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		The 11th Aegon Man-Machine tournament took place from April 10 to 12, and 15 to 17, 1996, at Aegon Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Winner with a 100% score was Yasser Seirawan, best program was Quest with 4½/6.
Yasser Seirawan [1] [2]

Final Standing

Man vs Computer: 137½ - 162½ ^[3]

#	Name	C	1	2	3	4	5	6	P	SOS	SoDOS
1	Yasser Seirawan		70b1	50w1	26b1	12w1	29b1	39w1	6	21	21
2	John van der Wiel		84w1	24b1	37w1	11b1	15w1	5b½	5½	22½	20¼
3	Rafael Vaganian		54w1	27b1	15w½	30w1	51b1	34b1	5½	21	19
4	Jonathan Speelman		34w1	52b1	35w1	5b½	23w1	17b½	5	22½	18¼
5	Quest	1	46w1	76b1	18w1	4w½	8b½	2w½	4½	24	16½
6	Erik Hoeksema		41w1	17b1	30b½	36w1	34w½	15b½	4½	22	16½
7	Rob Hartoch		86b1	53w1	13b1	21w½	19b½	25w½	4½	21½	15½
8	Roberto Cifuentes		85b1	31w1	55w1	22b1	5w½	11b0	4½	21½	14¾
9	Gert Ligterink		71w1	30b0	50w½	24b1	21b1	31w1	4½	20½	15½
10	Larry Christiansen		68w1	22b½	63w1	15b0	30w1	29w1	4½	20	14
11	Now	2	95w1	16b½	48b1	2w0	75b1	8w1	4½	20	12½
12	Nimzo	3	78b1	57w½	59b1	1b0	81w1	16w1	4½	19	11¾
13	Rebel 7	4	62w1	49b1	7w0	75w1	46b½	45w1	4½	18	12
14	Capture	5	16w0	78w1	73b½	77b1	33w1	46w1	4½	16½	11½
15	Rebel Aegon	6	88w1	61b1	3b½	10w1	2b0	6w½	4	24	13½
16	Yona Kosashvili		14b1	11w½	69w½	54b1	52w1	12b0	4	22	14
17	The King	7	38b1	6w0	82b1	20b½	47w1	4w½	4	22	13
18	David Bronstein		93b1	25w1	5b0	40w1	35b½	19w½	4	21	12¾
19	Kallisto	8	80w1	20w½	47b½	58b1	7w½	18b½	4	20	12¼
20	Nico Kuijf		98w1	19b½	29b0	17w½	37w1	35w1	4	19½	12
21	WChess	9	73b½	74w1	64b1	7b½	9w0	59w1	4	18	10¼
22	Zarkov	10	96b1	10w½	57b1	8w0	45b½	67w1	4	18	9¾
23	MChess Pro	11	77b1	32w0	80b1	59w1	4b0	60w1	4	17½	9
24	TASC R30	12	89b1	2w0	79b1	9w0	88b1	61w1	4	17½	7½
25	Mephisto Genius	13	94w1	18b0	45w½	82w1	73b1	7b½	4	16½	8¾
26	Hiarcs	14	58w½	95b1	1w0	79b½	62b1	57w1	4	16½	8¼
27	Diep	15	79b1	3w0	75b0	95w1	76b1	78w1	4	14½	7
28	Chess Genius	16	61b½	80b0	74b½	94w1	82b1	83w1	4	11½	7¼
29	Fritz	17	75w1	33b½	20w1	32b1	1w0	10b0	3½	23½	11¼
30	Chessica	18	91b1	9w1	6w½	3b0	10b0	77w1	3½	22½	10¼
31	Schach 3.0	19	45w1	8b0	38w1	46b½	32w1	9b0	3½	22	11½
32	Gert Jan de Boer		72w1	23b1	36b½	29w0	31b0	54w1	3½	20	11¼
33	Gert Jan Ludden		63b½	29w½	66b½	42w1	14b0	52b1	3½	19½	10¾
34	Arthur	20	4b0	96w1	94b1	64w1	6b½	3w0	3½	19½	6¾
35	Virtual Chess	21	97w1	60b1	4b0	61w1	18w½	20b0	3½	19	8
36	Drei Hirn [4]	22	83w1	58b1	32w½	6b0	57w½	49b½	3½	18	9
