Computer Go - Past Events

Event Date Place Entrants Winner
 2008 
37th KGS tournament April 7th KGS 5 + 5 Steenvreter
Aya
36th KGS tournament March 2nd KGS 4 + 8 Crazy Stone
Crazy Stone
35th KGS tournament February 3rd KGS [4] + (10) Aya & GNU Go
GNU Go
34th KGS tournament January 6th KGS (8) + [6] valkyria
GNU Go
 2007 
UEC Cup December 1st & 2nd Tokyo, Japan 27 Crazy Stone
33rd KGS tournament December 2nd KGS 9 + 8 Crazy Stone
Crazy Stone
32nd KGS tournament November 11th KGS [6] + (10) Leela
greenpeep
2007 Cotsen Open November 10 & 11 Los Angeles, U.S. 1 Slug go
Hakone tournament
results
November 9–11 Hakone, Japan (6) Crazy Stone
World Computer Go Championship 2007    (Gifu Challenge) (October) Ogaki City, Japan   Cancelled for financial reasons.
31st KGS tournament October 10th KGS (11) + [12] MoGo
MoGo
2007 Chinese Computer Games Championship & Conference October 3-8 Chongqing, China 6 + (5) HandTalk
Beiyou
30th KGS tournament September 2nd KGS 4 + 6 GNU Go
GNU Go
29th KGS tournament August 5th KGS [4] + (10) GNU Go
GNU Go
28th KGS tournament July 8th KGS (8) + [10] CrazyStone
CrazyStone
Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
June 11-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands 8 + (10) MoGo
Steenvreter
CGF special meeting June 9-10 Tokyo, Japan 7 Aya & GNU Go
27th KGS tournament June 3rd KGS 6 + 6 GNU Go
MoGo
26th KGS tournament May 13th KGS [7] + (10) CrazyStone
MoGo
25th KGS tournament April 8th KGS (7) + [10] MoGo
CrazyStone
24th KGS tournament March 4th KGS 8 + 12 MoGo
MoGo
23rd KGS tournament February 4th KGS [5] + (8) MoGo
MoGo
22nd KGS tournament January 7th KGS (7) + [10] MoGo
MoGo
 2006 
1st Slow KGS tournament December 18th-22nd KGS 8 MoGo
21st KGS tournament December 3rd KGS 6 + 4 Aya
SimpleGo
20th KGS tournament November 5th KGS [5] + (9) MoGo
MoGo
Cotsen Open (mainly human event) October 28th-29th Los Angeles, U.S. 1 Slug Go
19th KGS tournament October 8th KGS (8) + [7] MoGo
MoGo
World Computer Go Championship 2006    (Gifu Challenge) September 30th - October 1st Ogaki City, Japan 17 KCC Igo
18th KGS tournament September 3rd KGS 7 + 6 GNU Go
Crazy Stone
17th KGS tournament August 6th KGS [5] + (10) Viking5
Crazy Stone
16th KGS tournament July 2nd KGS (4) + [7] CrazyStone
Crazy Stone
CGF special meeting June 10-11 Tokyo, Japan 8 GNU Go
15th KGS tournament June 4th KGS 3 + 6 Aya / GNU Go
GNU Go
11th Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
May 25th-31st Torino, Italy 6 + (11) GNU Go
CrazyStone
14th KGS tournament May 7th KGS [4] + (10) SlugGo
CrazyStone
13th KGS tournament April 9th KGS (6) + [6] viking5
twinbot
12th KGS tournament March 5th KGS 6 + 8 SlugGo
GNU Go
11th KGS tournament February 5th KGS [4] + (10) GNU Go
botnoid
10th KGS tournament January 8th KGS (9) [7] CrazyStone
GNU Go
 2005 
9th KGS tournament December 4th KGS 5 + 8 Go++
Indigo
8th KGS tournament November 6th KGS (11 + 6) Dariush
tlsBot
3rd Gifu Challenge October 29th-30th Ogaki City, Japan 18 KCC Igo
7th KGS tournament October 2nd KGS 4 + 6 Slug Go
GNU Go
2005 World Computer Go Congress September 10th/11th Tainan, Taiwan 8 HandTalk III
10th Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
September 3rd-6th Taipei, Taiwan 7 (9) HandTalk
9x9: Go Intellect
6th KGS tournament September 4th KGS (8 + 8) GNU Go / Gonzo / Viking
Gonzo / TLS
5th KGS tournament August 14th KGS 4 + 5 GNU Go
GNU Go
European Go Congress July 27th Praha, Czech Republic 3 Spirit of Go
4th KGS tournament July 10th KGS (6 + 7) Aya
TLS
3rd KGS tournament June 5th KGS 8 + 5 Slug Go
GNU Go
2nd KGS tournament May 8th KGS (10) Aya
