Welcome to the ICGA website: A welcome from the President.

This site, representing the ICGA community, aims to be a site of prime interest to computer-game enthusiasts across a wide spectrum of games. We hope you appreciate it and invite you to contribute to this site through the feedback channels, and consider joining the ICGA if you are not a member.

Play Einstein online

Play with the bot on the online server
http://www.littlegolem.net
Registration is simple and free of charge.
Give the bot a name ending with _c to make clear that it is a computer player.

Currently, there is at least one very active EinStein bot on LittleGolem:
naive_child_c (written and operated by human user YHW ).

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Workshop on August 16 in conjuction with CG2013

Computer Games and Intelligence Workshop on August 16, 2013 in conjunction with the 8th International Conference on Computers and Games (CG2013).
Organized by ICGA and co-organized by IPSJ-SIG-GI

http://entcog.c.ooco.jp/CGIW/CGIW2013.html

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WCCC Entries

This year’s World Computer Chess Championship and World Chess Software Championship will both be double-round all-play-all events.
The current participants in this year’s WCCC and WCSC are:
Program     Author(s)
HIARCS     Mark Uniacke
Jonny        Johannes Zwanzger
Junior        Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky
Merlin*    Balzs Jako
Pandix       Gyula Horvath
Shredder   Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
* Note: this is a new program, and not the Merlin that competed from 1983-1989 from the Vienna Institute of Technology.
Please note that June 30th, 2013 is the deadline for entries. This link provides the latest information on World Computer Chess Championship and Computer Olympiad entries.
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Programme CG2013

Provisional programme CG2013 Conference is available at:

https://www.conftool.net/cg2013/index.php?page=browseSessions&presentations=show

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Yokohama Travel Information

The following link provides information for travelling between Narita airport and Yokohama. http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/travel/transportation/getting-to-yokohama.html

David Levy

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Hotels in Yokohama

Information on hotels in Yokohama: Hotels in Yokohama

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Subscription form ICGA events Yokohama 2013

The Subscription form for the ICGA events in Yokohama 2013 can be found here: Subscription form ICGA events

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RULES FOR THE 20th WORLD COMPUTER-CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

The full rules will be found here: http://icga.uvt.nl/wp-uploads/2013/02/RULES-FOR-THE-20th-WCCC-and-other-tournaments-1.pdf.

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World Computer Chess Championship 2013, Olympiad and Conference

World Computer Chess Championships
17th Computer Olympiad
Computer and Games 2013 Conference

Yokohama, Japan, August 12-18, 2013

Dear ICGA member,

The ICGA is delighted to announce that we have signed a contract for our events for 2013. This includes the Computer Olympiad, the Computer Chess Championships, and the Conference on Computer Games.

In the Olympiad the most important games are Go, Shogi and Nonograms. As usual the Computer Chess Championships consist of the World Computer Chess Championship, the World Chess Software Championship, and the World Computer Chess Blitz Championship.

Our events will take place in Yokohama, Japan, at the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Complex, from August 12th-18th inclusive.

For information about the venue please visit: http://www.pacifico.co.jp/english/index.html

A provisional schedule of the events is attached.  Information about hotel options will be made available shortly.

We are able to offer limited travel support for participants who really need such support. Please see page 3 of the rules document for details.

We hope to see many of you in August in Yokohama.

Jaap van den Herik, David Levy, and Hiroyuki Iida

Provisional schedule

Call for papers

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ICGA Events 2012 and 2013

The ICGA very much regrets that it has not been possible to find a host and sponsorship for the World Computer Chess Championship and the other ICGA events that are normally held on an annual basis. We tried our best but the general world economic situation was against us.

However, I am very pleased to report that for the 2013 ICGA events we have received serious expressions of interest from four (!!) cities, one of which has already reached the contract negotiation stage. All being well the 2013 events will take place commencing August 14th. The location and all other details will be announced as soon as contracts are confirmed and signed.

With best wishes,

David Levy
[ICGA President]

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