Albatross
Albatross,
a chess program by Michael Parker written in Z80 assembly. Albatross participated at the WMCCC 1980 [2], the European MCC 1981 and European MCC 1983,
running on a Nascom 1 computer.
Contents
Don't shoot the Albatross
[3] [4] Quote by Tony Harrington on the Albatross during the 4th European MCC 1983 [5]
Mike Parker's program, Albatross, which finished the Tournament with one and a half points - much to its author's delight - turned out to be vulnerable to spectators. Someone took a flashlight photo rather too close to it and the Nascom 1, on which the Albatross was running, promptly had a seizure. This prompted cries of 'Don't shoot the Albatross' for the next seven rounds whenever anyone with a camera appeared on the scene.
Selected Games
WMCCC 1980 round 1: Sargon 2.0 - Albatross [6] [7]
[Event "WMCCC 1980"] [Site "London, United Kingdom"] [Date "1980.09.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Sargon 2.0"] [Black "Albatross"] [Result "0-1"] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Be7 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Qd5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Bf4 Bd6 9.Bxd6 Bf5 10.Bxc7 a5 11.Bd3 Be4 12.O-O Nf6 13.Be5 h6 14.Bxf6 O-O 15.Be5 Nb4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 b5 18.Nxe4 f6 0-1 {time}
External Links
Chess Program
Misc
- Albatross fom Wikipedia
- Albatross (disambiguation) fom Wikipedia
- Albatross (metaphor) fom Wikipedia
- Passport - Albatross Song, album Cross-Collateral (1975) [8], YouTube Video
References
- ↑ Short-tailed Albatross taken by - James Lloyd, Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, March 2007, Short tailed Albatross.jpg photo - James photos at pbase.com, Albatross from Wikipedia
- ↑ Albatross' ICGA Tournaments
- ↑ Jonathan Eyers (2011). Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions.
- ↑ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Wikipedia
- ↑ Tony Harrington (1983). Chess Tournament - 4th European Microcomputer Chess Championship. Personal Computer World, December 1983
- ↑ London 1980 - Chess - Round 1 - Game 7 (ICGA Tournaments)
- ↑ Kevin O’Connell (1980). World Microcomputer Chess Championship. Personal Computer World, November 1980
- ↑ Cross-collateralization from Wikipedia