Cotsen Open (mainly human event) April 29th-30th Los Angeles, U.S. 2 Slug Go
1st KGS tournament April 11th KGS 6 GNU Go
CGF special meeting Apr 9-10 Tokyo, Japan 5 (5) GNU Go
9x9: Aya
KGS test tournament March 6th KGS (7) GNU Go
 2004 
2nd Gifu Challenge 2004 Oct 2nd-3rd Ogaki City, Japan 13 KCC Igo
European Go Congress Aug 4 Tuchola, Poland 2 TSGO
9th Computer Olympiad July 4th-8th Ramat-Gan, Israel 5 (9) Go Intellect
CGF special meeting Jan 10-11 Tokyo, Japan 9 GNU Go
 2003 
8th Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
Nov 23-27 Graz, Austria 11 (10) GNU Go
9x9: Aya
1st Gifu Challenge 2003 Aug 2-3 Ogaki City, Japan 17 KCC Igo
 2002 
CGF special meeting Aug 24-25 Tokyo, Japan 9 Haruka
21st Century Cup Jul 27-28 Edmonton, Canada 14 Many Faces of Go
7th Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
July 6-11 Maastricht, Netherlands 5 (4) Go4++
Mertin's private 13x13 tournament 2001-2002 Osnabrück, Germany [22] Go4++
 2001 
CGF Special Meeting Aug 25-26 Tokyo, Japan 6 Haruka
6th Computer Olympiad Aug 18-23 Maastricht, Netherlands 0 ( did not include Go )
Guiyang International Go Festival ? Guiyang, China 3 Wulu
European Go Congress Aug 1 Dublin, Ireland 7 GoAhead
21st Century Cup July 21-22 York, Pennsylvania, US 12 Go4++
Garosu Cup Mar 2-3 Seoul, South Korea 18 GoeMate
 2000 
Ing Cup
Nov 5-6 Guiyang, China 14 Wulu
5th computer Olympiad (Mind Sports Olympiad) Aug 21-22 London, UK 6 GoeMate (a rewritten version of HandTalk)
US Go Congress ? Denver, Colorado, US 3 Many Faces of Go
European Go Congress Aug 9 Strausberg, near Berlin, Germany 5 GoAhead
FJK Cup Jun 1-2 Japan 8 Haruka
Mertin's private 9x9 tournament   Osnabrück, Germany (12) HandTalk
 1999 
Ing Cup ? Shanghai, China 16 Go4++
US Computer Go Championship Aug 1-2 San Francisco, California, US 4 Many Faces of Go
FOST Cup
    another link
Sep 3-4 Tokyo, Japan 16 KCC Igo
European Computer Go Championship ? Podbanske, Slovakia 4 TurboGo
CGF Cup Jul 23-24 Tsukuba, Japan 28 Go4++
 1998 
Ing Cup Nov 21-22 London, UK 17 Many Faces of Go
FOST Cup Aug 13-14 Tokyo, Japan 19 Silver Igo
North American Computer Go Championship ? Santa Fe, New Mexico, US 3 Many Faces of Go
 1997 
Ing Cup Nov 11-12 San Francisco, California, US 10 HandTalk
FOST Cup Aug 27-28 Nagoya, Japan 40 HandTalk
European Computer Go Championship ? Marseille, France 6 Star of Poland
North American Computer Go Championship ? Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US 6 Many Faces of Go
 1996 
Ing Cup Nov 16-17 Guangzhou, China 12 HandTalk
FOST Cup Sep 12-13 Tokyo, Japan 19 HandTalk
North American Computer Go Championship ? John Carroll University, Ohio, US 5 Many Faces of Go
 1995 
Ing Cup Nov 4-5 Seoul, South Korea 10 HandTalk
1st FOST Cup Sep 29-30 Tokyo, Japan 14 HandTalk
North American Computer Go Championship ? Seattle, Washington, US 5 Many Faces of Go
European Computer Go Championship ? Tuchola, Poland 6 Star of Poland
 1994 
Ing Cup November 1th-19th Taipei, Taiwan 9 Go Intellect
US Computer Go Championship ? Washington, DC, US 4 Go Intellect
European Computer Go Championship ? Maastricht, Netherlands 7 Star of Poland
 1993 
Ing Cup ? Chendu, China 13 HandTalk
US Computer Go Championship ? Holyoak, Mass., US 7 Stone
European Computer Go Championship ? Prague, Czechoslovakia 6 ProGo
 1992 
Ing Cup Nov 11-12 Tokyo, Japan 10 Go Intellect
US Computer Go Championship Aug 2,3,4 Salem, Oregon, US 7 Many Faces of Go
European Computer Go Championship July 27-29 Canterbury, UK 7 Go 4.3
ancestor of Go4++
4th Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
Aug 5-11 London, UK 4 (4) Go Intellect (Go 4.3)
 1991 
Ing Cup
