Mental Calculation World Cup 2006
The second Mental Calculation World Cup was held on 4 November 2006 in Gießen, Germany. 26 Calculators from 11 countries took part. The World Cup involved the following contests (and two surprise tasks):
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Jorge Arturo Mendoza Huertas (Peru); 10 correct results
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain)
- Calendar Calculations, two series one minute each, dates from the years 1600–2100
- Winner: Matthias Kesselschläger (Germany)
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Robert Fountain (Great Britain)
Robert Fountain (Great Britain) defended his title in the overall competition, the places 2 to 4 have been won by Jan van Koningsveld (Netherlands), Gert Mittring (Germany) and Yusnier Viera Romero (Cuba).
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