15th World Computer-Bridge Championship
Veldhoven, The Netherlands
October 23-28, 2011
The 14th World Computer-Bridge Championship was held from October 10-15, 2011 in Philadelphia, at the 2010 World Bridge Series . The top robots from all over the world competed for the title.
The results of 32-board round robin, 64-board semifinal and 64-board final are posted at www.computerbridge.com. The history, articles and analyses for 14 years of play also appear at this website, along with complete records of recent past finals. Articles also include explanations of how bridge robots “think” as well as how they have improved over time.
The 15th World Computer-Bridge Championship will take place at the 40th World Team Championships. Following the competition, I will write articles for the International Computer Games Association Journal as well as the Bridge Bulletin, and make interesting deals available to bridge journalist for publication.
Our championships have greatly contributed to the advancement of robot play. Many of the robots are used as teaching tools and for amusement, as a player can play bridge, joining three robots at a table. Robotic bridge is becoming more popular as the software has improved.
During the tournament running results will be posted on our website. In the past, approximately 500 hits a day suggest many are interested in the day to day activities.
20 different developers have entered their robots over the 14 years of competition.
the top seven robots will compete in this year's competition.
Special thanks to Nederlandse Bridge Bond (Dutch Bridge Federation) for their support of this year’s event.
Submitted by:
Alvin Levy
Coordinator