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The 10th Aegon Man-Machine tournament took place from April 26 to 28, and May 1 to 3, 1995, at Aegon Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. After five rounds, Hiarcs had 100% so far even winning from Yasser Seirawan, but lost the final round from John van der Wiel, who then scored 5½ out of 6 and won the tournament. MChess Pro won versus Larry Christiansen, Roberto Cifuentes and Zsuzsa Polgar, to make Marty Hirsch and by his German distributor a bit euphoric ^[1] .

Final Standing

Man vs Computer: 132 - 155 ^[2]

#	Name	C	1	2	3	4	5	6	P	SOS	SoDOS
1	John van der Wiel		88b1	26w1	23b1	4w½	14w1	2b1	5½	23½	21
2	Hiarcs	1	43b1	59w1	29b1	5w1	33b1	1w0	5	23	17½
3	Gert Ligterink		53w1	21b1	35w0	49b1	6w1	14b1	5	22½	19
4	Chess Genius X	2	55w1	67b1	13w1	1b½	15w1	12b½	5	22½	17½
5	Yasser Seirawan		87b1	51w1	8b1	2b0	34w1	19w1	5	22	17
6	MChess Pro	3	66w1	85b1	30b1	11w1	3b0	31w1	5	20	15
7	HiTech	4	74b1	13w0	58b1	29w1	28b1	30w1	5	19	15
8	Mephisto PC-Board	5	86b1	84w1	5w0	66b1	71w1	13b1	5	16½	11½
9	WChess	6	85w½	68b1	72w1	46b1	11b½	48w1	5	16	13
10	Socrates	7	72b1	29w0	60b1	69w1	44b1	56w1	5	15½	12
11	Roberto Cifuentes		41b1	50w1	52b1	6b0	9w½	17b1	4½	23½	16
12	Hans Ree		25b½	45w1	37b½	42w1	40b1	4w½	4½	22½	16¼
13	Nico Kuijf		91w1	7b1	4b0	24w1	37b1	8w0	4	24	14
14	Quest	8	48b1	32w1	56b1	15w1	1b0	3w0	4	23½	13
15	John Nunn		42w1	47b1	20w1	14b0	4b0	37w1	4	23	14
16	David Bronstein		24w1	20b0	63b1	21w0	45w1	39b1	4	21	13
17	Fritz 3	9	28b0	78w1	32b1	36w1	56b1	11w0	4	19½	11½
18	Sofia Polgar		83w½	81b1	38b½	19w½	22b½	34w1	4	19	12¼
19	Rebel	10	68b½	76w1	28w1	18b½	57w1	5b0	4	19	11
20	Zarkov	11	62w1	16w1	15b0	71b½	43w½	46b1	4	18½	12
21	Virtua Chess	12	76w1	3w0	94b1	16b1	31w0	57b1	4	18	9½
22	Chessica	13	58w1	56b0	48w1	68b1	18w½	33w½	4	17½	11¼
23	Zugzwang	14	69b½	62w1	1w0	76b1	29b½	74w1	4	17½	9¼
24	Kallisto	15	16b0	89w1	73w1	13b0	61w1	71b1	4	16	8
25	Nightmare NL	16	12w½	66b0	70w1	92b1	32w½	55b1	4	15½	9½
26	Arthur	17	92b1	1b0	55w0	60w1	75b1	70b1	4	15½	7½
27	Junior	18	67w0	44b0	62b1	73w1	68w1	66b1	4	13½	8½
28	Herman Grooten		17w1	34w½	19b0	50b1	7w0	47b1	3½	22½	11¾
29	Erik Hoeksema		96w1	10b1	2w0	7b0	23w½	49b1	3½	22	10
30	Larry Christiansen		64w1	54b1	6w0	45b½	47w1	7b0	3½	21½	10
31	Zsuzsa Polgar		80w1	39b½	34b0	52w1	21b1	6b0	3½	21	10¾
32	Martin Voorn		82b1	14b0	17w0	51w1	25b½	41w1	3½	20½	10½
33	Heleen de Greef		38b0	88w1	54w1	35b1	2w0	22b½	3½	20½	10
34	Mephisto Genius 68030	19	75w1	28b½	31w1	57w1	5b0	18b0	3½	20½	9¾
35	Mephisto Montreux	20	78w1	36b½	3b1	33w0	46w0	67b1	3½	19	10¾
36	Paul Boersma		63b½	35w½	77b½	17b0	52w1	40w1	3½	18½	10½
37	TASC R30	21	90b1	94w1	12w½	43b1	13w0	15b0	3½	18	7¾
38	The King	22	33w1	57b½	18w½	56w½	48b0	73b1	3½	17½	10
39	Hector 2	23	44w1	31w½	57b0	74b1	67w1	16w0	3½	17	8¾
40	Schach 3.0	24	93w1	73b½	61w1	55b1	12w0	36b0	3½	16	7
41	Gandalf	25	11w0	58b½	93w1	78b1	66w1	32b0	3½	15½	6¼
42	Schaakmeester 2.0	26	15b0	86w1	92b1	12b0	70w½	69w1	3½	15	5½
43	Jessica Harmsen		2w0	80b1	51b1	37w0	20b½	45w½	3	20½	8½
