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toc =Final Standing= 15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Oct. 1997, Paris FRA
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 * [[image:320px-Palais_Brongniart_Paris.jpg link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palais_Brongniart_Paris.jpg"]] ||~  || The **15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship** took place from October 25 to November 02, 1997, at [|Paris Bourse] in [|Palais Brogniart], [|Paris], [|France]. Junior by Amir Ban and Shay Bushinsky won its first title, 1½ ahead of Virtual Chess. The closing dinner took place in [|Le 58 Tour Eiffel], [|Eiffel Tower]. ||
 * [|Le Palais Brongniart à Paris] ||~  ||^   ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ 1 ||~ 2 ||~ 3 ||~ 4 ||~ 5 ||~ 6 ||~ 7 ||~ 8 ||~ 9 ||~ 10 ||~ 11 ||~ P ||~ SOS ||~ SoDOS ||
 * ~ 1 ||< Junior ||~ IL ||> 12b½ ||> 11w1 ||> 30b1 ||> 5w1 ||> 2b0 ||> 10w1 ||> 4w1 ||> 14b1 ||> 13w1 ||> 3b1 ||> 16b1 ||~ 9½ ||= 69 ||= 58 ||
 * ~ 2 ||< Virtual Chess ||~ FR ||> 9w1 ||> 4b½ ||> 24w1 ||> 15b1 ||> 1w1 ||> 18b1 ||> 5w½ ||> 12b1 ||> 3b0 ||> 10w1 ||> 6b0 ||~ 8 ||= 73 ||= 51½ ||
 * ~ 3 ||< Shredder ||~ DE ||> 18w½ ||> 13b0 ||> 20w1 ||> 14w0 ||> 31b1 ||> 24b1 ||> 23w1 ||> 15b1 ||> 2w1 ||> 1w0 ||> 4b1 ||~ 7½ ||= 66½ ||= 42¼ ||
 * ~ 4 ||< MChess ||~ US ||> 6b1 ||> 2w½ ||> 7b1 ||> 21w1 ||> 10b½ ||> 11w½ ||> 1b0 ||> 5w1 ||> 12w½ ||> 14b1 ||> 3w0 ||~ 7 ||= 75 ||= 45 ||
 * ~ 5 ||< Ferret ||~ US ||> 13w½ ||> 20b1 ||> 22w1 ||> 1b0 ||> 15w½ ||> 7w1 ||> 2b½ ||> 4b0 ||> 11w1 ||> 8b½ ||> 14w1 ||~ 7 ||= 73 ||= 43 ||
 * ~ 6 ||< DarkThought ||~ DE ||> 4w0 ||> 9b1 ||> 19w½ ||> 27b½ ||> 29w1 ||> 23b½ ||> 7w1 ||> 10b½ ||> 14w0 ||> 13b1 ||> 2w1 ||~ 7 ||= 66 ||= 42½ ||
 * ~ 7 ||< Toledo 2000 ||~ ES ||> 8w1 ||> 17b½ ||> 4w0 ||> 28b1 ||> 13w1 ||> 5b0 ||> 6b0 ||> 27w½ ||> 22w1 ||> 15b1 ||> 18w1 ||~ 7 ||= 65½ ||= 39¼ ||
 * ~ 8 ||< Hydra ||~ AT ||> 7b0 ||> 12w½ ||> 11b0 ||> 32w1 ||> 30b1 ||> 19w1 ||> 14b0 ||> 23w1 ||> 27b1 ||> 5w½ ||> 10b1 ||~ 7 ||= 59½ ||= 34 ||
 * ~ 9 ||< Comet ||~ DE ||> 2b0 ||> 6w0 ||> 32b1 ||> 23w0 ||> 20b1 ||> 26w0 ||> 33b1 ||> 25w1 ||> 18w½ ||> 28b1 ||> 19w1 ||~ 6½ ||= 57 ||= 29¼ ||
 * ~ 10 ||< Chess System Tal ||~ GB ||> 19w1 ||> 14b1 ||> 15w½ ||> 12b½ ||> 4w½ ||> 1b0 ||> 22w1 ||> 6w½ ||> 21b1 ||> 2b0 ||> 8w0 ||~ 6 ||= 72 ||= 34½ ||
 * ~ 11 ||< Arthur ||~ NL ||> 17w½ ||> 1b0 ||> 8w1 ||> 19b1 ||> 24w1 ||> 4b½ ||> 15w½ ||> 13b0 ||> 5b0 ||> 21w1 ||> 12w½ ||~ 6 ||= 70 ||= 35 ||
 * ~ 12 ||< Eugen ||~ ES ||> 1w½ ||> 8b½ ||> 23w1 ||> 10w½ ||> 21b½ ||> 27b1 ||> 18w1 ||> 2w0 ||> 4b½ ||> 16w0 ||> 11b½ ||~ 6 ||= 69½ ||= 35¼ ||
 * ~ 13 ||< Gandalf ||~ DK ||> 5b½ ||> 3w1 ||> 21b0 ||> 30w1 ||> 7b0 ||> 16w½ ||> 25b1 ||> 11w1 ||> 1b0 ||> 6w0 ||> 26b1 ||~ 6 ||= 68½ ||= 33½ ||
 * ~ 14 ||< Chess Guru ||~ FR ||> 34b1 ||> 10w0 ||> 17w1 ||> 3b1 ||> 18w0 ||> 22b1 ||> 8w1 ||> 1w0 ||> 6b1 ||> 4w0 ||> 5b0 ||~ 6 ||= 67½ ||= 32½ ||
