From: Takenobu Takizawa MN WASEDA AC JP> Date: 6 may 2002 Subject: The 12th World Computer Shogi Championship (the results) The 12th World Computer Shogi Championship was held May 3 through 5, 2002 at Kisarazu, Japan. Gekisashi won the tournament, the runner-up was the former champion IS shogi, the third was KCC Shogi from North Korea. Shotest, from UK, was the 7th, but it beat the champion Gekisashi. There were 51(including one invited) programs at the tournament. The following is the result of the final (round-robin) championship round of the tournament: No. Program Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pt SOS SB MD 1 Gekisashi 2+ 3+ 4+ 8+ 6+ 5+ 7- 6.0 22.0 20.0 13.0 2 IS Shogi 1- 7+ 8+ 5+ 3- 4+ 6+ 5.0 23.0 13.0 8.0 3 KCC Shogi 8+ 1- 5+ 7+ 2+ 6- 4- 4.0 24.0 12.0 5.0 4 Kakinoki Shogi 7- 5- 1- 6+ 8+ 2- 3+ 3.0 25.0 9.0 3.0 5 Eisei Meijin 6+ 4+ 3- 2- 7+ 1- 8- 3.0 25.0 8.0 3.0 6 Kanazawa Shogi 5- 8+ 7+ 4- 1- 3+ 2- 3.0 25.0 8.0 2.0 7 Shotest 7.0 4+ 2- 6- 3- 5- 8- 1+ 2.0 26.0 9.0 0.0 8 YSS 3- 6- 2- 1- 4- 7+ 5+ 2.0 26.0 5.0 0.0 Reijer Grimbergen will post the detailed report. Takenobu Takizawa Chairman of the Executive Comittee Chairman of the Computer Shogi Association (CSA)