Zircon II

Computer name:	Novag Zircon II
Manufacturer:	Novag Industries Ltd, Hong Kong
Dates from:	1995
Dimensions:	27.3 x 27.5 x 2.8 cm.
Power supply:	6 AA batteries or 9-Volt DC adapter
Processor:	H8 (risc), 26.6 MHz
Memory:	32 KB ROM, 8 KB RAM,
Programmer(s):	David Kittinger
Rating:	average / strong club level (Elo 1900)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board, LCD display
	LEDs on two sides of board

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Novag Zircon II (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Qa4 a6 9.Bg5 b5 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Bxb5 axb5 13.Qxb5 Ba6 14.Qc5 Bxf1 15.Kxf1 Bb6 16.Qd5 O-O 17.a4 Rfd8 18.Qb3 Bc5 19.Nbd2 Rxd2 20.Ra2 Na5 21.Qb1 Qa6+ 22.Kg1 Bxf2+ 23.Kh1 Rxa2 24.Nxe5 Rxa4 25.Nd3 Qxd3 26.Qc1 Nb3 27.Qg1 Ra1 28.h3 Rxg1+ 29.Kh2 Qg3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Novag Zircon II (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nf6 7.Nf3 Bb4 8.Bd2 O-O 9.e5 Ng4 10.Bxc6 dxc6 11.h3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nh6 13.Bxh6 gxh6 14.Qd4 h5 15.Qf4 Qa5 16.Qg5+ Kh8 17.Qf6+ Kg8 18.O-O Qxc3 19.Rac1 Qa5 20.Qg5+ Kh8 21.Qh6 Rg8 22.Qf6+ Rg7 23.Rcd1 h6 24.Qxh6+ Kg8 25.Qf6 Bd7 26.Rxd7 Qxa2 27.Ng5 Rf8 28.Rd8 Qd5 29.Rxd5 cxd5 30.Ra1 Rg6 31.Qe7 a6 32.Nh7 Rc8 33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.Nxh5+ Kg8 35.Nf4 Rh6 36.Qg5+ Kh7 37.Nxd5 Rg6 38.Qh4+ Rh6 39.Nf6+ Kg7 40.Qe4 Rhh8 41.Ra3 a5 42.Rg3+ Kf8 43.Qd4 Re8 44.Qc5+ Re7 45.Nd7+ Ke8 46.Qc8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Novag Zircon II (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 Nc6 8.O-O Qf6 9.b4 Nxb4 10.e5 Qf4 11.g3 Qg4 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.Bxf7+ Kf8 14.Rae1 Nge7 15.Re4 Qh3 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.Rxd4 Nc6 18.Rf4 Ke7 19.Re1 Kd8 20.e6 Bd7 21.Qd5 Kc8 22.Rh4 Rd8 23.Rxh3 Be8 24.Qg5 h6 25.Qxg7 Kb8 26.Bxe8 Rxe8 27.e7 b6 28.Rxh6 Kb7 29.Qf6 Na5 30.Nb3 Nxb3 31.Qc6+ Kc8 32.Rh8 Rxh8 33.e8=Q+ Rxe8 34.Rxe8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Novag Zircon II (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.Qb3 Bxf3 7.gxf3 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Nb6 9.Be2 Be7 10.Bd2 O-O 11.O-O-O c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.h4 Rc8 14.h5 Qe7 15.h6 g6 16.Kb1 Rfd8 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.fxe4 Qg5 19.f4 Qg2 20.Bd3 Qf3 21.Rhe1 Qh3 22.e5 Qxh6 23.Rh1 Qf8 24.e4 Nd7 25.Be2 b6 26.Bc1 a5 27.Qh3 Qg7 28.Bb5 Nf8 29.Ba6 Ra8 30.Bb7 Rab8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Qh4 Rd7 33.Bc6 Rc7 34.Bb5 Be7 35.Qf2 Rc5 36.Ba6 Rc6 37.Be3 Bc5 38.Bd3 Rc7 39.Bxc5 Rxc5 40.Qd4 g5 41.Rg1 h6 42.Qd8 Rc6 43.Bb5 Rc5 44.Qxb6 Rc8 45.Ba6 Ra8 46.Bb7 Re8 47.Bc6 Rc8 48.Qb7 Rd8 49.fxg5 Rd2 50.Qc7 hxg5 51.Qxa5 Rh2 52.Qd8 Rh5 53.Qd1 Rh2 54.Qd4 g4 55.b4 Qg5 56.b5 Ng6 57.a4 g3 58.a5 Nxe5 59.Qc3 g2 60.Qc5 Qg3 61.Ka2 Nf3 62.Qe3 Rh1 63.a6 Rxg1 64.e5 Re1 65.Qxf3 g1=Q 66.Qg4+ Qxg4 67.Be4 Qxe4 68.Kb3 Re3+ 69.Ka2 Qeg2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.