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[[FILE:Vega-mission.jpg|border|right|thumb| Vega mission <ref>Vega mission description, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Space_Science_Data_Center NSSDC] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA NASA] PD image, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program Vega program from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''Vega''',<br/>
a chess program by [[David Broughton]] written in [[Z80]] [[Assembly|assembly]]. Running on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorthStar_Horizon North Star Horizon] machine, Vega became runner up behind [[Sargon]] at the [[PCW-MCC 1979|2nd PCW-MCC]] tournament held in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] November 1979. While Broughton was recruited by [[David Levy]] and [[Kevin O’Connell]] to work for [[Philidor Software]] on the [[Philidor]] project which lead to the commercial [[6502]] branch for the [[Saitek|SciSys]] [[Chess Champion Mark V]] <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>, Vega played a last time at the [[WMCCC 1980]] in London <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=463 Vega's ICGA Tournaments]</ref>.
=Selected Games=
[[WMCCC 1980]], round 1: [[Rook (Program)|Rook 4.0]] - [[Vega|Vega 1.7]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=13&round=1&id=2 London 1980 - Chess - Round 1 - Game 2 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1980"]
[Site "London, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1980.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rook 4.0"]
[Black "Vega 1.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Kd2 Qxd4+ 4.Ke1 e5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 Qxd1+ 7.Rxd1 Bg4 8.Be2 Be6
9.Bb5 g6 10.Nxe4 Rd8 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Rxd8+ Kxd8 13.Nf3 Bg7 14.Nc5 Bxa2 15.Kd2 Bd5
16.Nb7+ Kc8 17.Na5 a6 18.Ne1 Kd7 19.Nd3 f5 20.Nc5+ Kc8 21.f3 e4 22.c4 Bf7 23.fxe4
fxe4 24.Nxc6 Bxc4 25.Na7+ Kb8 26.Nc6+ Ka8 27.Rc1 Bd3 28.b3 Bb5 29.Nxe4 Nf6 30.Nxf6
Bxf6 31.Rc5 Kb7 32.Na5+ Kc8 33.Nc6 Kd7 34.Nd4 c6 35.Kc3 Re8 36.Bg5 Bg7 37.Rc4 Bxc4
38.Kxc4 Re4 39.Be3 Rxe3 40.Nf3 a5 41.Kc5 Rxb3 42.Nd4 Rc3+ 43.Kb6 Bxd4+ 44.Kxa5 Rd3
45.Kb4 c5+ 46.Kc4 Rd2 47.h3 Rxg2 48.Kd5 Rf2 49.Ke4 Kd6 50.h4 h5 51.Kd3 Rf4 52.Kc4
Be5+ 53.Kd3 Kd5 54.Ke3 c4 55.Kd2 Re4 56.Kc2 Rf4 57.Kd2 Kd4 58.Ke2 c3 59.Kd1 Kd3
60.Ke1 Bd4 61.Kd1 Rf1# 0-1
</pre>
=See also=
* [[Various Classifications#Astronomy|Astronomy]]
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=463 Vega's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_%28disambiguation%29 Vega (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega Vega from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program Vega program from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
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[[FILE:Vega-mission.jpg|border|right|thumb| Vega mission <ref>Vega mission description, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Space_Science_Data_Center NSSDC] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA NASA] PD image, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program Vega program from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''Vega''',<br/>
a chess program by [[David Broughton]] written in [[Z80]] [[Assembly|assembly]]. Running on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorthStar_Horizon North Star Horizon] machine, Vega became runner up behind [[Sargon]] at the [[PCW-MCC 1979|2nd PCW-MCC]] tournament held in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] November 1979. While Broughton was recruited by [[David Levy]] and [[Kevin O’Connell]] to work for [[Philidor Software]] on the [[Philidor]] project which lead to the commercial [[6502]] branch for the [[Saitek|SciSys]] [[Chess Champion Mark V]] <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>, Vega played a last time at the [[WMCCC 1980]] in London <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=463 Vega's ICGA Tournaments]</ref>.
=Selected Games=
[[WMCCC 1980]], round 1: [[Rook (Program)|Rook 4.0]] - [[Vega|Vega 1.7]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=13&round=1&id=2 London 1980 - Chess - Round 1 - Game 2 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1980"]
[Site "London, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1980.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rook 4.0"]
[Black "Vega 1.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Kd2 Qxd4+ 4.Ke1 e5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 Qxd1+ 7.Rxd1 Bg4 8.Be2 Be6
9.Bb5 g6 10.Nxe4 Rd8 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Rxd8+ Kxd8 13.Nf3 Bg7 14.Nc5 Bxa2 15.Kd2 Bd5
16.Nb7+ Kc8 17.Na5 a6 18.Ne1 Kd7 19.Nd3 f5 20.Nc5+ Kc8 21.f3 e4 22.c4 Bf7 23.fxe4
fxe4 24.Nxc6 Bxc4 25.Na7+ Kb8 26.Nc6+ Ka8 27.Rc1 Bd3 28.b3 Bb5 29.Nxe4 Nf6 30.Nxf6
Bxf6 31.Rc5 Kb7 32.Na5+ Kc8 33.Nc6 Kd7 34.Nd4 c6 35.Kc3 Re8 36.Bg5 Bg7 37.Rc4 Bxc4
38.Kxc4 Re4 39.Be3 Rxe3 40.Nf3 a5 41.Kc5 Rxb3 42.Nd4 Rc3+ 43.Kb6 Bxd4+ 44.Kxa5 Rd3
45.Kb4 c5+ 46.Kc4 Rd2 47.h3 Rxg2 48.Kd5 Rf2 49.Ke4 Kd6 50.h4 h5 51.Kd3 Rf4 52.Kc4
Be5+ 53.Kd3 Kd5 54.Ke3 c4 55.Kd2 Re4 56.Kc2 Rf4 57.Kd2 Kd4 58.Ke2 c3 59.Kd1 Kd3
60.Ke1 Bd4 61.Kd1 Rf1# 0-1
</pre>
=See also=
* [[Various Classifications#Astronomy|Astronomy]]
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=463 Vega's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_%28disambiguation%29 Vega (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega Vega from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program Vega program from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
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