Barracuda


Computer name:	Kasparov Barracuda
Manufacturer:	Saitek
Dates from:	1998
Dimensions:	31 x 23 x 3 cm.
Power supply:	4 x AA, or 9-Volt adapter
Processor:	H7000, 10 MHz.
Processor speed:	10 MHz
Memory:	16 KB ROM, 1 KB RAM
Programmer(s):	Frans Morsch
Rating:	average clubplayers (Elo 1985)
Other details:	Pressure-sensitive board, LCD-display

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Kasparov Barracuda (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.Qd3 O-O 9.h3 exd4 10.Qxd4 Re8 11.Re1 Nc5 12.a4 Nfd7 13.Nd5 Bf6 14.Qc4 a6 15.Rb1 Bxd5 16.exd5 Rxe1+ 17.Nxe1 Ne5 18.Qb4 a5 19.Qb5 Qe8 20.Ra1 Qxb5 21.axb5 Re8 22.Kf1 Nc4 23.Ra2 Ne4 24.Bxe4 Rxe4 25.b3 Bc3 26.Ng2 Ne5 27.Ra4 Rxa4 28.bxa4 h6 29.Ke2 Kf8 30.Bf4 Ke7 31.Ne3 Nd7 32.Kd3 Ba1 33.Nf5+ Kf6 34.g4 Nc5+ 35.Kc4 Nxa4 36.f3 Nc3 37.Be3 Nd1 38.Bd2 Nf2 39.h4 Be5 40.h5 Nh3 41.Kb3 Nf4 42.Bxf4 Bxf4 43.c4 Be5 44.Ka3 Kg5 45.Ka4 Kf4 46.c5 dxc5 47.Nh4 Kg3 48.Nf5+ Kxf3 49.g5 Ke4 50.gxh6 Kxf5 51.hxg7 Bxg7 52.h6 Bxh6 53.Ka3 Ke4 54.Kb2 Bg7+ 55.Kb3 Kxd5 56.Ka3 Kc4 57.Ka2 Kd3 58.Ka3 f5 59.Kb3 f4 60.Ka2 f3 61.Ka3 f2 62.Ka2 f1=Q 63.Kb3 c4+ 64.Ka4 Qa1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Kasparov Barracuda (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Qc2 h6 12.Bf4 Bg4 13.Rfd1 Rc8 14.Qb3 Na5 15.Qb5 Rc5 16.Qb4 Rc4 17.Qb5 a6 18.Rxd5 axb5 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Ne5 Rc5 21.Nd3 Rcc8 22.Kf1 b4 23.Ne4 Rc2 24.Re1 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 Bh3+ 26.Bg2 Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Nc4 28.b3 Nb6 29.Be5 Nd5 30.Bb2 Nc3 31.Kf3 Nxe2 32.Ke3 Nc3 33.f4 Rxh2 34.a4 Bc5+ 35.Nxc5 Re8+ 36.Kd3 Rxe1 37.Bxc3 bxc3 38.Kxc3 Re3+ 39.Kb4 b6 40.Nd7 Rb2 41.g4 Rexb3+ 42.Kc4 Ra3 43.f5 Rxa4+ 44.Kd5 Rxg4 45.Ke5 Rd2 46.Nf6+ gxf6+ 47.Kxf6 Rdd4 48.Ke5 Rge4+ 49.Kf6 Rd6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Kasparov Barracuda (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bb4+ 4.c3 Ba5 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bb6 10.Nbd2 Nh5 11.Ne1 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Bd7 13.Qh5 Qf6 14.Nc2 Nc6 15.Bd5 a6 16.Nc4 Ba7 17.N2e3 Nd8 18.Nd2 Bxe3 19.fxe3 Qg7 20.g4 Bb5 21.Nc4 c6 22.Nb6 cxd5 23.Nxa8 Bxd3 24.exd5 Bxf1 25.Rxf1 Qh7 26.Rf5 Re8 27.Nb6 Re7 28.Nc4 Rd7 29.e4 b5 30.Nb6 Rb7 31.Nc8 Rd7 32.Qh3 Nb7 33.Nb6 Rc7 34.Qf3 Nc5 35.b4 Nb7 36.Rf6 Qg7 37.a4 bxa4 38.Nxa4 Kf8 39.Nb6 Ke7 40.Rf5 a5 41.b5 Nc5 42.Nc4 Rb7 43.b6 a4 44.Qe2 Qg6 45.Qe3 Nd7 46.Qf2 a3 47.Rf3 Nf6 48.Nxd6 a2 49.Qxa2 Kxd6 50.Qa6 Nxd5 51.exd5 Rd7 52.Rxf7 Qxf7 53.b7+ Ke7 54.b8=Q Qxd5 55.Qxh6 Rd8 56.Qc7+ Rd7 57.Qg7+ Ke8 58.Qc8+ Rd8 59.Qf5 Qd1+ 60.Kh2 Qg1+ 61.Kxg1 Rd1+ 62.Kh2 Rh1+ 63.Kxh1 Kd8 64.Qgd7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Kasparov Barracuda (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 c5 2.dxc5 e6 3.Nd2 Na6 4.Ngf3 Nxc5 5.b4 Na4 6.Ne4 d5 7.Nc5 Nxc5 8.bxc5 Bxc5 9.e3 Nf6 10.Be2 Ne4 11.O-O Nc3 12.Qd3 Qf6 13.Bd2 Nxe2+ 14.Qxe2 O-O 15.c4 b6 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Qd3 Qf5 18.Qe2 Qe4 19.Bc3 Bg4 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.Bd4 Re8 22.Kf1 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Qxd4 24.exd4 Rxe2 25.Kxe2 Kf8 26.Rc1 Re8+ 27.Kd3 Bxf3 28.gxf3 f6 29.f4 Re4 30.f5 h6 31.f3 Rh4 32.Rc8+ Kf7 33.Rc7+ Kg8 34.Rd7 Rxh2 35.Rxa7 h5 36.a3 Ra2 37.Ke3 h4 38.Ra6 Rb2 39.Ra8+ Kh7 40.Kf4 h3 41.Re8 h2 42.Re1 Rg2 43.Rh1 Kh6 44.a4 Kh5 45.Ke3 Kh4 46.Kf4 Kh3 47.Ke3 Rg1 48.Rxh2+ Kxh2 49.Ke2 Ra1 50.Kd2 Rxa4 51.Ke3 Kg3 52.Ke2 Rxd4 53.Ke3 Rf4 54.Kd3 Rxf3+ 55.Kd4 Rxf5 56.Ke3 Re5+ 57.Kd2 f5 58.Kc3 f4 59.Kd4 Rf5 60.Kc3 f3 61.Kd4 f2 62.Kc3 f1=Q 63.Kd2 Rf3 64.Kc2 Qe2+ 65.Kc1 Rf1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.