44	John Donaldson		39b0	27w1	47w0	87b1	10w0	64w1	3	19½	8
45	Chessmaster 4000	27	70w1	12b0	67w1	30w½	16b0	43b½	3	19	7¼
46	Lex Jongsma		50w0	77b1	87w1	9w0	35b1	20w0	3	19	7
47	IsiChess	28	61b1	15w0	44b1	75w1	30b0	28w0	3	18½	7½
48	Wim van der Wijk		14w0	96b1	22b0	77w1	38w1	9b0	3	18½	5½
49	Nightmare D	29	73w½	70b½	59b1	3w0	72b1	29w0	3	17	6½
50	Now	30	46b1	11b0	71w½	28w0	60b½	92w1	3	16½	6¼
51	Capture	31	60w1	5b0	43w0	32b0	93w1	85b1	3	16½	5
52	Mephisto Berlin 68020	32	89b1	69w1	11w0	31b0	36b0	90w1	3	16½	5
53	Pandix	33	3b0	55b0	89w1	59w1	69b½	58w½	3	16	6¼
54	Camel	34	71w1	30w0	33b0	61b½	86w1	59w½	3	15½	6
55	Michael Hoving/Oranje		4b0	53w1	26b1	40w0	65b½	25w0	2½	22	8¼
56	Jannes van der Wal		95b1	22w1	14w0	38b½	17w0	10b0	2½	21½	6¾
57	Peewee van Voorthuijsen		79b1	38w½	39w1	34b0	19b0	21w0	2½	20½	7¼
58	Erich Karstan		22b0	41w½	7w0	91b½	80w1	53b½	2½	19	6
59	Ad van den Berg		65w1	2b0	49w0	53b0	81w1	54b½	2½	18½	6
60	Tim Krabbé		51b0	91w1	10w0	26b0	50w½	79b1	2½	18½	5
61	Hebert Perez Garcia		47w0	79b1	40b0	54w½	24b0	77w1	2½	17½	5½
62	Ed Voortmeijer		20b0	23b0	27w0	88w½	87b1	65w1	2½	17½	4¾
63	Saitek Brute Force	35	36w½	93b½	16w0	70b0	76w1	75w½	2½	14½	5¼
64	LChess	36	30b0	74w1	66w0	93b½	89w1	44b0	2½	13	4
65	Diogenes	37	59b0	92w½	85w1	72b½	55w½	62b0	2½	12	4¼
66	Wim van der Pol		6b0	25w1	64b1	8w0	41b0	27w0	2	24	6½
67	Anne Marie Benschop		27b1	4w0	45b0	79w1	39b0	35w0	2	21	6
68	Gert Legemaat		19w½	9w0	82b1	22w0	27b0	81b½	2	21	5
69	Wim Wolthuis		23w½	52b0	81w1	10b0	53w½	42b0	2	20½	5½
70	Fre Hoogendoorn		45b0	49w½	25b0	63w1	42b½	26w0	2	20	5¾
71	Dick van Geet		54b0	95w1	50b½	20w½	8b0	24w0	2	20	4½
72	Ada van der Giessen		10w0	83b1	9b0	65w½	49w0	80b½	2	19½	4¼
73	Nico Vromans		49b½	40w½	24b0	27b0	95w1	38w0	2	19	4¼
74	Esther de Kleuver		7w0	64b0	88b1	39w0	82b1	23b0	2	18½	3½
75	Bert Kieboom		34b0	82w½	83w1	47b0	26w0	63b½	2	17	4¼
76	Henk de Kleijnen		21b0	19b0	96w1	23w0	63b0	95b1	2	15½	1
77	Novag Sapphire	38	84b1	46w0	36w½	48b0	92w½	61b0	2	15	4¼
78	Alexander Münninghoff		35b0	17b0	95w1	41w0	79b0	96w1	2	14	1
79	Saitek President	39	57w0	61w0	84b1	67b0	78w1	60w0	2	13½	4
80	Dappet	40	31b0	43w0	86b½	94w1	58b0	72w½	2	13½	2¾
81	Chess System Tal	41	94b½	18w0	69b0	90w1	59b0	68w½	2	13	3
82	Frenchess	42	32w0	75b½	68w0	85b1	74w0	89b½	2	12½	3¼
83	Centaur	43	18b½	72w0	75b0	86w½	90b0	94w1	2	12	3¾
84	Jos de Waard		77w0	8b0	79w0	95b0	96b1	91w1	2	11½	1½
85	Paul Bierenbroodspot		9b½	6w0	65b0	82w0	88b1	51w0	1½	19	4
86	Gunther Loewenthal		8w0	42b0	80w½	83b½	54b0	87w½	1½	17	2¾
87	Saitek GK 2100	44	5w0	90b1	46b0	44w0	62w0	86b½	1½	16½	2¼
88	Check Check	45	1w0	33b0	74w0	62b½	85w0	93b1	1½	16	2¼
89	Piet Geertsema		52w0	24b0	53b0	96w1	64b0	82w½	1½	14½	1
90	Henny Maliangkay		37w0	87w0	91b½	81b0	83w1	52b0	1½	13½	2¾
91	Mirage	46	13b0	60b0	90w½	58w½	94b½	84b0	1½	13½	2½
92	Rob Hartoch		26w0	65b½	42w0	25w0	77b½	50b0	1	19	2¼
93	Henk Arnoldus		40b0	63w½	41b0	64w½	51b0	88w0	1	16½	2½
94	Jos Timmer		81w½	37b0	21w0	80b0	91w½	83b0	1	15	1¾
95	Bionic	47	56w0	71b0	78b0	84w1	73b0	76w0	1	12½	2
96	Ananse	48	29b0	48w0	76b0	89b0	84w0	78b0	0	14	0

