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'''[[PCW-MCC 1979|< Prev]] [[WMCCC 1981|Next >]]'''
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The '''First World Microcomputer Chess Championship''' took place from September 04, 1980 to September 09, [[Timeline#1980|1980]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunard_Line Cunard] International Hotel, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom]. This event is also known as the 3rd [[PCW Microcomputer Chess Championship]] or [[Personal Computer World]] Exhibition <ref>[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event_info.php?id=3 Third PCW Exhibition (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref> , also the inofficial 1st [[European Microcomputer Chess Championship]].
Being held under the auspices of the [[ICCA]] and [[FIDE]] <ref>[[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980]</ref> , multiple entries from same authors were possible. [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]] had five [[Sargon]] versions running in various computers, [[Chess Challenger]] <ref>[[Chess Challenger]] prototype of a [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_CC_Champion Fidelity Champion Sensory Chess Challenger] with [[6502]] processor</ref> , [[Boris|Boris Experimental]], [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]], [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Sargon 2.5 Modular GS]], and [[Chafitz ARB Sargon 2.5|Sargon 2.5 Auto RB]], and were just affiliated with [[Fidelity Electronics]] and primary authors of the winning entity Chess Challenger. Remarkably, Chess Challenger won its last three round games versus three other Sargon programs, and was quite lucky as already in [[Viktor#Challenger|round 2]] versus [[Viktor]].
=Final Standing=
<ref>[http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65%3Awmcc-1980&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1980], [[CSVN]] tournament site</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program
! CC
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! P
! SOS
! SoDOS
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 12w1
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Viktor#Challenger|10b1]]
| style="text-align:right;" | [[WMCCC 1980#CCBoris|2w1]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w1
! 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
|-
! 2
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris|Boris Experimental]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 14b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | [[WMCCC 1980#CCBoris|1b0]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w1
! 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
! 3
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mike|Mike 3.0]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Advance Warning''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html November 1983], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_November_1983.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 10w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b½
| style="text-align:right;" | 11w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b½
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 13½
| style="text-align:center;" | 6¾
|-
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Rook (Program)|Rook 4.0]]
! SE
| style="text-align:right;" | 9w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 12b½
| style="text-align:right;" | 10b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w½
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 7¼
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 11w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 9b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 13w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 12b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Gambiet|Gambiet 80]]
! NL
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 11b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 12b1
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 11½
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
|-
! 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Sargon 2.5 Modular GS]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 9b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
! 2½
| style="text-align:center;" | 17½
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
! 8
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz ARB Sargon 2.5|Sargon 2.5 Auto RB]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 13w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 11w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 9w½
! 2½
| style="text-align:center;" | 12½
| style="text-align:center;" | 4¼
|-
! 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Vega|Vega 1.7]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 13w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b½
! 2½
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 5¼
|-
! 10
