Marque |
Game |
Year |
J&S |
Price |
Comments |
Fidelity |
Chess Challenger |
1978 |
xxx |
? |
Presented in the magazine hors serie Science et Vie "les jeux de réflexion" (sept 1978).
The first and best small machine to play chess. Do not expect to face a champion. We are waiting for
new releases announced from Chess Challenger and from its weaker competitor compuchess. We are also waiting
for the French import of Boris |
Fidelity Rexton |
Bridge Challenger |
1980 |
N° 1 |
3000F |
high price, poor performances |
Tryom |
OMAR II (Backgammon) |
1980 |
N° 1 |
700F |
good price; for a beginner or an average player; no possibility to enter a position |
Fidelity Rexton |
Checker Challenger |
1980 |
N° 1 |
1200F |
strong player with answers fast enough (as an average 1 mn 30) at the level 4
but the price is a bit to high |
Fidelity Rexton |
Chess Challenger 7 |
1980 |
N° 1 |
1000F |
our preferred device, due to a good value for the price |
Fidelity Rexton |
Chess Challenger Voice |
1980 |
N° 1 |
3000F |
to expensive, the best machine available today on the market, but why are the black squares marbled ? |
Chafitz |
Boris Diplomat |
1980 |
N° 1 |
1000F |
Weak player, awful design |
Chafitz |
Boris Master |
1980 |
N° 1 |
2200F |
A lot weaker than Chess Challenger, to expensive |
Chafitz |
Sargon 2.5 / Auto-Response Board |
1980 |
N° 2 |
3000F / 6000F |
Sargon 2.5 is clearly above any other existing game. The rich players will discover with pleasure the luxury
electronic chess game from Chafitz: the Auto Response Board, a luxury wooden machine |
Scisys |
Chess Traveler |
1980 |
N° 4 |
700F |
It can not compete with Sargon 2.5 but it seems to be enough for most of the players.
Last advantage: the price. |
? |
Electronic Chess |
1980 |
N° 4 |
? |
Not bigger as an electronic calculator, weak game |
Fidelity Rexton |
Chess Challenger 8 |
1980 |
N° 5 |
1600F |
Similar level as Chess challenger 7 but to move a piece, you push the starting and ending square
. Price: 1600F - inside an attaché-case. |
Fidelity Rexton |
Sensory Chess Challenger Voice |
1980 |
N° 5 |
3500F |
Similar level as chess challenger Voice. It has 64 great games played by champions in memory. 64 opening lines
18 to 23 moves deep: impressing ! |
Fidelity Rexton |
Bridge Challenger |
1980 |
N° 5 |
0 |
The Bridges Challenger bought before the 1st of June, 1980 Will be upgraded for free after the 1st October |
Applied Concepts |
Handroid |
1980 |
N° 6 |
10 000F |
A robot moving its pieces itself ! Spectaculaire ! It is programmed with the famous Sargon 2.5 |
Tsukuda / Dujardin |
Othello |
1980 |
N° 6 |
800 F |
This first electronic Othello should give satisfaction to beginners and average players. Good price.
To bad that it's not possible to take back a weak move. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto |
1981 |
N° 7 |
2000 F |
This little black devil will take place in the best current machines. With fast levels, Sargon 2.5 is better
but with a tournament level, the 2 machines have a similar level. Can find a mate in 4. A good value for the money |
Fidelity Rexton |
Bridge Challenger II |
1981 |
N° 7 |
? |
bridge Challenger II is a lot better than the number 1 but it is still far away from an expert and teacher level:
it's an average player with quality and weaknesses. |
Tejax |
Goren Bridgemaster |
1981 |
N° 7 |
? |
It makes some mistakes in bidding and openings. It's a modular concept. I hope the programmer will
fix the errors like inappropriate Stayman.
|
Fidelity Rexton |
Champion Sensory Chess Challenger |
1981 |
N° 8 et 12 |
4000F |
New high level machine. The prototype won the championship in San José and in London.
