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The **World Chess Software Championship** (WCSC) is an annual event organized by the ICGA, where computer chess engines compete against each other on uniform platform. The World Chess Software Championship was a result of the discussions on the requirements imposts on programs participating in a World Computer Chess Championship. During the preparations for the 17th WCCC in Pamplona there was a long lasting and serious discussion on number of cores to be allowed to participate.

=Announcement= In September 2009, the ICGA announced following decision :



=Editions=
 * ~ Edition ||||~ Event ||~ Origin ||~ ICGA ||~ Participants ||~  ||~ Champion ||
 * ~ 1st || WCSC 2010 || JAIST, [|Kanazawa] || [|Japan] || [|Kanazawa 2010] ||= 9 ||~  || Shredder ||
 * ~ 2nd || WCSC 2011 || Tilburg University, [|Tilburg] || [|The Netherlands] || [|Tilburg 2011] ||= 5 ||~  || Hiarcs ||
 * ~ 3rd || WCSC 2013 || [|Keio University] [|Kyosei-kan], [|Yokohama] || [|Japan] || [|Yokohama 2013] ||= 6 ||~  || Hiarcs ||
 * ~ 4th || WCSC 2015 || Leiden University, [|Leiden] || [|The Netherlands] || [|Leiden 2015] ||= 8 ||~  || Shredder ||
 * ~ 5th || WCSC 2016 || Leiden University, [|Leiden] || [|The Netherlands] || [|WCSC 2016] ||= 7  ||~   || Komodo ||
 * ~ 6th || WCSC 2017 || Leiden University, [|Leiden] || [|The Netherlands] || ||= 7  ||~  || Shredder  ||
 * ~ 7th || WCSC 2018 || [|Stockholm] || [|Sweden] ||  ||=    ||~  ||  ||

=See also=
 * Computer Olympiad
 * World Computer Chess Championship
 * World Microcomputer Chess Championship

=Postings=
 * [|WCCC 2010] by Harvey Williamson, Hiarcs Forum, September 28, 2009
 * [|2017 Events in Leiden] by Jan Krabbenbos, ICGA, April 22, 2017
 * [|World Computer Chess Championships 2018 – Tournament schedule] by Mark Lefler on behalf of David Levy, ICGA, February 25, 2018

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