America II


Computer name:	Mephisto America II
Manufacturer:	Hegener und Glaser
Dates from:	1996
Dimensions:	25.9 x 23.9 x 2.4 cm
Power supply:	4 AAA-batteries
Processor:	68HC05, 1 MHz, 8 Bit Single chip
Memory:	7.5 KB ROM, 176 bytes RAM
Rating:	beginners, occasional players
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board
	16 LEDs on two sides of board
	Opening library: 250 half-moves
	16 levels, of which 7 are 'fun levels',
	1 problem level and 1 for mate-search.
	1 extra white en black queen supplied.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto America II (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: drawn)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 Bb4 8.Nc3 Bxc3 9.dxc3 O-O 10.Bg5 d6 11.Nd2 Bg4 12.Bxf6 Bxd1 13.Bxd8 Bxc2 14.Bxc7 Bxb3 15.axb3 Rfc8 16.Bxd6 Rd8 17.Bxe5 Nxe5 18.Red1 Kf8 19.b4 Ke7 20.f4 Nd3 21.f5 Nxb2 22.f6+ gxf6 23.Kf2 Nxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rac8 25.g4 Rxc3 26.h4 Ke6 27.Ke2 h6 28.Ra1 Rc6 29.Nb3 Ke5 30.Nc5 Kf4 31.Rg1 Rdd6 32.Rg2 Rd4 33.Rf2+ Kxg4 34.Rg2+ Kxh4 35.Rh2+ Kg5 36.Rg2+ Kf4 37.Rf2+ Ke5 38.Rf5+ Kd6 39.Rxf6+ Kc7 40.Rxf7+ Kd6 41.Rf6+ Kc7 42.Rf7+ Kd6 43.Rf6+ Kc7 44.Rf7+= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto America II (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Nd7 7.Bb5 a6 8.Bd3 c4 9.Be2 Ne7 10.Bg5 O-O 11.Rb1 h6 12.Bh4 g5 13.Bg3 Qc7 14.h4 gxh4 15.Bxh4 Nc6 16.Qd2 Kh7 17.Bf6 Nxf6 18.Qxh6+ Kg8 19.Qh8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto America II (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Qd5 5.Nc3 Qc6 6.Ne5 Qb6 7.Bxc4 e6 8.O-O Nc6 9.Bb5 Bb4 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qc2 O-O 12.Rd1 Bd7 13.e4 Rad8 14.Bg5 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Rb8 16.Bxf6 Bc8 17.Rab1 gxf6 18.Rxb6 Rxb6 19.Ng4 f5 20.Nf6+ Kg7 21.e5 Rd8 22.Qd3 Ba6 23.Qh3 h6 24.Qf3 Bc4 25.a3 Kh8 26.Qg3 Be2 27.Qf4 Kg7 28.Qg3+ Kh8 29.Qh4 Kg7 30.Re1 Bb5 31.Nh5+ Kg6 32.Nf4+ Kg7 33.Qxd8 Rb7 34.Qf6+ Kh7 35.Qxf7+ Kh8 36.Ng6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto America II (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 d5 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Qa4+ Nbd7 7.Qxc4 Bb7 8.Bg5 Bxf3 9.gxf3 h6 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Bg3 O-O 12.Qc6 e5 13.O-O-O exd4 14.Rxd4 Be5 15.Bxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxd8 Nxc6 17.Rd1 Rad8 18.e3 Rxd1+ 19.Kxd1 Rd8+ 20.Ke2 Nd5 21.Bg2 Nxc3+ 22.bxc3 Kf8 23.Rd1 Rxd1 24.Kxd1 Ne5 25.f4 Ng4 26.Ke2 Nxh2 27.f5 h5 28.Kd3 Ng4 29.Ke2 h4 30.e4 Ne5 31.f4 Nc4 32.a4 Nb2 33.f6 gxf6 34.a5 bxa5 35.Bh3 a4 36.Bf5 a3 37.Ke3 a2 38.Kd4 a1=Q 39.Kd5 Nd3 40.Kd4 Nxf4 41.Ke3 Qc1+ 42.Kf3 h3 43.Kg3 Qe3+ 44.Kh2 Qxc3 45.Kh1 c5 46.Kg1 c4 47.Kh1 a5 48.Bd7 Qf3+ 49.Kh2 Qg2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.