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 * [[image:220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00457,_Emanuel_Lasker.jpg link="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Lasker"]] ||~ || The **First Berliner Emanuel-Lasker Computerchess-Tournament** (BELCT) took place at the Free University of Berlin, [|Berlin], from September 29 until October 3, 2001. The Tournament was the idea of the "Berlin Computer Chess Friends", Ingo Bauer, Peter Berger, Thorsten Czub, Stefan Knappe, Heiner Marxen and Volker Pittlik, and was devoted to Emanuel Lasker, supported by the //Emanuel Lasker Society// . The hardware was kindly provided by AMD Germany. As a kind of opening ceremony, professor Raúl Rojas from the Free University and host of the tournament, hold an exclusive lecture for all participants about Konrad Zuse's Plankalkül, including some chess routines written in it. The First BELCT was played with ten participants, seven round swiss, time-control 90 minutes per side and game. ||
 * Emanuel Lasker ||~ ||^ ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ 1 ||~ 2 ||~ 3 ||~ 4 ||~ 5 ||~ 6 ||~ 7 ||~ Total ||~ SOS ||~ SoDOS ||
 * ~ 1 ||< Gambit Tiger ||~ FR ||> 6w1 ||> 4b1 ||> 2w1 ||> 4b0 ||> 5w½ ||> 7w1 ||> 8b½ ||~ 5 ||= 28 ||= 20 ||
 * ~ 2 ||< Rebel ||~ NL ||> 3b½ ||> 10w1 ||> 1b0 ||> 7w1 ||> 4b1 ||> 6w½ ||> 9b1 ||~ 5 ||= 23 ||= 13¾ ||
 * ~ 3 ||< Yace ||~ DE ||> 2w½ ||> 7b½ ||> 5b½ ||> 1w1 ||> 8b1 ||> 9w1 ||> 4b0 ||~ 4½ ||= 26 ||= 15¼ ||
 * ~ 4 ||< Zarkov ||~ US ||> 8b1 ||> 1w0 ||> 7b½ ||> 9w1 ||> 2w0 ||> 10b1 ||> 3w1 ||~ 4½ ||= 22 ||= 10½ ||
 * ~ 5 ||< Patzer ||~ DE ||> 7w½ ||> 9b½ ||> 4w½ ||> 5b½ ||> 1b½ ||> 8w1 ||> 10w1 ||~ 4½ ||= 21 ||= 12 ||
 * ~ 6 ||< Bringer ||~ DE ||> 1b0 ||> 8w½ ||> 10b1 ||> 5w½ ||> 9b1 ||> 2b½ ||> 7w½ ||~ 4 ||= 22 ||= 9½ ||
 * ~ 7 ||< Quark ||~ DE ||> 5b½ ||> 3w½ ||> 4w½ ||> 2b0 ||> 10w1 ||> 1b0 ||> 6b½ ||~ 3 ||= 28 ||= 9¼ ||
 * ~ 8 ||< IsiChess ||~ DE ||> 4w0 ||> 6b½ ||> 9w½ ||> 10b1 ||> 3w0 ||> 5b0 ||> 1w½ ||~ 2½ ||= 24½ ||= 5¾ ||
 * ~ 9 ||< Neurologic ||~ DE ||> 10b½ ||> 5w½ ||> 8b½ ||> 4b0 ||> 6w0 ||> 3b0 ||> 2w0 ||~ 1½ ||= 25½ ||= 3¾ ||
 * ~ 10 ||< Lokalmatador ||~ DE ||> 9w½ ||> 2b0 ||> 6w0 ||> 8w0 ||> 7b0 ||> 4w0 ||> 5b0 ||~ ½ ||= 25 ||= ¾ ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]
 * SOS: [|Sum of Opponent Scores]
 * SoDOS: [|Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]

=Participants=
 * ~ Engine ||~ Author ||~ Origin ||~ Operator ||~ AMD Hardware ||
 * Bringer || Gerrit Reubold || Germany || Peter Berger ||> Athlon 1333 256 MB ||
 * Gambit Tiger || Christophe Théron || [|Guadeloupe] || Heiner Marxen ||> Athlon 1400 256 MB ||
 * IsiChess || Gerd Isenberg || Germany ||  ||> Athlon 1400 512 MB ||
 * Lokalmatador || Stefan Knappe || Germany ||  ||> Athlon 1400 256 MB ||
 * Neurologic || Jochen Peussner || Germany ||  ||> Athlon 1333 256 MB ||
 * Patzer || Roland Pfister || Germany ||  ||> Athlon 1400 256 MB ||
 * Quark || Thomas Mayer || Germany ||  ||> Athlon 1400 256 MB ||
 * Rebel || Ed Schröder || [|The Netherlands] || Thorsten Czub ||> Athlon 1200 384 MB ||
 * Yace || Dieter Bürssner || [|Germany] || Ingo Bauer ||> 2xAthlon 1200 512MB ||
 * Zarkov || John Stanback || [|United States] || Thorsten Czub ||> Athlon 1400 256 MB ||

=Photos=

Participants
Stefan Knappe, Ingo Bauer and Peter Berger ||
 * [[image:7.07-all.jpg link="http://www.quarkchess.de/belct/"]] ||
 * Gerd Isenberg, Thomas Mayer, Heiner Marxen, Jochen Peussner, Roland Pfister, Thorsten Czub,

Mayer-Marx-Engels

 * [[image:5.18-ThomasMarxEngels.jpg link="http://www.quarkchess.de/belct/"]] ||
 * Mayer, [|Marx] & [|Engels], [|Marx-Engels Forum], in the background the [|Palace of the Republic] ||

Dem Deutschen Volke

 * [[image:5.23-reichstag.jpg link="http://www.quarkchess.de/belct/"]] ||
 * Gerd, Roland, Peter, Heiner, Thorsten and Ingo in diffuse national pride in front of the [|Reichstag building] ||

Over the board

 * [[image:6.03-heinerroland.jpg link="http://www.quarkchess.de/belct/"]] ||
 * Heiner & Roland near to the draw between Patzer & Tiger ||
 * [[image:5.07-GerdJochen.jpg width="639" height="399" link="http://www.quarkchess.de/belct/"]] ||
 * Gerd & Jochen just before the match IsiChess - Neurologic ||
 * Gerd & Jochen just before the match IsiChess - Neurologic ||

=Games=
 * [[file:belct2001.pgn|Plain PGN-text]]

=Tournament Organizers=
 * Ingo Bauer
 * Peter Berger
 * Thorsten Czub
 * Stefan Knappe
 * Heiner Marxen
 * Volker Pittlik

=Tournament Host=
 * Raúl Rojas, Free University of Berlin

=Forum Posts=
 * [|BELCT2001 - Computerschachturnier in Berlin - bist DU dabei] by Peter Berger, Winboard Forum, September 23, 2001
 * [|Berlin (after Thorsten)] by WYx, Winboard Forum, October 03, 2001

=External Links=
 * [|Schachcomputerwelt] - Thorsten Czub's magazine covers the 1. BELCT (German)
 * [|First Berliner Emanuel-Lasker Computerchess-Tournament 2001] by Ed Schröder
 * [|1st Berlin Emanuel-Lasker Computer Chess Tournament] by Volker Richey

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