Chess Champion Mk 1

Computer name:	Novag Chess Champion Mk 1
Manufacturer:	Novag
Dates from:	1978
Dimensions:	21.5 x 11.5 x 5 cm.
Programmer(s):	David Levy
Rating:	beginners (Elo 985)
Other details:	Input of moves via keys
	LED display
	Computer also accepts illegal moves
	Computer often starts thinking very long
	when it is actually too late.
	Computer even takes long thinking time
	when it has only one legal move.

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Novag Chess Champion Mk 1 (± 20 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Nge2 O-O 6.O-O Na5 7.Bd5 Bxc3 8.Nxc3 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 b6 10.Qg4 Bb7 11.Bh6 g5 12.Bxg5 f5 13.exf5 Qe8 14.Bh6+ Qg6 15.Ne7+ Kh8 16.fxg6 Rg8 17.g7+ Rxg7 18.Qxg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Novag Chess Champion Mk 1 (± 20 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.h3 Bb4+ 7.Nbd2 Bxd2+ 8.Bxd2 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 c6 10.Bb4 h6 11.O-O b6 12.Rac1 b5 13.Bxb5 Nd5 14.Rxc6 Nxb4 15.Rxe6+ Kf8 16.Re8+ Qxe8 17.Bxe8 Kxe8 18.Qxa8 N4c6 19.Qb7 a6 20.Qc8+ Nd8 21.Qxb8 a5 22.Qb5+ Kf8 23.Qxa5 Nc6 24.Qa8+ Nb8 25.Qxb8+ Ke7 26.Qxh8 Kf6 27.Qd8+ Kg6 28.a4 Kh7 29.a5 h5 30.a6 f5 31.a7 g6 32.a8=Q Kh6 33.Qf8+ Kh7 34.Qb7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Novag Chess Champion Mk 1 (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 Bxc3 5.dxc3 Nxe4 6.Nxe5 Nxf2 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Kxf2 Qf6+ 9.Qf3 Qxe5 10.Be3 a5 11.Rae1 a4 12.a3 Qe7 13.Be6+ Ke8 14.Bd5 Qh4+ 15.g3 Qe7 16.Kg2 Kd8 17.Rhf1 c5 18.c4 d6 19.Bxc5 Qg5 20.Bb6+ Kd7 21.Qf7+ Qe7 22.Qxe7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Novag Chess Champion Mk 1 (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e4 Be7 6.Bxc4 O-O 7.O-O b6 8.Ne5 Bb7 9.Qd3 b5 10.Bxb5 Nh5 11.d5 exd5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 h6 14.Re1 Nf6 15.Bc4 Nh5 16.Qf5 Nf6 17.Qf3 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 c6 19.Bxf7+ Kh8 20.Ng6+ Kh7 21.Nxe7 Rxf7 22.Qxf7 c5 23.Be3 Nd7 24.Rad1 Qb6 25.Rxd7 a6 26.Nd5 Qxb2 27.Nf6+ Qxf6 28.Qxf6 c4 29.Qxg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.