Announcement of the 28th World Computer Shogi Championship

It is our pleasure to announce that the 28th World Computer Shogi Championship will be held in Japan in May 2018.
Please note that both the Rules and the Library Rules have changed.

Takenobu Takizawa
Chair of the Computer Shogi Association (CSA)
Hiroshi Yamashita
Director of the Computer Shogi Association & Director of the World Computer Shogi Championship
Kentaro Kayama
Director of the Computer Shogi Association

The 28th World Computer Shogi Championship

Competition Dates
May 3-5, 2018

Competition Venue
Kawasaki-Shi Sangyo Shinko Kaikan
(Kawasaki Industrial Promotion Hall)
66-20 Horikawa-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa, 212-0013, Japan
Phone: 044-548-4111 Fax: 044-548-4110
(+81-44-548-4111) (+81-44-548-4110)
http://www.kawasaki-net.ne.jp/hall_guide.html (in Japanese)

Registration Deadline
January 31, 2018

Eligibility
Open to anyone of any nationality. Only originally produced programs may be entered. Furthermore, only one program from each development team may enter the tournament. The program may use the library modules under the library rules that were established on December 14, 2016. Each development team must disclose all the primary developer's first and last names, representative entrant's first and last name, and the name of any library module (package) used.

Any computer may be used.
Competitors are strongly urged to bring their own computer.
The CSA may provide an IBM compatible, but it may be a relatively slow machine.
The rules of the tournament are on the CSA homepage
(http://www2.computer-shogi.org/index_e.html).

Application
Access the following URI to register your ID:
https://www.apply.computer-shogi.org/wcsc28/apply-e.cgi
Then proceed with the application.

Questions
If you have any questions about the championship, please send an email to the following address: apply<at-sign>computer-shogi.org

Application Fee
10,000 yen

Please transfer the fee to the following bank account by cable:

Mizuho Bank, Machida Branch, Tokyo, Japan
Ordinary Account No. 2117839
Account Holder: The Computer Shogi Association

Payment in cash will also be accepted at the tournament.

The Rules and Regulations of the Computer Shogi Championship are available in both Japanese and English. In all questions of interpretation, the Japanese version shall be regarded as authoritative.

January 23, 2012

World Computer Shogi Championship Policies

Computer Shogi Association

These are the policies of the World Computer Shogi Championships (WCSCs), hosted by the Computer Shogi Association (CSA).

1. The WCSCs are held for the purpose of deciding the strongest computer shogi at the time under conditions of fair and impartial operation.

2. The CSA imposes no restrictions on the hardware of any entrant for the WCSCs. Furthermore, any person may enter the WCSCs without restriction.

3. The CSA maintains interchange among developers at the WCSCs.