Gifu Challenge

Keywords: Software, Tournament

The Gifu Challenge (世界コンピュータ囲碁大会岐阜チャレンジ) is an annual computer Go championship held in Ogaki City, Japan. It was held from 2003 to 2006. 2007 edition was canceled due to lack of funds^[1]. The 2003 event was the last computer Go competition which had good representation from the world's top Go programs.

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2006

Website: [ext] Dead link

Archived version: [ext] Eng

Standings
Place	Name	Alias	Country	Score
1	KCC Igo	KCC囲碁	North Korea	9-0
2	GNU Go		Multinational	7-2
3	INDIGO		France	7-2
4	Aya	彩	Japan	6-3
5	Katsunari	勝也	Japan	6-3
6	Shikou Sakugo	思考錯碁	Japan	5-4
7	caren		Japan	5-4
8	TSGO		Netherlands	5-4
9	GG Go		Japan	4-5
10	Nanashi	奈々子	Japan	4-5
11	Igoppi	囲碁っぴ	Japan	4-5
12	Daigosan	大碁算	Japan	4-5
13	martha		Japan	3-6
14	igoist		Japan	3-6
15	Akebono		Japan	3-6
15	Kinoa Igo	きのあ囲碁	Japan	3-6
17	Gorimuchu	碁理夢中	Japan	3-6

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2005

Website: [ext] Jap [ext] Eng

Backup link: [ext] Eng

Standings
Place	Name	Alias	Country	Score
1	KCC Igo	KCC囲碁	North Korea	9-0
2	The Many Faces of Go		America	7-2
3	GNU Go		Multinational	7-2
4	Go Intellect		America	6-3
5	Katsunari	勝也	Japan	6-3
6	AYA	彩	Japan	6-3
7	GoStar		Japan	5-4
8	caren		Japan	5-4
9	Shikou Sakugo	思考錯碁	Japan	5-4
10	TSGO.v13.1		Japan	4-5
11	GoWind		Japan	4-5
12	IGOPPI	囲碁っぴ	Japan	4-5
13	GIRUMUCHU	碁理夢中	Japan	3-6
14	martha		Japan	3-6
15	Kinoa Igo	きのあ囲碁	Japan	3-6
16	Daigosan	大碁算	Japan	2-7
17	Nanashi	奈々子	Japan	2-7
18	GOGATAKI		Japan	0-9

2004

Website: [ext] Jap [ext] Eng

Backup link: [ext] Eng

Standings
Place	Name	Alias	Authors country	Score
1	KCC Igo	KCC囲碁	North Korea	9-1
2	AYA	彩	Japan	8-2
3	Katsunari	勝也	Japan	7-3
4	Go Intellect		America	7-3
5	Gori Muchu	碁理夢中	Japan	6-4
6	martha		Japan	6-4
7	MASAYAN		Japan	6-4
8	GORO		Japan	6-4
9	Shikou Sakugo	思考錯碁	Japan	5-5
10	Kinoa Igo	きのあ囲碁	Japan	4-6
11	GOGATAKI		Japan	3-7
12	MA-GO		Japan	2-8
13	Padook Invincible 3.0		Korea	1-9

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2003

Website: [ext] Eng

Standings
Place	Name	Alias	Country	Score
1	KCC Igo	KCC囲碁	North Korea	7-1
2	HARUKA		Japan	7-1
3	Go++		England	6-2
4	Goemate		China	6-2
5	The Many Faces of Go		America	5-4
6	GNU GO		Multinational	5-4
7	NeuroGo		Germany	5-4
8	GORO		Japan	5-4
9	Go Intellect 2003		America	4-5
10	Katsunari	勝也	Japan	4-5
11	AYA	彩	Japan	4-5
12	Shikou Sakugo	思考錯碁	Japan	4-5
13	GoWind		China	4-5
14	Padook Invincible		Korea	3-6
15	TSGO		Netherlands	3-6
15	Carens Whisper	カレンのささやき	Japan	3-6
17	martha		Japan	2-7

The North Korean program KCC Igo is sold as Silver Star in Japan.

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References

[1] [ext] http://computer-go.org/pipermail/computer-go/2007-July/010794.html (dead link, although the site is still operating). Another source: [ext] http://computer-go.info/events/index.html#2007

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