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 * [[image:Alex_palace1.jpg link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alex_palace1.jpg"]] ||~  || The **Seventeenth World Microcomputer Chess Championship** took place from August 21 to 25, 2000, at [|Alexandra Palace], [|North London], [|United Kingdom] in conjunction with the [|Mind Sports Olympiad] and the 5th Computer Olympiad.

In a tough fight, Shredder by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen could defend his title with 7/9 and with five wins and four draws, followed by runner-up Fritz with 6½/9, also without loosing a game but five draws. || toc =Final Standing= 17th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Aug. 2000, London GBR
 * Alexandra Palace from the west ||~  ||^   ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ 1 ||~ 2 ||~ 3 ||~ 4 ||~ 5 ||~ 6 ||~ 7 ||~ 8 ||~ 9 ||~ P ||~ SOS ||~ SoDOS ||
 * ~ 1 ||< Shredder ||~ DE ||> 10w1 ||> 3b1 ||> 2w½ ||> 4b½ ||> 5w½ ||> 7b½ ||> 6w1 ||> 8b1 ||> 9w1 ||~ 7 ||= 48 ||= 36½ ||
 * ~ 2 ||< Fritz ||~ NL ||> 8b1 ||> 7w1 ||> 1b½ ||> 5w½ ||> 4b½ ||> 3w½ ||> 9b1 ||> 6w½ ||> 12b1 ||~ 6½ ||= 48 ||= 33 ||
 * ~ 3 ||< Chess Tiger ||~ FR ||> 14b1 ||> 1w0 ||> 11b½ ||> 8w1 ||> 7b½ ||> 2b½ ||> 10w1 ||> 13b1 ||> 5w½ ||~ 6 ||= 37½ ||= 20¼ ||
 * ~ 4 ||< Rebel ||~ NL ||> 11b1 ||> 12w1 ||> 5b0 ||> 1w½ ||> 2w½ ||> 6b0 ||> 13b1 ||> 7w1 ||> 14w1 ||~ 6 ||= 37½ ||= 19¾ ||
 * ~ 5 ||< Junior ||~ IL ||> 6w½ ||> 10b1 ||> 4w1 ||> 2b½ ||> 1b½ ||> 9w½ ||> 7w0 ||> 14b1 ||> 3b½ ||~ 5½ ||= 44½ ||= 24¾ ||
 * ~ 6 ||< SOS ||~ DE ||> 5b½ ||> 8w½ ||> 7b0 ||> 11w1 ||> 14b1 ||> 4w1 ||> 1b0 ||> 2b½ ||> 13w1 ||~ 5½ ||= 39½ ||= 19 ||
 * ~ 7 ||< Nimzo ||~ AT ||> 9w1 ||> 2b0 ||> 6w1 ||> 12b1 ||> 3w½ ||> 1w½ ||> 5b1 ||> 4b0 ||> 8w0 ||~ 5 ||= 49½ ||= 25½ ||
 * ~ 8 ||< Insomniac ||~ US ||> 2w0 ||> 6b½ ||> 13w1 ||> 3b0 ||> 10w½ ||> 12b1 ||> 11w1 ||> 1w0 ||> 7b1 ||~ 5 ||= 42 ||= 17¾ ||
 * ~ 9 ||< ZChess ||~ FR ||> 7b0 ||> 14w1 ||> 12b0 ||> 10b1 ||> 13w1 ||> 5b½ ||> 2w0 ||> 11w1 ||> 1b0 ||~ 4½ ||= 36 ||= 11¼ ||
 * ~ 10 ||< Diep ||~ NL ||> 1b0 ||> 5w0 ||> 14b1 ||> 9w0 ||> 8b½ ||> 13w1 ||> 3b0 ||> 12w1 ||> 11b½ ||~ 4 ||= 36 ||= 8¾ ||
 * ~ 11 ||< Francesca ||~ GB ||> 4w0 ||> 13b1 ||> 3w½ ||> 6b0 ||> 12w½ ||> 14w1 ||> 8b0 ||> 9b0 ||> 10w½ ||~ 3½ ||= 35½ ||= 7¾ ||
 * ~ 12 ||< Crafty ||~ US ||> 13w1 ||> 4b0 ||> 9w1 ||> 7w0 ||> 11b½ ||> 8w0 ||> 14b1 ||> 10b0 ||> 2w0 ||~ 3½ ||= 35½ ||= 7¼ ||
 * ~ 13 ||< XiniX ||~ NL ||> 12b0 ||> 11w0 ||> 8b0 ||> 14w1 ||> 9b0 ||> 10b0 ||> 4w0 ||> 3w0 ||> 6b0 ||~ 1 ||= 38 ||= 0 ||
 * ~ 14 ||< Pacque Expert ||~ FR ||> 3w0 ||> 9b0 ||> 10w0 ||> 13b0 ||> 6w0 ||> 11b0 ||> 12w0 ||> 5w0 ||> 4b0 ||~ 0 ||= 39½ ||= 0 ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]
 * SOS: [|Sum of Opponent Scores]
 * SoDOS: [|Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]

