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TheSecond PCW Microcomputer Chess Championship was held November 1-3,1979, as part of thePersonal Computer World exhibition,London,United Kingdom.
Contents
Final Standing
| # | Program | CC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | P | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sargon | US | 7w1 | 4b1 | 2w1 | 3b1 | 6b1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Vega | GB | 5w1 | 3b1 | 1b0 | 6w½ | 8b1 | 3½ | 5 |
| 3 | MyChess | US | 8b1 | 2w0 | 4b1 | 1w0 | 7w1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Tiny Chess 86 | NL | 6b1 | 1w0 | 3w0 | bye | 9b1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Mike II | GB | 2b0 | 9w1 | 6b0 | 8w1 | bye | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Chess Challenger Voice | US | 4w0 | 7b1 | 5w1 | 2b½ | 1w0 | 2½ | 5 |
| 7 | Max | GB | 1b0 | 6w0 | bye | 9w1 | 3b0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Delta | GB | 3w0 | bye | 9b1 | 5b0 | 2w0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Wizard | GB | bye | 5b0 | 8w0 | 7b0 | 4w0 | 1 | 4 |
Participants
| Program | CC | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Challenger Voice | US | Ron Nelson[3] |
| Delta | GB | Dave Wilson |
| Max | GB | Guy Burkill |
| Mike II | GB | Mike Johnson |
| MyChess | US | David Kittinger |
| Sargon | US | Dan andKathe Spracklen |
| Tiny Chess 86 | NL | Jan Kuipers |
| Vega | GB | David Broughton |
| Wizard | GB | Jeffrey andClare Cooper |
Battle for Survival
Max versusWizard was reported inPersonal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 6 with remarks given byMorris Miller, "A comedy of errors in which the readers can supply their own question marks, exclamation points, asterisks and stars"[4]
[Event "PCW-MCC 1979"][Site "London"][Date "1979.11.02"][Round "4"][White "Max"][Black "Wizard"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4 4.Qe2 Nd6 5.Nc6+ Be7 6.Nxd8 Kxd8 7.d4Re8 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Nb5 Nf5 10.Bf4 d5 11.Bxc7+ Kd7 12.O-O-O Nd6 13.Qg4+f5 14.Qxg7 Ne4 15.Qxh7 Ng5 16.Qxf5+ Ne6 17.Qxd5+ Bd6 18.Qxd6# 1-0
Tournament Director
Reports
- Kathe Spracklen (1979).Second Annual European Microcomputer Chess Championship - Results and Authors.ICCA Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2
- Editor (1980).Battle for Survival.Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 6 »Battle for Survival
External Links
- PCW Micro-Computer Chess Championships, oldCSVN site
- Chess Computers - The UK Story byMike Watters
- Herbie Hancock &The Headhunters -Hang Up Your Hang Ups,Chelsea College of Arts, London 1979
- Herbie Hancock,Paul Jackson,Alphonse Mouzon ,Bennie Maupin,Ray Obiedo,Bill Summers,Webster Lewis Jr.
References
- ↑PCW Micro-Computer Chess Championships, oldCSVN site
- ↑Kathe Spracklen (1979).Second Annual European Microcomputer Chess Championship - Results and Authors.ICCA Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2
- ↑Fidelity Chess Challenger Voice fromSchachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
- ↑Editor (1980).Battle for Survival.Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 6
