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The Eighth World Microcomputer Chess Championship took place from September 24 to October 1, 1988, Hotel Playadulce, Aguadulce near Almería, Province of Almería, Spain. Just over one week before the scheduled starting date tournament director David Levy was told that the main sponsor had pulled out. Spanish computer chess organizer Amador Cuesta tried in vain to find alternative sponsorship and then resigned from the organizing committee with only two days to go. David Levy managed to find a last minute sponsor to cover the essential costs and it was possible to get the tournament off the ground on time. In the end everyone had an enjoyable time and the idea of a seaside venue proved extremely popular [1]. All three groups played were dominated by Richard Lang's Mephisto Almeria programs.
Hotel Playadulce [2]

Final Standing

Software Group

World Micro Software Champion [3]
#
 Program
 CC
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 P
 SoDos
1
 Mephisto Almeria X
 GB
 4w1
 7b1
 5w1
 2b1
 6w1
 3b1
6
 15
2
 Challenger
 US
6w1
 3b½
 1w0
 4b1
 7w1
 5b1
 4½
 8¾
3
 Y!88
 SE
 7w1
 5b0
 2w½
 6b1
1w0
 4b1
 3½
 6¾
4
 Rebel
 NL
 1b0
7w1
 5b1
 2w0
 6b1
 3w0
 3
 4
5
 Pandix
 HU
 6b½
 3w1
 1b0
 4w0
 7b1
2w0
 2½
 4½
6
 Chat
 DE
 5w½
 2b0
3w0
 1b0
 4w0
 7b½
 1
 1½
7
 Dappet
 NL
 3b0
 1w0
 4b0
5w0
 2b0
 6w½
 ½
 ½

Manufacturers Group

World Micro Manufacturers (Team) Champion
#
 Program
 CC
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 P
 SOS
 SoDOS
1
 Mephisto 4
 GB
 3w½
 4w½
 8b½
 7w1
 3w1
 4b1
 8w1
 7b1
 6½
 31
 15½
2
 Mephisto 1
 GB
 7w1
 8b1
 4w½
 3b½
 7b1
 8w½
 4b0
 3w½
 5
 34½
 20
3
 Fidelity 4
 US
 1b½
 5b½
 6b1
 2w½
 1b0
 5w0
 6w1
 2b½
 4
 36
 21
4
 Fidelity 3
 US
 5w½
 1b½
 2b½
 6w0
 5b1
 1w0
 2w1
 6b½
 4
 34
 20
5
 Mephisto 3
 GB
 4b½
 3w½
 7b0
 8w1
 4w0
 3b1
 7w0
 8b1
 4
 32
 15¼
6
 Mephisto 2
 GB
 8b0
 7b0
 3w0
 4b1
 8b1
 7w1
 3b0
 4w½
 3½
 30
 10½
7
 Fidelity 1
 US
 2b0
 6w1
 5w1
 1b0
 2w0
 6b0
 5b1
 1w0
 3
 30½
 11¾
8
 Fidelity 2
 US
 6w1
 2w0
 1w½
 5b0
 6w0
 2b½
 1b0
 5w0
 2
 28
 9½

Commercial Group

Single-CPU World Microcomputer Chess Champion
#
 Program
 CC
 1
 1
 2
 2
 3
 3
 4
 4
 5
 5
 6
 P
 SoDos
 G
1
 Mephisto
 GB
 3w1
 2b½
 3b1
 2w1
 3w1
 2b½
 3b1
 2w1
 3b1
 2w0
 2b1
 9
 28½
 11
2
 Fidelity
 US
 3b1
 1w½
 3w1
 1b0
 3b1
 1w½
 3w1
 1b0
 1b1
 3w½
 1w0
 6½
 20¼
 11
3
 Plymate
 SE
 2w0
 1b0
 2b0
 1w0
 1b0
 2w0
 2b0
 1w0
 1w0
 2b½
½
 77½
 10

