Europa


Computer name:	Mephisto Europa
Manufacturer:	Hegener & Glaser
Dates from:	1987
Dimensions:	29 x 23 x 2.7 cm.
Power supply:	4 x AA, or 8-Volt adapter
Processor:	6301 Y, 2 Mhz
Memory:	16 KB ROM, 256 bytes RAM
Programmer(s):	Frans Morsch
Rating:	occasional players / weak club players (Elo 1683)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board
	LEDs on two sides of board
	Opening library: over 500 moves

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Europa (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Bb4+ 7.c3 Be7 8.Qh5 O-O 9.Bd3 f5 10.Bxf5 g6 11.Bxg6 fxg6 12.Qe5 Bf5 13.Nf3 Nd7 14.Qg3 Nf6 15.Ne5 Ne4 16.Qe3 Re8 17.O-O Qc7 18.Re1 Bh4 19.Re2 Bf6 20.f3 Nd6 21.Qf4 Rad8 22.Be3 Nc4 23.g4 Bd3 24.Nxd3 Qxf4 25.Nxf4 Rxe3 26.Rxe3 Nxe3 27.Ne6 Re8 28.Nc5 b6 29.Ne4 Bh4 30.b3 Nxg4 31.Rd1 Ne3 32.Rd2 Rf8 33.a3 Rxf3 34.Nf2 Be7 35.a4 Kf7 36.a5 bxa5 37.Re2 c5 38.dxc5 Bxc5 39.h3 Nd1 40.Kg2 Rxf2+ 41.Rxf2+ Nxf2 42.h4 Ne4 43.c4 Nd2 44.Kg3 Nxb3 45.Kf4 a4 46.Ke5 a3 47.Kd5 a2 48.Kc6 a1Q 49.Kc7 Qa4 50.Kb7 Bb6 51.Kb8 Qe8+ 52.Kb7 Nc5# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Europa (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nd7 6.Nbd2 Bb4 7.O-O c3 8.Ne4 cxb2 9.Bxb2 Ngf6 10.Qc2 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 Nf6 12.Qe5 O-O 13.h3 Qe7 14.Rab1 Rd8 15.Rfc1 Nd5 16.e3 f5 17.a4 Bd6 18.Ba3 Bxa3 19.Rc2 Bd6 20.Rxb7 Bxb7 21.Rc5 Rab8 22.Rxd5 cxd5 23.a5 Bxe5 24.Nxe5 Qc7 25.f3 Qc1+ 26.Kh2 Qxe3 27.f4 Qxd4 28.Nf3 Qf2 29.Ne5 d4 30.Nc6 Bxc6 31.Kh1 Qxg2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Europa (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 Nf6 6.N1c3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.Bd3 Ne5 10.O-O Nxd3 11.Qxd3 Be6 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Nd4 Bg4 14.Rae1+ Be7 15.f3 Bd7 16.Bd6 Be6 17.Nxe6 Qxd6 18.Nxg7+ Kf8 19.Nf5 Qb6+ 20.Kh1 Bf6 21.Ne3 Qxb2 22.Qf5 Rc5 23.Nxd5 Bh4 24.Re4 Qb5 25.Rd1 Bd8 26.Qe5 f6 27.Qd6+ Kg7 28.Re7+ Kg6 29.Qxf6+ Kh5 30.Re5# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Europa (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.g3 Be6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Bb4+ 9.c3 Bd6 10.Nd2 O-O 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qh6 Re8 13.O-O Qe7 14.Ne4 Rad8 15.Re1 Bc7 16.b3 f5 17.Ng5 Nf6 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Bg5 Qf7 20.Qh4 Rf8 21.Bc4 Rd6 22.Bf4 Rd5 23.Bxc7 Qxc7 24.Rxe6 Qg7 25.Bxd5 Nxd5 26.Rc1 Qf7 27.Re5 Re8 28.Rxe8+ Qxe8 29.c4 Nc3 30.Kg2 Qe4+ 31.Qxe4 Nxe4 32.f3 Nd6 33.Re1 Kf7 34.a3 a5 35.h3 a4 36.Re3 axb3 37.Rxb3 b5 38.cxb5 cxb5 39.Kf2 Ke6 40.Ke2 Kd5 41.Kd3 g5 42.Rc3 Nc4 43.Rxc4 bxc4+ 44.Kc3 h5 45.a4 g4 46.hxg4 fxg4 47.fxg4 hxg4 48.a5 Kd6 49.Kxc4 Kc6 50.d5+ Kb7 51.Kc5 Ka7 52.Kc6 Ka6 53.d6 Kxa5 54.d7 Kb4 55.d8=Q Kc4 56.Qg8+ Kd4 57.Qxg4+ Ke5 58.Qf4+ Ke6 59.g4 Ke7 60.g5 Ke6 61.Qf6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.