It plays like the Sensory Chess Voice but with a stronger program. |
Fidelity Rexton |
Mini Sensory Chess Challenger |
1981 |
N° 8 et 23 |
650F |
Cheap travel game |
Applied concepts / Double R |
Great Game Machine: Odin (othello) / Borcheck (Checkers) / Las vegas (Black Jack) / Kriegspiel |
1981 |
N° 8 et 9 et 12 |
3000F |
Each game is presented like an independent device or a module for the great game machine. Except Odin, the 3
other modules are not of high interest. The Othello program is clearly a good one. The price is 3000F With one module and
1000F for each other module. Each dedicated machine costs only 2000F. |
Applied concepts / Double R |
Great Game Machine: Grünfeld / Morphy / Capablanca |
1981 |
N° 8 et 9 |
3000F |
The great game machine can also include the Sargon 2.5 successor: Grünfeld (openings), Morphy (middle) and
Capablanca (finales) - but today, only Morphy is available - it is clearly batter than Sargon 2.5. Each dedicated machine
costs only 2000F. It's a good price for Morphy. |
Novag |
Micro chess |
1981 |
N° 8 et 11 |
790F |
travel game - errors in the program |
Novag |
Mychess (24K) |
1981 |
N° 8 |
? |
Very good program |
Novag |
Savant |
1981 |
N° 8 et 12 |
4000F |
High technology: unusual sensor LCD screen: you just have to touch the starting and the ending square
on the screen. The opening library is big and well made. It can solve the mate in 7. Some weaknesses in finales. |
Novag |
Robot adversary |
1981 |
N° 8 |
? |
Superb. A full automat clearly better than the Handroid in gameplay and aesthetic. |
Mattel |
Backgammon, Echecs et Rami |
1981 |
N° 8 et 13 |
500F |
3 little pretty devices. The backgammon Computer is the best of its category.
To have fun, not to have a sparing partner. |
? |
Skat Champion |
1981 |
N° 9 |
? |
This computer have many qualities. The user manual is only in German. It is not distributed in France.
We like it a lot. |
Novag |
Partner 2000 |
1981 |
10 |
900F |
A semi Sensory system with 8 levels - weak. |
SciSys |
Super System V |
1981 |
12 |
4000F |
A great amount of technical possibilities. The best for tactical analysis but the opening library is not
sufficient and it's to weak in finales. A sensitive chessboard is available as an option for 2000F. Without it, it's
necessary to use the keyboard to indicate the moves. |
Fidelity Rexton |
Dame Challenger |
1981 |
12 |
1700F |
French Dames. For the tactical aspects, the machine plays well. It also has an opening library.
On the strategic aspects and for finales, this program has some weaknesses. An interesting product. |
Fidelity Rexton |
Reversi Challenger (Othello) |
1981 |
12 |
1800F |
Compared to Odin, we preferred a little bit Reversi Challenger, nice to use and with a better level |
Fidelity Rexton |
Chess Challenger Sensory 9 |
1982 |
16 |
2500F |
He is clearly better than the Champion and any other chess computer available on the market except the Elite.
It has a slower but similar program than the Elite. A real player, and a good one ! |
Fidelity Rexton |
Elite |
1982 |
16 |
8000F |
The best |
? |
Bridge Duplicate |
1982 |
18 |
2950F |
Use a little portable terminal where the cards are displayed. Better game quality as the Bridge
Challenger III. Good bidder but not so good for the card playing level.
Sold 2950F with one terminal and 650F for each other terminal. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto 2S |
1982 |
N° 18 et 23 |
2650 F |
Faster processor as the Mephisto 2. Level similar to the Sensory 9.
