Solar Star


Computer name:	Mephisto Solar Star
Dimensions:	23 x 18 x 3.2 cm.
Power supply:	3 AA-batteries
Processor speed:	4 MHz
Rating:	beginners, weak occasional players (Elo: approx. 800)
Other details:	Computer can work on sunlight (eco-mode)
	chessmen inserted over pressure-sensitive contacts
	4-digit LCD display
	same housing as some Saitek computers

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Solar Star (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.d4 e6 4.Nh3 Nc6 5.Bd3 Bb4+ 6.c3 Qh4 7.cxb4 Nxd4 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Nc6 10.Bg5 Qxh3 11.gxh3 Nxe5 12.Be4 d5 13.Bf4 dxe4 14.Bxe5 b6 15.Bxg7 Rg8 16.Rg1 e5 17.Qd5 Rb8 18.Qxe5+ Kd8 19.Bf6+ Kd7 20.O-O-O+ Kc6 21.Qd5# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Solar Star (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.d4 d5 4.Bd3 c5 5.Bxe4 dxe4 6.dxc5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Nd7 8.e6 Nxc5 9.exf7+ Kxf7 10.Nc3 Bg4+ 11.Kd2 Rd8+ 12.Ke3 Bf5 13.Nge2 Rd6 14.Re1 g5 15.Nd4 Kg6 16.Nxf5 Kxf5 17.Ne2 Bg7 18.a3 Rc8 19.h3 Nd7 20.Ng3+ Kg6 21.Nxe4 Rd5 22.c3 Rf5 23.f3 a6 24.Bd2 a5 25.Rad1 a4 26.Ke2 Rc4 27.Bxg5 Nf6 28.Bxf6 Bxf6 29.g3 b6 30.Rd7 b5 31.Red1 Rc8 32.Ke3 Rc6 33.h4 Rc4 34.R1d2 Kf7 35.Nd6+ Kg6 36.Nxf5 Kxf5 37.h5 h6 38.f4 Kg4 39.Rd8 Kxg3 40.Rg8+ Kh3 41.Rgd8 Kg3 42.Rf2 Rc5 43.Rg8+ Kh3 44.f5 Rc4 45.Re2 Be5 46.Reg2 Rf4 47.R2g3+ Kh2 48.Rg2+ Kh1 49.Rg1+ Kh2 50.R8g2+ Kh3 51.Rg3+ Kh2 52.R1g2+ Kh1 53.Rg1+ Kh2 54.Kd3 Rxf5 55.R1g2+ Kh1 56.Rg1+ Kh2 57.R3g2+ Kh3 58.Ke4 Rxh5 59.Rg8 Bd6 60.Rh1+ Bh2 61.Kd4 Rg5 62.Rd8 Rg2 63.Re8 Rd2+ 64.Ke4 Re2+ 65.Kd5 Rd2+ 66.Ke6 Re2+ 67.Kf5 Rf2+ 68.Kg6 Rg2+ 69.Kxh6 Re2 70.Kg5 Rg2+ 71.Kf5 Rf2+ 72.Ke6 Re2+ 73.Kd7 Rd2+ 74.Kxe7 Rxb2 75.Kd7 Rd2+ 76.Kc6 Rc2 77.Rh8+ Kg3 78.R1xh2 Rxh2 79.Rxh2 Kxh2 80.Kxb5 Kg2 81.Kxa4 Kf2 82.c4 Ke3 83.c5 Kd3 84.c6 Kd2 85.c7 Kc2 86.Kb5 Kb3 87.a4 Kc2 88.a5 Kd1 89.a6 Kc2 90.c8=Q+ Kd3 91.Qd8+ Ke3 92.a7 Ke4 93.Qe7+ Kd5 94.a8=Q+ Kd4 95.Qae4+ Kc3 96.Q7b4# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Solar Star (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 c5 4.dxc5 dxc5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bf4 Bf5 8.e3 a6 9.Be2 h6 10.O-O a5 11.a3 a4 12.Rae1 Ke8 13.Rd1 b6 14.Bc7 Ra6 15.Rfe1 e6 16.Nb5 Be4 17.Nd2 Be7 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Bf3 f5 20.h3 Kf7 21.Rd7 e5 22.Red1 Kg6 23.R1d3 Kf7 24.Bxe4 fxe4 25.Nd6+ Kg6 26.Nxe4 Rf8 27.f3 Bh4 28.R3d6+ Rf6 29.Nxf6 Ra5 30.Nd5+ Kf5 31.g4+ Kg5 32.Rxg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Solar Star (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 c5 4.dxc5 dxc5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bf4 Bf5 8.e3 Kc8 9.Rd1 a6 10.Bd3 Bg4 11.a3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 e5 13.Bf5+ Kc7 14.Bg5 Nh5 15.Rd7+ Kb6 16.Nd5+ Ka7 17.Rxf7 Bd6 18.Rd7 Bb8 19.Be4 h6 20.Bh4 g5 21.Bg3 Rf8 22.b3 a5 23.Ke2 Ka6 24.Rd1 Ba7 25.Nc7+ Kb6 26.Nxa8+ Rxa8 27.h3 Rf8 28.R1d6 Nxg3+ 29.fxg3 h5 30.h4 gxh4 31.gxh4 Bb8 32.Rd1 Bc7 33.Kd3 Rg8 34.Rd2 Rg1 35.Kc3 Bb8 36.Rd1 Rxd1 37.Rxd1 Kc7 38.f4 exf4 39.exf4 Nd4 40.Rf1 Ba7 41.f5 Bb8 42.f6 Kb6 43.f7 Ne2+ 44.Kd2 Bf4+ 45.Rxf4 Nxf4 46.f8=Q Ne6 47.Qd6+ Ka7 48.Qxe6 Kb8 49.Qd6+ Kc8 50.Bf5# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.