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 * [[image:Park_Lane_Hotel.JPG link="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Lane_Hotel"]] ||~  || The **First Computer Olympiad** was held from August 9 to 15, 1989, in the Ballroom of the [|Park Lane Hotel], [|London], [|United Kingdom], where already the first part of the [|World Chess Championship 1986] between [|Anatoly Karpov] and [|Garry Kasparov] took place . Claude Shannon served in the award ceremony, handing the [|Gold], [|Silver] and [|Bronze] [|medals] to the deserving.

The First Computer Olympiad was associated by the Heuristic Programming in Artificial Intelligence workshop, with proceedings edited by David Levy and Don Beal, published by Ellis Horwood. toc =Results=
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Awari
> **Next >**
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 6 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Marco] ||~ FR || Rémi Niérat ||~ 6 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Wali] ||~ NL || Eric van der Schilden ||~ 3½ || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Conchus] ||~ GB || Steve Thomas ||~ 2|| Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Waro] ||~ NL || ||~ ½|| ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Backgammon
> **Next >** Operators ||~ P 5 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors
 * ~ 1 || [|Neurogammon] ||~ US || Gerald Tesauro ||~ 5 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Video Gammon] ||~ US || Randall Hoogerhyde ||~ 3 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Saitek Backgammon] ||~ NL ||  ||~ 3 || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Mephisto Backgammon] ||~ GB || Richard Lang, Ossi Weiner ||~ 2 ||   ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Backbrain] ||~ SE ||  ||~ 2 ||   ||
 * ~ 6 || [|A.I. Backgammon] ||~ US ||  ||~ 0 ||   ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Bridge
> **Next >**
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ Score ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Acolmaster Bridge] ||~ GB || Paul Jones ||~ 110 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Vtech] ||~ US || Tony Guilfoyle ||~ 95|| Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Oxford Bridge 3] ||~ GB || Andrew Bracher ||~ 76|| Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Bridge Baron] ||~ GB || Tom Throop, Tony Guilfoyle ||~ 75 || ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Checkers
> **Next >** Duane Szafron, Norman Treloar, Brent Knight, Paul Lu ||~ 4½ ||= Gold ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 5 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Chinook] ||~ CA || Jonathan Schaeffer, Joe Culberson,
 * ~ 2 || [|Checkers!] ||~ US || Gil Dodgen ||~ 3½ ||= Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Tournament Checkers] ||~ US || David Butler ||~ 3 ||= Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Tomi] ||~ GB ||  ||~ 2½ ||=   ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Sage Draughts] ||~ GB || Adrian Millett ||~ 1½ ||=  ||
 * ~ 6 || [|Checker Hustler] ||~ GB || Derek Oldbury ||~ 0 ||=  ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Chess
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Final Standing

 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ R ||~ M ||~ F ||~ P ||~ C ||~ H ||~ É ||~ E ||~ W ||~ P 8 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || Rebel ||~ NL || **x** || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||~ 7½ ||= Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || Mephisto X ||~ GB || ½ || **x** || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 ||~ 6½ ||= Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || Fidelity X ||~ US || 0 || ½ || **x** || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||~ 6½ ||= Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || Pandix ||~ HU || 0 || 0 || 0 || **x** || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 ||~ 4½ ||=  ||
 * ~ 5 || Chess Player 2150 ||~ GB || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || **x** || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||~ 4 ||=  ||
 * ~ 6 || Hiarcs ||~ GB || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || **x** || 1 || 1 || 1 ||~ 3 ||=  ||
 * ~ 7 || Échec 1.5 ||~ FR || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || **x** || 0 || 1 ||~ 2 ||=  ||
 * ~ 8 || E6P ||~ GB || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || **x** || ½ ||~ 1½ ||=  ||
 * ~ 9 || Woodpusher ||~ GB || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || **x** ||~ ½ ||=  ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Participants

 * ~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ Hardware ||
 * Rebel ||~ NL || Ed Schröder, Jan Louwman ||= 6502 ||
 * Mephisto X ||~ GB || Richard Lang ||= 68030 ||
 * Fidelity X ||~ US || Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen ||= 68030 ||
 * Pandix ||~ HU || Gyula Horváth, Zsuzsa Horváth ||=  ||
 * Chess Player 2150 ||~ GB || Chris Whittington ||= Atari ST 68000 ||
 * Hiarcs ||~ GB || Mark Uniacke ||=  ||
 * Échec 1.5 ||~ FR || Marc-François Baudot, Jean-Christophe Weill ||=  ||
 * E6P ||~ GB || Stephen B. Streater ||= Acorn Archimedes ARM2 ||
 * Woodpusher ||~ GB || John Hamlen ||=  ||

