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 * [[image:Turing_Institute_Building.jpg link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turing_Institute_Building.jpg"]] ||~  || The **Fourth World Microcomputer Chess Championship** took place from September 9-15, 1984, at Stakis Ingram Hotel, [|Glasgow], [|Scotland], [|United Kingdom], hosted by the [|Scottish Chess Association] as part of their centenary celebration. Mike Valvo served as Tournament Director, and the ICCA was represented by Monroe Newborn.

Nineteen programs battled for the title, represented far fewer interests since multiple entries were allowed. Each company was permitted as many as three entries although there was no limit for a particular author, like Dan and Kathe Spracklen with interests in seven of the nineteen entries. After seven rounds, four programs tied for the first place, presented four different interests which was a mathematical miracle, Elite X, Mephisto III A, Princhess X and Psion. The awards ceremony took place in the about-to-be-founded [|Turing Institute], the brainchild of Donald Michie and an affiliate of Glasgow's [|University of Strathclyde]. || toc =Final Standing=
 * [|Turing Institute] ||~  ||^   ||
 * ~ # ||~ Program ||~ CC ||~ 1 ||~ 2 ||~ 3 ||~ 4 ||~ 5 ||~ 6 ||~ 7 ||~ Total ||~ SOS ||~ SoDOS ||~ G ||
 * ~ 1 ||< Psion ||~ GB ||> 8w1 ||> 16b1 ||> 2w1 ||> 3b0 ||> 6b1 ||> 4b½ ||> 5w½ ||~ 5 ||= 31 ||= 21¼ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 2 ||< Princhess X ||~ SE ||> 6b1 ||> 17w1 ||> 1b0 ||> 12w½ ||> 9b1 ||> 3w1 ||> 4w½ ||~ 5 ||= 29½ ||= 20¼ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 3 ||< Elite X ||~ US ||> 4b½ ||> 18w1 ||> 9b1 ||> 1w1 ||> 5b½ ||> 2b0 ||> 11w1 ||~ 5 ||= 29½ ||= 19¾ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 4 ||< Mephisto III A ||~ DE ||> 3w½ ||> 10b1 ||> 15w1 ||> 5b½ ||> 12b1 ||> 1w½ ||> 2b½ ||~ 5 ||= 29½ ||= 19¾ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 5 ||< Conchess X ||~ SE ||> 11w1 ||> 15b½ ||> 17b1 ||> 4w½ ||> 3w½ ||> 6b½ ||> 1b½ ||~ 4½ ||= 28 ||= 17 ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 6 ||< Elegance ||~ US ||> 2w0 ||> 19b1 ||> 16w1 ||> 11b1 ||> 1w0 ||> 5w½ ||> 15b1 ||~ 4½ ||= 24 ||= 11¾ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 7 ||< Elite Y ||~ US ||> 15w0 ||> 11b½ ||> 19w1 ||> 13b½ ||> 16w1 ||> 9b½ ||> 14b1 ||~ 4½ ||= 19½ ||= 11¾ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 8 ||< Private Line ||~ US ||> 1b0 ||> bye ||> 11w0 ||> 19b1 ||> 18w½ ||> 13b1 ||> 16b1 ||~ 4½ ||= 17½ ||= 7¾ ||> 6 ||
 * ~ 9 ||< Mephisto III C ||~ DE ||> 10w1 ||> 13b½ ||> 3w0 ||> 15b1 ||> 2w0 ||> 7w½ ||> 12b1 ||~ 4 ||= 27½ ||= 13¾ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 10 ||< Sargon III / Apple ||~ US ||> 9b0 ||> 4w0 ||> 18b1 ||> 14w1 ||> 13w1 ||> 11b0 ||> 19b1 ||~ 4 ||= 22 ||= 9½ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 11 ||< Mephisto III B ||~ DE ||> 5b0 ||> 7w½ ||> 8b1 ||> 6w0 ||> 17b1 ||> 10w1 ||> 3b0 ||~ 3½ ||= 29½ ||= 13¼ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 12 ||< Sargon III / MacIntosh ||~ US ||> 16w0 ||> 14b1 ||> 13w1 ||> 2b½ ||> 4w0 ||> 15b1 ||> 9w0 ||~ 3½ ||= 25 ||= 11 ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 13 ||< Conchess Y ||~ SE ||> 18b1 ||> 9w½ ||> 12b0 ||> 7w½ ||> 10b0 ||> 8w0 ||> bye ||~ 3 ||= 23 ||= 6¾ ||> 6 ||
 * ~ 14 ||< Intelligent Chess Software ||~ GB ||> 17b0 ||> 12w0 ||> bye ||> 10b0 ||> 19w1 ||> 18b1 ||> 7w0 ||~ 3 ||= 18 ||= 3½ ||> 6 ||
 * ~ 15 ||< Colossus 2.1 ||~ GB ||> 7b1 ||> 5w½ ||> 4b0 ||> 9w0 ||> bye ||> 12w0 ||> 6w0 ||~ 2½ ||= 26 ||= 6¾ ||> 6 ||
 * ~ 16 ||< L'Empereur ||~ GB ||> 12b1 ||> 1w0 ||> 6b0 ||> 17w½ ||> 7b0 ||> bye ||> 8w0 ||~ 2½ ||= 24½ ||= 4¾ ||> 6 ||
 * ~ 17 ||< Sargon III / Compaq ||~ US ||> 14w1 ||> 2b0 ||> 5w0 ||> 16b½ ||> 11w0 ||> 19b1 ||> 18b0 ||~ 2½ ||= 22 ||= 5¼ ||> 7 ||
 * ~ 18 ||< Orwell ||~ DE ||> 13w0 ||> 3b0 ||> 10w0 ||> bye ||> 8b½ ||> 14w0 ||> 17w1 ||~ 2½ ||= 22 ||= 4¾ ||> 6 ||
 * ~ 19 ||< Chessnut 3 ||~ GB ||> bye ||> 6w0 ||> 7b0 ||> 8w0 ||> 14b0 ||> 17w0 ||> 10w0 ||~ 1 ||= 23 ||= 0 ||> 6 ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]
 * SOS: [|Sum of Opponent Scores]
 * SoDOS: [|Sum of Defeated Opponent Scores]

