Mephisto

Computer name:	Mephisto
Manufacturer:	Hegener & Glaser
Dates from:	1980
Dimensions:	17 x 10.5 x 4 cm.
Power supply:	4 x AA, or adapter (9 Volt AC)
Processor:	1802 (8-bit, 3.5 MHz.)
Memory:	16 KB ROM, 4 KB RAM
Programmer(s):	Thomas Nietsche and Elmar Henne
Rating:	beginners / occasional players (Elo 1252)
Other details:	convertible program-module
	First Mephisto. Hence no type name
	LCD-display.
	Operated via keys
	Nicknamed Brikett
	The way in which Fritz checkmates in
	the second game is quite curious.

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bg4 6.f3 Be6 7.Nxe6 fxe6 8.Nb5 Nc6 9.Be3 a6 10.Nd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.a4 e5 13.Be3 b4 14.Bc4 Qc8 15.Qd3 e6 16.O-O Be7 17.Rad1 a5 18.c3 O-O 19.Rd2 Rf7 20.Rfd1 Kf8 21.cxb4 axb4 22.b3 Ke8 23.Rc1 Nd7 24.Rdc2 Nc5 25.Bxc5 dxc5 26.Rd1 Bg5 27.Qe2 Bf4 28.Rd6 Rf6 29.Ba6 Qb8 30.Qd3 Be3+ 31.Kh1 Ra7 32.a5 Qc7 33.Ra2 Bd4 34.Rb6 Qf7 35.Rb8+ Ke7 36.Rb7+ Rxb7 37.Bxb7 Rh6 38.a6 Qf4 39.h3 Qc1+ 40.Kh2 Qe1 41.a7 Bg1+ 42.Kh1 Bd4+ 43.Kh2 Qg1+ 44.Kg3 Rg6+ 45.Kh4 Bf2+ 46.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 47.g3 Qxg3+ 48.Kh5 Qxh3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 g5 5.h4 Be7 6.hxg5 Bxg5 7.Bc4 Qe7 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Nxg5 Qxg5 10.Rf1 Bg4 11.Bxf4 Qh4+ 12.g3 Bxd1 13.gxh4 Bxc2 14.Nd5 O-O-O 15.Bg5 Rd7 16.Nf6 Re7 17.Nxg8 Rxe4+ 18.Kd2 Rxg8 19.Kxc2 h6 20.Bxh6 Nxd4+ 21.Kd3 Rxh4 22.Rxf7 d5 23.Bxd5 Rd8 24.Bg5 Nb3 25.Bxd8 Rd4+ 26.Kc3 Rxd5 27.axb3 Rxd8 28.Rxa7 Kb8 29.Ra1 c5 30.b4 cxb4+ 31.Kxb4 b6 32.Raa7 Rd4+ 33.Kb5 Rd6 34.b4 Re6 35.Rab7+ Kc8 36.Rxb6 Rxb6+ 37.Kxb6 Kd8 38.b5 Ke8 39.Rb7 Kd8 40.Kc6 Ke8 41.b6 Kd8 42.Ra7 Ke8 43.Ra8+ Ke7 44.b7 Ke6 45.Re8+ Kf6 46.b8=Q Kf5 47.Qe5+ Kg4 48.Rg8+ Kf3 49.Kb5 Kf2 50.Ka4 Kf3 51.Qe6 Kf4 52.Qe7 Kf5 53.Qd6 Ke4 54.Rg4+ Kf5 55.Rg6 Ke4 56.Rg5 Ke3 57.Rg4 Kf3 58.Rg8 Ke4 59.Rf8 Ke3 60.Ka5 Ke4 61.Qd7 Ke5 62.Re8+ Kf4 63.Qd5 Kg3 64.Rg8+ Kf4 65.Qc5 Ke4 66.Rg5 Kf4 67.Rh5 Ke4 68.Qb5 Ke3 69.Qe5+ Kd2 70.Rh3 Kd1 71.Qd4+ Ke2 72.Qb2+ Ke1 73.Rh1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.a3 dxc4 6.Bg5 a6 7.e3 b5 8.b4 cxb3 9.Qxb3 Bd6 10.a4 Na5 11.Qc2 c6 12.Ne5 O-O 13.Bd3 h6 14.Bh4 Bd7 15.O-O Bxe5 16.dxe5 g5 17.Bg3 Ng4 18.Rab1 f5 19.Rfd1 Kh7 20.Be2 Kg6 21.Bxg4 bxa4 22.Bf3 g4 23.Bxg4 Nc4 24.Qxa4 Nb6 25.Rxb6 Qxb6 26.Rxd7 Qc5 27.Ne2 Rab8 28.Nf4+ Kg5 29.Rg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: drawn)

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.e4 e5 6.Nxe5 Qxd4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 bxc6 9.Bxc4 Bc5 10.f3 O-O 11.Ke2 Rd8 12.Rd1 Bd7 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Kxe3 c5 15.Rac1 a5 16.a3 Rab8 17.e5 Re8 18.Kf4 Nh5+ 19.Ke4 Nf6+ 20.Ke3 Rxe5+ 21.Kf4 Rh5 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Rxd7 Nd6 24.Rxc7 Rxb2 25.g4 g5+ 26.Ke5 Nxc4+ 27.Rxc4 Re2+ 28.Kd5 Rhxh2 29.R4xc5 a4 30.Kd4 f6 31.R5c6 Rh6 32.Kd5 Re3 33.Rc8+ Kf7 34.R6c7+ Re7 35.Rxe7+ Kxe7 36.Rc7+ Kf8 37.Ke6 Kg8 38.Rd7 Rh3 39.Rd8+ Kg7 40.Rd7+ Kg6 41.Rd3 h5 42.gxh5+ Rxh5 43.Rd8 Rh7 44.Rg8+ Kh5 45.Kxf6 Kh4 46.Rxg5 Rf7+ 47.Kxf7 Kxg5 48.Ke6 Kf4 49.Kd5 Kxf3 50.Kc4 Ke4 51.Kb4 Kd3 52.Ka5 Kd4 53.Kb4 Kd3 54.Kb5 Kd4 55.Ka5 Kd5 56.Kb4 Kd4 57.Kb5 Kc3= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.