Not so good tactically but better position principles and a good opening library that seems to be build to win against
the Sensory 9 |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Junior |
1982 |
N° 18 et 23 |
1000 F |
For the less strong and less fortunate players. Program level similar to the Mephisto I and the Chess
Challenger 6. Best program for that price |
Conchess |
Escorter / Amabassador / Monarch |
1982 |
N° 18 et 23 |
2400F / 2990F / 4000F |
Swedish program - 2nd in the 1981 world Championship after the Elite.
Escorter is made of plastic, Ambassador is in wood 38x38cm and Monarch in marquetry 53x53cm. Very good user comfort,
without equivalent for that price. Weak in opening |
Fidelity Rexton |
Opening module for SC9 |
1982 |
18 |
1000F |
An opening module for the Chess Challenger 9: 1345 beginnings with an average deep of 20 moves.
Better than any kind of book ! |
Fidelity Rexton |
Prestige |
1983 |
N° 19 et 23 |
14 000F |
The best program available on the market: the Elite in the "Auto Response Board" device.
A dream machine: The most beautiful, the stronger, the most expensive |
Milton Bradley MB |
Electronic Grand Master |
1983 |
19 |
5000F |
The machine that moves its pieces alone. The robotic fans will not resist. The program is not one of the best. |
Novag |
Micro Chess II |
1983 |
23 |
700F |
Small and beautiful. |
Applied Concepts |
prodigy |
1983 |
23 |
1950F |
For travelling. program Morphy out of date, especially in finales |
SciSys |
Chess Traveller (LCD) |
1983 |
23 |
900F |
To expensive for a weak level. |
SciSys |
Junior Chess |
1983 |
23 |
350F |
Cheap - that's all. |
SciSys |
Travel Mate |
1983 |
23 |
495F |
Small but weak level. |
SciSys |
Travel Sensory Chess |
1983 |
23 |
750F |
Small but weak level. |
SciSys |
Chess Companion |
1983 |
23 |
990F |
Correct for the price. Sensory board nice to use |
SciSys |
President |
1983 |
23 |
2990F |
Interesting; but the sensory board is not working well. |
SciSys |
Philidor |
1983 |
23 |
5900F |
Good in problems solving. Good opening library (enhanced Super System V) |
Mattel |
Computer Chess |
1981 |
23 |
600F |
small and nice device. The programming of positions is to complex. |
Novag |
Constellation |
1983 |
23 |
1990F |
Very strong. Nice. Very good value for the price |
France Double R |
Régence |
1983 |
23 |
3900F |
Auto response board nice, easy to use, but the program has some weaknesses. |
Fidelity |
Chess super 9 |
1983 |
23 |
3500F |
very good, not far from the bests |
Fidelity |
Elite A/S |
1983 |
24 |
5700F |
Very good and expensive, so the name Elite was well chosen.
A nice wooden board of 40x40 cm. Processor slower than the prestige. |
Fidelity Electronics |
New Chess Challenger Sensory 9 |
1984 |
26 |
2400F |
New program and faster processor (2MHz instead of 1,5 MHz). The external design remains the same. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto 3 |
1984 |
26 |
3100F |
Programmer Thomas Nitsche. Similar to the 2S. Disappointing. Correct with higher levels
but does mistakes at faster levels
Price in modular: 3500F, in Exclusive 4300F, in "ESB 6000" 6000F |
SciSys |
Superstar |
1984 |
26 |
2500F |
Replace the President. Good results but weak in finales. Programmed by the former junior World chess
champion Julio Kaplan |
CXG |
Chess 2001 |
1984 |
26 |
2600F |
Program from the team of David Levy. Plastic auto response board. Good opening library
and mid game level but weak in finales |
Conchess |
Opening module |
1984 |
26 |
550F |
Fix the biggest weakness of the Conchess |
Fidelity Electronics |
Elite A/S 2/B> |
1984 |
27 |
8700F |
New program and faster processor (3,58MHz instead of 3MHz). The external design looks similar.
