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Bogol, a series of exclusive dedicated chess computers, developed and manufactured in the early 80s by the German Omikron Electronic GmbH. It was Germany's second chess computer in 1981/82 after the Mephisto by Hegener & Glaser, and was supported by the West German Federal Ministry of Education and Science, but only released in small quantities and prototypes. The computer's name was in remembrance to chess grandmaster Efim Dmitriyevich Bogolyubov. The 6502 processing unit with a program by Olaf Schinkel and the sensory chessboard were separate units, connected via cable. The Bogol 5.0 prototype, which had reversed square colors, played a strong European MCC 1982 represented by the Omikron team of Martin Suhl and Gerd Krey. Despite missing the first round and losing by default, Bogol managed 4 out of 7. According to Hans-Peter Ketterling, Bogol 5.0 was never released to the market, apparently due to its close relation to another chess computer.

=Photos=

Prototype
Bogol 5.0 Prototype with reversed square colors

EMCC 1982
European MCC 1982, Bogol - La Regence operated by Kevin O’Connell

=External Links=
 * 02-1981 Omikron - BOGOL 3.5 (Prototyp), pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
 * 09-1982 Omikron - Bogol ASB 5.0 (Prototyp), pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
 * 10-1982 Omikron - Bogol ASB 5.5 (Prototyp), pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
 * Omikron Bogol 5.0 from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)

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