Primo

Novag Primo
 
Computer name:  Novag Primo
Manufacturer:     Novag Industries Ltd., Hong Kong
Dates from:     1988
Dimensions:     30 x 27.2 x 2.8 cm
Power supply:     6 x AAA, or 9-Volt DC adapter
Processor:     6301Y (8-bit), 8 MHZ
Memory:     16 KB ROM, 2 KB RAM
Programmer(s): David Kittinger
Rating:     strong occasional players, weak club players (Elo 1638)
Other details:  Pressure-sensitive board
LCD display
16 LEDs on two sides
Opening library: 2000 moves
44 playing levels
   
   

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:


  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Novag Primo (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bd6 7.Nf3 e4 8.Qe2 O-O 9.Nd4 f5 10.d3 exd3 11.cxd3 Re8 12.Bd5+ Kh8 13.Be3 Bxg3 14.hxg3 Qxd5 15.Rxh7+ Kxh7 16.Qh5+ Kg8 17.Qxe8+ Kh7 18.Qh5+ Kg8 19.f4 Bd7 20.g4 Nc6 21.c4 Qd6 22.Nxc6 bxc6 23.Kd2 Qb4+ 24.Kc2 c5 25.Rb1 Ba4+ 26.Rb3 Rb8 27.Qxf5 Bxb3+ 28.axb3 Qxb3+ 29.Kd2 Qa2+ 30.Kd1 Rb1+ 31.Bc1 Qg2 32.Qe6+ Kh7 33.Qf5+ g6 34.Qf7+ Kh8 35.Qf6+ Kg8 36.Qxg6+ Kf8 37.Qf5+ Ke7 38.Qxc5+ Kd7 39.Qf5+ Kc6 40.Qe4+ Qxe4 41.dxe4 Rb4 42.e5 Rxc4 43.Be3 a5 44.Kd2 a4 45.Kd3 Kd5 46.e6 a3 47.e7 Re4 48.e8=Q Rxe8 49.Bd4 a2 50.g5 c5 51.Bb2 Re1 52.f5 Rb1 53.Kc3 a1=Q 54.Bxa1 Rxa1 55.Kb3 Rg1 56.f6 Rxg5 57.Kc3 c4 58.f7 Rf5 59.f8=R Rxf8 60.Kc2 Kd4 61.Kb1 Kc3 62.Ka2 Rf1 63.Ka3 Ra1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.


  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Novag Primo (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bf5 6.Bg2 Be6 7.Nbd2 Bb4 8.a3 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 Nge7 10.O-O Qd7 11.Qb3 O-O 12.Nf3 Rfe8 13.Bg5 Ng6 14.Qb5 a6 15.Qa4 Bg4 16.Rad1 Ngxe5 17.Qc2 Nxf3+ 18.exf3 Bf5 19.Qb3 h6 20.Be3 b6 21.Rfe1 Rad8 22.f4 Bh3 23.Bh1 Re6 24.Qc2 Qe7 25.Bd2 Re8 26.Qb1 Qc5 27.Qd3 Bf5 28.Rxe6 Rxe6 29.Qb3 Be4 30.Bxe4 Rxe4 31.Qd3 Re6 32.g4 Qe7 33.g5 hxg5 34.fxg5 Re2 35.g6 fxg6 36.Kf1 Qe4 37.Qxe4 Rxe4 38.f3 Rh4 39.Kg2 Kf7 40.Bg5 Rh8 41.f4 Re8 42.Kf2 Ra8 43.b3 Re8 44.Rd3 Ke6 45.b4 Rh8 46.h3 Ra8 47.b5 axb5 48.cxb5 Na7 49.Rb3 Nc8 50.Ke2 Nd6 51.Kd3 Ra5 52.Kxd4 Nxb5+ 53.Kd3 Nxa3 54.Rb2 Rd5+ 55.Kc3 Nb5+ 56.Kb4 Nd4 57.Kc3 Nf3 58.Kc4 Nxg5 59.Re2+ Kd6 60.fxg5 b5+ 61.Kb4 Rxg5 62.Re3 c6 63.Re8 Rh5 64.Rd8+ Kc7 65.Rd3 g5 66.Rc3 g6 67.Kb3 Kb6 68.Rd3 c5 69.Kc3 b4+ 70.Kb3 Kb5 71.Kc2 c4 72.Rg3 b3+ 73.Kc3 g4 74.hxg4 Rh2 75.Rg1 Kc5 76.Rc1 g5 77.Rc2 Rxc2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.