Unjustified price increase |
Fidelity Electronics |
Chess super 9 de luxe |
1984 |
27 |
4500F |
Same program as the Elite A/S. |
Fidelity Electronics |
Chess Challenger 12 |
1984 |
29 |
4450F |
Nice design with wooden frame but price to expensive. Program similar to
the Elite A/S 2 with a slower processor (3MHz) |
Novag |
Constellation 3.6 |
1984 |
29 |
2250F |
best value for the price on the market. Minor enhancements of the Constellation
program and 80% faster. Very good in mid game combinations. |
Fidelity Electronics |
Bridge Challenger III |
1984 |
29 |
? |
Major progress compared to the Bridge Challenger II. But we could have expected more
after 3 years. |
? |
Multi bridge |
1984 |
29 |
? |
Small and cheap electronic game delivered with a series of 24 card deals. |
Novag |
Super Constellation |
1984 |
30 |
4250F |
It takes the first rank to the Elite A/S 2. But the design is disappointing:
no auto-response board. It's possible to add in the memory 2000 openings move to the 20000 already
included. Very good work made by the programmer David Kittinger |
Fidelity |
Elegance Chess Challenger |
1985 |
31 |
5600F |
The answer from Cate et Dan Spracklen to the Super Constellation: nice Elite A/S design
without LCD screen in 26x26cm. But it is weaker as the Super Constellation. |
Conchess |
modules P, C, H |
1985 |
32 |
1250, 2200, 4000F |
H - very fast 4MHz, C: new program and new processor, P: new program
using the old processor. Very strong tactically and for Blitz games |
SciSys |
Turbostar |
1985 |
32 |
2990F |
Programmed by the former junior World chess
champion Julio Kaplan. Very strong tactically. Interesting for good players who find the
super constellation to expensive |
Fidelity Electronics |
Elite A/S 3/B> |
1985 |
33 |
7500F |
Best opening library. New program and faster processor
(4 MHz instead of 3,58 MHz). The external design is the same.
It's a bit expensive ! |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Mobil |
1985 |
33 |
1650F |
The nice pocket chess computer. Similar to the 2S 30% faster in a device
with a useful size. A respectable player but it does not make miracles. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Blitz |
1985 |
34 |
3500F/4500F |
The Conchess program from the Swedish Olf Rathsman in the modular auto-response board
(plastic) or exclusive (wood). One of the best program available in the market. 3,7 MHz Processor.
A last question: is there still a plan for the Mephisto 4 following the Mephisto 3 with
strategic ideas and a tactical strength ? |
Fidelity Electronics |
Elite A/S 5 MHz |
1985 |
35 |
7500F |
Faster processor |
Fidelity Electronics |
Excellence |
1985 |
35 |
2500F |
Successor of the Sensory 9. Stronger program similar to the Elite A/S. 3MHz clock.
But there is no more one led per square. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Exclusive 16 bits |
1985 |
36 |
12500F |
Program from the English Richard Lang - new world number 1 |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Exclusive 2 |
1985 |
36 |
4500F |
program from the Swedish Ulf Rathmann (Blitz program variant). Available
as modular chessboard for 3000F. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto mondial |
1985 |
36 |
1900F |
Program from F. Morsch - level similar to the Sensory 9 and constellation.
A good value for the price. Weak in finales. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Amsterdam 16 bits |
1986 |
37 |
12500F |
Program from the English Richard Lang - new world number 1 - estimated: 1950 ELO
The Rolls Royce of the chess computers. |
Novag |
Constellation Expert |
1986 |
37 |
5750F |
Very nice auto-response board manufactured in the same factory as the Mephisto
Exclusive. without display. tactically good and aggressive. A lot less expensive and a bit weaker than the
Mephisto Amsterdam. |
Fidelity Electronics |
Elite Avant-Garde |
1986 |
38 |
8500F |
Level in progress. A bit weaker than the Mephisto Amsterdam. Elite A/S design with
two displays. So it's possible to play a "double clock blitz". |
Novag |
Constellation Quattro |
1986 |
41 |
2000F |
Successor of the Constellation 3.6. Mid market device. |
Fidelity Electronics |
Par Excellence |
1986 |
42 |
3000F |
A lot stronger than the Excellence. 32K program better as the
Elite Avant Garde for a low cost. 5MHz clock. Opening library of 6000 moves. The absolute weapon in the
chess computers ! |
Novag |
Constellation Forte |
1986 |
43 |
3500F |
Very fast 5MHz clock, 64K ROM (2x the par excellence). 20000 moves in the opening library.