=Participants= 17th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Aug. 2000, London GBR
 * ~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors, Operators ||~ Processor ||~ MHz ||
 * Chess Tiger ||~ FR || Christophe Théron, Jeroen Noomen || Intel PIII ||> 800 ||
 * Crafty 17.13 ||~ US || Robert Hyatt, Graham Laight || DEC Alpha 21264 ||> 500 ||
 * Diep ||~ NL || Vincent Diepeveen || Intel PIII ||> 800 ||
 * Francesca ||~ GB || Tom King || Intel Celeron ||> 600 ||
 * Fritz ||~ NL || Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist || Intel PIII ||> 1000 ||
 * Insomniac ||~ US || James Robertson || Intel PIII ||> 933 ||
 * Junior ||~ IL || Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky || Intel PIII ||> 700 ||
 * Nimzo 8 ||~ AT || Chrilly Donninger, Alex Kure || Intel PIII ||> 1000 ||
 * Pacque Expert ||~ FR || Bruno Bras || Intel Celeron ||> 333 ||
 * Rebel ||~ NL || Ed Schröder, Jeroen Noomen || Intel PIII ||> 800 ||
 * Shredder ||~ DE || Stefan Meyer-Kahlen || AMD Athlon ||> 1000 ||
 * SOS ||~ DE || Rudolf Huber || Intel PIII ||> 667 ||
 * XiniX ||~ NL || Tony Werten || Intel Celeron ||> 500 ||
 * ZChess ||~ FR || Franck Zibi || AMD Athlon ||> 800 ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

=Titles=
 * World Microcomputer Chess Champion: Shredder
 * Amateur World Microcomputer Chess Champion: SOS
 * World Microcomputer Speed-Chess Champion: Fritz

=Tournament Director=
 * Jaap van den Herik

=Photos= code [Event "17th World Microcomputer Chess Championship"] [Site "London, United Kingdom"] [Date "2000.08.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Rebel"] [Black "Shredder"] [Result "1/2-1/2"]
 * [[image:wmccc2000all.jpg width="640" link="http://www.rebel.nl/london2.htm"]] ||
 * Rudolf Huber, Amir Ban, Mathias Feist, Ossi Weiner, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, Ed Schröder, Alex Kure ||

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 f5 7. Ng5 d3 8. cxd3 Nd4 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qh4 c6 11. dxe4 cxd5 12. exd5 Bg7 13. Kd1 h6 14. Nf3 Nxf3 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. gxf3 d6 17. Rg1 g5 18. h4 g4 19. Be2 h5 20. Bg5+ Kc7 21. Rc1+ Kb8 22. fxg4 fxg4 23. f3 gxf3 24. Bxf3 Be5 25. Rc4 Bf5 26. Bf4 Bd3 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Rc3 e4 29. Be2 Bxe2+ 30. Kxe2 a5 31. Rg5 Ra6 32. Rc4 Rf6 33. Rxe4 Kc7 34. Re7+ Kd6 35. Rxb7 Rf4 36. Rb6+ Kc5 37. Rc6+ Kb5 38. Rc3 Rxh4 39. d6+ Kb6 40. d7 Rd8 41. Rd5 Re4+ 42. Kf3 Re7 43. Rcd3 h4 44. Kg4 Re2 45. Rd6+ Kc7 46. Rd2 Rxd2 47. Rxd2 Rxd7 48. Rxd7+ Kxd7 49. Kxh4 Kc6 50. Kg4 Kc5 51. Kf3 Kc4 52. Ke3 a4 53. Kd2 Kd4 54. Kc2 Kc4 55. Kd1 Kb4 56. Kd2 Kc4 1/2-1/2 code


 * [[image:cm2.jpg width="640" link="http://www.computer-go.info/events/mso/2000/index.html"]] ||
 * Michael Reiss and Tristan Cazenave, 5th Computer Olympiad Go, WMCCC in the background ||

=See also=
 * 5th Computer Olympiad

=Publications=
 * Tom King (**2000**). //Shredder wins the 17th World Microcomputer Chess Championship//. ICGA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3
 * Eric Hallsworth (**2000**). //The 17th World Micro Chess Computer Championships - London 2000//. Selective Search 90, pp. 8, [|pdf] hosted by Mike Watters

=Forum Posts=
 * [|WMCCC 2000] by James Robertson, CCC, April 18, 2000
 * [|WMCCC in London] by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, CCC, July 04, 2000
 * [|CB announces Nimzo 8 to participate in London] by Mike S., CCC, August 07, 2000
 * [|WMCCC 2000 - Cross Table (After R2)] by Chris Carson, CCC, August 21, 2000
 * [|WMCCC pairings round 5 not in accordance with swiss system rules!] by Sylvain Renard, CCC, August 22, 2000
 * [|WMCCC 2000 - Summary (After R3)] by Chris Carson, CCC, August 22, 2000
 * [|Pairings round 6 : swiss "perfect" makes very strange pairings] by Sylvain Renard, CCC, August 23, 2000
 * [|Shredder wins the WMCCC 2000] by Enrique Irazoqui, CCC, August 25, 2000
 * [|Amateur Programs in WMCCC 2000] by Mark Loftus, CCC, August 25, 2000
 * [|All Games of the WMCCC 2000, names corrected (part1)] by Vincent Lejeune, CCC, August 28, 2000
 * [|DIEP in WMCCC2000 London - long story] by Vincent Diepeveen, CCC, August 29, 2000

=External Links=
 * [|17th World Microcomputer Chess Championship] from the [|ICGA Tournament Database]
 * [|17th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, London 2000] by Volker Richey
 * [|5th Computer Olympiad from Wikipedia]
 * [|WMCC London diary], [|Day 1], [|Day 2], [|Day 3], [|Day 4], [|Day 5] by Jeroen Noomen
 * [|WMCCC 2000, London Photo Gallery] by Ed Schröder
 * [|Mikro-WM 2000 in London, Teil 1] by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, [|Schachclub Leinzell], October 2000 (German)

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