  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Novag Primo (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 e6 5.Bxc4 Nf6 6.Nc3 exd5 7.Nxd5 Nxe4 8.Qe2 Bf5 9.Bf4 Bd6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.f3 Qd8 12.fxe4 Bg6 13.Nf3 Nc6 14.O-O Qd7 15.Rad1 Qc8 16.Bb5 Bh5 17.Qe3 Kf8 18.Qxc5+ Ne7 19.Qxe7+ Kg8 20.Qb4 h6 21.Ne7+ Kh7 22.Nxc8 Raxc8 23.Bd7 Rc7 24.Qa5 Rc2 25.Qxh5 Kg8 26.Ng5 Rf2 27.Rxf2 hxg5 28.Qxf7+ Kh7 29.Bf5+ Kh6 30.Qg6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.


  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Novag Primo (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Nxd4 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Be6 11.Rd1 O-O 12.Bf4 Re8 13.Rac1 Bd6 14.Bg5 Be7 15.e3 h6 16.Bf4 Qb6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.a3 Ra5 19.Bc7 Bd8 20.Bxd8 Rxd8 21.h3 Re8 22.Rd4 Rc8 23.Rcd1 Rc7 24.Kh2 Rd7 25.Rc1 Rc7 26.Ra1 Rac5 27.Rad1 Rd7 28.R1d2 Ra5 29.Bf3 Rc5 30.Kg2 Kh8 31.Rd1 Kg8 32.R1d3 Bf5 33.Rd2 Be6 34.h4 Kf8 35.g4 Rc4 36.g5 hxg5 37.hxg5 Rxd4 38.Rxd4 Nh7 39.g6 Nf6 40.Na4 fxg6 41.Nxb6 Rd6 42.Nc4 Ra6 43.Ne5 g5 44.Kf1 Ke7 45.Be2 Ra8 46.Ke1 Kd6 47.Nd3 g4 48.Rb4 Bc8 49.Nf4 g5 50.Rb6+ Ke7 51.Ng6+ Kf7 52.Ne5+ Ke7 53.Bd3 Nd7 54.Ng6+ Kd8 55.Rd6 Ra5 56.Bf5 Kc7 57.Re6 Nb6 58.Re7+ Kc6 59.Bxc8 Nxc8 60.Ne5+ Kd6 61.Re8 Nb6 62.Nxg4 Nc4 63.b3 Nxa3 64.Rg8 Rb5 65.Rxg5 Rxb3 66.Rg6+ Kc5 67.Ne5 b5 68.Rc6+ Kb4 69.Kd2 Nc4+ 70.Nxc4 dxc4 71.Kc2 Rc3+ 72.Kb2 Ra3 73.Rb6 c3+ 74.Kb1 Rb3+ 75.Kc1 Rb2 76.f4 Re2 77.f5 Rxe3 78.Kb1 Re5 79.Kc2 Rxf5 80.Rb8 Rf2+ 81.Kc1 Kc4 82.Kd1 b4 83.Ke1 Rd2 84.Rc8+ Kb3 85.Rb8 Rh2 86.Rc8 c2 87.Rc6 Kb2 88.Rxc2+ Kxc2 89.Kf1 b3 90.Kg1 Rd2 91.Kf1 b2 92.Ke1 b1=Q# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

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