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'''Chess Champion Super System III''', (Chess System III, Super System III, ChessMaster)<br/>
[[Novag|Novag's]] third [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] released in 1979, at about the time that the Novag / [[Saitek|SciSys]] split took place. After the early sales period different SciSys and Novag versions of the '''Super System III''' emerged, the early '''Chess System III''', the later SciSys '''ChessMaster''', and the '''Chess Champion Super System III''' by Novag <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html Scisys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.
=Details=
The chess computer had a [[6502]] CPU with a [[Philidor Software]] program written by [[Mike Johnson]], supported by [[David Levy]] with expertise in [[Search|search]] heuristics, also providing the [[Opening Book|opening library]]. The program and book was stored in 8 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte KiB] of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]], and used 1 KiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]]. It was a kind of modular system with a computer unit, and optionally, a pluggable printer and the very first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_display LCD]-chessboard.
=Oversight=
During the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_strong_chess_tournaments#1980.E2.80.931989 1980 Chess Tournament] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Kissingen Bad Kissingen], Germany <ref>[http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Bad_Kissingen_1980/21825 Bad Kissingen 1980 - 365Chess.com Tournaments]</ref>, sponsored by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_AG Horten], a German department store chain and primary German Novag distributor <ref>[http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1978/42/1197195/ Horten macht's möglich: Schach-Computer für 250 Mark], October 13, 1978 [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 42/1978 (German)</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Karpov Anatoly Karpov] played 25 Super System IIIs in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_exhibition simultaneous exhibition]. In one game he was rather lucky that the program, a rook up, uncorked 32... Rfd8 overlooking [[Checkmate|mate]] in one, instead of Qb8 <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_champion_super_system_ii.html Chess Champion Super System III] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068060 Anatoly Karpov vs Super System III] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]</ref>:
<pre>
[Event "Karpov Simultaneous"]
[Site "Bad Kissingen"]
[Date "1980.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anatoly Karpov"]
[Black "Super System III"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.d3 Be6
8.a3 a5 9.h3 Qe7 10.Rb1 Bf5 11.Bg5 Kh8 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.b4 axb4
14.axb4 Ba7 15.Ra1 h6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qd2 Kh7 18.Nh4 Be6 19.Be4+
Kg7 20.g4 Nd4 21.Kh2 Nb3 22.Qb2 Nxa1 23.e3 c6 24.Nc3 d5 25.cxd5
cxd5 26.Bg2 d4 27.Nb5 Qb6 28.Nxa7 Qxa7 29.f4 dxe3 30.fxe5 fxe5
31.Qxe5+ Kg8 32.Ng6 Rfd8 33.Qh8# 1-0
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=See also=
* [[Chess Champion MK I]]
* [[Chess Champion MK II]]
* [[Chess Champion Mark IV]]
* [[Chess Champion MK I#KarpovChallenge|Karpov Challenge]]
* [[Chess Champion MK I#KarpovsAdvertisement|Karpov's Endorsement]]
* [[Various Classifications#Masters|Masters]]
=Publications=
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1979%20%5BH-1801%5D%20Novag%20-%20Chess%20Champion%20Super%20System%20III.pdf Novag - Chess Champion Super System III] pdf by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-39867523.html Schachcomputer: Markt und Müll], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel] 49/1979, December 03, 1979, (German) [http://wissen.spiegel.de/wissen/image/show.html?did=39867523&aref=image035/E0513/PPM-SP197904901190131.pdf pdf]
* [[John F. White]] ('''1981'''). ''[http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/survey-chess-games/ Survey-Chess Games]''. [[Your Computer]], [http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/augustseptember-1981-contents-and-editorial/ August/September 1981]
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_champion_super_system_ii.html Chess Champion Super System III] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html Scisys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/schaakcomputers/Novag/chess2.php?item=3&merk=Novag Novag SS 3] by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Chess_Champion_Super_System_MK_III Novag Chess Champion Super System MK III] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champion Champion from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super Super (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/super super - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_%28disambiguation%29 System (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Super_System Nintendo Super System from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersystem Supersystem (band) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super/System Super/System (Poker book) from Wikipedia]
=References=
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[[FILE:ChessChampionSuperSystemIII.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858178111/in/set-72157600922171918|Super System III with LCD Display <ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858178111/in/set-72157600922171918 Close UP Of SSIII LCD Display | Flickr - Fotosharing] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
'''Chess Champion Super System III''', (Chess System III, Super System III, ChessMaster)<br/>
[[Novag|Novag's]] third [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] released in 1979, at about the time that the Novag / [[Saitek|SciSys]] split took place. After the early sales period different SciSys and Novag versions of the '''Super System III''' emerged, the early '''Chess System III''', the later SciSys '''ChessMaster''', and the '''Chess Champion Super System III''' by Novag <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html Scisys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.