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Viktor]]
! CH
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b0
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Viktor#Challenger|1w0]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 14w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 13b1
! 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! 11
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Albatross]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 14w1
! 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 11½
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
|-
! 12
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Fafner|Fafner 2]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 14b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w0
! 1½
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 1½
|-
! 13
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Princhess]]
! SE
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 14w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 9b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 10w0
! 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|-
! 14
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Killer Chess|Killer Chess IV]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 13b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 12w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 10b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 11b0
! 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 10½
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
* SOS: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchholz_system Sum of Opponent Scores]
* SoDOS: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neustadtl_score Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]
=Participants=
<ref>[[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program
! CC
! Author(s)
! Processor
! Language
! KiB
! Company
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Albatross]]
! GB
| [[Michael Parker]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 18
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris|Boris Experimental]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[John Aker]], [[Terry Fredrick]] <ref>see interview with [[John Aker]] in [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91</ref> <ref>according to [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980], a Sargon program, likely modified by [[Applied Concepts]] staff [[John Aker]] and [[Terry Fredrick]]</ref>
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
| [[Applied Concepts]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[Ron Nelson]], [[Ed English]], [[Frank Duason]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 20
| [[Fidelity Electronics]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Fafner|Fafner 2]]
! GB
| [[Guy Burkill]], [[Alex Kidson]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Pascal]], [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 16
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Gambiet|Gambiet 80]]
! NL
| [[Wim Rens]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 10
| [[Microtrend]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Killer Chess|Killer Chess IV]]
! GB
| [[Andy Thomason]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2.2
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mike|Mike 3.0]]
! GB
| [[Mike Johnson]], [[Dave Wilson]]
| [[6502]], chess hardware
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 48
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Princhess]]
! SE
| [[Ulf Rathsman]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Rook (Program)|Rook 4.0]]
! SE
| [[Lars Karlsson]]
| [[Z80]], Z8000
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 16
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 24
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz ARB Sargon 2.5|Sargon 2.5 Auto RB]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
| [[Applied Concepts]], [[Chafitz]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Sargon 2.5 Modular GS]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
| [[Applied Concepts]], [[Chafitz]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Vega|Vega 1.7]]
! GB
| [[David Broughton]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Viktor]]
! CH
| Herbert Bruderer
| [[8080|8085]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
|
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Selected Games=
''see also the [[Viktor#Challenger|round 2 game]], [[Viktor]] - [[Chess Challenger]]''.
<span id="CCBoris"></span>Round 3, [[Chess Challenger]] - [[Boris|Boris Experimental]] <ref>[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=13&round=3&id=1 London 1980 - Chess - Round 3 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1980"]
[Site "London, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1980.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chess Challenger"]
[Black "Boris Experimental"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 exd4
