Concerto

Computer name:	CXG Sphinx Concerto
Manufacturer:	Newcrest Technology
Dates from:	1992
Dimensions:	30 x 26.3 x 2.4 cm
Power supply:	4 AA batteries, or 9-Volt adapter
Processor:	H8, 10 MHz
Memory:	32 KB ROM, 1 KB RAM
Programmer(s):	Gyula Horvath
Rating:	strong occasional players, club players (Elo 1800)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board, 16 LEDs on two sides
	100 playing levels
	Same program as CXG Legend

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: CXG Sphinx Concerto (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.d4 Bb4 7.Qd3 c5 8.Be2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qc7 11.Bf4 Nxc3 12.O-O Nxe2+ 13.Qxe2 Qb6 14.Be3 O-O 15.Qf3 Qd8 16.Rad1 Be6 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qg4 Qe7 19.Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.c4 dxc4 21.Qxc4 Na6 22.Qg4 Kg8 23.Rf1 Nc7 24.Rf6 Qa3 25.Bh6 Qc5+ 26.Kh1 Qe7 27.Bg5 Qa3 28.Bh6 Qe7 29.Be3 Nd5 30.Rf3 Nxe3 31.Rxe3 Rc8 32.Re1 Rc5 33.Kg1 Rc2 34.a3 Qc5+ 35.Kh1 Qxe5 36.Qxe6+ Qxe6 37.Rd1 Qd7 38.Re1 Qd6 39.a4 Qe7 40.Rd1 Rxg2 41.a5 Qg5 42.h3 Rg3 43.Kh2 Rxh3+ 44.Kxh3 Qh5+ 45.Kg3 Qxd1 46.Kh4 Qe1+ 47.Kg4 Qxa5 48.Kf4 Kf7 49.Kg4 g5 50.Kh5 Qd5 51.Kh6 g4 52.Kxh7 Qh1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: CXG Sphinx Concerto (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 Bc7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nb5 Be6 12.Rc1 Bb8 13.Bd3 O-O 14.O-O Ne4 15.Nbd4 Qd6 16.Nxe6 Qxe6 17.b5 Ne5 18.Nd4 Qd7 19.Bc2 a6 20.b6 Qd6 21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.Qb3 Nd3 23.f4 exf3 24.Nxf3 Nxc1 25.Rxc1 Qe6 26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.e4 Bf4 28.Rc3 Rac8 29.Rd3 Rc2 30.Bd4 Rc1+ 31.Kf2 Bxh2 32.g4 Bd6 33.Bxg7 Rc2+ 34.Ke3 Bf4+ 35.Kd4 Rd8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: CXG Sphinx Concerto (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd7 10.O-O Qe7 11.Ne4 Bc7 12.Qc2 O-O 13.Rac1 Nb6 14.Bd3 Nd5 15.a3 f5 16.Nc5 Rd8 17.Rfe1 b6 18.Nb3 Bb7 19.e4 fxe4 20.Bxe4 Qd7 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Ne5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5 Rf8 24.Be4 Rf4 25.Re1 Re8 26.f3 Re7 27.Nc1 Qd6 28.Nd3 Rf8 29.Bxd5 cxd5 30.Qd2 Rf6 31.Nf4 a5 32.b4 axb4 33.axb4 b5 34.Nd3 Bc6 35.Nc5 Re8 36.Qf2 Bd7 37.Ra1 Bc6 38.Qg3 Re7 39.Ra6 Qc7 40.Qe1 Qd6 41.Qh4 Re8 42.Qg4 Re7 43.f4 Kh7 44.h3 Kg8 45.Kh2 Kh7 46.Kh1 Kg8 47.Kg1 Kh7 48.Kh2 Kg8 49.Kh1 Kh7 50.g3 Rg6 51.Qh5 Rf6 52.Kg2 Kg8 53.Qg4 Kh7 54.Qe2 Rc7 55.Qxb5 Rg6 56.Qd3 Re7 57.b5 Qb8 58.Rxc6 Qe8 59.Nxe6 Kg8 60.Nc7 Qf7 61.Rxe7 Qxe7 62.Nxd5 Qf7 63.Qxg6 Qxd5+ 64.Kh2 Qd7 65.b6 Qd8 66.Rc7 Qf6 67.Qxf6 gxf6 68.b7 Kh8 69.b8=Q# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: CXG Sphinx Concerto (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 Bc7 10.Nb5 Bb8 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 O-O 13.O-O Bg4 14.Rc1 a5 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.Bc3 Ra6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Ne5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.Rc5 Bb2 21.Rb1 Bxa3 22.Rc3 Be7 23.Rbc1 Ra2 24.Rc7 b6 25.R7c2 Rxc2 26.Rxc2 Qa8 27.Rc1 Rc8 28.Rd1 Qa4 29.Bf5 Rc5 30.Nd4 b5 31.Bd3 b4 32.Nf5 Bd8 33.Nd4 Bc7 34.Bf5 b3 35.g3 b2 36.Rf1 Be5 37.Ne2 g6 38.Bb1 Ne4 39.Qg4 f5 40.Qh4 Bf6 41.Qf4 Qb5 42.Nd4 Qb4 43.Nc2 Qb6 44.Na3 Rc1 45.Kg2 Rxf1 46.Kxf1 Qa6+ 47.Kg2 Qxa3 48.Qb8+ Qf8 49.Qb7 Qf7 50.Qc8+ Kg7 51.Qc2 Qb7 52.g4 d4 53.f3 Ng5 54.e4 fxe4 55.fxe4 Qb4 56.Kf1 Nxh3 57.Qc7+ Kg8 58.Qc6 Bg7 59.Qd5+ Kh8 60.Qd8+ Qf8+ 61.Qxf8+ Bxf8 62.Ke2 Nf4+ 63.Kd2 Bb4+ 64.Kc2 Bc3 65.e5 h5 66.gxh5 gxh5 67.Ba2 Kg7 68.Bb1 h4 69.e6 h3 70.Ba2 h2 71.e7 h1=Q 72.e8=N+ Kg6 73.Bb1 Qc1+ 74.Kb3+ Qxb1 75.Nc7 Qd1+ 76.Kc4 b1=Q 77.Kc5 Qb4+ 78.Kc6 Qda4+ 79.Nb5 Qaxb5+ 80.Kc7 Nd5+ 81.Kc8 Qf8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.