The Fifth World Microcomputer Chess Championship took place from September 7-15, 1985, at the World Trade Center located at the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Despite a field of 16 chess computers in the commercial group, there were six participants with up to three entries each. A 32-bit version of Richard Lang'sMephisto Amsterdam won conveniently, followed by two 16-bit versions of the same program [1] . Additionaly, there was an amateur group with five participants. The title of the Amateur World Microcomputer Chess Champion was confidently won by Frans Morsch's program Nona with a 100% score.
During the Championship, IGM Gennadi Sosonko did a simultaneous exhibition on September 12-13, from 7:15pm to 3:15am (8 hours!) against 21 participating and 10 other chess computers. Score: 25.5 - 5.5 (82.3%) [4] .
Bob Herschberg (1986). The 5th World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 9, No. 3, Review on a booklet by C. Roos and T. Sibbing, Computer Chess Foundation Amsterdam
^Interview mit Manfred Hegener (pdf), Erwerbsquelle: 10-1985, Zeitschrift Schachcomputer (Herausgeber Florian Piel), Edition 20, S. 6-8, Gerhard Piel: Neue Programme von neuen Programmierern. (German) hosted by Hein Veldhuis
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During the Championship, IGM Gennadi Sosonko did a simultaneous exhibition on September 12-13, from 7:15pm to 3:15am (8 hours!) against 21 participating and 10 other chess computers. Score: 25.5 - 5.5 (82.3%) [4] .Photos
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