Conchess Ambassador

Computer name:	Conchess Ambassador
Manufacturer:	Conchess, Ierland
Dates from:	1982
Dimensions:	38 x 38 x 3.5 cm
Power supply:	adapter (9 Volt DC)
Processor:	6502A, 2 MHz.
Memory:	24 KB ROM, 4 KB RAM
Programmer(s):	Ulf Rathsman
Rating:	Occasional and club players (Elo approx. 1600)
Other details:	Wooden board with reed switches
	LEDs on each of the 64 squares.
	12 levels, 5 of which are for tournament, 5
	'ply levels', 1 problem and 1 analysis level.
	Room for 2 modules in bottom. Only one is used.
	For more information, see this page.
	In 1st example game, Fritz had already resigned.

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Conchess Ambassador (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: drawn)

1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exf4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bc4 Nxd5 6.O-O Bc5+ 7.d4 Be7 8.Bxd5 Qxd5 9.Bxf4 Qb5 10.Nbd2 Na6 11.Be5 f6 12.c4 Qxb2 13.Bf4 Be6 14.Rf2 Rd8 15.d5 Bg4 16.Qe1 O-O 17.Rd1 Bc5 18.Be3 Qxa2 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 20.Qe7 Nd3 21.Re2 Bxf3 22.gxf3 Rc8 23.Rg2 Rf7 24.Qe6 Ra8 25.Re2 Nf4 26.Qe3 Nxe2+ 27.Qxe2 Qc2 28.f4 Re7 29.Qg4 a5 30.Qf3 a4 31.f5 Re5 32.Kh1 a3 33.c5 Rxf5 34.Qg4 a2 35.Rg1 g6 36.Qd4 Ra4 37.Nc4 Rxc4 38.Qe3 Rxc5 39.Qe8+ Kg7 40.Qe7+ Kh6 41.Qe3+ Kg7 42.Qe7+ Kg8 43.Qe8+ Kg7 44.Qe7+= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Conchess Ambassador (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.Nxe5 Nxe5 5.d4 Qe7 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.Be3 Qb4 8.Bd4 f6 9.Bxe5 fxe5 10.Qh5+ Kf8 11.O-O-O d6 12.Bb5 Be6 13.Rhf1 Bxa2 14.f4 g6 15.fxe5+ Kg7 16.Qg5 h6 17.Qg3 Rd8 18.exd6 cxd6 19.e5 d5 20.Bd3 Ne7 21.Nxa2 Qb6 22.Nc3 Rhf8 23.Kb1 Qe6 24.h4 Rxf1 25.Rxf1 Nc6 26.Rf6 Qe8 27.Rxg6+ Kf8 28.Rf6+ Qf7 29.Rxf7+ Kxf7 30.Qg6+ Ke7 31.Qg7+ Ke6 32.Qf6+ Kd7 33.Qd6+ Kc8 34.Bf5+ Rd7 35.Qxd7+ Kb8 36.Qc8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Conchess Ambassador (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4 dxe4 6.d5 f5 7.Bf4 Bd6 8.Bb5+ Kf7 9.Nh3 Nf6 10.Bc4 a6 11.a4 Re8 12.Qd2 Kg8 13.Qe3 Ng4 14.Qg3 Ne5 15.b3 Nd3+ 16.Bxd3 exd3+ 17.Kf1 Bxf4 18.Qxf4 Qf6 19.Rc1 Nd7 20.a5 Re5 21.Ng5 Qh6 22.Kg1 Rb8 23.Rd1 b6 24.axb6 Rxb6 25.Rb1 Rd6 26.Ra1 Bb7 27.Ne6 Rdxe6 28.dxe6 Qxf4 29.exd7 Qd4 30.Kf1 Qxd7 31.f3 Qd4 32.Rc1 d2 33.Rd1 Qd3+ 34.Kf2 Qe3+ 35.Kf1 Qe1+ 36.Rxe1 dxe1=Q# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Conchess Ambassador (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 dxc4 4.e4 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 b5 6.Be2 Nf6 7.O-O Bxd2 8.Nxd2 Qxd4 9.Bf3 e5 10.Qc2 Be6 11.Rd1 Qd3 12.Qxd3 cxd3 13.Kf1 Nc6 14.Ke1 Rd8 15.b3 b4 16.a3 bxa3 17.Bxa3 Rd7 18.Bc5 a5 19.h3 Rd8 20.Rdc1 h6 21.Kd1 g6 22.h4 g5 23.h5 g4 24.Be3 Bd7 25.Rxc6 Bxc6 26.Rxa5 gxf3 27.Rxe5+ Kd7 28.gxf3 Kc8 29.Ra5 Bb7 30.b4 Nd7 31.b5 Nf6 32.b6 Bc6 33.Rc5 Ba4+ 34.Kc1 Ne8 35.e5 Kb7 36.Rc4 Bb5 37.Rb4 Rd5 38.bxc7 Nxc7 39.Bd4 Na6 40.Rb3 Rc8+ 41.Bc3 Rxe5 42.Kd1 Rxh5 43.Ne4 Rd8 44.Kd2 Ka8 45.Nf6 Rf5 46.Rb1 Nc7 47.Rb4 Rxf3 48.Bd4 Rxd4 49.Rxd4 Rxf2+ 50.Ke3 Rxf6 51.Re4 Re6 52.Rxe6 fxe6 53.Kd2 h5 54.Ke1 h4 55.Kd2 h3 56.Ke3 h2 57.Kd2 Nd5 58.Ke1 Kb7 59.Kd2 Kc6 60.Ke1 h1=Q+ 61.Kd2 Qg2+ 62.Kd1 Qe2+ 63.Kc1 Qc2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.