Alexandra the Great

Alexandra the Great
 
Computer name:  Alexandra the Great
Manufacturer:     Excalibur Electronics
Dimensions:     30.3 x 25.2 x 2.4 cm
Power supply:     3 x AA
Processor:     H8, 10 MHz.
Programmer(s): Ron Nelson
Rating:     occasional players, weak-average club players (Elo 1700)
Other details:  Pressure-sensitive board, LCD display
136 playing levels
Speaks English, Spanish and Russian (model 908-R)
Info-mode shows what computer 'thinks'.
Other version (908) speaks English, German and French.
Program comparable with Ivan The Terrible
    (but weaker)
   
   

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:


  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Alexandra the Great (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Be3 f5 12.a3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nc6 14.Rb1 dxc4 15.Rxb7 Qc8 16.Qb1 Bxa3 17.Re1 Na5 18.Rb5 Qa6 19.d5 Bd7 20.Rb4 Bxb4 21.Qxb4 Rfb8 22.Qe7 Qd6 23.Qe5 Kh8 24.Bd4 Qxe5 25.Nxe5 Bb5 26.f4 Kg8 27.Kf2 Nb3 28.Ke3 Re8 29.Bh5 g6 30.Bf3 a5 31.Re2 a4 32.Ra2 a3 33.h4 Kf8 34.g4 Nxd4 35.Kxd4 fxg4 36.Bxg4 Ke7 37.Be6 Rf8 38.Kc5 Be8 39.h5 Rxf4 40.h6 Ra5+ 41.Kb4 Rb5+ 42.Ka4 Rb2+ 43.Nc6+ Bxc6+ 44.dxc6 Rf8 45.Rxb2 axb2 46.Bf5 Rxf5 47.Kb4 b1=Q+ 48.Kxc4 Rf4+ 49.Kc5 Qf5# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.


  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Alexandra the Great (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.O-O Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Nb3 d3 10.Bg5 Qd7 11.a3 Bd6 12.Be3 O-O-O 13.Rc1 Be7 14.Nbd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Nf6 16.e5 d2 17.Qxd2 Ne8 18.Qa5 a6 19.Rfd1 g5 20.Qb6 g4 21.Ne1 Rf8 22.Qa7 Qd5 23.Be3 c6 24.Rxd5 exd5 25.Bb6 Bg5 26.e6 Bf4 27.Rxc6+ bxc6 28.Qa8+ Bb8 29.Qxa6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.


  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Alexandra the Great (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Ne4 5.Ne2 Bd7 6.d3 Nc5 7.b4 Nca6 8.Rb1 e6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Qd2 Bxg5 11.Qxg5 Qxg5 12.Nxg5 O-O 13.d4 Nc7 14.Nf4 f6 15.Ngh3 fxe5 16.dxe5 b5 17.Bd3 a5 18.bxa5 Rxa5 19.Rb2 Ra4 20.g3 c5 21.Ng5 g6 22.h4 Nc6 23.Nf3 c4 24.Be2 Rfa8 25.h5 Rxa2 26.Rxa2 Rxa2 27.Kd2 g5 28.Nxg5 Nxe5 29.Nf3 c3+ 30.Kxc3 Ra3+ 31.Kb4 Rxf3 32.Bxf3 Nxf3 33.Kc5 Ne8 34.Ra1 Nf6 35.Ra7 Ne4+ 36.Kb4 Ne5 37.Ra8+ Kf7 38.Nd3 Nxd3+ 39.cxd3 Nxf2 40.d4 h6 41.Ra7 Ke7 42.Ra3 Ne4 43.Rf3 Nf6 44.Ra3 Nxh5 45.Rc3 Nf6 46.Rc7 Ne4 47.g4 Nf6 48.Ra7 Nxg4 49.Ra6 Ne3 50.Ra7 h5 51.Ra8 Be8 52.Ra7+ Kd6 53.Ra8 Bd7 54.Ra6+ Bc6 55.Rb6 h4 56.Ra6 h3 57.Kc3 Nd1+ 58.Kd2 h2 59.Kxd1 h1=Q+ 60.Kd2 b4 61.Rb6 Qg2+ 62.Kd1 b3 63.Rb8 b2 64.Rb6 Qg4+ 65.Ke1 Qxd4 66.Rb8 b1=Q+ 67.Rxb1 Qg1+ 68.Ke2 Qxb1 69.Ke3 Qb3+ 70.Ke2 Qc2+ 71.Kf1 d4 72.Ke1 d3 73.Kf1 e5 74.Ke1 Qe2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.


  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Alexandra the Great (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: drawn)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Bf5 6.Qb3 b6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Ne5 Be6 9.Bb5+ Nbd7 10.d5 Bf5 11.Bg5 Rg8 12.Bc6 Rc8 13.O-O Rh8 14.Rac1 Rg8 15.f3 exf3 16.Rxf3 Bg4 17.Rf4 Rxc6 18.Nxc6 Qc8 19.Ne4 e5 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Rxg4 Rxg5 22.Rxg5 fxg5 23.Qd3 h6 24.Qf5 Be7 25.Rf1 Bf6 26.Qh7 Nf8 27.Qg8 Qg4 28.Rxf6 Qd1+ 29.Rf1 Qxd5 30.b4 e4 31.b5 e3 32.a4 e2 33.Qg7 Qc5+ 34.Qd4 exf1=Q+ 35.Kxf1 Qxd4 36.Nxd4 Kd7 37.Nc6 a5 38.g4 Ng6 39.h3 Nf4 40.Ne5+ Ke6 41.Nc4 Nd5 42.Kf2 f5 43.gxf5+ Kxf5 44.Kg3 h5 45.Kf3 g4+ 46.hxg4+ hxg4+ 47.Kg3 Kg5 48.Ne5 Ne3 49.Nd7 Nc4 50.Nf8 Kf5 51.Nd7 Ke6 52.Nf8+ Ke7 53.Nh7 Ne5 54.Ng5 Kd6 55.Ne4+ Ke6 56.Kf4 Kd5 57.Nf6+ Kd4 58.Kg3 Kc4 59.Kf4 Nd3+ 60.Kxg4 Nc5 61.Kf3 Nxa4 62.Ke2 Nc3+ 63.Kd2 a4 64.Kc2 a3 65.Nd7 a2 66.Kb2 Kxb5 67.Nxb6 Kxb6 68.Ka1= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

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