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'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Tournaments and Matches|Tournaments]] * [[American Microcomputer Chess Tournaments]] * MCC 1980'''
[[FILE:LeBaronHotel.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.cardcow.com/165102/le-baron-hotel-1350-1st-san-jose-california/|Le Baron Hotel <ref>[https://www.cardcow.com/165102/le-baron-hotel-1350-1st-san-jose-california/ Le Baron Hotel, 1350 N. 1st St San Jose, CA]</ref> ]]
The '''Microcomputer Chess Championship''' took place from September 5 to 7, [[Timeline#1980|1980]], in the Le Baron Hotel <ref>[https://ghostlyworld.org/tag/le-baron-hotel/ Le Baron Hotel – Ghostly World™]</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California San Jose, California] . The tournament was organized by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Koltanowski George Koltanowski], and was won by [[Chess Challenger|Champion Sensory Challenger]] (CSC), at that time the newest chess product from [[Fidelity Electronics]], but not yet on the market. The winning unit was housed in a special attache case which was handcuffed to the wrist of [[Myron Samole|Mike Samole]], and which he carried in and out of the playing hall every day and night of the three-day affair. <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1980'''). ''CSC Wins First Microcomputer-Chess Tournament''. [[Personal Computing#4_11|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 11]], pp. 81</ref>. Up to 100 spectators at a time watched the drama unfold, but the outstanding spectator was [[Pierre Nolot]] to report for four French magazines, two chess and two computer magazines <ref>Editor ('''1980'''). ''Microcomputer Championship''. [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/index.htm Chess Voice], October - November 1980, [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/1980cv13_4.pdf pdf], pp. 84</ref>.
=Final Standing=
<ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1980'''). ''CSC Wins First Microcomputer-Chess Tournament''. [[Personal Computing#4_11|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 11]], pp. 81</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program / Unit
! R1
! R2
! R3
! R4
! P
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger|Champion Sensory Challenger]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6w1
| style="text-align:center;" | [[MCC 1980#MyCSC|2b1]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3b1
! 4
|-
! 2
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess B]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 9b1
| style="text-align:center;" | [[MCC 1980#MyCSC|1w0]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5b1
| style="text-align:center;" | 4b½
! 2½
|-
! 3
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Champion Super System III]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 5w½
| style="text-align:center;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1w0
! 2½
|-
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#2.5|Boris 2.5]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Tiny Chess 86#TC86Boris|10b1]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 2w½
! 2½
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#X|Boris X]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3b½
| style="text-align:center;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 9b1
! 2½
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari A]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 10w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w½
| style="text-align:center;" | 7w½
! 2
|-
! 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sfinks]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 9w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 6b½
! 1½
|-
! 8
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess A]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 6b½
| style="text-align:center;" | 10b1
! 1½
|-
! 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari B]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 7b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 10b1
| style="text-align:center;" | 5w0
! 1
|-
! 10
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Tiny Chess 86|Lane's Tiny Chess 86]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Tiny Chess 86#TC86Boris|4w0]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 9w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w0
! 0
|}
=Participants=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program / Unit
! Company
! Authors / Team
! Hardware
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari A]]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Corporation Atari Corporation]
| [[Larry Wagner]], [[Bob Whitehead]], [[Julio Kaplan]]
| [[6502]] Console