=Details=
The chess computer had a [[6502]] CPU with a [[Philidor Software]] program written by [[Mike Johnson]], supported by [[David Levy]] with expertise in [[Search|search]] heuristics, also providing the [[Opening Book|opening library]]. The program and book was stored in 8 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte KiB] of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]], and used 1 KiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]]. It was a kind of modular system with a computer unit, and optionally, a pluggable printer and the very first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_display LCD]-chessboard.
=Oversight=
During the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_strong_chess_tournaments#1980.E2.80.931989 1980 Chess Tournament] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Kissingen Bad Kissingen], Germany <ref>[http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Bad_Kissingen_1980/21825 Bad Kissingen 1980 - 365Chess.com Tournaments]</ref>, sponsored by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_AG Horten], a German department store chain and primary German Novag distributor <ref>[http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1978/42/1197195/ Horten macht's möglich: Schach-Computer für 250 Mark], October 13, 1978 [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 42/1978 (German)</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Karpov Anatoly Karpov] played 25 Super System IIIs in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_exhibition simultaneous exhibition]. In one game he was rather lucky that the program, a rook up, uncorked 32... Rfd8 overlooking [[Checkmate|mate]] in one, instead of Qb8 <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_champion_super_system_ii.html Chess Champion Super System III] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068060 Anatoly Karpov vs Super System III] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]</ref>:
<pre>
[Event "Karpov Simultaneous"]
[Site "Bad Kissingen"]
[Date "1980.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anatoly Karpov"]
[Black "Super System III"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.d3 Be6
8.a3 a5 9.h3 Qe7 10.Rb1 Bf5 11.Bg5 Kh8 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.b4 axb4
14.axb4 Ba7 15.Ra1 h6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qd2 Kh7 18.Nh4 Be6 19.Be4+
Kg7 20.g4 Nd4 21.Kh2 Nb3 22.Qb2 Nxa1 23.e3 c6 24.Nc3 d5 25.cxd5
cxd5 26.Bg2 d4 27.Nb5 Qb6 28.Nxa7 Qxa7 29.f4 dxe3 30.fxe5 fxe5
31.Qxe5+ Kg8 32.Ng6 Rfd8 33.Qh8# 1-0
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=See also=
* [[Chess Champion MK I]]
* [[Chess Champion MK II]]
* [[Chess Champion Mark IV]]
* [[Chess Champion MK I#KarpovChallenge|Karpov Challenge]]
* [[Chess Champion MK I#KarpovsAdvertisement|Karpov's Endorsement]]
* [[Various Classifications#Masters|Masters]]
=Publications=
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1979%20%5BH-1801%5D%20Novag%20-%20Chess%20Champion%20Super%20System%20III.pdf Novag - Chess Champion Super System III] pdf by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-39867523.html Schachcomputer: Markt und Müll], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel] 49/1979, December 03, 1979, (German) [http://wissen.spiegel.de/wissen/image/show.html?did=39867523&aref=image035/E0513/PPM-SP197904901190131.pdf pdf]
* [[John F. White]] ('''1981'''). ''[http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/survey-chess-games/ Survey-Chess Games]''. [[Your Computer]], [http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/augustseptember-1981-contents-and-editorial/ August/September 1981]
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_champion_super_system_ii.html Chess Champion Super System III] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html Scisys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/schaakcomputers/Novag/chess2.php?item=3&merk=Novag Novag SS 3] by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Chess_Champion_Super_System_MK_III Novag Chess Champion Super System MK III] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champion Champion from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super Super (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/super super - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_%28disambiguation%29 System (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Super_System Nintendo Super System from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersystem Supersystem (band) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super/System Super/System (Poker book) from Wikipedia]
=References=
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