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The Fourth World Microcomputer Chess Championship took place from September 9-15, 1984, at Stakis Ingram Hotel [1], Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, hosted by the Scottish Chess Association as part of their centenary celebration. Mike Valvo served as Tournament Director, and the ICCA was represented by Monroe Newborn.

Nineteen programs battled for the title, represented far fewer interests since multiple entries were allowed. Each company was permitted as many as three entries although there was no limit for a particular author, like Dan and Kathe Spracklen with interests in seven of the nineteen entries. After seven rounds, four programs tied for the first place, presented four different interests which was a mathematical miracle, Elite X, Mephisto III A, Princhess X and Psion. The awards ceremony took place in the about-to-be-founded Turing Institute, the brainchild of Donald Michie and an affiliate of Glasgow's University of Strathclyde [2].

Final Standing

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# Program CC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total SOS SoDOS G
1 Psion GB 8w1 16b1 2w1 3b0 6b1 4b½ 5w½ 5 31 21¼ 7
2 Princhess X SE 6b1 17w1 1b0 12w½ 9b1 3w1 4w½ 5 29½ 20¼ 7
3 Elite X US 4b½ 18w1 9b1 1w1 5b½ 2b0 11w1 5 29½ 19¾ 7
4 Mephisto III A DE 3w½ 10b1 15w1 5b½ 12b1 1w½ 2b½ 5 29½ 19¾ 7
5 Conchess X SE 11w1 15b½ 17b1 4w½ 3w½ 6b½ 1b½ 28 17 7
6 Elegance US 2w0 19b1 16w1 11b1 1w0 5w½ 15b1 24 11¾ 7
7 Elite Y US 15w0 11b½ 19w1 13b½ 16w1 9b½ 14b1 19½ 11¾ 7
8 Private Line US 1b0 bye 11w0 19b1 18w½ 13b1 16b1 17½ 6
9 Mephisto III C DE 10w1 13b½ 3w0 15b1 2w0 7w½ 12b1 4 27½ 13¾ 7
10 Sargon III / Apple US 9b0 4w0 18b1 14w1 13w1 11b0 19b1 4 22 7
11 Mephisto III B DE 5b0 7w½ 8b1 6w0 17b1 10w1 3b0 29½ 13¼ 7
12 Sargon III / MacIntosh US 16w0 14b1 13w1 2b½ 4w0 15b1 9w0 25 11 7
13 Conchess Y SE 18b1 9w½ 12b0 7w½ 10b0 8w0 bye 3 23 6
14 Intelligent Chess Software GB 17b0 12w0 bye 10b0 19w1 18b1 7w0 3 18 6
15 Colossus 2.1 GB 7b1 5w½ 4b0 9w0 bye 12w0 6w0 26 6
16 L'Empereur GB 12b1 1w0 6b0 17w½ 7b0 bye 8w0 24½ 6
17 Sargon III / Compaq US 14w1 2b0 5w0 16b½ 11w0 19b1 18b0 22 7
18 Orwell DE 13w0 3b0 10w0 bye 8b½ 14w0 17w1 22 6
19 Chessnut 3 GB bye 6w0 7b0 8w0 14b0 17w0 10w0 1 23 0 6

Participants

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Program CC Class Authors Company Hardware MHz
Chessnut 3 GB A Geoffrey Bulmer 6502 Commodore 64 0.9
Colossus 2.1 GB N Martin Bryant 6502 Apple II 3.5
Conchess X SE N Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth HB Princhess 6502 6.5
Conchess Y SE N Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth HB Princhess 6502 6.5
Elegance US C Dan and Kathe Spracklen,
Ron Nelson, Boris Baczynskyj
Fidelity Electronics 6502 6.55
Elite X US N Dan and Kathe Spracklen,
Ron Nelson, Boris Baczynskyj
Fidelity Electronics 6502 6
Elite Y US N Dan and Kathe Spracklen,
Ron Nelson, Boris Baczynskyj
Fidelity Electronics 6502 6
Intelligent Chess Software GB C Richard Lang, Mark Taylor Intelligent Chess 6502 Apple II 3.5
L'Empereur GB C Richard Lang Intelligent Chess Z80 4
Mephisto III A DE C Thomas Nitsche, Elmar Henne Hegener & Glaser 68000, Mephisto Exclusive 12
Mephisto III B DE C Thomas Nitsche, Elmar Henne Hegener & Glaser 68000, Mephisto Exclusive 12
Mephisto III C DE C Thomas Nitsche, Elmar Henne Hegener & Glaser 68000, Mephisto Exclusive 12
Orwell DE N Thomas Nitsche, Elmar Henne Nitsche & Henne 68000, NDR-Klein-Computer 12
Princhess X SE N Ulf Rathsman HB Princhess 6502 6.1
Private Line US C Dan and Kathe Spracklen Remote Control Systems 6502 6
Psion GB N Richard Lang Psion 68000 SAGE IV 8
Sargon III / Apple US C Dan and Kathe Spracklen Hayden Software 6502 Apple II 3.5
Sargon III / Mac Intosh US C Dan and Kathe Spracklen Hayden Software 68000 Macintosh 4
Sargon III / Compaq US C Dan and Kathe Spracklen Hayden Software 8088 Compaq 1

Photos

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Thomas Nitsche, Ossi Weiner and Lars Hjörth, WMCCC 1984 Glasgow [7] [8]

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TD Mike Valvo and ICCA President Monroe Newborn [9]

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All the four (shared) World Microcomputer Chess Champion teams with ICCA President:
Ulf Rathsman, Richard Lang, Kathe Spracklen, Dan Spracklen, Thomas Nitsche, Sidney Samole,
Geoffrey Bulmer, Monroe Newborn (covered), Ossi Weiner and Elmar Henne [10]

Tournament Director

Publications

External Links

References

  1. Ingram - Glasgow - Prices, Offers & Tests of Ingram
  2. Monroe Newborn (1984). The Fourth World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4
  3. WMCC 1984, CSVN tournament site
  4. 4th World Microcomputer Chess Championship from the ICGA Tournament Database
  5. Monroe Newborn (1984). The Fourth World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4
  6. Tony Harrington (1984). Look back in dismay - Report of WMCCC 1984. Personal Computer World, December 1984
  7. Was macht eigentlich Thomas Nitsche, der Mephisto III Programmierer? by Thorsten Czub
  8. Photo by Rainer Neuhäusler, Re: Who is that guy? by Rainer Neuhäusler, CCC, August 19, 2009
  9. László Lindner, A SZÁMÍTÓGÉPES SAKK KÉPEKBEN című melléklete - The pictures of the Beginning of Chess Computers
  10. László Lindner, A SZÁMÍTÓGÉPES SAKK KÉPEKBEN című melléklete - The pictures of the Beginning of Chess Computers
  11. World Micro Computer Chess Championship 1984 photos by Martin Bryant, CCC, November 28, 2013

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