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World Computer Go Championship-Gifu Challenge 2005
WORLD COMPUTER GO CHAMPIONSHIP 2005
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Gifu-Challenge2004
 The Computer Go Forum (chaired by Mr Ikuo Takeuchi,a professor from the university of Electro-Communications) held a Go Tournament using computer software on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2004 at Softopia Japan in Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture.

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Name World Computer Go Championship-Gifu Challenge 2004
Theme The promotion of AI through Computer Go development
Date 2nd & 3rd of October 2004
Venue Softopia Japan Center Building
4-1-7 Kagano, Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture http://www.softopia.or.jp/en/index.html
Organisers Computer Go Forum
http://www.computer-go.jp/index.html
Nihon Ki-in(Japan Go Association)
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/
World Computer Go Championship-Gifu Challenge 2004 Committee(Computer Go Forum, Japan Go Association, Gifu IT Venture Co-op Group, Gifu Prefecture, Ogaki City, Softopia Japan Foundation.)
Supporters

Gifu IT Venture Co-op Group, Gifu Prefecture, Ogaki City, Softopia Japan Foundation, Information Processing Society of Japan's Game Research Association, Gifu Information Industry Association, Gifu Employers Association, Ogaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry,Ogaki Regional Industry and Information Research Panel, Nihon Keizai Newspaper,Softopia Japan JoJo Club.
Participants 13 teams
Spectators 2,200
Programme October 2nd
  10am-6pm Opening Ceremony/Games   3pm-4pm Symposium of artificial intelligence researches and professional Go players.
August 3rd
  9am-4pm Games
  1pm-4pm Commentary of the games   4pm-5pm Exhibition match between a human and a Go program.   5pm-6pm Awards Ceremony, Review, Closing Ceremony

2004Tournamnet Results
1st Jong Song Hwa / KCC Igo (North Korea)
2nd Hiroshi Yamashita / Aya (Japan)
3rd Shin-ichi Sei / Katsunari (Japan)

  TEAM DEVELOPER COUNTRY W/L RANK
1 KCC Igo Jong SongHwa North Korea 9-1 1
2 Shikou Sakugo Morihiko Tajima JAPAN 5-5 9
3 MASAYAN Seijou Koshida JAPAN 6-4 7
4 martha Ichiro Ujiie JAPAN 6-4 6
5 GORO Yasuo Oishi JAPAN 6-4 8
6 GORIMUCHU Hiroyuki Nagayoshi JAPAN 6-4 5
7 Go Intellect Ken Chen AMERICA 7-3 4
8 Katsunari Shin-ichi Sei JAPAN 7-3 3
9 KinoaIgo Genki Yamada JAPAN 4-6 10
10 Aya Hiroshi Yamashita JAPAN 8-2 2
11 GOGATAKI Shigetaka Kudomi JAPAN 3-7 11
12 MA-GO Toshinobu Matsuba JAPAN 2-8 12
13 Padook Invincible 3.0 Yongkyoon No KOREA 1-9 13

 
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