Cougar


Computer name:	Saitek Cougar
Manufacturer:	Saitek
Dates from:	1998
Dimensions:	41.8 x 28.3 x 4.1 cm
Power supply:	six C (=LR14) batteries or 9-volt adapter
Processor:	H8000, 16 MHz.
Memory:	32 KB ROM, 1 KB RAM
Programmer(s):	Frans Morsch
Rating:	club players (Elo 2050)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board
	16 LEDs on two sides of board
	48-segment LCD screen
	Opening library: 6000 half-moves
	64 levels
	The 4th game is drawn because Fritz-3-ply
	cannot checkmate with K+R against K.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Saitek Cougar (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.c3 Be7 6.f4 c5 7.Ndf3 O-O 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nc5 10.Bc2 b6 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qh3 Qc7 13.Be3 Ba6 14.O-O-O Nc6 15.Ngf3 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Bc4 17.Kb1 Rfc8 18.b3 Ba6 19.Qg4 Ne4 20.Bxe4 Qxc3 21.Qf3 dxe4 22.Qxe4 Ba3 23.Qc2 Qxe3 24.Nc6 Bb5 25.Rhe1 Qxf4 26.Re4 Qxh2 27.Ne7+ Bxe7 28.Qf2 Rd8 29.Rxd8+ Rxd8 30.Re1 Bd3+ 31.Kb2 Rc8 32.Qd4 Qxg2+ 33.Ka1 Rc2 34.Qa4 Bc5 35.Qe8+ Kg7 36.Qf8+ Bxf8 37.Kb1 Rxa2+ 38.Kc1 Ra1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Saitek Cougar (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 d5 5.Bd3 c5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nd2 O-O 10.Qh5 g6 11.Qg4 e5 12.Nf5 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Qxd3 14.Ne4 Bxf5 15.Rxf5 Bxe3+ 16.Bxe3 Qxe3+ 17.Kh1 Nd7 18.Rd1 Rad8 19.Rdf1 Qd4 20.b3 Kh8 21.Rf6 Nxf6 22.Nxf6 Qxg4 23.Nxg4 f6 24.Kg1 Kg7 25.Ne3 Rd2 26.a3 Rfd8 27.Rc1 R8d3 28.Nc4 Ra2 29.Re1 b5 30.Na5 Rdd2 31.g4 Rg2+ 32.Kh1 Rxh2+ 33.Kg1 Rhg2+ 34.Kh1 Rxg4 35.Nc6 Rxa3 36.Re3 a5 37.Kh2 a4 38.Kh3 Rxb3 39.Rxb3 axb3 40.Nd8 Rc4 41.Kg3 b2 42.Ne6+ Kf7 43.Ng5+ fxg5 44.Kf2 b1=Q 45.Kg2 Rc2+ 46.Kf3 Qb3+ 47.Ke4 Re2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Saitek Cougar (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 d6 9.c3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 exd4 13.Qxd4 Nc6 14.Qc3 Bb7 15.Be3 d5 16.Rd1 Nb4 17.Bb3 Rc8 18.Qe1 Nc2 19.Bxc2 Rxc2 20.e5 Ne4 21.Nbd2 Bb4 22.a3 