37	Frenchess	23	74b½	65w1	2b0	83w1	20b0	81w1	3½	18	7½
38	Wim Wolthuis		17w0	98b1	31b0	63w½	66w1	51b1	3½	16½	7¾
39	Nightmare NL	24	57b0	97b½	76w1	48w1	90b1	1b0	3½	16	7
40	DarkThought	25	65b½	73w½	62w1	18b0	58w½	88w1	3½	15	7½
41	Doctor X	26	6b0	77w0	78b1	49b½	91w1	74w1	3½	15	7
42	Saitek Brute Force	27	60w0	88b1	49w1	33b0	74w½	75w1	3½	14½	7½
43	Nightmare D	28	47b½	64b0	97w1	88b½	65w½	89b1	3½	12	6
44	Chess System Tal	29	76w½	94b½	60w½	74b½	89w½	73b1	3½	11	6½
45	Dieter Steinwender		31b0	92w1	25b½	53w1	22w½	13b0	3	20½	8½
46	Gunther Loewenthal		5b0	85w1	93b1	31w½	13w½	14b0	3	20½	7½
47	Gert Legemaat		43w½	56b1	19w½	52b0	17b0	63w1	3	20	9¼
48	Paul Bierenbroodspot		51w1	69b½	11w0	39b0	53b½	66w1	3	19	8¼
49	Ad van den Berg		66b1	13w0	42b0	41w½	92b1	36w½	3	19	7½
50	Comet	30	81w1	1b0	9b½	67w½	59b0	90w1	3	19	7
51	Turning Point	31	48b0	81b1	83w1	60b1	3w0	38w0	3	18½	6½
52	Mephisto Berlin Pro	32	99b1	4w0	89b1	47w1	16b0	33w0	3	17½	5
53	Shredder	33	82w1	7b0	77w1	45b0	48w½	58w½	3	17	6¾
54	Centaur	34	3b0	99w1	90b1	16w0	79w1	32b0	3	17	4
55	IsiChess	35	67w1	59w½	8b0	81b0	80w1	64b½	3	16	7
56	Cheiron	36	90b½	47w0	91b1	57w½	61b0	96w1	3	12	4½
57	Sofia Polgar		39w1	12b½	22w0	56b½	36b½	26b0	2½	22½	9
58	Jan Joost Lindner		26b½	36w0	71b1	19w0	40b½	53b½	2½	20½	7¾
59	Paul Boersma		87w1	55b½	12w0	23b0	50w1	21b0	2½	20½	6½
60	Hebert Perez Garcia		42b1	35w0	44b½	51w0	68w1	23b0	2½	20	7¾
61	Jannes van der Wal		28w½	15w0	92b1	35b0	56w1	24b0	2½	20	6½
62	Jos de Waard		13b0	72w1	40b0	68b½	26w0	85w1	2½	19	5¾
63	Diogenes	37	33w½	90w1	10b0	38b½	64w½	47b0	2½	18½	6¼
64	Jeroen Blokhuis		92b½	43w1	21w0	34b0	63b½	55w½	2½	18	7
65	Mathias Feist		40w½	37b0	68w0	84b½	43b½	69w1	2½	17½	7
66	Ant	38	49w0	67b1	33w½	80w1	38b0	48b0	2½	17½	6¼
67	Hans Ree		55b0	66w0	86b1	50b½	69w1	22b0	2½	17	6
68	Mirage	39	10b0	89w½	65b1	62w½	60b0	76w½	2½	15½	5½
69	HiTech	40	100w1	48w½	16b½	73w½	67b0	65b0	2½	14½	5
70	Hector	41	1w0	82b0	99w1	91b½	78w0	100b1	2½	12½	1¾
71	Novag Diamond	42	9b0	91w½	58w0	76b0	99w1	94b1	2½	12	2¼
72	BreakThrough II	43	32b0	62b0	100w1	90w0	95b1	79w½	2½	11	2½
73	Henk Arnoldus		21w½	40b½	14w½	69b½	25w0	44w0	2	22	7¼
74	Peter van Wermeskerken		37w½	21b0	28w½	44w½	42b½	41b0	2	22	7¼
75	Michael Hoving		29b0	87w1	27w1	13b0	11w0	42b0	2	22	6
76	Peng Zhaoqin		44b½	5w0	39b0	71w1	27w0	68b½	2	20½	5½
77	Henny Maliangkay		23w0	41b1	53b0	14w0	87w1	30b0	2	20½	5½
78	Willem Hajenius		12w0	14b0	41w0	98w1	70b1	27b0	2	20	3½