=Participants= Ron Nelson, Boris Baczynskyj || Fidelity Electronics || 6502 ||= 6.55 || Mephisto Exclusive ||= 12 ||
 * ~ Program ||~ CC ||~ Class ||~ Authors ||~ Company ||~ Hardware ||~ MHz ||
 * < Chessnut 3 ||~ GB ||= A || Geoffrey Bulmer || || 6502 Commodore 64 ||= 0.9 ||
 * < Colossus 2.1 ||~ GB ||= N || Martin Bryant || || 6502 Apple II ||= 3.5 ||
 * < Conchess X ||~ SE ||= N || Ulf Rathsman, Lars Hjörth || HB Princhess || 6502 ||= 6.5 ||
 * < Conchess Y ||~ SE ||= N ||^ ||^ ||^ ||^ ||
 * < Elegance ||~ US ||= C || Dan and Kathe Spracklen,
 * < Elite X ||~ US ||= N ||^ ||^ ||^ ||= 6 ||
 * < Elite Y ||~ US ||= N ||^ ||^ ||^ ||^ ||
 * < Intelligent Chess Software ||~ GB ||= C || Richard Lang, Mark Taylor || Intelligent Chess || 6502 Apple II ||= 3.5 ||
 * < L'Empereur ||~ GB ||= C || Richard Lang || Intelligent Chess || Z80 ||= 4 ||
 * < Mephisto III A ||~ DE ||= C || Thomas Nitsche, Elmar Henne || Hegener & Glaser || 68000,
 * < Mephisto III B ||~ DE ||= C ||^ ||^ ||^ ||^ ||
 * < Mephisto III C ||~ DE ||= C ||^ ||^ ||^ ||^ ||
 * < Orwell ||~ DE ||= N || Thomas Nitsche, Elmar Henne || Nitsche & Henne || 68000, [|NDR-Klein-Computer] ||= 12 ||
 * < Princhess X ||~ SE ||= N || Ulf Rathsman || HB Princhess || 6502 ||= 6.1 ||
 * < Private Line ||~ US ||= C || Dan and Kathe Spracklen || Remote Control Systems || 6502 ||= 6 ||
 * < Psion ||~ GB ||= N || Richard Lang || [|Psion] || 68000 [|SAGE IV] ||= 8 ||
 * < Sargon III / Apple ||~ US ||= C || Dan and Kathe Spracklen || [|Hayden Software] || 6502 Apple II ||= 3.5 ||
 * < Sargon III / Mac Intosh ||~ US ||= C ||^ ||^ || 68000 Macintosh ||= 4 ||
 * < Sargon III / Compaq ||~ US ||= C ||^ ||^ || 8088 [|Compaq] ||= 1 ||
 * [|CC Country Codes]
 * Class: **C**ommercial, **N**on-commercial, **A**mateur

=Photos= Ulf Rathsman, Richard Lang, Kathe Spracklen, Dan Spracklen, Thomas Nitsche, Sidney Samole, Geoffrey Bulmer, Monroe Newborn (covered), Ossi Weiner and Elmar Henne ||
 * [[image:glasgowwm_565x385.jpg width="600" link="http://www.thorstenczub.de/thomas.html"]] ||
 * Thomas Nitsche, Ossi Weiner and Lars Hjörth, WMCCC 1984 Glasgow ||
 * [[image:ValvoNewborn1984.JPG width="600"]] ||
 * TD Mike Valvo and ICCA President Monroe Newborn ||
 * [[image:wmccc1984.JPG width="600"]] ||
 * All the four (shared) World Microcomputer Chess Champion teams with ICCA President:
 * [[image:wmccc1984.JPG width="600"]] ||
 * All the four (shared) World Microcomputer Chess Champion teams with ICCA President:

=Tournament Director=
 * Mike Valvo

=Publications=
 * Monroe Newborn (**1984**). //The Fourth World Microcomputer Chess Championship//. ICCA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4
 * Tony Harrington (**1984**). //Look back in dismay - Report of WMCCC 1984//. Personal Computer World, [|December 1984]

=External Links= > media type="youtube" key="n46-DEIM_Lo"
 * [|4th World Microcomputer Chess Championship] from the [|ICGA Tournament Database]
 * [|World Microcomputer Chess Championship 1984] from [|Colossus] by Martin Bryant
 * [|WMCC 1984], CSVN tournament site
 * [|4. WMCCC Glasgow 1984] from [|Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
 * [|Simple Minds] - [|Barrowland] [|Glasgow] (Audio), February 29, 1984, [|YouTube] Video

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