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2000 Ing Computer Goe World Championships

The 15th annual Ing Computer Goe World Championships were held in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China, November 5-6, 2000.

The Ing Computer Goe World Championships

The fight for the top prize was fast and furious. At the end of the day, Wulu, an up-and-coming PRC effort, prevailed over the field of 14 entries. Unsurprisingly, Wulu then went on to suffer three ignominious defeats (at nine stones) at the hands of three local dan-level youngsters.

I still haven't met anyone who has ever heard of Guiyang, a lovely, friendly town in Southwest China -- click here to see Guiyang on a map. Guiyang is a proud city of three million, with a glittering new "Guiyang Chess Club" building, completed only last year, and providing the venue for the competition. During the tournament, Guiyang certainly lived up to its name as the City of Eternal Spring -- we experienced bright, warm fall weather.

Rounding out the top three were Goemate, another PRC entry, and Go4++ from the UK. Putting in a strong showing was the Korean entry Fungo. Fungo's inability to place in the top three, as well as the order of the top programs, was greatly affected by a number of upsets, or perhaps we should call them huge blunders. Fungo threw away "won" games against both Wulu and Go4++, as did Goemate in a game against Go Intellect.

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