79	Piet Bakker		27w0	84b1	24w0	26w½	54b0	72b½	2	19½	5¼
80	Lex Jongsma		19b0	28w1	23w0	66b0	55b0	92w1	2	19	5½
81	Stefan Löffler		50b0	51w0	85b1	55w1	12b0	37b0	2	19	5
82	Alexander Münninghoff		53b0	70w1	17w0	25b0	28w0	93b1	2	19	4
83	Martin Voorn		36b0	86w1	51b0	37b0	93w1	28b0	2	17½	3½
84	Pandix	44	2b0	79w0	96b½	65w½	94b½	91w½	2	13½	3
85	Schaakmeester X	45	8w0	46b0	81w0	100b1	96w1	62b0	2	13½	1½
86	Bionic Impakt	46	7w0	83b0	67w0	99b½	97w1	95b½	2	11½	1¾
87	Bionic	47	59b0	75b0	95w½	89w½	77b0	99b1	2	9½	1¾
88	Corry Vreeken-Bouwman		15b0	42w0	98b1	43w½	24w0	40b0	1½	19½	2¾
89	Piet Geertsema		24w0	68b½	52w0	87b½	44b½	43w0	1½	18½	4
90	Fre Hoogendoorn		56w½	63b0	54w0	72b1	39w0	50b0	1½	17½	4
91	Bert Kieboom		30w0	71b½	56w0	70w½	41b0	84b½	1½	17	3½
92	Dragon	48	64w½	45b0	61w0	97b1	49w0	80b0	1½	14	2¼
93	Goldbar	49	18w0	100b1	46w0	96b½	83b0	82w0	1½	12½	1
94	Richard Oranje		25b0	44w½	34w0	28b0	84w½	71w0	1	19½	2¾
95	Henk de Kleijnen		11b0	26w0	87b½	27b0	72w0	86w½	1	19	2
96	Nico Vromans		22w0	34b0	84w½	93w½	85b0	56b0	1	16	1¾
97	Rien Goudart		35b0	39w½	43b0	92w0	86b0	98w½	1	15	2¼
98	Ananse	50	20b0	38w0	88w0	78b0	100w½	97b½	1	12½	¾
99	Ada van der Giessen		52w0	54b0	70b0	86w½	71b0	87w0	½	15	1
100	Henk Jan Prins		69b0	93w0	72b0	85w0	98b½	70w0	½	12	½

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

Reports

• Cock de Gorter (1996). The 11th AEGON Computer-Chess Tournament. ICCA Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1

Forum Posts

• 11th AEGON Computer Chess Tournament by GivenRandy, rgcc, April 08, 1996
• AEGON IS UNFAIR! by Jouni Uski, rgcc, April 15, 1996
• Aegon - Final Scores after round 6 by Eric Hallsworth, rgcc, April 18, 1996
• Commentary of rounds 1-6 at AEGON (Man vs. Machine) by Tim Mirabile, rgcm, April 21, 1996
• Aegon 1996 Report by Thorsten Czub by Mads Brevik, rgcc, May 20, 1996 ^[5]

External Links

• AEGON Man-Machine Tournaments, old CSVN site
• The Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments (1986–1997), Human-computer chess matches from Wikipedia
• Aegon 1996 by Thorsten Czub
• Aegon 1996-97 by Thorsten Czub

References

1. ^ More DIAZ Cartoons hosted by Ed Schröder
2. ^ Diaz Cartoons
3. ^ AEGON Man-Machine Tournaments, old CSVN site
4. ^ Re: AEGON news 2: dreihirn by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, rgcc, April 24, 1996
5. ^ Aegon 1996 by Thorsten Czub

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