Selected Games
Rebel - Fidelity X code [Event "1st Computer Olympiad"] [Site "London, United Kingdom"] [Date "1989.08.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Rebel"] [Black "Fidelity X"] [Result "1-0"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Rb1 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Ne2 c5 10. c4 Ne4 11. b4!! Qc7 12. bxc5 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 Nf6 15. g3 Ng4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nf4 a6 18. Nfe6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Qd7 20. Bxf5 Nf6 21. Kxh2 g6 22. Bh3 Rb8 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. c6 b5 25. Nc7+ Kf7 26. Nxd5 Qd6 27. e4 Rhe8 28. Rfc1 Rxe4 29. Nxf6 Qxf6 30. Qxe4 Re8 31. Qxe8+ Kxe8 32. c7 Kf7 33. c8=Q Kg7 34. Rc7+ Kh6 35. f4 Qg7 36. g4 Qxc7 37. Qxc7 g5 38. Qf7 gxf4 39. Qf6# 1-0 code

Chinese Chess
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 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 4 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Acer Chinese Chess] ||~ TW || Yu Shi-Shun ||~ 4 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|CChess Expert Acme] ||~ TW || Kuo-Ming Tsao ||~ 3 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || Elephant ||~ TW || Shun-Chin Hsu ||~ 1½ || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || Xian ||~ US || Nick Jacobs ||~ 1½ ||  ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Ogre] ||~ GB ||  ||~ 0 ||   ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Connect Four

 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 6 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Victor] ||~ NL || Victor Allis, Jaap van den Herik, Jos Uiterwijk ||~ 5 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Heap] ||~ GB || Mark Taylor ||~ 2½ || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Four Blitz] ||~ NL || Hans van der Zijden ||~ 2½ || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Connect Fun] ||~ GB || ||~ 2 ||  ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Dominoes

 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 12 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Luciano] ||~ ES || Daniel Borrajo	 ||~ 9 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Seneca] ||~ ES|| M. Alicia Pérez ||~ 5|| Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Rio de la Plata] ||~ AR || Edmundo Gramajo ||~ 4|| Bronze ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Draughts
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 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 10 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|DIOS '89] ||~ NL || Eric van Riet Paap, Chris Jurriëns ||~ 8½ || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Truus] ||~ NL || Stef Keetman ||~ 8 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|McDammen] ||~ NL || Ron van Bemmelen  ||~ 5½ || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Cerberus] ||~ NL || Leo Nagels ||~ 3½ ||  ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Psi-Force] ||~ NL || John Smeets, Gerard Putter ||~ 3½ ||   ||
 * ~ 6 || [|TN83] ||~ NL || Ard van Bergen ||~ 0 ||   ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Go
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19x19

 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 9 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Swiss Explorer] ||~ CH || Anders Kierulf, Ken Chen ||~ 8 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Goliath] ||~ NL || Mark Boon ||~ 7 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Star of Poland] ||~ PL || Janusz Kraszek  ||~ 6 || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Go Intellect] ||~ US || Ken Chen ||~ 6 ||  ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Modgo] ||~ DE || Alfred Knöpfle, Walter Knöpfle ||~ 5 ||   ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Stone] ||~ TW || Kuo-Yuan Kao ||~ 5 ||   ||
 * ~ 7 || [|Microgo 2] ||~ GB || Allan Scarff ||~ 4 ||   ||
 * ~ 8 || [|Dragon] ||~ TW || Dong-Yueh Lin ||~ 3 ||   ||
 * ~ 9 || [|Tango] ||~ DE ||  ||~ 1 ||   ||
 * ~ 10 || [|Cingo] ||~ GB ||  ||~ 0 ||   ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

9x9

 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 9 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Dragon] ||~ TW || Dong-Yueh Lin ||~ 8 ||  Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Go Intellect] ||~ US || Ken Chen ||~ 7 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Goliath] ||~ NL || Mark Boon ||~ 7 || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Go 4] ||~ GB || Michael Reiss ||~ 6 ||  ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Microgo 2] ||~ GB || Allan Scarff ||~ 5 ||   ||
 * ~ 6 || [|Modgo] ||~ DE || Alfred Knöpfle, Walter Knöpfle ||~ 4 ||   ||
 * ~ 6 || [|Swiss Explorer] ||~ CH || Anders Kierulf, Ken Chen ||~ 4 || ||
 * ~ 8 || [|Star of Poland] ||~ PL || Janusz Kraszek  ||~ 3 ||  ||
 * ~ 9 || [|Tango] ||~ DE ||  ||~ 1 ||   ||
 * ~ 10 || [|Cingo] ||~ GB ||  ||~ 0 ||   ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Gomoku
> **Next >**
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 12 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Matena] ||~ RU || Anatoly Frolov, Alexander Gitis ||~ 11 || Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Homoku Sapiens] ||~ RU || Nikolai Alexandrov ||~ 7 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Domino] ||~ CZ || Miroslav Muron, Jaroslav Novotny ||~ 5 || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Solid] ||~ PL || Adam Dolinsky ||~ 1 || ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Othello
> **Next >**
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 2x14 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Polygon] ||~ GB || Alex Selby ||~ 26 ||  Gold ||
 * ~ 2 || [|Comp'Oth] ||~ FR || François Aguillon ||~ 23 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Badia] ||~ NL || Marcel Van Tien ||~ 19 || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Jonathan] ||~ US || Brian Rose ||~ 18½ ||  ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Thor] ||~ FR || Sylvain Quin ||~ 17½ ||   ||
 * ~ 6 || [|Raccoon] ||~ JP || Tatsuya Mine	 ||~ 16½ || ||
 * ~ 7 || [|Peer Gynt] ||~ CH || Anders Kierulf  ||~ 15½ ||  ||
 * ~ 8 || [|Othello Master 7.5] ||~ FR || Jean-Christophe Weill ||~ 15 ||  ||
 * ~ 9 || [|Chung Hwa] ||~ CA || Duy-minh Nhieu ||~ 10 ||   ||
 * ~ 10 || [|Verse2] ||~ NL || Ben de Wolf ||~ 9½ ||  ||
 * ~ 10 || [|Dumbo] ||~ NL || Tom Duykers ||~ 9½ ||   ||
 * ~ 12 || [|Microb] ||~ FR || Maurice Claverie ||~ 9 ||   ||
 * ~ 13 || [|Jotel] ||~ GB || Joel Feinstein ||~ 7 ||   ||
 * ~ 13 || [|Iago] ||~ US || Greg M. Gupton ||~ 7 ||   ||
 * ~ 13 || [|C&Bek] ||~ FR ||Sylvain Quin, Yannick Hervé ||~ 7 ||   ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Renju
> **Next >**
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 2 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Tandy Gomoku/Renju] ||~ GB || Richard Lang ||~ 1 || Gold ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Renju Sapiens] ||~ RU || Andrey Grigoriev ||~ 1 || Gold ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