Tactically strong and major progress in finales. program adjusted by
David Kittinger. level similar to the Fidelity Par Excellence. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Mobil Rebell 5.0 |
1987 |
44 |
3000F |
A good surprise: the Danish program Rebell in the Mephisto Mobil design is a good
idea from H&G. Very good level in a pocket design, probably better as 1800 ELO. Interesting opening library,
strong tactical force but weak in finales.
Programmer Ed Schröder. Expensive price for a pocket chess computer. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Exclusive Dallas 16 bits |
1987 |
45 |
10000F |
Very similar to the Mephisto Amsterdam. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Super mondial |
1987 |
45 |
3000F |
Program from F. Morsch - 4MHz clock. Good level except in finales |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto München Dallas 32 bits |
1987 |
46 |
18000F |
Processor Motorola 68020 / 14 MHz : 2,2 time faster as the 16 bits.
program not far from 2000 Elo. For very rich collectors |
SciSys |
Leonardo |
1987 |
46 |
4000F |
A tribute to Leonardo Di Bona. Weak basic module. Maestro module stronger and
available as 4 and 6 MHz. Nice wooden auto-response board 52x52 cm. But without display and without one led per square.
Programmer: Julio Kaplan. It may be connected to a PC. Average price for a very nice device. 4000F but the
Maestro module cost is 1200F as 6MHz and 1000F as 4 MHz. |
Novag |
Constellation Forte B |
1987 |
47 |
3500F |
Significant progress in mid game. David Kittinger worked well ! The Forte B
should be evaluated around 1900 Elo (50 more as the Forte) |
Fidelity Electronics |
Excel 68000 and Mach 2 |
1987 |
48 |
4000F / 5500F |
The price is a good surprise but the design is old (similar to the Sensory 9
with one Led display). Level similar to the "par excellence". Better in finales thanks to the use of
Hash Tables. The Excel Mach II is similar with more Hash Tables.
|
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Exclusive MM IV |
1987 |
48 |
5000F |
Programmer Ed Shröder. Very good tactically in mid game. The Rebel weaknesses in finales
were fixed. The opening library was rebuild. Its's a good 8 bit program not far from the
16 bits Mephisto Dallas. |
Saitek |
Pro-Bridge 100 |
1987 |
48 |
800F |
Cheap but weak. |
Saitek |
Pocket Chess |
1987 |
48 |
290F |
Really cheap. Nice, practical, but weak. |
Saitek |
Kasparov plus |
1987 |
48 |
480F |
Same program as the pocket chess with 8 pre-programmed positions.
Curious idea to give the name of a World Champion to a low level program. |
SciSys |
MK 10 |
1987 |
48 |
675F |
Same program as the pocket chess. What is the reason to pay more ? |
Saitek |
MK 12 |
1987 |
48 |
750F |
Same program as the Kasparov plus. Level to weak for the price |
Saitek |
Express 16K |
1987 |
48 |
920F |
Travel game. A success. A nice device that plays properly. |
Saitek |
Kasparov Companion 3 |
1987 |
48 |
1100F |
The Express 16K pas table top. |
Saitek |
Kasparov Turbo 16K |
1987 |
48 |
1400F |
Express 16K with a 50% faster processor. |
Saitek |
Astral |
1987 |
48 |
1600F |
Turbo 16K with a nice wooden frame in a plastic auto-response board. |
Saitek |
Kasparov turbo S 24K |
1987 |
48 |
1950F |
Same as Turbo 16K. The 8K extra are for the "take back" function and to program
his own opening library on top the 5000 already existing ones. Nice but weak for the price.
|
Novag |
Piccolo |
1987 |
48 |
450F |
Travel game. Weak level, but correct for 450F. It can solve only mate in 2 |
Novag |
Octo |
1987 |
48 |
600F |
Same as Piccolo with a semi-sensory board. |
Novag |
Solo |
1987 |
48 |
900F |
The world record for small size in chess computers. Same program as the Piccolo.