Bxd2 23.Nxd2 Qh4 24.Nf3 Qe7 25.b3 Rb2 26.b4 Rc8 27.Rac1 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Ra2 29.Ra1 Rc2 30.Qd1 Rc3 31.Bd4 Rc4 32.Qd3 Qc7 33.Rd1 Rc1 34.Ne1 Rxd1 35.Qxd1 Qc4 36.Nf3 Ba8 37.Kh2 h6 38.Kg1 Nc3 39.Qd2 Ne2+ 40.Kh1 Nxd4 41.Nxd4 g5 42.Kg1 Qc7 43.Qe3 Qd7 44.Qg3 Qc8 45.Kh2 Kh7 46.Qf3 Qg8 47.Kg1 Qg6 48.Kh1 Kg7 49.Kh2 h5 50.Nf5+ Kf8 51.Nd6 Qe6 52.Kh1 g4 53.hxg4 hxg4 54.Qf4 Qg6 55.Qd4 Qh6+ 56.Kg1 Qg5 57.Qc3 Qd8 58.Qc5 Qb8 59.Nxb5+ Kg7 60.Nd6 Kg8 61.Qd4 Qc7 62.Qxg4+ Kf8 63.Qf4 Qe7 64.Kf1 Bc6 65.Ke2 Qe6 66.Qg5 Qe7 67.Qh6+ Kg8 68.Qh5 Qe6 69.Qg5+ Kf8 70.Ke3 Qe7 71.Qh6+ Kg8 72.Qf4 Ba8 73.Qg4+ Kh7 74.Qf5+ Kg7 75.Kd4 Qa7+ 76.Kd3 Bc6 77.Qg4+ Kh7 78.Qh3+ Kg6 79.Qg3+ Kh5 80.Qf3+ Kg6 81.Qf6+ Kh7 82.Nf5 Bb5+ 83.Kc3 Qc7+ 84.Kd2 Qxe5 85.Qxe5 Kg6 86.g4 Kg5 87.Ng7+ Kh6 88.Nh5 f6 89.Qxf6+ Kh7 90.Qg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Saitek Cougar (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: drawn)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Bb5 Bd6 9.Ne5 Rc8 10.Qa4 Bxe5 11.dxe5 Nh5 12.Qxa7 Nxf4 13.exf4 Qc7 14.Qc5 b6 15.Qe3 O-O 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.O-O Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Bg4 19.Rd4 Rd7 20.Rc1 Rdc7 21.Qg3 Be2 22.f5 exf5 23.Rc2 f4 24.Qxf4 Qg6 25.Rc1 Bc4 26.Rcd1 Ra7 27.Nxd5 Bxa2 28.Ne3 Re8 29.Rd6 Be6 30.Rxb6 Ra2 31.b4 Rb2 32.Qd4 Re2 33.Kf1 Ra2 34.b5 Qh5 35.Kg1 Qe2 36.Qf4 Rb2 37.Qh4 Ra2 38.Rb1 Bd7 39.Rb7 Rd2 40.Qg3 Qd3 41.Re1 Bxb5 42.Qf4 Bd7 43.Reb1 Be6 44.Qg3 Bf5 45.Rc1 Rc8 46.Ra1 Be6 47.Rba7 Qd4 48.R7a4 Qc5 49.Ra8 Rb2 50.Qg5 f6 51.Rxc8+ Bxc8 52.Qh4 Qxe5 53.Rd1 Qe8 54.Qd4 Ra2 55.Qd8 Kf8 56.Qd3 h6 57.Qd6+ Kg8 58.Qd8 Kf7 59.Qd4 Qe5 60.Qh4 Be6 61.Nc4 Qe2 62.Ne3 g5 63.Qg3 f5 64.Qc7+ Kg6 65.Rf1 Rd2 66.Qe7 Bd7 67.Qf8 f4 68.Qg8+ Kf6 69.Nd5+ Ke5 70.Nc3 Qd3 71.Qf8 Kd4 72.Rc1 Rc2 73.Qb4+ Ke5 74.Qe7+ Kd4 75.Rb1 Rxc3 76.Qxd7+ Kc5 77.Qc7+ Kd5 78.Qb7+ Rc6 79.Rc1 Qa6 80.Qd7+ Ke5 81.Qxc6 Qxc6 82.Rxc6 h5 83.h4 gxh4 84.Rc5+ Kf6 85.Rxh5 Kg6 86.Rxh4 Kf5 87.Rh8 Ke6 88.g4 fxg3 89.fxg3 Ke5 90.Re8+ Kd6 91.g4 Kd7 92.Ra8 Ke7 93.g5 Kf7 94.g6+ Kxg6 95.Rf8= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.