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1994: World Championship
Challenge Match
This year there was a significant international contingent, who played the early rounds by e-mail. The top two e-mail players were invited to the Candidate's tournament, some of which was played over the internet between the Bay Area, California and Christchurch. The winning candidate was Dan Pless, of the USA. The challenge match was played between Dan and Donald (the incumbent champion) via an internet link using a "talk" program to relay the moves. Donald was playing from The Science Centre and Manawatu Museum, Palmerston North, and Dan was playing from a computer at his work in Pennsylvania, USA.
Dan Pless won the match 6-4 to become the new World Champion.
Bailey vs Pless (27 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ @1/ B3+ D2/ D1/ A2+ @2/ @2/
@2/ @2/ A1/ B1+ F0+ D1+ @3\ A2+ B4+ E0+
H1+ J2\ @4/ B5+ H0/ F7/ RESIGN
Pless vs Bailey (33 turns)
@0/ A0/ @1/ B0+ @2/ D2\ E2\ A0/ @1/ B0/
A3/ @3/ D2/ C0+ B5+ B6/ A7\ @2\ G6+ F7\
C8+ D8\ @4\ B5+ H3/ H2+ F1+ H1/ J6\ J7\
I1/ J1+ H0+
Bailey vs Pless (32 turns)
@0+ B1+ C1/ D1/ D2/ E1+ @1/ E0+ C0/ D4+
F5/ D5+ G4\ H4\ E1+ D0/ E0\ C2+ F3\ G3+
C6/ @5/ B4+ E8\ E9\ E10\ H7\ H8\ C7/ C8/
H11+ RESIGN
Pless vs Bailey (35 turns)
@0/ A0/ B1/ A3+ @3+ D2\ E2/ A1\ C0+ @3+
C5\ C6\ @2/ @2/ D6+ G4\ I3/ E0/ B6/ B7/
I3/ I2+ B8+ A6+ @4+ H7\ H8\ K2\ L5\ C9+
I9+ F8+ D9+ L6+ RESIGN
Bailey vs Pless (25 turns)
@0+ B1+ C1/ C0/ B0/ A4\ @3/ @3/ C5\ E4+
F4\ B6+ F1/ G3+ A2+ D0+ F1/ E0/ @6+ A5\
@8/ C9\ A5\ A4\ @6/
Pless vs Bailey (33 turns)
@0/ @1/ A2/ B3/ B0+ B0/ C1/ @3+ B1+ B0\
@3/ F3/ E4+ G3+ H3/ I3/ H4+ F5+ G6+ J3/
B6\ @4+ D7+ H8+ B6/ C7+ @4/ B5/ A5+ A6/
A7+ B8/ @6/
Bailey vs Pless (25 turns)
@0/ @1/ A2+ C1+ C3/ C0/ B1+ @3+ D5+ E2+
F1\ E4+ C5/ G3\ G4\ H2/ G1+ G0/ H2/ I2/
H1/ H0/ I2/ E0\ RESIGN
Pless vs Bailey (25 turns)
@0/ A0/ B1/ B3+ C1/ A4\ A5\ C4+ B6+ @1\
C0+ E5\ F5\ F8+ G5\ A5+ @4/ H1\ @5/ B6+
B7/ A6/ @6/ A7/ C8+
Bailey vs Pless (32 turns)
@0+ B1+ C1/ C0/ B0/ A4\ D2\ E2\ A1\ A0\
A0\ D5+ @4+ @4/ C7\ @5+ B3+ C6+ C8\ B8+
@5/ B1\ B0\ A3/ B4+ @6\ A3/ F9\ F10\ D1+
@1+ RESIGN
Pless vs Bailey (29 turns)
@0/ B1+ C1/ D1+ B0+ B0/ B4+ @3/ B5+ C0+
E3+ B3\ A1/ B0+ B0/ @3\ @3\ H4\ B2+ @2/
B4+ B6+ @4+ B6+ C1/ F0/ A2\ C1/ @3/