Beluga


Computer name:	Novag Beluga
Manufacturer:	Novag Industries Ltd, Hong Kong
Dates from:	1990
Dimensions:	23.4 x 28.4 x 2.7 cm
Power supply:	6 AA-batteries or 9 Volt-adapter
Processor:	6301Y, 8-bit single chip, 16 MHz
Memory:	16 KB ROM, 2 KB RAM
Programmer(s):	David Kittinger
Rating:	Strong occasional players, club players (Elo ca. 1700)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board
	4-digit LCD display
	44 levels
	opening library: 3000 half-moves
	Manual of Novag Primo can be used
	for this computer.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Novag Beluga (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 Qxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Qg5 Bd4 11.Nb5 Bb6 12.e5 Ne4 13.Qf5 d5 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qh6 Rxe5 16.Bf4 Rh5 17.Nxa7 Rxa7 18.Bb5 Qxb5 19.c4 Qxb2 20.Rab1 Bxf2+ 21.Kh1 Qe2 22.Qxh5 Qxh5 23.cxd5 Bg3 24.h3 Qxd5 25.Rbc1 Nf2+ 26.Rxf2 Bxf2 27.Rxc7 Qd1+ 28.Kh2 Qg1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Novag Beluga (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Be7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qb3 Qc8 10.Nbd2 c5 11.dxc5 O-O 12.Rac1 Nxc5 13.Qb4 Qd8 14.Qd4 Nce4 15.Be5 Bc5 16.Qd3 Rc8 17.Rfd1 Qe8 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.c4 e5 20.Qf5 e4 21.Nd4 Bb4 22.b3 b5 23.a3 Bxd2 24.Rxd2 bxc4 25.Rdc2 cxb3 26.Rxc8 b2 27.f4 b1=Q 28.Rxb1 Qxc8 29.Qxc8 Rxc8 30.Nc6 Kh8 31.Nxa7 Rc3 32.Rb8+ Ng8 33.Nb5 Rxe3 34.a4 Re1+ 35.Kf2 Ra1 36.Ra8 Ra2+ 37.Ke3 Rxg2 38.Nd6 g6 39.a5 Rxh2 40.Nxf7+ Kg7 41.Ne5 Ne7 42.Ra7 Rh3+ 43.Kd4 Kf6 44.a6 Ke6 45.Rxe7+ Kxe7 46.Kxd5 Ra3 47.a7 e3 48.Nc4 e2 49.Nxa3 e1=Q 50.Nb5 Qe3 51.Nd4 Qa3 52.f5 Qa2+ 53.Ke5 gxf5 54.Nxf5+ Kd7 55.a8=Q Qxa8 56.Kf4 Qd5 57.Kg4 Qe5 58.Ng3 h6 59.Kh3 h5 60.Kh4 Qf4+ 61.Kh3 h4 62.Nh1 Qg5 63.Kh2 Qe3 64.Kg2 Qe4+ 65.Kh2 Qf3 66.Nf2 Qxf2+ 67.Kh1 Qf3+ 68.Kh2 h3 69.Kg1 Qg2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Novag Beluga (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 Bxc3 5.dxc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nxe4 7.Bd3 Nc5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Ne5 Bf5 14.Nxc6 Re8+ 15.Kf1 Bxc2 16.f4 Bd3+ 17.Kg1 Re2 18.b3 Be4 19.Kf1 Rc2 20.Ne5 Bxg2+ 21.Kg1 Bxh1 22.Kxh1 Rd8 23.a3 Rdd2 24.h4 Rxc3 25.Rb1 Rh3+ 26.Kg1 Rxh4 27.f5 Rdh2 28.Rf1 Rh1+ 29.Kg2 Rxf1 30.Kxf1 Rh6 31.Nd7 Rh5 32.Kg2 Rxf5 33.Nb8 Rf6 34.Nd7 Ra6 35.Nxc5 Rxa3 36.Kg3 Ra5 37.Nd3 Rb5 38.b4 a5 39.bxa5 Rb3 40.Kg4 Rxd3 41.a6 c5 42.Kf5 Re3 43.a7 Ra3 44.a8=R+ Rxa8 45.Kg5 Ra4 46.Kh5 c4 47.Kg5 c3 48.Kf5 c2 49.Ke5 c1=Q 50.Kd5 Qc3 51.Kd6 Rd4+ 52.Ke7 Qe1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Novag Beluga (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 Bd6 8.Qc2 O-O 9.Rd1 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.b4 Nce4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Bxh2+ 14.Kxh2 Qxd1 15.Bb2 Qd6+ 16.Be5 Qxb4 17.Ng5 g6 18.Qh4 h5 19.Nxe6 Qxc4 20.Qf6 Qh4+ 21.Qxh4 Re8 22.Qf6 fxe6 23.Qg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.