Expensive for a weak program... but it is so cute |
Novag |
Accord |
1987 |
48 |
1150F |
Bad value for the price. |
Novag |
VIP |
1987 |
48 |
1300F |
Very nice calculator that plays well. Good value for the price |
Novag |
Primo |
1987 |
48 |
1400F |
Same as VIP with a semi-sensory board. |
CXG |
Advanced Star Chess / Star Mini |
1987 |
48 |
850F |
strong for the price |
CXG |
Computachess III ou Stratčge |
1987 |
48 |
950F |
Not interesting - weak level |
CXG |
Crown |
1987 |
48 |
980F |
Same as Computachess. 2 other functions: Hint and Multi Move |
CXG |
Super Crown |
1987 |
48 |
1350F |
Same program as the Advanced Star Chess in a brown Crown design. Good for the price. |
CXG |
Super Enterprise / Harmony |
1987 |
48 |
1500F |
Same as Super Crown with a replay function and 2 clocks. Around 1700 ELO and not 2100
as written in the user manual. Not so bad for 1500F. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Europa / Monaco / Marco Polo |
1988 |
49 |
1000F |
Mephisto made in Hong Kong. Same program and same price. Monaco and Marco Polo are 2
travel games with pieces to small. Europa has a better design. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto München Rome 16 et 32 bits |
1988 |
49 |
13000F / 20000F |
Richard Lang is missing ideas to improve the program. Very small ELO differences
between 1986 and 1987.But more functions: handicap levels for weak players. Mate in 10 11 and 12
(Amsterdam was limited to the mate in 9).
Analyse depth up to 20 moves |
Novag |
Constellation Super Expert |
1988 |
50 |
6500F |
The nice auto-response board of the Constellation expert. 6502 / 5 MHz processor.
96Kb ROM (compared to 64 for the Forte A and B). A good third of the extra 32Kb are used for the opening library
improved from 20000 to 32000 moves. Programmer David Kittinger. The program is getting old compared to
the Mephisto from Richard Lang and the hashtables in the Excel 68000 of Cathe et Dan Spracklen.
Good in combinations. Good price for its possibilities |
Saitek |
Stratos |
1988 |
51 |
3000F |
A nice wooden frame around a semi-sensory board. 64Kb ROM and 16Kb RAM.
6502C / 6MHz processor. Very good program derived from the Leonardo Maestro 6 MHz (around 1850 Elo) inside a nice design.
Still a bit weak in finales. |
Saitek |
Turbo King |
1988 |
51 |
2200F |
Stratos program on a slower processor (5MHz). Level similar to the Par Excellence
and the Constellation Forte |
Saitek |
Module Analyst pour Leonardo |
1988 |
51 |
2300F |
New program from Julio Kaplan for the Leonardo. The module costs 1200F in 4MHz, 1500F in 6MHz and
2300F in 8MHz. Real progress in finales. It's not able to beat the Mephisto 16 or 32 bits but it's not so far and
it shows that game modularity is not only a concept. The modules are affordable. |
Fidelity Electronics |
Excel 68000 Los Angeles |
1988 |
52 |
5500F |
the Best Chess Computer of a machines / players turnier in Los Angeles. With a US rating of 2200 Elo.