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari B]]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Corporation Atari Corporation]
| [[Larry Wagner]], [[Bob Whitehead]], [[Julio Kaplan]]
| [[6502]] Console
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#2.5|Boris 2.5]]
| [[Applied Concepts]] <ref>[[Applied Concepts]] was mentioned as one of the sponsors of the tournament, on [[Chafitz]] vs. [[Applied Concepts]] see: Editor ('''1980'''). ''The battle of Boris 2.5 vs Sargon 2.5''. [[Personal Computing#4_10|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 10]], pp. 83</ref>
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[John Aker]], [[Terry Fredrick]]
| [[6502]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#X|Boris X]]
| [[Applied Concepts]]
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[John Aker]] <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Aktion''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91</ref>, [[Terry Fredrick]]
| [[6502]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger|Champion Sensory Challenger]]
| [[Fidelity Electronics]]
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[Ron Nelson]], [[Ed English]],<br/>[[Frank Duason]], [[Myron Samole|Mike Samole]]
| [[6502]] <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''The MyChess-CSC Confrontation at San Jose''. [[Personal Computing#5_1|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 1]], pp. 79</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Champion Super System III]]
| [[Tryom]] ([[Novag]]/[[Saitek|SciSys]])
| [[Mike Johnson]], [[David Levy]]
| [[6502]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Tiny Chess 86|Lane's Tiny Chess 86]]
|
| [[Murray Lane]], [[Jan Kuipers]]
| [[8086]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_System_Development_Kit#SDK-86 SDK 86]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess A]]
|
| [[John Urwin]], [[David Kittinger]]
| [[Z80]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco Cromemco]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess B]]
|
| [[John Urwin]], [[David Kittinger]]
| [[Z80]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco Cromemco]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sfinks]]
|
| [[William Fink]]
| [[Z80]], [[TRS-80]]
|}
<span id="MyCSC"></span>
=Selected Games=
<pre>
[Event "Microcomputer Chess Championship"]
[Site "San Jose, California"]
[Date "1980.09.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "MyChess B"]
[Black "Champion Sensory Challenger"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3
9.Qxc3 d5 10.Ne5 Na6 11.Bd2 f6 12.Nd3 c5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Rad1 Rb8
16.b3 Qd7 17.Bf4 Rbe8 18.Rfe1 g5 19.Bd2 Bd6 20.e3 Qf5 21.f4 h5 22.fxg5 fxg5
23.Rf1 Qg4 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.Nf2 Qf5 26.Qd3 Qxd3 27.Nxd3 Bg7 28.Rf1 Rf8 29.Rc1
Rc8 30.Bc3 Bxc3 31.Rxc3 Kf7 32.Kf2 Ke6 33.Bf3 Rf8 34.Ke2 Rxf3 35.Nxc5+ Nxc5
36.Rxc5 Rf7 37.e4 Kd6 38.Ra5 dxe4 39.Rxg5 Rh7 40.Ke3 Bc6 41.Rg6+ Kd5 42.Rg5+
Ke6 43.Rg6+ Kd7 44.Rf6 Kc7 45.Rf5 Kd6 46.Rf6+ Kd5 47.Rf5+ Ke6 48.Rc5 Kd6
49.Kd4 a6 50.Ra5 Bb7 51.Rf5 Ke6 52.Re5+ Kf6 53.Re8 Rd7+ 54.Ke3 Rd3+ 55.Ke2
Bc6 56.Rf8+ Kg7 57.Rf5 Bb5 58.Ke1 Kg6 59.Re5 e3 60.Re4 Rc3 61.Kd1 e2+ 62.Kd2
Rc6 63.Re5 Rd6+ 64.Ke1 Rd1+ 65.Kf2 Rf1+ 66.Kg2 Bc6+ 67.Kh3 e1=Q 68.Rxe1 Rxe1
69.b4 Kg5 70.b5 axb5 71.a3 Re2 72.g4 Re3# 0-1
</pre>
=See also=
* [[ACM 1980]]
* [[Stockholm MCCT 1980]]
* [[WMCCC 1980]]
=Publications=
* Bryce Perry ('''1980'''). ''North American Microcomputer Championship''. [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/index.htm Chess Voice], October - November 1980, [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/1980cv13_4.pdf pdf], pp. 71
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''Microcomputer Championship''. [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/index.htm Chess Voice], October - November 1980, [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/1980cv13_4.pdf pdf], pp. 84
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1980'''). ''CSC Wins First Microcomputer-Chess Tournament''. [[Personal Computing#4_11|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 11]],
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''Microcomputer Chess Championship San Jose, California''. [[ICGA Journal#3-3|ICCA Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3]]
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''A Chess Program & Random Openings''. [[Personal Computing#4_12|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 12]], pp. 75 » [[Murray Lane]]
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''The MyChess-CSC Confrontation at San Jose''. [[Personal Computing#5_1|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 1]], pp. 79
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91 » [[John Aker]]
=References=
<references />
