PCW-MCC 1978

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The First PCW Microcomputer Chess Championship was held September 1978 as part of the Personal Computer World exhibition, West Center Hotel, London, United Kingdom.

=Final Standing= Cross-table
 * CC Country Codes

=Photos & Games= Mike Johnson and Rex Kent in Boris vs. Mike, Play-off [Event "PCW-MCC 1978"] [Site "London"] [Date "1978.09.??"] [Round "play-off"] [White "Boris"] [Black "Mike"] [Result "0-1"]

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.dxe5 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 f6 6.Be3 fxe5 7.Kc1 Nf6 8.Bc4 Bd6 9.Rb1 Nc6 10.Kd1 Bf5 11.Nge2 O-O-O 12.Kc1 Ng4 13.Ng3 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Na5 15.Nxf5 Nxc4 16.Rf1 g6 17.Kd1 gxf5 18.Ke2 Rhg8 19.b3 Rxg2+ 20.Rf2 Nxe3 21.Rxg2 Nxg2 22.Nd5 Nf4+ 23.Nxf4 exf4 {and Black won without any difficulty} 0-1

=Tournament Director=
 * David Levy

=Publications=
 * David Levy (1978). The PCW Microcomputer Chess Championships, Personal Computer World, November 78, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
 * [[FILE:Mike_Johnson_2__30_x_30.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|399px|link=http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html]]

=External Links=
 * PCW Micro-Computer Chess Championships, old CSVN site
 * Chess Computers - The UK Story by Mike Watters

=References=

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