From: Takenobu TAKIZAWA MNC WASEDA AC JP> Date: 9 may 2003 Subject: The results of the 13th WCSC The results of the 13th World Computer Shogi Championship The 13th World Computer Shogi Champiohship was held in Japan May 3 through 5, 2003. There were forty-five (45) participants at the tournament. IS shogi, whose commercial version is Todai-Shogi, won the tournament. The runner-up was YSS, whose commercial version is AI-Shogi. The third was the former champion, Gekisashi. Takenobu Takizawa Chairman of the Executive Comittee Chairman of the Computer Shogi Association (CSA) Kentaro Kayama Director of the World Computer Shogi Championship Board Member of the Computer Shogi Association The Results of the First Preliminary Contest (The First Day) No. Program Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pt SOS SB MD 1* Sogin 9+ 3+ 7- 5+ 6+ 8+ 2+ 6.0 35.0 30.0 20.0 2* TACOS 22+ 15+ 19+ 4+ 9+ 10+ 1- 6.0 26.5 20.5 13.5 3* Bingo Shogi 8+ 1- 18+ 26+ 14+ 4+ 10+ 6.0 25.0 19.0 13.5 4* K-Shogi 6+ 24+ 17+ 2- 10+ 3- 9+ 5.0 29.5 17.5 11.0 5* Mattari-Yuu-chan 15+ 20+ 12+ 1- 7+ 6- 16+ 5.0 28.5 17.5 10.0 6* Ootsuki Shogi 4- 16+ 26+ 12+ 1- 5+ 11+ 5.0 27.5 16.5 11.0 7* Nazoteki Dengi 24+ 21+ 1+ 11+ 5- 9- 8+ 5.0 27.0 18.0 10.5 8+ Oki 3- 12+ 23+ 18+ 13+ 1- 7- 4.0 29.5 12.5 6.5 9*+ Kinoa Shogi 1- 25+ 24+ 13+ 2- 7+ 4- 4.0 28.5 11.5 5.5 10 Suzu no Ne 25+ 18+ 11+ 14+ 4- 2- 3- 4.0 27.5 10.5 5.5 11 Fuku Shogi 16+ 23+ 10- 7- 19+ 14+ 6- 4.0 24.5 10.5 5.5 12 Maruyama Shogi 20+ 8- 5- 6- 22+ 19+ 17+ 4.0 24.0 10.0 5.0 13 Sugi Shogi 14- 22+ 25+ 9- 8- 17+ 15+ 4.0 20.0 9.0 5.0 14 Yamada Shogi 13+ 17+ 16- 10- 3- 11- 20+ 3.0 26.5 9.5 3.0 15 Sexy-AI-chan 5- 2- 20+ 22+ 17- 16+ 13- 3.0 25.5 7.5 2.5 16 Toshizo Shogi 11- 6- 14+ 24+ 18+ 15- 5- 3.0 24.0 7.0 2.5 17 Demon Shogi 26+ 14- 4- 19+ 15+ 13- 12- 3.0 22.0 6.0 2.5 18 Ujiie Shogi 23+ 10- 3- 8- 16- 20= 22+ 2.5 23.5 4.0 0.0 19 Ryuma Shogi 21+ 26= 2- 17- 11- 12- 24+ 2.5 21.5 4.0 0.0 20 HIT Shogi ver.0.01 12- 5- 15- 21+ 25+ 18= 14- 2.5 21.0 3.5 0.0 21 Suzuki Shogi 19- 7- 22- 20- 26+ 24= 25+ 2.5 15.0 1.5 0.0 22 Tsubakihara Shogi 2- 13- 21+ 15- 12- 23+ 18- 2.0 24.0 4.5 0.0 23 GPS Shogi 18- 11- 8- 25+ 24- 22- 26+ 2.0 15.5 1.5 0.0 24 Nagayoshi Shogi 7- 4- 9- 16- 23+ 21= 19- 1.5 24.0 2.0 0.0 25 Narikin Shogi Step 1 10- 9- 13- 23- 20- 26+ 21- 1.0 19.5 0.5 0.0 26 Sunada Shogi 4 17- 19= 6- 3- 21- 25- 23- 0.5 22.0 0.0 0.0 * Sogin, TACOS, Bingo Shogi, K-Shogi, Mattari-Yuu-chan, Ootsuki Shogi, Nazoteki