 8 x 3.16GHz ||
 * The Baron ||~ NL || Richard Pijl, Arturo Ochoa || AMD [|Opteron 270], 4 x 2GHz ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

=Photos=

Prize Ceremony 1

 * [[image:all-prize-winners-together-with-dlevy-and-prof.JPG width="680" height="450" link="http://www.czyzewski.org/sebi/WCCC-Beijing-2008/"]] ||
 * David Levy, Hans van der Zijden, Harvey Williamson, Amir Ban, Gian-Carlo Pascutto, Xinhe Xu ||

Prize Ceremony 2

 * [[image:presentation.jpg width="680" height="457" link="http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1677&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=180"]] ||
 * December 2011: ICGA President David Levy presents the Shannon Trophy to Mark Uniacke ||

=Publications= > > Chapter 16: 2008: Rybka Retains Title at the 16th WCCC
 * Omid David (**2008**). //The 16th World Computer-Chess Championship//. ICGA Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3
 * Omid David (**2008**). //The 16th World Computer Speed-Chess Championship//. ICGA Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3
 * Eric Hallsworth (**2008**). //The World Computer Chess Championships, Beijing 2008//. Selective Search 139, pp. 6, [|pdf] hosted by Mike Watters
 * Monty Newborn (**2011**). //[|Beyond Deep Blue: Chess in the Stratosphere]//. [|Springer], ISBN-13: 978-0857293404, [|amazon]

=Forum Posts=
 * [|Computer Chess World Championship 2008 Hiarcs scores 7/9] by Harvey Williamson, Hiarcs Forum, September 06, 2008, covers the 16th WCCC with reports and pictures
 * [|Rybka @ 16th WCCC in Beijing] by Vasik Rajlich, Rybka Forum, October 04, 2008
 * [|WCCC 16th 2008 (PGN complete)] by Kurt Utzinger, CCC, October 05, 2008

=External Links=
 * [|16th World Computer Chess Championship] from the [|ICGA Tournament Database]
 * [|Rybka wins World Computer Chess Championship] ChessBase News, October 06, 2008
 * [|WCCC China 2008], Hiarcs site
 * [|Computerschach-WM in Peking] by Johannes Zwanzger, October 1, 2008, hosted by [|Schachclub Forchheim] (German)

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