Past Events
| Event | Date | Place | Entrants* | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th KGS tournament: 19x19 | 2005 December 4th |
KGS | 5 + 8 | Go++ Indigo | |
| 8th KGS tournament: 19x19 | 2005 November 6th |
KGS | (11 + 6) | Dariush tlsBot | |
| 3rd Gifu Challenge | 2005 October 29th-30th |
Ogaki City, Japan | 18 | KCC Igo | |
| 7th KGS tournament: 19x19 | 2005 October 2nd |
KGS | 4 + 6 | Slug Go GNU Go | |
| 2005 World Computer Go Congress | 2005 September 10th/11th |
Tainan, Taiwan | 8 | HandTalk III | |
| 10th Computer Olympiad
also 9x9 |
2005 September 3rd-9th |
Taipei, Taiwan | 7 (9) | HandTalk 9x9: Go Intellect | |
| 6th KGS tournament: 9x9 | 2005 September 4th |
KGS | (8 + 8) | GNU Go / Gonzo / Viking Gonzo / TLS | |
| 5th KGS tournament: 19x19 | 2005 August 14th |
KGS | 4 + 5 | GNU Go GNU Go | |
| European Go Congress | 2005 July 27th |
Praha, Czech Republic | 3 | Spirit of Go | |
| 4th KGS tournament: 9x9 | 2005 July 10th |
KGS | (6 + 7) | Aya TLS | |
| 3rd KGS tournament: 19x19 | 2005 June 5th |
KGS | 8 + 5 | Slug Go GNU Go | |
| 2nd KGS tournament: 9x9 | 2005 May 8th |
KGS | (10) | Aya | |
| 1st KGS tournament: 19x19 | 2005 April 11th |
KGS | 6 | GNU Go | |
| KGS test tournament: 9x9 | 2005 March 6th |
KGS | (7) | GNU Go | |
| 2nd Gifu Challenge 2004 | 2004, Oct 2nd-3rd | Ogaki City, Japan | 13 | KCC Igo | |
| European Go Congress | 2004 Aug 4 |
Tuchola, Poland | 2 | TSGO | |
| 9th Computer Olympiad | 2004, July 4th-8th | Ramat-Gan, Israel | 5 (9) | Go Intellect | |
| CGF special meeting | 2004 Jan 10-11 |
Tokyo, Japan | 9 | GNU Go | |
| 8th Computer Olympiad
also 9x9 |
2003 Nov 23-27 |
Graz, Austria | 11 (7) | GNU Go 9x9: Aya | |
| 1st Gifu Challenge 2003 | 2003 Aug 2-3 |
Ogaki City, Japan | 17 | KCC Igo | |
| 21st Century Cup | 2002 Jul 27-28 |
Edmonton, Canada | 14 | Many Faces of Go | |
| 7th Computer Olympiad
also 9x9 |
2002 |
Maastricht, Netherlands | 5 (4) | Go4++ | |
| Mertin's private 13x13 tournament | 2002 |
Osnabrück, Germany | [22] | HandTalk | |
| CGF Special Meeting | 2001 Aug 25-26 |
Tokyo, Japan | 6 | Haruka | |
| 6th Computer Olympiad | 2001 Aug 18-23 | Maastricht, Netherlands | 0 | ( did not include Go ) | |
| Guiyang International Go Festival | 2001 | Guiyang, China | 3 | Wulu | |
| European Go Congress | 2001 Aug 1 |
Dublin, Ireland | 7 | GoAhead | |
| 21st Century Cup | 2001 | York, Pennsylvania, US | 12 | Go4++ | |
| Garosu Cup | 2001 | Seoul, South Korea | 18 | GoeMate | |
| Ing Cup
|
2000 Nov 5-6 |
Guiyang, China | 14 | Wulu | |
| 5th computer Olympiad |
2000 Aug 21-22 |
London, UK | 6 | GoeMate (a rewritten version of HandTalk) | |
| US Go Congress | 2000 | Denver, Colorado, US | 3 | Many Faces of Go | |
| European Go Congress | 2000 Aug 9 |
Strausberg, near Berlin, Germany | 5 | GoAhead | |
| FJK Cup | 2000 Jun 1-2 |
Japan | 8 | Haruka | |
| Ing Cup | 1999 | Shanghai, China | 16 | Go4++ | |
| US Computer Go Championship | 1999 Aug 1-2 |
San Francisco, California, US | 4 | Many Faces of Go | |
| FOST Cup
another link |
1999 Sep 3-4 |
Tokyo, Japan | 16 | KCC Igo | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1999 | Podbanske, Slovakia | 4 | TurboGo | |
| CGF Cup | 1999 Jul 23-24 |
Tsukuba, Japan | 28 | Go4++ | |
| Ing Cup | 1998 Nov 21-22 |
London, UK | 17 | Many Faces of Go | |
| FOST Cup | 1998 Aug 13-14 |
Tokyo, Japan | 19 | Silver Igo | |
| North American Computer Go Championship | 1998 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, US | 3 | Many Faces of Go | |
| Ing Cup | 1997 Nov 11-12 |
San Francisco, California, US | 10 | HandTalk | |
| FOST Cup | 1997 Aug 27-28 |
Nagoya, Japan | 40 | HandTalk | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1997 | Marseille, France | 6 | Star of Poland | |
