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		The Seventh World Microcomputer Chess Championship took place from September 14 to 20, 1987, Rome, Italy. Both the Manufacturers' group (Commercial Event) and the Programmers' group (Software Event) were won by Richard Lang with Mephisto Roma and Psion respectively, followed by David Levy and Mark Taylor with CXG Sphinx and Cyrus 68K, more closely than the results suggested [1] . Best amateur was Gyula Horváth with Pandix.
Pantheon and the Fontana del Pantheon [2]

Final Standing

Software Event

7th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, September 1987, Rome ITA ^[3]

#	Program	CC	Processor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	P	SoDOS
1	Psion	GB	68020 12 MHz	X	½	1	1	1	1	1	5½	13¼
2	Cyrus 68K	GB	68020 24 MHz	½	X	½	1	½	1	1	4½	11
3	Plymate	SE	6502 6 MHz	0	½	X	½	1	1	1	4	7½
4	Mephisto X	NL	6502 18 MHz	0	0	½	X	1	1	1	3½	5½
5	Pandix	HU		0	½	0	0	X	0	1	1½	3¼
6	Kempelen	HU	68000, Atari ST	0	0	0	0	1	X	0	1	1½
7	Chat	DE	68020 20 MHz	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	1

• CC Country Codes
• SoDOS: Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores

Commercial Event

World Micro Manufacturers (Team) Champion ^[4]

#	Name	CC	Processor	1	2	3	4	5	6	P
1	Mephisto Roma A	GB	68020	X	.	.	1	1	1	3
2	Mephisto Roma B	GB	68020	.	X	.	1	1	1	3
3	Mephisto Roma C	GB	68020	.	.	X	1	1	1	3
4	Sphinx B	GB	68020	0	0	0	X	.	.	0
5	Sphinx A	GB	68020	0	0	0	.	X	.	0
6	Sphinx C	GB	68020	0	0	0	.	.	X	0

• CC Country Codes

Participants

Software Event

Program	CC	Authors
Chat	DE	Wolfgang Delmare
Cyrus 68K	GB	David Levy, Mark Taylor, Kevin O’Connell
Kempelen	HU	Attila Kovács
Mephisto X	NL	Ed Schröder
Pandix	HU	Gyula Horváth
Plymate	SE	Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth
Psion	GB	Richard Lang

• CC Country Codes

Commercial Event

Name	CC	Authors	Company	entries
Mephisto Roma	GB	Richard Lang	Hegener & Glaser	3
CXG Sphinx	GB	David Levy, Mark Taylor	Newcrest Technology	3

• CC Country Codes

Tournament Director

• Michael Valvo

Publications

• Kaare Danielsen (1987). The 7th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Rome, Italy, September 14-20, 1987. ICCA Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3
• Göran Grottling (1987). Mr. Lang, wo bleibt die Tiefe? Ein Interview mit Richard Lang. Modul 4/87, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis (German, translation from PLY 3/89)

External Links

• 7th World Microcomputer Chess Championship from the ICGA Tournament Database
• 7th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Rome 1987 (ICGA Tournaments)
• 7th World Microcomputer Chess Championship (Manufacturers) - Rome 1987 (ICGA Tournaments)
• WMCC 1987, CSVN tournament site
• 7. WMCCC Rom 1987 from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)

References

1. ^ Kaare Danielsen (1987). The 7th World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Rome, Italy, September 14-20, 1987. ICCA Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3
2. ^ The Fountain (1578) by Giacomo Della Porta crowned by the Macuteo obelisk in 1711 and the Pantheon (27 BC.) - Piazza della Rotonda (Rome), Photo by Jean-Pol Grandmont, October 03, 2011, The Pantheon from Wikipedia
3. ^ WMCC 1987, CSVN tournament site
4. ^ 7th World Microcomputer Chess Championship (Manufacturers) - Rome 1987 (ICGA Tournaments)

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