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Carnegie-Mellon University's Hitech chess computer scored 5-1 in the National Open Chess Championships held in Chicago March 18-20. The Championship Section in which Hitech competed, had 380 entries. The Championship Section in which Hitech competed, had 380 entries. There was a six-way tie for first with 5.5 points between: International Grandmaster Mikhail Tal (a former world champion), International Grandmaster Sergey Kudrin, FIDE Master Michael Brooks, International Master James Rizzitano, International Master Calvin Blocker, and International Grandmaster Leonid Shamkovich. Tied for seventh with 5 points were: National Master Hitech, International Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy, International Grandmaster Walter Browne, International Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier, and nine others.