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Junior is coasting to victory in the 12th World Computer Chess Championship at the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel, in spite of a disappointing draw in round seven against the German program IsiChess. Shredder and Fritz won their games to stay in striking distance: with four rounds left to play Shredder needs half a point, Fritz a full point to catch up. Naturally Junior must cooperate.
A critical game, which will probably come in round nine or ten, is Junior vs Fritz. Fritz greatly reduced its chances for overall victory by losing on time against Falcon in round three. This was due not to faulty algorithms, but by the computer hanging, as we have learnt from members of the Fritz team. If Fritz manages to beat Junior the whole event will be wide open, with all three favourites (Shredder, Junior and Fritz) in striking distance of the title.
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Standings after seven rounds
The building of the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, where the event is
being held
A group of chess programmers caught outside their natural habitat
The natural habitat: Shredder vs ParSOS in the computer blitz championship
(in the background Frans Morsch of Fritz watches)
The Junior team (right) in the blitz championship
The total number of participants was eight, with seven rounds played. Fritz did not participate. The final standings were: 1 Shredder 5,5; 2 Crafty 4,5; 3-4 Junior, Falcon 4.0; 5 ParSOS 3.5; 6 Jonny 2.5; 7-8 Diep, Crazy Bishop.
The games are being transmitted live on the Playchess.com server, with audio and visual commentary by GM Boris Alterman.
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