Lexibook Trav. Ch. Explorer


Computer name:	Lexibook Travel Chess Explorer
Manufacturer:	Lexibook (made in China)
Dates from:	2005
Dimensions:	18.4 x 11.5 x 2 cm
Power supply:	3 AA batteries
Rating:	occasional players
Other details:	chessmen on pegs inserted over pressure-sensitive switches
	LEDs on two sides of board
	very strong for such a simple thing
	16 levels, 4 different playing styles
	(normal, aggressive, defensive and 'random')
	Manual is not correct: battery compartment does not
	open by pressing a latch, but with a screw in the bottom.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Lexibook Travel Chess Explorer (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qa5+ 6.c3 Qxc5 7.Be3 Qa5 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O Nh6 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Bxh6 gxh6 12.Nb3 Qb6 13.Qd2 h5 14.Qh6 f5 15.exf6 Rxf6 16.Qxh7+ Kf8 17.Qh8+ Kf7 18.Ng5# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Lexibook Travel Chess Explorer (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Bxf6 Bxd1 10.Bxd8 Bxc2 11.Bc7 Nd4 12.Nc4 d5 13.Bxe5 dxc4 14.Bxd4 b5 15.e5 h5 16.Nd5 O-O-O 17.Ne3 Bb4+ 18.Bc3 Bxc3+ 19.bxc3 Be4 20.Be2 Rh6 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1 h4 23.Re1 Kc7 24.h3 g5 25.Bg4 a5 26.Nxc4 Bxg2 27.Nd6 Bd5 28.Nxb5+ Kb6 29.Nd6 Bxa2 30.Kd2 Bd5 31.Bd7 Rh8 32.Rb1+ Kc7 33.Bf5 Rb8 34.Ra1 Rb2+ 35.Kd3 Rxf2 36.Rxa5 Rf3+ 37.Kd4 Bb7 38.Ra7 Rf4+ 39.Ke3 Rf3+ 40.Ke2 Rxc3 41.Rxb7+ Kc6 42.Rxf7 Kd5 43.Kd2 Rb3 44.Kc2 Rb8 45.Re7 Rb4 46.Kc3 Rb8 47.Be4+ Kc5 48.Rc7+ Kb6 49.Rc6+ Ka5 50.Kd4 Ka4 51.Kd5 Rb3 52.Rc4+ Ka5 53.Rc5+ Ka4 54.Bc2 Ka3 55.Bxb3 Kxb3 56.Rc7 Kb4 57.e6 Kb3 58.e7 g4 59.Rb7+ Kc3 60.e8=Q gxh3 61.Qe3+ Kc2 62.Qxh3 Kd2 63.Qxh4 Ke3 64.Rb4 Ke2 65.Rb2+ Kf3 66.Rf2+ Ke3 67.Qd4# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Lexibook Travel Chess Explorer (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Be3 e5 5.d5 Bb4+ 6.Nd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 Nd4 8.Bxd4 exd4 9.Bxc4 Qf6 10.Qb4 a5 11.Bb5+ c6 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.Bxc6+ Qxc6 14.Qxd4 Ne7 15.Rd1 O-O 16.Nf3 Be6 17.Ne5 Qc7 18.b3 Rfd8 19.Qb2 f6 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Nf3 Qc6 22.Nd2 Qb5 23.Qc3 Rd3 24.Qc7 Qb4 25.Qf4 Ng6 26.a3 Qb7 27.Qg3 Rxg3 28.hxg3 Bxb3 29.Rh5 Ne5 30.Ke2 Qb5+ 31.Ke1 Nd3+ 32.Kf1 Qxh5 33.Nf3 Qc5 34.Ke2 Nxf2 35.Nd2 Be6 36.a4 Qc3 37.Kxf2 Qxd2+ 38.Kf3 Bd7 39.g4 Kf7 40.g5 fxg5 41.e5 Bc6+ 42.Kg4 Qxg2+ 43.Kh5 Bf3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Lexibook Travel Chess Explorer (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Qd6 3.Nbd2 Nf6 4.Ne5 Nc6 5.Ndf3 Bf5 6.c3 h5 7.Bf4 Rh7 8.Qa4 a6 9.O-O-O b5 10.Qb3 Na5 11.Qb4 Qb6 12.h3 e6 13.Nd7 Nxd7 14.Bxc7 Qxc7 15.Qxf8+ Kxf8 16.e3 Nc4 17.Ng5 Rh6 18.Be2 f6 19.Bxc4 Qxc4 20.e4 dxe4 21.g4 hxg4 22.hxg4 Bxg4 23.Rxh6 gxh6 24.Rg1 Bf5 25.Nxe4 Bxe4 26.a3 Ke7 27.f4 e5 28.dxe5 fxe5 29.fxe5 Nxe5 30.Rg7+ Kd6 31.Kd2 Rf8 32.Rg3 Rf2+ 33.Ke3 Rxb2 34.Kf4 Bg6+ 35.Ke3 Qe4# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.