8. e5 Qe7 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Ng8 11. Bf4 Na5 12. a3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Ba5
14. Nc3 Bb7 15. d5 O-O-O 16. Rc1 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. d6 Qe6 19. Qxe6 dxe6
20. dxc7 Rd7 21. Ng5 Re8 22. Re1 h6 23. Nxe6 Rde7 24. b4 Bb6 25. a4 Rxe6
26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Be3 Bxc7 29. Bd4 Bc6 30. f3 Bd6 31. Na2 Bd5
32. Nc3 Bc4+ 33. Kf2 Bxb4 34. Rb1 Bd6 35. Nxb5 Bxh2 36. Nc3 Bd6 37. g3 Kd7
38. f4 g6 39. Kf3 Nd5 40. Ne4 Be7 41. Rb7+ Kc6 42. Rb2 h5 43. Rc2 Kb5 44. Rb2+
Bb4 45. Be5 Bd3 46. Nd6+ Kc5 47. Rb3 Bc2 48. Nb7+ Kb6 49. Rb2 Rc6 50. Nd6 Bd1+
51. Ke4 Kc5 52. f5 Nc3+ 53. Kd3 gxf5 54. Nxf5 Nd5 55. Bd4+ Kb5 56. Be5 Kc5
57. Bd4+ Kb5 58. Be5 Ka4 59. Ra2+ Ba3 60. Kd4 Nc3 61. Ra1 Nb5+ 62. Ke3 Bc2
63. Kf4 Rc4+ 64. Kg5 Rg4+ 65. Kf6 Rc4 66. Kg5 Rg4+ 67. Kf6 Kb3 68. Rh1 Bxf5
69. Kxf5 Nd6+ 70. Ke6 Rg6+ 71. Kd5 Nc4 72. Bf4 Rb6 73. Ke4 Rb5 74. Rd1 Bb2
75. Re1 Be5 76. Rb1+ Bb2 77. Re1 Be5 78. Rb1+ Ka4 79. Rxb5 Bxf4 80. Rc5 Kb4
81. Rxc4+ Kxc4 82. Kxf4 Kd5 83. Kg5 Ke4 84. Kxh5 Kf5 85. g4+ Ke4 86. g5 Kf5
87. g6 Ke6 88. Kh6 Kf6 89. g7 Kf7 90. Kh7 Ke6 91. g8=Q+ Ke5 92. Kg6 Ke4
93. Qc4+ Ke5 94. Kg5 Kd6 95. Kf6 Kd7 96. Qc5 Kd8 97. Ke6 Ke8 98. Qe7# 1-0
</pre>
Game and short analyze on Lichess.org : [https://en.lichess.org/RYPXlx5A]
=See also=
* [[ACM 1980]]
* [[MCC 1980]]
* [[Stockholm MCCT 1980]]
* [[WCCC 1980]]
=Publications=
<ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html Publication Archive] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>
* [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980] <ref>O’Connell's report referred in [http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1980/48/1191318/ Mikros noch ohne Großmeister-Format] November 28, 1980, [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 48/1980 (German) on the [[WCCC 1980]] and the [[Chess Challenger]] [[6502]] vs [[Z80]] issue</ref>
* [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''London's World Micro Chess Champions''. [[Personal Computing#4_12|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 12]], pp. 79 » [[WMCCC 1980]]
* [[Tom Fürstenberg]] ('''1980'''). ''The First World Microcomputer Championship''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHESS_magazine Chess], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html December 1980]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/f11/1980-world-micro-computer-chess-championship-revisited-1988.html 1980 World Micro Computer Chess Championship Revisited] by [[The Spacious Mind|spacious mind]], [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], August 31, 2008
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6199 confusion on first world dedicated computer chess champion] by ricard60, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], August 24, 2013
=External Links=
* [http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event.php?id=23 1st World Microcomputer Chess Championship] from the [http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/ ICGA Tournament Database]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/1._WMCCC_London_1980 1. WMCCC London 1980] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
=References=
<references />
'''[[World Microcomputer Chess Championship|Up one level]]'''
'''[[PCW-MCC 1979|< Prev]] [[WMCCC 1981|Next >]]'''
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The '''First World Microcomputer Chess Championship''' took place from September 04, 1980 to September 09, [[Timeline#1980|1980]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunard_Line Cunard] International Hotel, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom]. This event is also known as the 3rd [[PCW Microcomputer Chess Championship]] or [[Personal Computer World]] Exhibition <ref>[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event_info.php?id=3 Third PCW Exhibition (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref> , also the inofficial 1st [[European Microcomputer Chess Championship]].
Being held under the auspices of the [[ICCA]] and [[FIDE]] <ref>[[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980]</ref> , multiple entries from same authors were possible. [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]] had five [[Sargon]] versions running in various computers, [[Chess Challenger]] <ref>[[Chess Challenger]] prototype of a [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_CC_Champion Fidelity Champion Sensory Chess Challenger] with [[6502]] processor</ref> , [[Boris|Boris Experimental]], [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]], [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Sargon 2.5 Modular GS]], and [[Chafitz ARB Sargon 2.5|Sargon 2.5 Auto RB]], and were just affiliated with [[Fidelity Electronics]] and primary authors of the winning entity Chess Challenger. Remarkably, Chess Challenger won its last three round games versus three other Sargon programs, and was quite lucky as already in [[Viktor#Challenger|round 2]] versus [[Viktor]].