'''[[American Microcomputer Chess Tournaments|Up one level]]'''
[[FILE:LeBaronHotel.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.cardcow.com/165102/le-baron-hotel-1350-1st-san-jose-california/|Le Baron Hotel <ref>[https://www.cardcow.com/165102/le-baron-hotel-1350-1st-san-jose-california/ Le Baron Hotel, 1350 N. 1st St San Jose, CA]</ref> ]]
The '''Microcomputer Chess Championship''' took place from September 5 to 7, [[Timeline#1980|1980]], in the Le Baron Hotel <ref>[https://ghostlyworld.org/tag/le-baron-hotel/ Le Baron Hotel – Ghostly World™]</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California San Jose, California] . The tournament was organized by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Koltanowski George Koltanowski], and was won by [[Chess Challenger|Champion Sensory Challenger]] (CSC), at that time the newest chess product from [[Fidelity Electronics]], but not yet on the market. The winning unit was housed in a special attache case which was handcuffed to the wrist of [[Myron Samole|Mike Samole]], and which he carried in and out of the playing hall every day and night of the three-day affair. <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1980'''). ''CSC Wins First Microcomputer-Chess Tournament''. [[Personal Computing#4_11|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 11]], pp. 81</ref>. Up to 100 spectators at a time watched the drama unfold, but the outstanding spectator was [[Pierre Nolot]] to report for four French magazines, two chess and two computer magazines <ref>Editor ('''1980'''). ''Microcomputer Championship''. [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/index.htm Chess Voice], October - November 1980, [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/1980cv13_4.pdf pdf], pp. 84</ref>.
=Final Standing=
<ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1980'''). ''CSC Wins First Microcomputer-Chess Tournament''. [[Personal Computing#4_11|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 11]], pp. 81</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program / Unit
! R1
! R2
! R3
! R4
! P
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger|Champion Sensory Challenger]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6w1
| style="text-align:center;" | [[MCC 1980#MyCSC|2b1]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3b1
! 4
|-
! 2
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess B]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 9b1
| style="text-align:center;" | [[MCC 1980#MyCSC|1w0]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5b1
| style="text-align:center;" | 4b½
! 2½
|-
! 3
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Champion Super System III]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 5w½
| style="text-align:center;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1w0
! 2½
|-
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#2.5|Boris 2.5]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Tiny Chess 86#TC86Boris|10b1]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 2w½
! 2½
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#X|Boris X]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3b½
| style="text-align:center;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 9b1
! 2½
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari A]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 10w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w½
| style="text-align:center;" | 7w½
! 2
|-
! 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sfinks]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 9w1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 6b½
! 1½
|-
! 8
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess A]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 4b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 6b½
| style="text-align:center;" | 10b1
! 1½
|-
! 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari B]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 7b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 10b1
| style="text-align:center;" | 5w0
! 1
|-
! 10
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Tiny Chess 86|Lane's Tiny Chess 86]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Tiny Chess 86#TC86Boris|4w0]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6b0
| style="text-align:center;" | 9w0
| style="text-align:center;" | 8w0
! 0
|}
=Participants=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program / Unit
! Company
! Authors / Team
! Hardware
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari A]]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Corporation Atari Corporation]
| [[Larry Wagner]], [[Bob Whitehead]], [[Julio Kaplan]]
| [[6502]] Console
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Video Chess|Atari B]]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Corporation Atari Corporation]
