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[[FILE:Short tailed Albatross1.jpg|border|right|thumb|
Short-tailed Albatross <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Short_tailed_Albatross1.jpg Short-tailed Albatross] taken by - James Lloyd, Eastern Island, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Atoll Midway Atoll], March 2007, [https://www.pbase.com/freespirit/image/80996745 Short tailed Albatross.jpg photo - James photos at pbase.com], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross Albatross from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''Albatross''',<br/>
a chess program by [[Michael Parker]] written in [[Z80]] [[Assembly|assembly]]. Albatross participated at the [[WMCCC 1980]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=464 Albatross' ICGA Tournaments]</ref>, the [[European MCC 1981]] and [[European MCC 1983]],
running on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nascom Nascom 1] computer.
=Don't shoot the Albatross=
<ref>[https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=Eyers%2C+Jonathan Jonathan Eyers] ('''2011'''). ''Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions''.</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Wikipedia]</ref>
Quote by [[Tony Harrington]] on the [[Albatross]] during the [[European MCC 1983|4th European MCC 1983]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Chess Tournament - 4th European Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html December 1983]</ref>
Mike Parker's program, Albatross, which finished the Tournament with one and a half points - much to its author's delight - turned out to be vulnerable to spectators. Someone took a flashlight photo rather too close to it and the Nascom 1, on which the Albatross was running, promptly had a seizure. This prompted cries of 'Don't shoot the Albatross' for the next seven rounds whenever anyone with a camera appeared on the scene.
=Selected Games=
[[WMCCC 1980]] round 1: [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]] - [[Albatross]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=13&round=1&id=7 London 1980 - Chess - Round 1 - Game 7 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref> <ref>[[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1980"]
[Site "London, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1980.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sargon 2.0"]
[Black "Albatross"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Be7 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Qd5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Bf4 Bd6
9.Bxd6 Bf5 10.Bxc7 a5 11.Bd3 Be4 12.O-O Nf6 13.Be5 h6 14.Bxf6 O-O 15.Be5 Nb4
16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 b5 18.Nxe4 f6 0-1 {time}
</pre>
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=464 Albatross' ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross Albatross fom Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_%28disambiguation%29 Albatross (disambiguation) fom Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_%28metaphor%29 Albatross (metaphor) fom Wikipedia]
* [[:Category:Passport|Passport]] - Albatross Song, album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passport_%28band%29#Discography Cross-Collateral (1975)] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-collateralization Cross-collateralization from Wikipedia]</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: lineup: [[:Category:Klaus Doldinger|Klaus Doldinger]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Cress Curt Cress], [[:Category:Wolfgang Schmid|Wolfgang Schmid]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Schultze Kristian Schultze]
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDpvl5NEgQ|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Z80]]
[[Category:Bird]]
[[Category:Passport]]
[[Category:Klaus Doldinger]]
[[Category:Wolfgang Schmid]]
[[FILE:Short tailed Albatross1.jpg|border|right|thumb|
Short-tailed Albatross <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Short_tailed_Albatross1.jpg Short-tailed Albatross] taken by - James Lloyd, Eastern Island, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Atoll Midway Atoll], March 2007, [https://www.pbase.com/freespirit/image/80996745 Short tailed Albatross.jpg photo - James photos at pbase.com], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross Albatross from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''Albatross''',<br/>
a chess program by [[Michael Parker]] written in [[Z80]] [[Assembly|assembly]]. Albatross participated at the [[WMCCC 1980]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=464 Albatross' ICGA Tournaments]</ref>, the [[European MCC 1981]] and [[European MCC 1983]],
running on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nascom Nascom 1] computer.
=Don't shoot the Albatross=
<ref>[https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=Eyers%2C+Jonathan Jonathan Eyers] ('''2011'''). ''Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions''.</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Wikipedia]</ref>
Quote by [[Tony Harrington]] on the [[Albatross]] during the [[European MCC 1983|4th European MCC 1983]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Chess Tournament - 4th European Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html December 1983]</ref>
Mike Parker's program, Albatross, which finished the Tournament with one and a half points - much to its author's delight - turned out to be vulnerable to spectators. Someone took a flashlight photo rather too close to it and the Nascom 1, on which the Albatross was running, promptly had a seizure. This prompted cries of 'Don't shoot the Albatross' for the next seven rounds whenever anyone with a camera appeared on the scene.
=Selected Games=
[[WMCCC 1980]] round 1: [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]] - [[Albatross]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=13&round=1&id=7 London 1980 - Chess - Round 1 - Game 7 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref> <ref>[[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1980"]
[Site "London, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1980.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sargon 2.0"]
[Black "Albatross"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Be7 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Qd5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Bf4 Bd6
9.Bxd6 Bf5 10.Bxc7 a5 11.Bd3 Be4 12.O-O Nf6 13.Be5 h6 14.Bxf6 O-O 15.Be5 Nb4
16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 b5 18.Nxe4 f6 0-1 {time}
</pre>
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=464 Albatross' ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross Albatross fom Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_%28disambiguation%29 Albatross (disambiguation) fom Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_%28metaphor%29 Albatross (metaphor) fom Wikipedia]
* [[:Category:Passport|Passport]] - Albatross Song, album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passport_%28band%29#Discography Cross-Collateral (1975)] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-collateralization Cross-collateralization from Wikipedia]</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: lineup: [[:Category:Klaus Doldinger|Klaus Doldinger]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Cress Curt Cress], [[:Category:Wolfgang Schmid|Wolfgang Schmid]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Schultze Kristian Schultze]
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDpvl5NEgQ|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Z80]]
[[Category:Bird]]
[[Category:Passport]]
[[Category:Klaus Doldinger]]
[[Category:Wolfgang Schmid]]