Participants

Software Group

Program
 CC
 Authors
Challenger
 US
 Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen
Chat
 DE
 Wolfgang Delmare
Dappet
 NL
 Dap Hartmann, Peter Kouwenhoven
Mephisto Almeria X
 GB
 Richard Lang
Pandix
 HU
 Gyula Horváth, Zsuzsa Horváth
Rebel
 NL
 Ed Schröder, Jan Louwman
Y!88
 SE
 Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth, Sandro Necchi

Manufacturers Group

Program
 CC
 Authors
 Manufacturer
Fidelity
 US
 Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen,
Ron Nelson
 Fidelity Electronics
Mephisto
 GB
 Richard Lang
 Hegener & Glaser

Commercial Group

Program
 CC
 Authors
 Manufacturer
Fidelity
 US
 Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen,
Ron Nelson
 Fidelity Electronics
Mephisto
 GB
 Richard Lang
 Hegener & Glaser
Plymate
 SE
 Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth
 Conchess

Photos & Games

Chat - Pandix

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Chat - Pandix, Gyula Horváth and Wolfgang Delmare [5]
 
[Event "WMCCC 1988 (Software)"]
[Site "Almeria, Spain"]
[Date "1988.09.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chat"]
[Black "Pandix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
 
1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.c4 dxc4 6.Ne5 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Nxc4 c5 
9.dxc5 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 Bxc5 11.Ke1 Rd8 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Nbd7 14.Rd1 h6 15.Kf1 
Rb8 16.Rg1 b5 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bb7 19.Bxb7 Rxb7 20.Kg2 a5 21.Rd6 Rc7 22.Rgd1 
h5 23.Kg1 a4 24.a3 g6 25.f4 Kg7 26.Kh1 Kh7 27.Kg2 Kg7 28.Kg1 Kf8 29.Kg2 Ke7 
30.Kh1 Rcc8 31.Kg2 Nf6 32.Rxd8 Rxd8 33.Rxd8 Kxd8 34.Nc2 Kc7 35.Nd4 Kb6 36.Nf3 
Ne4 37.Ne5 Nd6 38.Kf3 Kc5 39.e3 Kb6 40.h4 Kc5 41.Ke2 Ne4 42.Kf3 Nd6 43.Kf2 Kd5 
44.Kf3 Kc5 1/2-1/2

Pandix - Y!88

Pandix by Gyula Horváth won the extra title of the World PC Champion [6]. In a notable game Pandix played the color reverse Ruy Lopez versus Y!88 by 1. e3 e5 2. e4 which took Why Not 88 out of book, while Pandix was able to play along a reversed book line [7]: 
[Event "WMCCC 1988 (Software)"]
[Site "Almeria, Spain"]
[Date "1988.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pandix"]
[Black "Y!88"]
[Result "1-0"]
 
1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3 5.dxc3 O-O 6.f3 d5 7.Bg5 dxe4 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 
9.fxe4 Rd6 10.Bxf6 Rxf6 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Bb5 Bg4 13.Bxc6 Rxc6 14.Nxe5 Re6 15.Nxg4 
Rxe4+ 16.Kf2 Rxg4 17.Rhd1 Kf8 18.Rd7 Rf4+ 19.Kg3 Rc4 20.Rf1 f6 21.Re1 Rc5 22.h4 
h5 23.Ree7 g5 24.Rxc7 b6 25.Rf7+ Kg8 26.Rg7+ Kh8 27.Rh7+ Kg8 28.Rcg7+ Kf8 29.Re7 
gxh4+ 30.Kxh4 Rb5 31.Rc7 Kg8 32.Rcg7+ Kf8 33.b3 Rc5 34.c4 Ra5 35.a4 Re8 36.Rf7+ 
Kg8 37.Rhg7+ Kh8 38.Rxa7 Rxa7 39.Rxa7 Re2 40.Rf7 Rf2 41.Kxh5 Kg8 42.Rb7 Rxg2 
43.Rxb6 Kf7 44.Rb7+ Ke6 45.c3 Rg3 46.Rb6+ Ke7 47.b4 Rxc3 48.c5 Rc1 49.a5 Rh1+ 
50.Kg4 Rg1+ 51.Kf3 Rf1+ 52.Ke3 f5 53.a6 Kd7 54.b5 Re1+ 55.Kf4 Ra1 56.Rd6+ Kc8 
57.Kxf5 Ra2 58.Re6 1-0