Dengi, and Kinoa Shogi proceeded to the second prelimanary contest. + Kinoa Shogi proceeded because Oki withdrew. The Results of the Second Preliminary Contest (The Second Day) No. Program Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pt SOS SB MD 1* KFEnd 22+ 13+ 4+ 2- 3+ 7+ 8+ 11+ 9+ 8.0 47.0 39.0 30.0 2* YSS 24+ 14- 7+ 1+ 10+ 15+ 3+ 8+ 5+ 8.0 43.0 39.0 31.0 3* Eisei Meijin 20+ 5+ 13+ 4+ 1- 8+ 2- 9+ 6- 6.0 51.0 29.0 20.0 4* Bingo Shogi 11+ 18+ 1- 3- 6+ 14+ 20+ 5- 10+ 6.0 46.5 26.5 17.5 5* Hyper Shogi 9 17+ 3- 15+ 20+ 7+ 9- 11+ 4+ 2- 6.0 46.0 27.0 18.0 6 Isobe Shogi 7- 21+ 24+ 13- 4- 10+ 16+ 20+ 3+ 6.0 36.0 21.0 15.0 7 TACOS 6+ 12+ 2- 8+ 5- 1- 9- 16+ 13+ 5.0 51.0 24.0 14.0 8 Kakinoki Shogi 18+ 11+ 16+ 7- 9+ 3- 1- 2- 12+ 5.0 49.5 22.5 14.0 9 Kanazawa Shogi 10+ 16+ 21+ 15- 8- 5+ 7+ 3- 1- 5.0 46.0 23.0 14.0 10 Sekita Shogi 9 9- 23+ 12+ 16+ 2- 6- 14+ 17+ 4- 5.0 44.0 19.0 12.0 11 Ryu-no-Tamago 4- 8- 22+ 21+ 13+ 20+ 5- 1- 15+ 5.0 42.0 17.0 10.0 12 Kinoa Shogi 21- 7- 10- 23+ 19+ 24+ 13+ 14+ 8- 5.0 31.5 13.5 9.5 13 Nara Shogi 19+ 1- 3- 6+ 11- 17+ 12- 15+ 7- 4.0 46.5 17.5 8.0 14 Usapyon 15- 2+ 17- 22+ 21+ 4- 10- 12- 20+ 4.0 41.0 17.0 6.0 15 Ootsuki Shogi 14+ 24+ 5- 9+ 20- 2- 17+ 13- 11- 4.0 39.0 13.0 8.0 16 Shoo 23+ 9- 8- 10- 18+ 22+ 6- 7- 19+ 4.0 38.0 12.0 6.5 17 K-Shogi 5- 20- 14+ 18+ 22+ 13- 15- 10- 23+ 4.0 34.5 12.5 6.5 18 Yano Shogi 6 8- 4- 23+ 17- 16- 21- 19= 24+ 22+ 3.5 30.5 5.0 2.0 19 Nazoteki Dengi 13- 22- 20- 24+ 12- 23+ 18= 21+ 16- 3.5 27.5 5.0 2.0 20 SPEAR 3- 17+ 19+ 5- 15+ 11- 4- 6- 14- 3.0 44.5 11.5 4.0 21 Aoi10000+ 12+ 6- 9- 11- 14- 18+ 23- 19- 24+ 3.0 34.0 8.5 3.5 22 Sogin 1- 19+ 11- 14- 17- 16- 24+ 23+ 18- 3.0 34.0 5.5 2.0 23 Mattari-Yuu-chan 16- 10- 18- 12- 24+ 19- 21+ 22- 17- 2.0 31.0 3.0 0.0 24 Oojiro 2- 15- 6- 19- 23- 12- 22- 18- 21- 0.0 38.0 0.0 0.0 * KFEnd, YSS, Eisei Meijin, Bingo Shogi, and Hyoer Shogi 9 proceeded to the final. The Results of the Final (The Third Day) No. Program Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pt SB MD 1 IS Shogi 5+ 8+ 7+ 6+ 2+ 4+ 3- 6.0 17.5 10.5 2 YSS 3+ 4+ 6+ 8+ 1- 5+ 7+ 6.0 16.0 10.5 3 Gekisashi 2- 7+ 8+ 5= 4- 6+ 1+ 4.5 10.5 3.5 4 KCC Shogi 8+ 2- 5= 7= 3+ 1- 6+ 4.0 7.5 2.0 5 Hyper Shogi 9 1- 6+ 4= 3= 7- 2- 8+ 3.0 3.0 0.0 6 KFEnd 7+ 5- 2- 1- 8+ 3- 4- 2.0 2.5 0.0 7 Eisei Meijin 6- 3- 1- 4= 5+ 8- 2- 1.5 3.0 0.0 8 Bingo Shogi 4- 1- 3- 2- 6- 7+ 5- 1.0 1.5 0.0 Reijer Grimbergen will post the detailed report. Takenobu Takizawa Kentaro Kayama