see alsoComputer Go, No. 16, page 10
? Singapore 15 Goliath
3rd Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
Aug 22-25 Maastricht, Netherlands 4 (4) Goliath (Explorer 90)
Ing Cup Qualifier August 1 Taipei? ? ?
European Computer Go Championship July 27 - August 11 Namur, Belgium 7 Goliath
North American Computer Go Championship August 4-6 Rochester, New York, US 6 Many Faces of Go
ICOT
see alsoComputer Go, No. 16, pp. 11-12
November 19-20 Tokyo, Japan 8 Go Intellect
 1990 
Ing Cup
see Computer Go, No. 15, p. 3-5
November 11 Beijing, China 10 Goliath
2nd Computer Olympiad
see also Computer Go, No. 12, page 7
and ICGA web pages: 19×19 and 9×9
Aug 15-21 London, UK 3 (4) Go Intellect
Go Intellect
1st Japanese Computer Go Championship
see Computer Go, No. 14, page 8
August 11 Nihon Ki'in, Tokyo 10 Igo2.5A
North American Computer Go Championship
see also Computer Go, No. 12, pp. 3-5
August 6-7 Denver, Colorado, US 7 Go Intellect (Goliath won all its games, but as it was European it did not qualify for a prize)
European Computer Go Championship
see also Computer Go, No. 12, page 6
Aug 2-3 Vienna 7 Star of Poland
Ars Electronica ? Linz, Austria 2 Swiss Explorer
 1989 
Ing Cup
see also Computer Go, No. 12, pp. 7-10
November 11 Taipei, Taiwan 14 Goliath
1st Computer Olympiad:
Ing Cup North American Qualifier
see also Computer Go, No. 11, pp. 6-7
August 9-15 London, UK 10 (10) Swiss Explorer
on 9x9 board: Dragon
North American Computer Go Championship:
Ing Cup North American Qualifier
see also Computer Go, No. 11, pp. 4-5
August 2nd Rutgers University, New Jersey 5 (Go Intellect)
Cosmos
European Computer Go Championship
see Computer Go, No. 11, pp. 8-9
July 23 - August 5 Nis, Yugoslavia 6 Goliath
 1988 
Ing Cup
see also Computer Go, No. 9, pp. 8-12
and Ibid., No. 10, pp. 6-7
November 11 Taipei, Taiwan 16 (14) Codan
on 9x9 board: Dragon 3.0
1st US Computer Go Championship:
Ing Cup North American Qualifier
see Computer Go, No. 8, pp. 8-11
August 2nd Berkeley, California 5 Cosmos (ancestor of Many Faces of Go)
Ing Cup European Qualifier
see Computer Go, No. 8, pp. 12-17
August ? Hamburg, West Germany 10 (10) Goliath 2
Goliath 2
Ing Cup Japanese Qualifier
see Computer Go, No. 8, pp. 18-19
July 30 Tokyo 3 codan
European Computer Go Championship July 26-31 Hamburg, Germany 10 Goliath
1st Computer Olympiad
    also 9x9
August 9-15 London, England 10 (10) Swiss Explorer
Usenix
see also Computer Go, No. 7, pp. 10-11
June 22 San Francisco 5 G2 (Later known as Cosmos, and as Many Faces of Go
 1987 
Ing Cup
see also Computer Go, No. 5, pp. 6-7
and Ibid., No. 6, pp. 8-16
November 11 Taipei, Taiwan 18 (17) Friday
on 9x9 board: Nemesis
US Go Congress August Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts We have no record of a computer Go event, but one was planned
1st European Computer Go Championship
see also Computer Go, No. 4, pp. 6-11
July 27-31 Grenoble, France 7 (7) Star of Poland
on 9x9 board: Go 3.0
Usenix
see also Computer Go, No. 4, pp. 12-17
June Phoenix, Arizona 4 Golem
 1986 
Ing Cup (then known as
World Computer Go Championship)
see also Computer Go, No. 3, page 5
November 11 Taipei, Taiwan 10 (12) a program by Du Kwei-Chung
Usenix ? ? 2+ Og
 1985 
Usenix June 12 Portland, Oregon, US 5 oog
Ing Cup (then known as
World Computer Go Championship)
? Taipei, Taiwan (8) Friday (Dragon?)
 1984 
Usenix Jun 16 Salt Lake City, US 4 Nemesis
Acornsoft Jan 7-8 London, UK [8] a program by Przybyla

Key to the "entrants" column:

    ( )    9x9 event
    [ ]    13x13 event
    +     lower bound, exact number not known

 

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