Chess Challenger


Computer name:	Mephisto Chess Challenger
Dates from:	2003
Dimensions:	33.6 x 25.2 x 4.4 cm
Power supply:	4 x C (=AM2,LR14), or 9-Volt adapter
Memory:	32KB ROM
Rating:	average to strong club player
Other details:	Pressure-sensitive board, LCD-display
	LEDs on two sides of board
	Discussion of playing-strength here

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Chess Challenger (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nge7 8.Nc3 Nf5 9.Na4 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Bb4 11.Bc3 f6 12.exf6 gxf6 13.a3 Bxc3+ 14.Nxc3 Rg8 15.O-O Qb6 16.Na4 Qc7 17.Re1 Qg7 18.Bf1 Qg4 19.h3 Qxh3 20.Nc5 Nfe7 21.Qe2 Nd8 22.Rac1 b6 23.g3 Qg4 24.Nd3 Ndc6 25.b3 Nxd4 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Nxd4 Qxd4 28.Qxe6 Rxg3+ 29.Bg2 Rc7 30.Qd6 Rxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Qg4+ 32.Kh2 Qh5+ 33.Kg2 Qg6+ 34.Kh1 Rd7 35.Qe6 h5 36.Re3 h4 37.b4 Qf7 38.Qc6 d4 39.Re6 Kd8 40.Qa8+ Nc8 41.Qc6 Rc7 42.Qe4 Qd7 43.Kh2 Nd6 44.Qd5 Nb5 45.Qe4 Nc3 46.Qf5 Kc8 47.Qxf6 Qf7 48.Qxf7 Rxf7 49.Rc6+ Kb7 50.Rd6 Ne2 51.Rh6 Rf3 52.Rh7+ Ka6 53.Re7 Nc3 54.Ne5 Rxf2+ 55.Kh3 d3 56.a4 Nxa4 57.Kxh4 Re2 58.Nc6 Rxe7 59.b5+ Kb7 60.Kg3 d2 61.Nxe7 d1=Q 62.Nc6 Nc3 63.Kf4 Qa4+ 64.Ke3 Nxb5 65.Nxa7 Qd4+ 66.Kf3 Kxa7 67.Kg2 Qe3 68.Kh2 Nd4 69.Kg2 Ka6 70.Kh2 Qf3 71.Kg1 Ne2+ 72.Kh2 Qg3+ 73.Kh1 Qh3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Chess Challenger (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Qc2 Na6 8.Ng5 h6 9.Nh7 Nb4 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Qe2 Nxd3+ 12.Qxd3 b6 13.e4 Qg6 14.Qf3 e5 15.dxe5 dxe4 16.Qxe4 Qxe4+ 17.Nxe4 Bxe5 18.f4 Re8 19.fxe5 Rxe5 20.Kd2 Rxe4 21.Kc3 Ba6 22.b3 Rd8 23.a3 b5 24.c5 b4+ 25.axb4 Rd3+ 26.Kb2 Re2+ 27.Ka3 Bc4 28.Rg1 Bxb3 29.b5 a5 30.bxa6 Bd1+ 31.Kb4 Rb3+ 32.Ka4 Re4+ 33.Ka5 Rb5# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Chess Challenger (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: drawn)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 Be7 7.Be2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.Nc3 fxe5 10.dxe5 Nh6 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Nb5 Qb8 13.Bxh6 gxh6 14.Nbd4 Rg8 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Rg1 Nxe5 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.Qa4+ Nc6 19.Qb5 a6 20.Qe2 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 e5 22.Nf5 Bg5 23.Qd3 Ke6 24.h4 Bf4 25.g4 Qc7 26.Ne3 Qa5+ 27.b4 e4 28.Qd4 Qb5 29.Rd1 Rad8 30.a4 Qc6 31.Nf5 Be5 32.Qd2 Bc3 33.Nd4+ Bxd4 34.Qxd4 Qxa4 35.g5 hxg5 36.Rxg5 Rxg5 37.hxg5 Qc6 38.b5 axb5 39.Qf6+ Kd7 40.Qb2 Re8 41.Rc1 Qb6 42.Qg7+ Re7 43.Qc3 e3 44.Qc8+ Kd6 45.Qb8+ Ke6 46.Qg8+ Ke5 47.Qh8+ Kd6 48.Qb8+ Ke6 49.Qg8+ Rf7 50.Qe8+ Re7 51.Qg8+= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Chess Challenger (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 O-O 8.Rc1 Nb6 9.cxd5 Nbxd5 10.Ne5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nd7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qh5 Qa3 14.Rc2 Qa5 15.Bc4 Nxe5 16.Qxe5 Qxe5 17.dxe5 Rd8 18.Rd2 Rxd2 19.Kxd2 b6 20.e4 Bb7 21.Ke3 Rd8 22.Rb1 c5 23.a4 Bc6 24.Bb5 Bb7 25.f4 Kf8 26.g4 g5 27.f5 Bc8 28.Bc4 Ke8 29.a5 bxa5 30.Rb5 a4 31.Rxc5 Bd7 32.Ra5 Rc8 33.Kd4 Rc7 34.Ra6 Ke7 35.Rd6 Rc6 36.f6+ Kd8 37.Rxc6 Bxc6 38.Ba2 Kd7 39.c4 a3 40.c5 Bb5 41.Bb3 Kc6 42.h3 a5 43.Ba2 Bf1 44.Bd5+ exd5 45.exd5+ Kb5 46.Kc3 a2 47.Kb2 Bc4 48.c6 Bxd5 49.c7 Be6 50.c8=Q Bxc8 51.Kxa2 Kb4 52.Kb1 Kb3 53.e6 Bxe6 54.Ka1 Kc2 55.h4 gxh4 56.g5 h3 57.g6 h2 58.g7 h1=Q# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.