=Final Standing=
<ref>[http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65%3Awmcc-1980&catid=19%3Acomputer-computer&Itemid=48&lang=en WMCC 1980], [[CSVN]] tournament site</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Program
! CC
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! P
! SOS
! SoDOS
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 12w1
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Viktor#Challenger|10b1]]
| style="text-align:right;" | [[WMCCC 1980#CCBoris|2w1]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w1
! 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
|-
! 2
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris|Boris Experimental]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 14b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | [[WMCCC 1980#CCBoris|1b0]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w1
! 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
! 3
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mike|Mike 3.0]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Advance Warning''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html November 1983], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_November_1983.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 10w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 7b½
| style="text-align:right;" | 11w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b½
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 13½
| style="text-align:center;" | 6¾
|-
! 4
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Rook (Program)|Rook 4.0]]
! SE
| style="text-align:right;" | 9w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 12b½
| style="text-align:right;" | 10b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w½
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 7¼
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 11w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 9b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 13w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 12b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Gambiet|Gambiet 80]]
! NL
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 11b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 12b1
! 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 11½
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
|-
! 7
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Sargon 2.5 Modular GS]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 3w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 9b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 1w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
! 2½
| style="text-align:center;" | 17½
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
! 8
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz ARB Sargon 2.5|Sargon 2.5 Auto RB]]
! US
| style="text-align:right;" | 13w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 2b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 11w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 9w½
! 2½
| style="text-align:center;" | 12½
| style="text-align:center;" | 4¼
|-
! 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Vega|Vega 1.7]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 4b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 7w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 13w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b½
! 2½
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 5¼
|-
! 10
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Viktor]]
! CH
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b0
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Viktor#Challenger|1w0]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 14w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 13b1
! 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! 11
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Albatross]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 3b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 14w1
! 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 11½
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
|-
! 12
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Fafner|Fafner 2]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 1b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 4w½
| style="text-align:right;" | 14b1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 6w0
! 1½
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 1½
|-
! 13
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Princhess]]
! SE
| style="text-align:right;" | 8b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 14w1
| style="text-align:right;" | 5b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 9b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 10w0
! 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|-
! 14
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Killer Chess|Killer Chess IV]]
! GB
| style="text-align:right;" | 2w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 13b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 12w0
| style="text-align:right;" | 10b0
| style="text-align:right;" | 11b0
! 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 10½
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
* SOS: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchholz_system Sum of Opponent Scores]
* SoDOS: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neustadtl_score Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]
=Participants=
<ref>[[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Program
! CC
! Author(s)
! Processor
! Language
! KiB
! Company
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Albatross]]
! GB
| [[Michael Parker]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 18
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boris|Boris Experimental]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[John Aker]], [[Terry Fredrick]] <ref>see interview with [[John Aker]] in [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91</ref> <ref>according to [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980], a Sargon program, likely modified by [[Applied Concepts]] staff [[John Aker]] and [[Terry Fredrick]]</ref>
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
| [[Applied Concepts]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chess Challenger]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]],<br/>[[Ron Nelson]], [[Ed English]], [[Frank Duason]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 20
| [[Fidelity Electronics]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Fafner|Fafner 2]]
! GB
| [[Guy Burkill]], [[Alex Kidson]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Pascal]], [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 16
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Gambiet|Gambiet 80]]
! NL
| [[Wim Rens]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 10
| [[Microtrend]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Killer Chess|Killer Chess IV]]
! GB
| [[Andy Thomason]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2.2
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mike|Mike 3.0]]
! GB
| [[Mike Johnson]], [[Dave Wilson]]
| [[6502]], chess hardware
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 48
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Princhess]]
! SE
| [[Ulf Rathsman]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Rook (Program)|Rook 4.0]]
! SE
| [[Lars Karlsson]]
| [[Z80]], Z8000
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 16
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Sargon|Sargon 2.0]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 24
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz ARB Sargon 2.5|Sargon 2.5 Auto RB]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
| [[Applied Concepts]], [[Chafitz]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Sargon 2.5 Modular GS]]
! US
| [[Dan Spracklen]], [[Kathe Spracklen]]
| [[6502]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
| [[Applied Concepts]], [[Chafitz]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Vega|Vega 1.7]]
! GB
| [[David Broughton]]
| [[Z80]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Viktor]]
! CH
| Herbert Bruderer
| [[8080|8085]]
| [[Assembly]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
|
|}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 CC Country Codes]
=Selected Games=
''see also the [[Viktor#Challenger|round 2 game]], [[Viktor]] - [[Chess Challenger]]''.