In any game aspect, it's better than the Excel Mach 2. the first Fidelity Electronics Computer Chess above 1900 Swedish ELO.
|
Novag |
Super Forte |
1988 |
52 |
3600F |
David Kittinger added some improvements to the Super Expert. It's not far from 1900 Elo.
A faster release (6MHz instead of 5) is available for around 4000F.
|
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto Mega IV |
1988 |
53 |
3900F |
Sold everywhere except Germany. Similar design as the Super Mondial. program from Ed Schröder.
A bit better than the MM IV. Good price for the market of performance. |
Fidelity Electronics |
Excel Mach III |
1988 |
N° 53 55 56 |
6000F |
Limited availability of 2500 numbered devices.
A tiger in a soap box. The Chess Challenger letters are of gold colour (instead of red).
16 bits / 16 MHz processor. More than 2000 Elo. 64Ko of Hash Tables.
A good price for such a powerful computer chess. |
Saitek |
Electronic Dames |
1988 |
54 |
800F |
French Dames 10x10. Nice design. It's not the level of a good club player but it helps to progress.
Blind program in the long term view. Good tactical level. Good price. |
Novag |
Escort |
1988 |
54 |
300F |
Novag Solo integrated in a travel chess. A success for the design and the small size. But the program is very weak.
|
Novag |
Alto |
1988 |
54 |
1100F |
Nice design. Rated around 1600 Elo. Wooden colour not very nice. |
Novag |
Supremo |
1988 |
54 |
1750F |
Nice semi-sensory board black and silver. A program not easy to beat. A good success for a correct price.
program derived from the Super Constellation with less opening and finales algorithms. One of the best value for the money
in the market. |
Saitek |
Cavalier |
1988 |
54 |
950F |
Travel game. Replaced the Express 16K with similar design. A good product. |
Saitek |
Team Mate |
1988 |
54 |
1200F |
Same product as the Cavalier inside a table top chessboard. |
Saitek |
Conquistador |
1988 |
54 |
1500F |
|
Fidelity Electronics |
Designer 1500 |
1988 |
54 |
1500F |
Nice design but with the Chess Challenger 8 program.
We do not understand why Fidelity did not chose a better program for such a low price computer chess.
|
Fidelity Electronics |
Designer 2000 |
1988 |
54 |
2150F |
Fidelity Excellence program. It's still a good program.
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Fidelity Electronics |
Designer 2100 |
1988 |
54 |
2800F |
Fidelity Par Excellence program. For that price, it's possible to find wooden chessboard with a similar level.
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Saitek |
Kasparov Simultano |
1989 |
55 |
2500F |
It's possible to play simultaneous game (8 max). To the right is a LCD display showing the
current position. A very nice function. It can also display the evaluated function, the search depth, the time, the
next positions evaluated. Very useful. program derived from the Turbo King with 1800 ELO. A good value for the money. |
CXG |
Sphinx Junior |
1989 |
56 |
500F |
Nice but oldies. The moves are entered via the keyboard. |
Hegener & Glaser |
Mephisto München Almeria 16 et 32 bits |
1989 |
57 |
13000F / 18000F |
New program of Richard Lang. Significant progress. Openings: 60000 moves instead of 40000 on the Rome.
A lot of diversity and original strategies. Mate in 16. Finales with Hash Tables (1024Kb on the 32 bits and 512 Kb on the 16).
The best chess computers in the world and it has a price. Bad value for the money. |
CXG |
Sphinx Dominator |
1989 |
58 |
2500F |
Strong and nice. Good in tactics, average in finales. Rated around 1900 ELO. Very good program from
Franz Mors (who made the Mephisto Mondial and Super Mondial). |
Yeno |
Yeno 532 XL |
1989 |
59 |
1200F |
French trademark. Very good level, around 1850 Elo. program from Ulf Rathman that was inside the
Conchess and the Mephisto MM II. 32K of program running at 4MHz. 1200F, it's nothing for such a quality. |
Gakken |
Backgammon |
1989 |
59 |
1600F |
Very weak level. |