 * ~ 15 ||< Diep ||~ NL ||> 33b1 ||> 26w1 ||> 10b½ ||> 2w0 ||> 5b½ ||> 21w1 ||> 11b½ ||> 3w0 ||> 16b½ ||> 7w0 ||> 22b1 ||~ 6 ||= 65½ ||= 30½ ||
 * ~ 16 ||< Fritz ||~ NL ||> 20w½ ||> 18b½ ||> 27w½ ||> 24b0 ||> 28w½ ||> 13b½ ||> 17w1 ||> 19b1 ||> 15w½ ||> 12b1 ||> 1w0 ||~ 6 ||= 64 ||= 33½ ||
 * ~ 17 ||< Kallisto ||~ NL ||> 11b½ ||> 7w½ ||> 14b0 ||> 31w½ ||> 23b0 ||> 30w1 ||> 16b0 ||> 33w1 ||> 28w½ ||> 29b1 ||> 21b1 ||~ 6 ||= 53½ ||= 26¼ ||
 * ~ 18 ||< Crafty ||~ US ||> 3b½ ||> 16w½ ||> 25b1 ||> 26w1 ||> 14b1 ||> 2w0 ||> 12b0 ||> 21w0 ||> 9b½ ||> 27w1 ||> 7b0 ||~ 5½ ||= 66½ ||= 30½ ||
 * ~ 19 ||< The Crazy Bishop ||~ FR ||> 10b0 ||> 34w1 ||> 6b½ ||> 11w0 ||> 33b1 ||> 8b0 ||> 24w1 ||> 16w0 ||> 23b1 ||> 20w1 ||> 9b0 ||~ 5½ ||= 57 ||= 22 ||
 * ~ 20 ||< IsiChess ||~ DE ||> 16b½ ||> 5w0 ||> 3b0 ||> 29b0 ||> 9w0 ||> 34b1 ||> 32w1 ||> 31w1 ||> 24b1 ||> 19b0 ||> 28w1 ||~ 5½ ||= 52½ ||= 18½ ||
 * ~ 21 ||< Goliath ||~ DE ||> 29w1 ||> 22b½ ||> 13w1 ||> 4b0 ||> 12w½ ||> 15b0 ||> 28w1 ||> 18b1 ||> 10w0 ||> 11b0 ||> 17w0 ||~ 5 ||= 62½ ||= 26 ||
 * ~ 22 ||< Woodpusher ||~ GB ||> 32b1 ||> 21w½ ||> 5b0 ||> 25w½ ||> 26b1 ||> 14w0 ||> 10b0 ||> 29w1 ||> 7b0 ||> 33b1 ||> 15w0 ||~ 5 ||= 57½ ||= 20½ ||
 * ~ 23 ||< XXXX II ||~ DE ||> 26b0 ||> 33w1 ||> 12b0 ||> 9b1 ||> 17w1 ||> 6w½ ||> 3b0 ||> 8b0 ||> 19w0 ||> 31w½ ||> 34b1 ||~ 5 ||= 56½ ||= 20½ ||
 * ~ 24 ||< Stobor ||~ US ||> 25b½ ||> 31w1 ||> 2b0 ||> 16w1 ||> 11b0 ||> 3w0 ||> 19b0 ||> 34b1 ||> 20w0 ||> 32w½ ||> 27b1 ||~ 5 ||= 54 ||= 17½ ||
 * ~ 25 ||< Patzer ||~ DE ||> 24w½ ||> 28b1 ||> 18w0 ||> 22b½ ||> 27w0 ||> 29b1 ||> 13w0 ||> 9b0 ||> 26b0 ||> 30w1 ||> 32b1 ||~ 5 ||= 53 ||= 20½ ||
 * ~ 26 ||< SOS ||~ DE ||> 23w1 ||> 15b0 ||> 29w1 ||> 18b0 ||> 22w0 ||> 9b1 ||> 27w0 ||> 28b0 ||> 25w1 ||> 34b1 ||> 13w0 ||~ 5 ||= 52½ ||= 21 ||
 * ~ 27 ||< Chess Tiger ||~ FR ||> 31b1 ||> 30w0 ||> 16b½ ||> 6w½ ||> 25b1 ||> 12w0 ||> 26b1 ||> 7b½ ||> 8w0 ||> 18b0 ||> 24w0 ||~ 4½ ||= 60 ||= 23 ||
 * ~ 28 ||< AnMon ||~ FR ||> 30b½ ||> 25w0 ||> 33b1 ||> 7w0 ||> 16b½ ||> 31w1 ||> 21b0 ||> 26w1 ||> 17b½ ||> 9w0 ||> 20b0 ||~ 4½ ||= 55½ ||= 18¾ ||
 * ~ 29 ||< Techno Chess ||~ FR ||> 21b0 ||> 32w1 ||> 26b0 ||> 20w1 ||> 6b0 ||> 25w0 ||> 31b1 ||> 22b0 ||> 34w1 ||> 17w0 ||> 30b½ ||~ 4½ ||= 48 ||= 13¼ ||
 * ~ 30 ||< Capture ||~ FR ||> 28w½ ||> 27b1 ||> 1w0 ||> 13b0 ||> 8w0 ||> 17b0 ||> 34w1 ||> 32b0 ||> 33w½ ||> 25b0 ||> 29w½ ||~ 3½ ||= 53 ||= 10½ ||
 * ~ 31 ||< Francesca ||~ GB ||> 27w0 ||> 24b0 ||> 34w1 ||> 17b½ ||> 3w0 ||> 28b0 ||> 29w0 ||> 20b0 ||> 32w½ ||> 23b½ ||> 33w½ ||~ 3 ||= 48½ ||= 8½ ||
 * ~ 32 ||< Dragon ||~ FR ||> 22w0 ||> 29b0 ||> 9w0 ||> 8b0 ||> 34w1 ||> 33w0 ||> 20b0 ||> 30w1 ||> 31b½ ||> 24b½ ||> 25w0 ||~ 3 ||= 48 ||= 7½ ||
 * ~ 33 ||< Nightmare ||~ DE ||> 15w0 ||> 23b0 ||> 28w0 ||> 34b1 ||> 19w0 ||> 32b1 ||> 9w0 ||> 17b0 ||> 30b½ ||> 22w0 ||> 31b½ ||~ 3 ||= 48 ||= 6¼ ||
