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World Computer Chess Championship 2008 Hiarcs wins!

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It is just a couple of weeks to go until I board my flight to China. I spoke with Hans van der Zijden from the Rybka team and his flight arrives around the same time as mine so we can share the cost of the 50 mile/ 80 km Taxi ride to the hotel. Full coverage here on the Hiarcs forum and all Hiarcs games live on Playchess.

Only 12 entries and so with 11 rounds I guess it will become an all play all. The 12 entries are:

Falcon ISR
Jonny DEU Intel Quadcore 3.2 GHz, 4GB RAM
Shredder DEU
Cluster Toga DEU Cluster
Diep NLD
Hiarcs GBR 8 core
A rear guard AUS PC
Junior ISR
Mobile Chess CHN Nokia 6120c
Sjeng BEL
The Baron NLD
Rybka USA
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RAH! RAH! HIARCS TEAM!!!!


:D
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Hi Harvey
Obviously Mobile Chess CHN Nokia 6120c is the clear favourite for the Championship !!!
Looking forward to your reports.
Regards
Bryan
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mephisto wrote:Hi Harvey
Obviously Mobile Chess CHN Nokia 6120c is the clear favourite for the Championship !!!
Looking forward to your reports.
Regards
Bryan
The only worry will be if he keeps taking the mobile phone to the toilet :wink:
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does the Phone get disqualified if it rings during the game ? :D
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Harvey Williamson wrote:
mephisto wrote:Hi Harvey
Obviously Mobile Chess CHN Nokia 6120c is the clear favourite for the Championship !!!
Looking forward to your reports.
Regards
Bryan
The only worry will be if he keeps taking the mobile phone to the toilet :wink:
especially if the toilet has a fishtank on it :lol:
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Best of luck Harvey and Mark!

Are the games going to be broadcast on Playchess?
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Wardy wrote: Are the games going to be broadcast on Playchess?
I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply i gave earlier. :) ie see my opening post!
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Dark Horse wrote:does the Phone get disqualified if it rings during the game ? :D
The real question is if the operator recieves sms during the games :lol:
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Harvey Williamson wrote:
mephisto wrote:Hi Harvey
Obviously Mobile Chess CHN Nokia 6120c is the clear favourite for the Championship !!!
Looking forward to your reports.
Regards
Bryan
The only worry will be if he keeps taking the mobile phone to the toilet :wink:
Don't count out the Chinese! After the shady stuff they pulled in the Olympics I wouldn't be surprised if they had a bunch of 14 year old gymnast/chess prodigy's standing by armed to the teeth with stolen Nehalem chips and reverse engineered Rykba engines transmitting signals to the cell phone.
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Copmputer Chess World Championship in Beijing starts 28/9
sign needs to be fixed :D
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Harvey Williamson wrote:
Wardy wrote: Are the games going to be broadcast on Playchess?
I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply i gave earlier. :) ie see my opening post!
Whoops! Sorry :oops:
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Here is the schedule. On the rest day we are going on a trip to the Great wall. If the info below is unreadable look here http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/e ... .php?id=22

Schedule
Day Date Time WCCC Games Championship including the
Chinese Chess Computer
Games Games CG 2008
Saturday Sept 27 Arrival and Testing Arrival and Testing
Sunday Sept 28 9 h
10-15 h
16-21 h
Players meeting
Round 1 WCCC
Round 2 WCCC
Official Opening 11 h Players meeting
12-21 h Games

Official Opening Chinese Chess
9x9 Go
Amazons
Dots and Boxes
Monday Sept 29 10-15 h
16-21 h Round 3 WCCC
Round 4 WCCC 10-21 h Chinese Chess
9x9 Go
Amazons
Dots and Boxes 8.30-12.45 h
Tuesday Sept 30 14-19 h
19-20 h Round 5 WCCC
ICGA triennial meeting 14-19 h
ICGA triennial meeting Chinese Chess
9x9 Go
Amazons
Dots and Boxes
Shogi 8.30-12.25 h
Wednesday Oct 1 13-18 h
19-24 h Round 6 WCCC
Speed tournament 14-21 h Chinese Chess
19x19 Go
Amazons
Dots and Boxes
Shogi 8.30-12.30 h
Thursday Oct 2 Excursion day Excursion day
Friday Oct 3 10-15 h
16-21 h Round 7 WCCC
Round 8 WCCC 10-21 h Chinese Chess
19x19 Go
Shogi
Saturday Oct 4 10-15 h
16-21 h Round 9 WCCC
Round 10 WCCC 10-21 h Chinese Chess
19x19 Go
Sunday Oct 5 10-15 h
16-21 h
Round 11 WCCC
Play-off and
Closing ceremony 10-18 h Chinese Chess
19x19 Go
Monday Oct 6 Leaving
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heh! remember this one ?
I can't understand how i've gone astray,
I should be sailing away on a liner.
I was knocked on my back on a dock at yang-tse,
It's a hell of a way to see china.

But i'm ready.
You must be crazy...
And you got no money...
And you're a liar...

My straits are dire from the wok into the fire,
I'd like to trust you but i've broken my rickshaw.
Sometimes there's no hope in, in chasing opium,
I'd like to love you but i'm not sure what's in your eyes,
Mm, shanghai surprise.
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Re: Computer Chess World Championship in Beijing starts 28/9

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Harvey Williamson wrote: A rear guard
Mobile Chess
Any info on these two? I have never heard of an australian engine named Rear Guard.
Edit:
Looking at the site, I realized that it is not a known engine competing under a different name, I was thinking it could be Peter Mckenzie (warp, Lambchop) or Bodo (Joel Veness).. I wonder if any of the australian programmers have heard of a Theo..
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