11th World Othello Championships

Milan (Italy), 1987/11/12-14, 21 players from 8 countries
Tournament director: Luigi Puzzo

Final standings

1. Ken'Ichi Ishii (JPN)
2. Paul Ralle (FRA)
3. David Shaman (USA)
4. Karsten Feldborg (DEN)

• Final
Ralle 50-14 Ishii
Ishii 39-25 Ralle
Ralle 26-38 Ishii

• 3rd/4th playoff
Shaman 49-15 Feldborg
Feldborg 26-38 Shaman

• Semi-finals
Feldborg 21-43 Ralle & Ishii 45-19 Shaman
Ralle 21-43 Feldborg & Shaman 18-46 Ishii
Feldborg 30-34 Ralle

• Final standings after the swiss-system

 1. Paul Ralle (FRA)         10.5/12
 2. Ken'Ichi Ishii (JAP)     10
 3. David Shaman (USA)        9
 4. Brian Rose (USA)          8
 5. Karsten Feldborg (DEN)    7.5
    Arnold Kling (USA)        7.5
 7. Peter Bhagat (GBR)        7
    Graham Brightwell (GBR)   7
    Francesco marconi (ITA)   7
    Neil Stephenson (GBR)     7
    Augusto Brusca (ITA)      7
12. Henrik Vallund (DEN)      6
    Jean-François Puget (FRA) 6
    Bernard Daunas (FRA)      6
15. Paolo Ghirardato (ITA)    5.5
16. Per-Erik Wåhlberg (SWE)   5
17. Keiji Yasojima (JAP)      3
    Stephan Waser (SUI)       3
19. Miki Tamaie (JAP)         2
    Johan Englund (SWE)       2
21. Marcello Merkle (SUI)     0

All players got a bye. Players from the same country were never paired against each other and only one player from each country could advance to the semifinals (so Feldborg advanced the third day in place of Rose). [rule canceled after this championship]

• Teams standings

 1. USA         24.5 pts
 2. FRA         22.5 pts
 3. GBR         21   pts
 4. ITA         19.5 pts
 5. JPN         15   pts
 6. DEN         13.5 pts
 7. SWE          7   pts
 8. SUI          3   pts