 * ~ 34 ||< Ananse ||~ CH ||> 14w0 ||> 19b0 ||> 31b0 ||> 33w0 ||> 32b0 ||> 20w0 ||> 30b0 ||> 24w0 ||> 29b0 ||> 26w0 ||> 23w0 ||~ 0 ||= 49 ||= 0 ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]
 * SOS: [|Sum of Opponent Scores]
 * SoDOS: [|Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]

=Participants= 15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Oct. 1997, Paris FRA
 * ~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Authors ||~ Operators  ||~ Processor ||~ Mhz ||
 * < Ananse ||~ CH || Walter Bannerman ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < AnMon ||~ FR || Christian Barreteau ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Arthur ||~ NL || Walter Ravenek ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Capture ||~ FR || Sylvain Renard ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Chess Guru ||~ FR || Joël Rivat ||  || DEC Alpha || 500 ||
 * < Chess System Tal ||~ GB || Chris Whittington || Thorsten Czub|| Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * < Chess Tiger ||~ FR || Christophe Théron ||  || Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * < Comet ||~ DE || Ulrich Türke || Karsten Bauermeister  || AMD K6 || 200 ||
 * < Crafty ||~ US || Robert Hyatt || Jason Deines || DEC Alpha || 500 ||
 * < DarkThought ||~ DE || Ernst A. Heinz, Markus Gille ||  ||  DEC Alpha || 767 ||
 * < Diep ||~ NL || Vincent Diepeveen ||  || Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * < Dragon ||~ FR || Bruno Lucas ||  || AMD K6 || 200 ||
 * < Eugen ||~ ES || Eugenio Castillo Jiménez ||  || AMD K6 || 200 ||
 * < Ferret ||~ US || Bruce Moreland ||  ||  DEC Alpha || 767 ||
 * < Francesca ||~ GB || Tom King ||  || AMD K6 || 200 ||
 * < Fritz ||~ NL || Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist ||  || Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * < Gandalf ||~ DK || Steen Suurballe, Dan Wulff ||  || AMD K6 || 200 ||
 * < Goliath ||~ DE || Michael Borgstädt || Wolfgang Traudes || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Hydra ||~ AT || Chrilly Donninger, Alex Kure || Bernhard Biberle || AMD  K6 || 233 ||
 * < IsiChess ||~ DE || Gerd Isenberg ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Junior ||~ IL || Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky ||  || Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * < Kallisto ||~ NL || Bart Weststrate ||  || AMD  K6 || 233 ||
 * < MChess ||~ US || Marty Hirsch || Peter Schreiner || AMD  K6 || 233 ||
 * < Nightmare ||~ DE || Reinhold Gellner, Gaby von Rekowski ||  || AMD  K6 || 266 ||
 * < Patzer ||~ DE || Roland Pfister ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Shredder ||~ DE || Stefan Meyer-Kahlen ||  ||  DEC Alpha || 533 ||
 * < SOS ||~ DE || Rudolf Huber ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Stobor ||~ US || Tom Kerrigan ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Techno Chess ||~ FR || Christophe Jolly ||  || AMD  K6  || 200 ||