• SOS: Sum of Opponent Scores
• SoDOS: Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores

Selected Games

[Event "10th AEGON"]
[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1995.05.03"]
[Round "06"]
[White "MChess Pro"]
[Black "Zsuzsa Polgar"]
[Result "1-0"]
 
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O
8.Bb3 a5 9.f3 d5 10.Bxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 f5 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Nb6 Rb8
14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Rd1 Rxd1+ 16.Kxd1 fxe4 17.Nxc8 Rxc8 18.b3 exf3
19.gxf3 a4 20.Re1 Ra8 21.Re2 Kf7 22.Bc5 e6 23.Rd2 Ke8 24.Ke2 Be5 25.Ke3 g5
26.Ke4 Bf4 27.Rg2 Kf7 28.h4 h6 29.Bb4 Rb8 30.Bc3 Ra8 31.Bd4 Ra5
32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Bc3 Ra8 34.Be5 axb3 35.cxb3 Bxe5 36.Kxe5 Ke7 37.a4 Rb8
38.Rxg5 Rxb3 39.Rg7+ Kd8 40.f4 Rb4 41.a5 Ra4 42.Kxe6 Re4+ 43.Kd6 Rd4+
44.Kxc6 Rxf4 45.a6 Rc4+ 46.Kb5 Rc7 47.Rg8+ Kd7 48.a7 1-0

Game and short analyze on Lichess.org : https://fr.lichess.org/HdCci7jc

[Event "10th AEGON"]
[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1995.05.03"]
[Round "06"]
[White "Hiarcs"]
[Black "John van der Wiel"]
[Result "0-1"]
 
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 5.Qg4 Bf8 6.Bg5 Qd7 7.h4 h6 8.Bf4 Ba6
9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Nf3 Ne7 11.O-O Nf5 12.a3 Nb8 13.h5 Nc6 14.Rfd1 Rg8
15.Kh2 O-O-O 16.b4 Be7 17.Qh3 g5 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.g4 Ng7 20.Bxh6 Rh8
21.b5 Na5 22.Rh1 Rh7 23.Kg2 Rdh8 24.g5 Nf5 25.a4 Nc4 26.Ne2 Bxg5
27.Nxg5 Rxh6 28.Qc3 Qe7 29.Nf3 Qh7 30.Rxh6 Qxh6 31.Neg1 Qf4 32.Kf1 g5
33.a5 bxa5 34.Rxa5 Nxa5 35.Qxa5 Kb8 0-1

Game and short analyze on Lichess.org : https://fr.lichess.org/kA3QEKHU

Publications

• Cock de Gorter (1995). The 10th AEGON Computer-Chess Tournament. ICCA Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1
• Bart Verbaan (1995). The 10th AEGON Man-Machine Tournament. ICCA Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2
• Bob Herschberg, Jaap van den Herik (1995). Aegonics. ICCA Journal, Vol. 18, No. 3, pdf
• Larry Kaufman (1995). Aegon Tournament. Computer Chess Reports Vol. 5 No. 2 pp. 4
• Joost Buijs (1995). Aegons' Nightmare. Computer Chess Reports Vol. 5 No. 2 pp. 5
• Rob van Son (2014). Reviewing the 10th AEGON Computer Chess Tournament (1995!). pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis

External Links

• AEGON Man-Machine Tournaments, old CSVN site
• The Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments (1986–1997), Human-computer chess matches from Wikipedia
• 10th Aegon Human vs Computers The Hague 1995, by Hebert Perez Garcia, YouTube Video ^[3]
  

References

1. ^ Schach - "Rambos verlieren" Programmierer Marty Hirsch über die Macht der Computer, May 15, 1995, Der Spiegel 20/1995 (German)
2. ^ AEGON Man-Machine Tournaments, old CSVN site
3. ^ Aegon 1995 VIDEO! by Gustavo Mallada, CCC, April 05, 2017

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