Scrabble
> **Next >** Graeme Thomas, Steve Thomas ||~ 21 || Gold ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ P 24 ||~ Medal ||
 * ~ 1 || [|Crab] ||~ US || Andrew Appel, Guy Jacobson,
 * ~ 2 || [|Tyler] ||~ US || Alan Frank ||~ 16 || Silver ||
 * ~ 3 || [|Quetzal] ||~ GB || Tony Guilfoyle, Richard Hooker ||~ 13 || Bronze ||
 * ~ 4 || [|Scrabble] ||~ GB || ||~ 9 || ||
 * ~ 5 || [|Monty Plays Scrabble] ||~ US || Robert Walls ||~ 1 || ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

=Publications=

Reports

 * Ard van Bergen (**1989**). //The 1st Computer Olympiad, August 9-15, 1989//. ICCA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3

Heuristic Programming in AI
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 * David Levy, Don Beal (Eds.) (**1989**). //Heuristic Programming in Artificial Intelligence - The First Computer Olympiad//. Ellis Horwood, [|ICGA]

Tournaments

 * Anders Kierulf, Jürg Nievergelt (**1989**). //Swiss Explorer blunders its way into winning the first computer Go Olympiad//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1

Conference

 * 1) Gerald Tesauro (**1989**). //NEUROGAMMON: A Neural-Network Backgammon Learning Program//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 2) John MacLeod (**1989**). //Microbridge: A Computer Developed Approach to Bidding//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 3) Richard Wheen (**1989**). //Brute Force Programming for Solving Double Dummy Bridge Problems//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 4) David Levy (**1989**). //The Million Pound Bridge Problem//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 5) Nick Jacobs (**1989**). //Xian, a Chinese Chess Program//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 6) Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik, Victor Allis (**1989**). //A Knowledge-Based Approach to Connect Four: The Game is Over, White to Move Wins//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 7) James D. Allen (**1989**). //A note on the Computer Solution of Connect Four//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 8) Sarit Kraus, Eithan Ephrati, Daniel Lehmann (**1989**). //An Automated Diplomacy Player//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 9) Daniel Borrajo, Juan Rios, M. Alicia Pérez, Juan Pazos (**1989**). //Integration Issues in an Expert Dominoes Player//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 10) Derek Oldbury (**1989**). //AI (Any Interest) for Draughts//? Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 11) John Smeets, Gerard Putter (**1989**). //Some Experience with a Self-Learning Computer Program for Playing Draughts//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 12) Ken Chen (**1989**). //Group Identification in Computer Go//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 13) Anatoly Frolov (**1989**). //A Mathematical Model for Go-Moku//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 14) Clarence Hewlett (**1989**). //Hardware Help on an Othello Endgame Analyzer//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 15) Anders Kierulf (**1989**). //New Concepts in Computer Othello: Corner Value, Edge Advoidance, Access, and Parity//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 16) Greg M. Gupton (**1989**). //Genetic Learning Algorithm Applied to the Game of Othello//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1
 * 17) Susan L. Epstein (**1989**). //The Intelligent Novice - Learning to Play Better//. Heuristic Programming in AI 1

=Forum Posts=
 * [|Computer Games Olympiad] by Paul Davison, rgc, November 16, 1988
 * [|StrongARM speed of Streater program (was Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description)] by Stephen B. Streater, rgcc, October 20, 1996 » E6P
 * [|Re: Search or Evaluation?] by Mark Uniacke, Hiarcs Forum, October 14, 2007 » Knowledge | Search versus Evaluation

=External Links=
 * [|London 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)]
 * [|1st Computer Olympiad, Chess - London 1989 (ICGA Tournaments)]
 * [|Computer Olympiad from Wikipedia]
 * [|1st Computer Olympiad from Wikipedia]

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