Master Chess


Computer name:	Mephisto Master Chess
Manufacturer:	Saitek / Mephisto
Dates from:	2003
Dimensions:	34 x 26 x 3.2 cm
Power supply:	6 AA-batteries or 9 Volt DC-adapter
Processor:	32-bit RISC processor (Hitachi SH7034), 20 MHz.
Memory:	64 KB ROM, 4 KB RAM
Rating:	strong club level (Elo 2076)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board
	LEDs on two sides of board
	LCD display
	Up to 200 moves can be taken back.
	Provided with lid
	Program resembles that of Milano Pro

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Master Chess (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 c5 7.Bxe7 Kxe7 8.Qg4 Kf8 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.dxc5 Ncxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Qg3 f6 13.h5 Qa5 14.h6 g6 15.f4 Nc6 16.Qh4 Kf7 17.O-O-O Qxc5 18.Kb1 Nb4 19.g4 Nxc2 20.Kxc2 d4 21.Rh3 dxc3 22.Rxc3 Qa5 23.Kb1 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Qxd8 25.Bc4 Bd7 26.f5 Rc8 27.Rc1 b5 28.Bxe6+ Bxe6 29.fxe6+ Kxe6 30.Re1+ Kf7 31.Qf2 Qd3+ 32.Ka1 Rc7 33.g5 f5 34.Qf4 Rd7 35.Rb1 a6 36.Qb8 Qd4 37.Qc8 a5 38.Qb8 b4 39.Qg3 a4 40.Rc1 Rd6 41.Qf3 Qd2 42.Qb7+ Ke6 43.Qc8+ Ke5 44.Qc7 Ke4 45.Rb1 Rd7 46.Qg3 Qd1 47.a3 b3 48.Qh4+ f4 49.Qe1+ Qxe1 50.Rxe1+ Kf5 51.Kb1 Kxg5 52.Kc1 Rc7+ 53.Kd1 Rc2 54.Re4 f3 55.Ke1 Rxb2 56.Rxa4 Rc2 57.Rb4 b2 58.a4 Kxh6 59.Kf1 g5 60.a5 g4 61.Rxb2 Rxb2 62.Ke1 g3 63.Kd1 f2 64.Kc1 Re2 65.Kd1 f1=Q# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Master Chess (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 a6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.O-O Bd6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Na4 Bd6 12.Qd4 O-O 13.Nc5 Qe7 14.b4 a5 15.Bd2 Bg4 16.a4 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Be5 18.Qh4 Bxa1 19.Rxa1 Qe5 20.Rc1 Qb2 21.Qd4 Qxd4 22.exd4 axb4 23.Bxb4 Rfb8 24.Rb1 Ra7 25.Kg2 h6 26.Kg3 Nd7 27.Nxd7 Rxd7 28.a5 Rdb7 29.Bd6 Rxb1 30.Bxb8 Rxb8 31.f4 Rb4 32.h3 Rxd4 33.Kf3 Ra4 34.Ke3 c5 35.h4 Rxa5 36.f5 Ra4 37.h5 Re4+ 38.Kd3 Rf4 39.f6 Rxf2 40.fxg7 Rf3+ 41.Kd2 Kxg7 42.Ke2 Ra3 43.Kd2 Kf6 44.Ke2 Kg5 45.Kf2 d4 46.Ke2 c4 47.Ke1 Ra2 48.Kd1 c3 49.Kc1 d3 50.Kb1 Ra3 51.Kc1 Ra1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Master Chess (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: drawn)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.g3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 dxc4 6.Nxc4 Qd5 7.Qb3 b6 8.Bf4 Ba6 9.Rc1 Bxc4 10.Qxc4 Qxc4 11.Rxc4 b5 12.Rc1 Bb4+ 13.Nd2 Kd7 14.a3 Ba5 15.Be5 Bxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Ng4 17.Bg2 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Rd8 19.Be4 Ke7+ 20.Ke3 h6 21.Rhd1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 a5 23.b3 Ra7 24.Rc1 Rc7 25.b4 Ra7 26.Rd1 Nd7 27.Bxc6 Nxe5 28.Bxb5 axb4 29.axb4 Rb7 30.Ba6 Rxb4 31.h3 Ra4 32.Bb7 Nc4+ 33.Kf3 Ne5+ 34.Kg2 Ra2 35.e3 f5 36.e4 g5 37.exf5 exf5 38.Bd5 Rb2 39.Re1 Kf6 40.Rd1 Ke7 41.Re1 Kf6 42.Rd1 Ke7 43.Re1= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Master Chess (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Nc3 d5 5.d4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Bd7 7.Bg5 Qa5+ 8.Nc3 f6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bb4 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 e5 13.Nxc6 Qxb5 14.Nb4 Ne7 15.Qf3 Bc8 16.a4 Qc4 17.a5 Qxc3 18.Rfb1 a6 19.Qh5+ g6 20.Qh4 O-O 21.Qe4 Rb8 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.Qxd5+ Rf7 24.Rc1 Qc6 25.Qd2 Be6 26.Qb4 Rd7 27.Rab1 Ba2 28.Rb2 Bd5 29.Rd1 Rbd8 30.f3 Bc4 31.Rxd7 Rxd7 32.Qe1 f5 33.Rb6 Qd5 34.Rb1 Kf7 35.Qh4 h5 36.Re1 Qb5 37.Bb6 Rd2 38.c3 Bd3 39.Qd8 e4 40.Qc7+ Ke6 41.Qg7 Qe8 42.f4 Bb5 43.c4 Bc6 44.Bd4 Qf7 45.Qh8 Kd7 46.Bb6 Qe7 47.Be3 Rd3 48.Qg8 Qf6 49.Bb6 Rd2 50.Qh7+ Ke6 51.Be3 Rd8 52.Kh1 Rf8 53.Rd1 Rf7 54.Qg8 Qg7 55.Qc8+ Rd7 56.Bd4 Qe7 57.Qh8 Kf7 58.Qg7+ Ke8 59.Qxg6+ Qf7 60.Qh6 Qh7 61.Qe6+ Re7 62.Qc8+ Kf7 63.Bc5 Qg6 64.Bxe7 Kxe7 65.Qc7+ Kf8 66.Rd8+ Be8 67.Qc5+ Kf7 68.Qe5 Kf8 69.Rb8 Qf7 70.Qh8+ Ke7 71.Rxb7+ Bd7 72.Qe5+ Qe6 73.Qg7+ Kd8 74.Qf8+ Be8 75.Rb8+ Kd7 76.Rb6 Qg6 77.Rxg6 Bxg6 78.Qg7+ Kd8 79.Qf6+ Kd7 80.Qxg6 Kc7 81.Qf7+ Kd6 82.Qxf5 h4 83.Qxe4 Kc5 84.f5 Kb4 85.f6 h3 86.g4 Kxa5 87.f7 Kb4 88.f8=Q+ Kc3 89.Qe3+ Kc2 90.Qff2+ Kd1 91.Qfe2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.