Rebel - Y!88

Rebel operated by Jan Louwman, tried the same opening in round 7, but Y!88 deviated with 9...Bg4 and won ...
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Ulf Rathsman and Sandro Necchi of Y!88
 
[Event "WMCCC 1988 (Software)"]
[Site "Almeria, Spain"]
[Date "1988.10.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rebel"]
[Black "Y!88"]
[Result "0-1"]
 
1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3 5.dxc3 O-O 6.f3 d5 7.Bg5 dxe4 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 
9.fxe4 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Bxf6 Bf1 12.Kxf1 gxf6 13.Ke2 Nd7 14.Nf3 Nc5 15.Ke3 Na4 
16.Rhb1 b5 17.Ne1 c5 18.Kf3 Kg7 19.Rd1 Nxb2 20.Rdb1 Na4 21.Rxb5 Rac8 22.Rb7 Nxc3 
23.Rb3 Na4 24.Rb7 Rd4 25.Nd3 a6 26.Ke3 Rc4 27.Nb2 Nxb2 28.Rxb2 Rd8 29.Re1 Rc3+ 
30.Kf2 Rd2+ 31.Re2 Rxe2+ 32.Kxe2 Rxa3 33.Rb3 Rxb3 34.cxb3 Kg6 35.Ke3 Kg5 36.Kf3 
h5 37.Kg3 a5 38.h4+ Kg6 39.Kf3 f5 40.Ke3 Kf6 41.Kd3 c4+ 42.Kxc4 fxe4 43.Kc3 Kf5 
44.Kd2 Kf4 0-1

Tournament Director


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External Links


References

  1. ^ David Levy (1988). 8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4
  2. ^ Hotel PLAYADULCE - reservas - fotografias - precio - AGUADULCE (ALMERÍA) - HOTEL PLAYADULCE - MuchoViaje (Spanish)
  3. ^ WMCC 1988, CSVN tournament site
  4. ^ Images by László Lindner from László Lindner (1989).Die wiederauferstandene Mikro-Weltmeisterschaft - 8.Mikroschachcomputer - WM 1988 in Almeria. Europa-Rochade, 01/02-1989, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis (German)
  5. ^ Almeria 1988 - Chess (Software) - Round 1 - Game 3 (ICGA Tournaments)
  6. ^ 8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship (Software) - Almeria 1988 (ICGA Tournaments)
  7. ^ Almeria 1988 - Chess (Software) - Round 2 - Game 2 (ICGA Tournaments)

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Page Date Edited
Attila Kovács Jan 7, 2016
Chat Jan 7, 2016
Color Flipping May 17, 2017
Dappet Dec 12, 2016
David Levy Jan 3, 2017
Göran Grottling Dec 30, 2017
Hans-Peter Ketterling Nov 23, 2016
Helmut Weigel Dec 2, 2017
ICGA Journal Dec 21, 2017
Kempelen Mar 24, 2016
Lars Hjörth Sep 5, 2017
László Lindner Sep 2, 2017
Mephisto Dec 18, 2017
Mephisto Almeria Sep 1, 2017
Netherlands-vs-Computers-1989 Mar 10, 2017
Pandix Feb 4, 2017
Plymate Jan 7, 2016
Quickstep Jan 8, 2016
Sandro Necchi Mar 19, 2016
Transposition Jun 8, 2015
Ulf Rathsman Jan 7, 2016
WMCCC 1987 Jan 7, 2016
WMCCC 1988 Oct 27, 2016
WMCCC 1989 Oct 27, 2016
World Microcomputer Chess Championship Jan 7, 2016
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