<span id="CCBoris"></span>Round 3, [[Chess Challenger]] - [[Boris|Boris Experimental]] <ref>[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=13&round=3&id=1 London 1980 - Chess - Round 3 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1980"]
[Site "London, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1980.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chess Challenger"]
[Black "Boris Experimental"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 exd4
8. e5 Qe7 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Ng8 11. Bf4 Na5 12. a3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Ba5
14. Nc3 Bb7 15. d5 O-O-O 16. Rc1 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. d6 Qe6 19. Qxe6 dxe6
20. dxc7 Rd7 21. Ng5 Re8 22. Re1 h6 23. Nxe6 Rde7 24. b4 Bb6 25. a4 Rxe6
26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Be3 Bxc7 29. Bd4 Bc6 30. f3 Bd6 31. Na2 Bd5
32. Nc3 Bc4+ 33. Kf2 Bxb4 34. Rb1 Bd6 35. Nxb5 Bxh2 36. Nc3 Bd6 37. g3 Kd7
38. f4 g6 39. Kf3 Nd5 40. Ne4 Be7 41. Rb7+ Kc6 42. Rb2 h5 43. Rc2 Kb5 44. Rb2+
Bb4 45. Be5 Bd3 46. Nd6+ Kc5 47. Rb3 Bc2 48. Nb7+ Kb6 49. Rb2 Rc6 50. Nd6 Bd1+
51. Ke4 Kc5 52. f5 Nc3+ 53. Kd3 gxf5 54. Nxf5 Nd5 55. Bd4+ Kb5 56. Be5 Kc5
57. Bd4+ Kb5 58. Be5 Ka4 59. Ra2+ Ba3 60. Kd4 Nc3 61. Ra1 Nb5+ 62. Ke3 Bc2
63. Kf4 Rc4+ 64. Kg5 Rg4+ 65. Kf6 Rc4 66. Kg5 Rg4+ 67. Kf6 Kb3 68. Rh1 Bxf5
69. Kxf5 Nd6+ 70. Ke6 Rg6+ 71. Kd5 Nc4 72. Bf4 Rb6 73. Ke4 Rb5 74. Rd1 Bb2
75. Re1 Be5 76. Rb1+ Bb2 77. Re1 Be5 78. Rb1+ Ka4 79. Rxb5 Bxf4 80. Rc5 Kb4
81. Rxc4+ Kxc4 82. Kxf4 Kd5 83. Kg5 Ke4 84. Kxh5 Kf5 85. g4+ Ke4 86. g5 Kf5
87. g6 Ke6 88. Kh6 Kf6 89. g7 Kf7 90. Kh7 Ke6 91. g8=Q+ Ke5 92. Kg6 Ke4
93. Qc4+ Ke5 94. Kg5 Kd6 95. Kf6 Kd7 96. Qc5 Kd8 97. Ke6 Ke8 98. Qe7# 1-0
</pre>
Game and short analyze on Lichess.org : [https://en.lichess.org/RYPXlx5A]
=See also=
* [[ACM 1980]]
* [[MCC 1980]]
* [[Stockholm MCCT 1980]]
* [[WCCC 1980]]
=Publications=
<ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html Publication Archive] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>
* [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''World Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html November 1980] <ref>O’Connell's report referred in [http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1980/48/1191318/ Mikros noch ohne Großmeister-Format] November 28, 1980, [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 48/1980 (German) on the [[WCCC 1980]] and the [[Chess Challenger]] [[6502]] vs [[Z80]] issue</ref>
* [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1980'''). ''London's World Micro Chess Champions''. [[Personal Computing#4_12|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 12]], pp. 79 » [[WMCCC 1980]]
* [[Tom Fürstenberg]] ('''1980'''). ''The First World Microcomputer Championship''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHESS_magazine Chess], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html December 1980]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/f11/1980-world-micro-computer-chess-championship-revisited-1988.html 1980 World Micro Computer Chess Championship Revisited] by [[The Spacious Mind|spacious mind]], [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], August 31, 2008
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6199 confusion on first world dedicated computer chess champion] by ricard60, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], August 24, 2013
=External Links=
* [http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event.php?id=23 1st World Microcomputer Chess Championship] from the [http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/ ICGA Tournament Database]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/1._WMCCC_London_1980 1. WMCCC London 1980] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
=References=
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'''[[World Microcomputer Chess Championship|Up one level]]'''