 * < The Crazy Bishop ||~ FR || Rémi Coulom ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < Toledo 2000 ||~ ES || Gerardo Castaño Recio ||  || Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * < Virtual Chess ||~ FR || Marc-François Baudot, Jean-Christophe Weill ||  || Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * < Woodpusher ||~ GB || John Hamlen ||  || AMD  K6 || 200 ||
 * < XXXX II ||~ DE || Martin Zentner ||  || Intel Pentium II || 300 ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]

=Photos=
 * [[image:turniersaal3-1997.jpg width="640" link="http://www.thorstenczub.de/pariswm97.html"]] ||
 * Tournament hall ||
 * [[image:myfriends-1997.jpg width="640" link="http://www.thorstenczub.de/pariswm97.html"]] ||
 * Amir Ban, Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist ||
 * [[image:louwmannjaap-1997.jpg width="640" link="http://www.thorstenczub.de/pariswm97.html"]] ||
 * Jan Louwman, Jaap van den Herik, Coby Louwman ||
 * [[image:louwmannjaap-1997.jpg width="640" link="http://www.thorstenczub.de/pariswm97.html"]] ||
 * Jan Louwman, Jaap van den Herik, Coby Louwman ||

=Publications=
 * John Hamlen, Mathias Feist (**1997**). //Report on the 15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship//. ICCA Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4
 * Eric Hallsworth (**1997/1998**). //World Micro Computer Champs - Report & Games//. Selective Search 73, pp. 6, [|pdf] hosted by Mike Watters

=Forum Posts=
 * [|Missing in action (aka WMCCC)] by Amir Ban, rgcc, September 16, 1997
 * [|WMCCC] by Chris Whittington, CCC, September 22, 1997
 * [|WMCCC Hardware] by Chris Whittington, CCC, October 03, 1997
 * [|WMCCC - players meeting info ...] by Chris Whittington, CCC, October 27, 1997
 * [|exclusive reporting - 4th round as it happens] by Chris Whittington, CCC, October 28, 1997
 * [|PARIS WMCC organisation] by Jean-Christophe Weill, CCC, October 31, 1997
 * [|Re: infos about JUNIOR (the new W.M.C.C.Champion)?] by Shay Bushinsky, CCC, November 02, 1997
 * [|Paris: It was a fantastic week for me !] by Ingo Althöfer, CCC, November 02, 1997
 * [|Paris WMCCC - were programs better than in Jakarta (1996)?] by Jouni Uski, CCC, November 11, 1997

=External Links= >
 * [|15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship] from the [|ICGA Tournament Database]
 * [|15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship,Oct. 1997, Paris FRA] from the CSVN [|tournament site]
 * [|15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Paris 1997] by Volker Richey
 * [|Diep in Parijs] by Vincent Diepeveen, [|Schaakclub Utrecht] (Dutch)
 * [|15. Mikro-WM 1997 in Paris, Teil 1] by Peter Schreiner, [|Schachclub Leinzell], December 1997 (German)
 * [|Paris 1997] by Thorsten Czub
 * [|Paris Bourse from Wikipedia]
 * [|Palais Brogniart from Wikipedia.fr] (French)
 * [|Eiffel Tower from Wikipedia]

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