| [[Larry Wagner]], [[Bob Whitehead]], [[Julio Kaplan]]
| [[6502]] Console
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#2.5|Boris 2.5]]
| [[Applied Concepts]] <ref>[[Applied Concepts]] was mentioned as one of the sponsors of the tournament, on [[Chafitz]] vs. [[Applied Concepts]] see: Editor ('''1980'''). ''The battle of Boris 2.5 vs Sargon 2.5''. [[Personal Computing#4_10|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 10]], pp. 83</ref>
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[John Aker]], [[Terry Fredrick]]
| [[6502]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris#X|Boris X]]
| [[Applied Concepts]]
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[John Aker]] <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Aktion''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91</ref>, [[Terry Fredrick]]
| [[6502]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger|Champion Sensory Challenger]]
| [[Fidelity Electronics]]
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[Ron Nelson]], [[Ed English]],<br/>[[Frank Duason]], [[Myron Samole|Mike Samole]]
| [[6502]] <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''The MyChess-CSC Confrontation at San Jose''. [[Personal Computing#5_1|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 1]], pp. 79</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Champion Super System III]]
| [[Tryom]] ([[Novag]]/[[Saitek|SciSys]])
| [[Mike Johnson]], [[David Levy]]
| [[6502]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Tiny Chess 86|Lane's Tiny Chess 86]]
|
| [[Murray Lane]], [[Jan Kuipers]]
| [[8086]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_System_Development_Kit#SDK-86 SDK 86]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess A]]
|
| [[John Urwin]], [[David Kittinger]]
| [[Z80]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco Cromemco]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[MyChess|MyChess B]]
|
| [[John Urwin]], [[David Kittinger]]
| [[Z80]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco Cromemco]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sfinks]]
|
| [[William Fink]]
| [[Z80]], [[TRS-80]]
|}
<span id="MyCSC"></span>
=Selected Games=
<pre>
[Event "Microcomputer Chess Championship"]
[Site "San Jose, California"]
[Date "1980.09.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "MyChess B"]
[Black "Champion Sensory Challenger"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3
9.Qxc3 d5 10.Ne5 Na6 11.Bd2 f6 12.Nd3 c5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Rad1 Rb8
16.b3 Qd7 17.Bf4 Rbe8 18.Rfe1 g5 19.Bd2 Bd6 20.e3 Qf5 21.f4 h5 22.fxg5 fxg5
23.Rf1 Qg4 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.Nf2 Qf5 26.Qd3 Qxd3 27.Nxd3 Bg7 28.Rf1 Rf8 29.Rc1
Rc8 30.Bc3 Bxc3 31.Rxc3 Kf7 32.Kf2 Ke6 33.Bf3 Rf8 34.Ke2 Rxf3 35.Nxc5+ Nxc5
36.Rxc5 Rf7 37.e4 Kd6 38.Ra5 dxe4 39.Rxg5 Rh7 40.Ke3 Bc6 41.Rg6+ Kd5 42.Rg5+
Ke6 43.Rg6+ Kd7 44.Rf6 Kc7 45.Rf5 Kd6 46.Rf6+ Kd5 47.Rf5+ Ke6 48.Rc5 Kd6
49.Kd4 a6 50.Ra5 Bb7 51.Rf5 Ke6 52.Re5+ Kf6 53.Re8 Rd7+ 54.Ke3 Rd3+ 55.Ke2
Bc6 56.Rf8+ Kg7 57.Rf5 Bb5 58.Ke1 Kg6 59.Re5 e3 60.Re4 Rc3 61.Kd1 e2+ 62.Kd2
Rc6 63.Re5 Rd6+ 64.Ke1 Rd1+ 65.Kf2 Rf1+ 66.Kg2 Bc6+ 67.Kh3 e1=Q 68.Rxe1 Rxe1
69.b4 Kg5 70.b5 axb5 71.a3 Re2 72.g4 Re3# 0-1
</pre>
=See also=
* [[ACM 1980]]
* [[Stockholm MCCT 1980]]
* [[WMCCC 1980]]
=Publications=
* Bryce Perry ('''1980'''). ''North American Microcomputer Championship''. [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/index.htm Chess Voice], October - November 1980, [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/1980cv13_4.pdf pdf], pp. 71
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''Microcomputer Championship''. [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/index.htm Chess Voice], October - November 1980, [http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/chessvoice/1980cv13_4.pdf pdf], pp. 84
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1980'''). ''CSC Wins First Microcomputer-Chess Tournament''. [[Personal Computing#4_11|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 11]],
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''Microcomputer Chess Championship San Jose, California''. [[ICGA Journal#3-3|ICCA Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3]]
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''A Chess Program & Random Openings''. [[Personal Computing#4_12|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 12]], pp. 75 » [[Murray Lane]]
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''The MyChess-CSC Confrontation at San Jose''. [[Personal Computing#5_1|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 1]], pp. 79
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91 » [[John Aker]]
=References=
<references />
'''[[American Microcomputer Chess Tournaments|Up one level]]'''
