Designer 1500


Computer name:	Fidelity Designer 1500
Manufacturer:	Fidelity International, Miami, Florida
Dates from:	1988
Dimensions:	30 x 30 x 2.3 cm
Power supply:	4 x AA (or adapter)
Processor:	Z80, 4 MHz.
Memory:	4 KB ROM, 256 bytes RAM
Programmer(s):	Ron Nelson
Rating:	occasional players (Elo 1300)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board with 16 LEDs on two sides
	Opening library: 100 half-moves

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Fidelity Designer 1500 (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e5 7.Nf5 Nc6 8.Qf3 Bxf5 9.Qxf5 Be7 10.Nd5 O-O 11.O-O Nxd5 12.Bxd5 Nd4 13.Qg4 Nxc2 14.Bh6 Nxa1 15.Qxg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Fidelity Designer 1500 (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 O-O 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3 d5 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bd7 10.O-O a5 11.Qb3 Ne4 12.Qxb7 Nxc3 13.Bb2 Nxd4 14.Bxc3 Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Qg5 16.Rfd1 Rab8 17.Rxd7 Rbc8 18.Rad1 a4 19.Bd3 Qc5 20.Qh3 Qxc3 21.Qxh7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Fidelity Designer 1500 (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qf5 7.d5 e5 8.Nf3 Bc5 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.Bb5 O-O 11.Rc1 Bxe3 12.fxe3 Nc5 13.O-O Bd7 14.Bxd7 Nfxd7 15.Qe1 Rfe8 16.Qg3 a5 17.d6 Nb6 18.a3 a4 19.Rcd1 e4 20.Nd4 Qh5 21.Nf5 g5 22.Ne7+ Rxe7 23.dxe7 g4 24.Rd8+ Kg7 25.e8=Q Rxd8 26.Qxd8 Nbd7 27.Qd6 Qe5 28.Q8f8+ Nxf8 29.Qxe5+ Kg8 30.Qxc5 g3 31.Nxe4 gxh2+ 32.Kxh2 h6 33.Qe7 Nh7 34.Qe8+ Kg7 35.Rxf7+ Kg6 36.Rf8+ Kg7 37.Qf7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Fidelity Designer 1500 (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.e4 Bg4 7.Bxc4 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nxd4 9.Qd1 c6 10.O-O e6 11.Ne2 Bc5 12.Be5 Nxe2+ 13.Qxe2 O-O 14.Qf3 Nd7 15.Bf4 Re8 16.e5 Nb6 17.Rad1 Bd4 18.Be3 Nxc4 19.Bxd4 a5 20.a3 Qd5 21.Qf6 a4 22.f3 Qb5 23.Rf2 Red8 24.f4 c5 25.b3 axb3 26.a4 Qxa4 27.Ra1 Qxa1+ 28.Bxa1 Rxa1+ 29.Rf1 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Rd7 31.Ke2 b2 32.Ke1 b1=Q+ 33.Kf2 Rd2+ 34.Kg3 Qd3+ 35.Kh4 Rxg2 36.Qe7 Rxh2+ 37.Kg4 Rg2+ 38.Kh4 Qg3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.