From October 8-14, 1996, DARKTHOUGHT successfully participated in the 14th World Microcomputer-Chess Championship. With 6.5 points out of 11 games (5x win, 3x draw, 3x loss) it finished the tournament on a shared 6th place as 7th of 27 participants. In the accompanying speed-chess event, the program blitzed its way to a shared 3rd place.