Talk:World Computer Chess Championship

Disproportionate results

I removed these comments from the main page. They aren't encyclopedic. (The WCCC has always allowed any type of hardware, including custom chess hardware and supercomputers. There have been "uniform platform" tournaments, but they haven't attracted a lot of interest.) --IanOsgood 17:47, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

The event may need to be regulated because results can be distorted if one program is running on better hardware than the rest. In the 2004 event for example crafty achieved 2nd place by using very powerful hardware. Similarly while Junior and Shredder have several win between them, end-users buying these programs will be disappointed by their results on home pcs where they lose to programs like Fritz or Rybka. Perhaps the authors of the event should ensure a standard hardware configuration no more powerful than a home PC.

What about Hydra?

Can anyone find the rules for the WCCC? Why does Hydra not play as it would probably win?

You'd have to ask Hydra's author. Hydra did play in previous years, as did its predecessors, Brutus and Nimzo. --IanOsgood 01:14, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Junior declines to defend its title in 2007

In 2007, for the first time in fifteen years, the previous event's champion did not compete in the WCCC. In 1992, Deep Thought did not compete (although Deep Blue did compete in the next event in 1995). In 2007, Junior did not compete, choosing instead a match with Fritz under the auspices of Chessbase, held concurrently with the candidates matches from June 5 to 10 in Elista, Kalmykia. This year's WCCC roster includes neither Junior nor Fritz . --IanOsgood 22:12, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't understand how a computer program can make a decision like that. Did the programmers decline the defence or what was going on? The article about it doesn't make things clearer. --2001:16B8:31AB:D300:FDCC:CF0C:8518:B044 (talk) 22:21, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Add Computer Specs

Do you think it would be a good idea to add more information for each winner such as CPU, language, memory, operating system, number of cores and number of GHz? --Mschribr (talk) 17:15, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

I think that would be a great addition to the article. --Guy Macon (talk) 23:05, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

recommendation for a download to learn more about chess

I am new at this and don't know if this guesting is appropriate. Any suggestions on a good tutorial on learning chess for beginners? Jamesangusmcaninch (talk) 19:14, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

2024 Controversy

In 2024 the Leela Chess Zero project withdrew from the WCCC due to the controversial entry of a Stockfish clone/derivative, Shashchess. I wonder if this event is notable enough to be included in the article? Shawnix (talk) 21:20, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Why hasn't it been played since 2024?

Why hasn't it been played since 2024? Information about this would be useful to include in the article. ACCH (talk) 19:22, 9 March 2026 (UTC)