| North American Computer Go Championship | 1997 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US | 6 | Many Faces of Go | |
| Ing Cup | 1996 Nov 16-17 |
Guangzhou, China | 12 | HandTalk | |
| FOST Cup | 1996 Sep 12-13 |
Tokyo, Japan | 19 | HandTalk | |
| North American Computer Go Championship | 1996 | John Carroll University, Ohio, US | 5 | Many Faces of Go | |
| Ing Cup | 1995 Nov 4-5 |
Seoul, South Korea | 10 | HandTalk | |
| 1st FOST Cup | 1995 Sep 29-30 |
Tokyo, Japan | 14 | HandTalk | |
| North American Computer Go Championship | 1995 | Seattle, Washington, US | 5 | Many Faces of Go | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1995 | Tuchola, Poland | 6 | Star of Poland | |
| Ing Cup | 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | 9 | Go Intellect | |
| US Computer Go Championship | 1994 | Washington, DC, US | 4 | Go Intellect | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1994 | Maastricht, Netherlands | 7 | Star of Poland | |
| Ing Cup | 1993 | Chendu, China | 13 | HandTalk | |
| US Computer Go Championship | 1993 | Holyoak, Mass., US | 7 | Stone | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1993 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6 | ProGo | |
| Ing Cup | 1992 Nov 11-12 |
Tokyo, Japan | 10 | Go Intellect | |
| US Computer Go Championship | 1992 |
Salem, Oregon, US | 7 | Many Faces of Go | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1992 | Canterbury, UK | 7 | Go 4.3 ancestor of Go4++ | |
| 4th Computer Olympiad
also 9x9 |
1992 Aug 5-11 |
London, UK | 4+ (3+) | Go Intellect | |
| Ing Cup | 1991 | Singapore | 15 | Goliath | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1991 | Namur, Belgium | 7 | Goliath | |
| North American Computer Go Championship | 1991 | Rochester, New York, US | 6 | Many Faces of Go | |
| 3rd Computer Olympiad
also 9x9 |
1991 Aug 22-25 |
Maastricht, Netherlands | 3+ (3+) | Goliath | |
| ICOT | 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | 8 | Go Intellect | |
| US Computer Go Championship | 1990 | 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 | 1990 Aug 2-3 |
Vienna | 7 | Star of Poland | |
| Ing Cup | 1990 | Beijing, China | 10 | Goliath | |
| 2nd Computer Olympiad
also 9x9 |
1990 Aug 15-21 |
London, UK | 3 (3) | Go Intellect | |
| Ars Electronica | 1990 | Linz, Austria | 2 | Swiss Explorer | |
| US Computer Go Championship | 1989 | Rutgers University, New Jersey, US | 10 | Go Intellect | |
| Ing Cup | 1989 | Taipei, Taiwan | 14 | Goliath | |
| 1st Computer Olympiad
also 9x9 |
1989 Aug 9-15 |
London, UK | 10 (10) | Swiss Explorer on 9x9 board: Dragon | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1989 | Nis, Yugoslavia | 6 | Goliath | |
| Ing Cup | 1988 | Taipei, Taiwan | 16 (14) | Codan on 9x9 board: Dragon 3.0 | |
| European Computer Go Championship | 1988 | Hamburg, Germany | 10 | Goliath | |
| 1st US Computer Go Championship
also 9x9 |
1988 | Berkeley, California | 10 (10) | Cosmos (ancestor of Many Faces of Go) | |
| Usenix | 1988 | ? | 5 | G2 (Later known as Cosmos, and as Many Faces of Go | |
| 1st European Computer Go Championship | 1987 | Grenoble, France | 7 (7) | Star of Poland on 9x9 board: Go 3.0 | |
| Ing Cup | 1987 | Taipei, Taiwan | 18 (17) | Friday on 9x9 board: Nemesis | |
| Usenix | 1987 | ? | 3 | Golem | |
| Ing Cup (then known as World Computer Go Championship) |
1986 | Taipei, Taiwan | 10 (3+) | a program by Du Kwei-Chung | |
| Usenix | 1986 | ? | 2+ | Og | |
| Usenix | 1985 Jun 12 |
Portland, Oregon, US | 5 | oog | |
| Ing Cup (then known as World Computer Go Championship) |
1985 | Taipei, Taiwan | (8) | Friday (Dragon?) | |
| Usenix | 1984 Jun 16 |
Salt Lake City, US | 4 | Nemesis | |
| Acornsoft | 1984 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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