The event was held in the AT&T Bell Laboratories, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. The tournament was Peter Langston. The entrants were
| Program | Programmer | Programmer's employer |
|---|---|---|
| agi | Eric Anderson | National Semiconductor |
| codan | Kazuyoshi Hayashi | Future Technology Laboratories |
| golem | Herbert Enderton | Carnegie-Mellon University |
| og | Peter Langston | Bell Communications Research |
Each program played each of the others twice, with colours reversed.
The winner was golem, with five wins and one loss.
Second was og, with three wins and three losses.
Third was codan, with two wins and four losses.
Fourth was agi, with two wins and four losses.