Expert Travel Chess


Computer name:	Mephisto Expert Travel Chess
Dates from:	2003
Dimensions:	23 x 18 x 3.2 cm
Power supply:	4 x AA
Processor speed:	10 MHz
Rating:	average club level (Elo 1980)
Other details:	chessmen on pegs inserted over pressure-sensitive contacts
	LEDs on two sides of board, LCD display
	almost identical to Saitek Cosmos and Travel Champion 2100

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Expert Travel Chess (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Rd8 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.d5 Qb4 10.Bd2 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nd4 12.Rb1 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 Nf6 14.Qe2 Qa5 15.Nb5 Qxa2 16.Nc7+ Kd7 17.Rc1 Qxb2 18.O-O Rc8 19.Rfe1 Qb6 20.Bf4 Qb4 21.Rc4 Qb3 22.Rec1 b6 23.R4c3 Qa4 24.Be5 Rg8 25.Rc4 Qb3 26.f3 Rh8 27.R4c3 Qa4 28.Qb2 Rg8 29.Rc4 Qxc4 30.Rxc4 Kd8 31.Qc2 Rb8 32.Nb5 e6 33.Bxb8 Bc5+ 34.Rxc5 bxc5 35.dxe6 fxe6 36.Qxc5 Ne8 37.Nxa7 g6 38.Nc6+ Kd7 39.Ne5+ Kd8 40.Qb6+ Ke7 41.Qa7+ Nc7 42.Qxc7+ Kf6 43.Ng4+ Kg5 44.Qc1+ Kh4 45.Qh6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Expert Travel Chess (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 Nd7 5.Nbd2 g6 6.Nh4 Nh6 7.Nxf5 Nxf5 8.Nb3 Bg7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.Qg4 c5 11.c3 c4 12.Bxf5 gxf5 13.Qxf5 cxb3 14.axb3 e6 15.Qg4 Kh8 16.Bf4 Qb6 17.Ra3 f6 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Qg5 Ne4 20.Qh4 e5 21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.f3 Bd6 23.fxe4 Bxa3 24.bxa3 Qxb3 25.Kd2 Qa2+ 26.Kd3 Qxg2 27.Re1 Rf3+ 28.Re3 Qf1+ 29.Kd2 Rf2+ 30.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 31.Kd3 Qf1+ 32.Kc2 Rf8 33.Rd3 Qa1 34.exd5 Qa2+ 35.Kc1 Rf2 36.Rd2 Qxd2+ 37.Kb1 Qe1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Expert Travel Chess (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ c6 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Bd6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.e4 e5 11.Be3 exd4 12.Bxd4 Nc5 13.Qc2 Ne6 14.Bc3 Bc7 15.Rd1 Qe7 16.Nbd2 O-O 17.Nc4 Rad8 18.Ne3 Nf4 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.e5 Qe7 21.Qe4 Ng6 22.Nf5 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Qe6 24.Re1 Re8 25.Qg4 Qxa2 26.h4 Ba5 27.Rf1 h5 28.Qxh5 Qxb2 29.Nd6 Re6 30.Ng5 Rxe5 31.Ndxf7 Re1 32.Qxg6 Rxf1+ 33.Kxf1 Qc1+ 34.Ke2 Qd2+ 35.Kf3 Qd1+ 36.Kg3 Bc7+ 37.Kh3 Qh1+ 38.Kg4 Qxg2+ 39.Kh5 Qd5 40.Nh6+ Kf8 41.Nf5 Qg8 42.Ne6+ Qxe6 43.Qxe6 Bd8 44.Kg6 Bxh4 45.Qf7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Mephisto Expert Travel Chess (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.O-O Nf6 8.e5 Ng4 9.h3 Bxd2 10.Qxd2 Nh6 11.Bb5 Nf5 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Qd3 O-O 14.Bg5 Qd5 15.g4 Nh6 16.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Rfc1 c5 18.Kg2 Bb7 19.Qf5 Rae8 20.Re1 f6 21.e6 Qxf5 22.gxf5 Kh8 23.Kg3 Rg8+ 24.Kf4 Rg2 25.Re2 h5 26.Rc1 Reg8 27.Ne5 fxe5+ 28.Kxe5 Rf8 29.e7 Re8 30.Kf6 d3 31.Re3 d2 32.Rd1 Rxf2 33.Kf7 Bc6 34.f6 c4 35.Ke6 Rg8 36.Re5 h4 37.Rf5 Re2+ 38.Re5 Rgg2 39.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 40.Kf7 c3 41.bxc3 Rh2 42.Kf8 Rxh3 43.Rxd2 Rf3 44.f7 h3 45.c4 h5 46.Rh2 Kh7 47.Re2 h4 48.a4 Bxa4 49.c5 Rf4 50.c6 Bxc6 51.Rc2 Bb5 52.Rc1 h2 53.e8=Q Bxe8 54.Kxe8 Re4+ 55.Kf8 a5 56.Rh1 Re2 57.Rb1 a4 58.Rh1 a3 59.Ra1 a2 60.Rh1 Rf2 61.Ke7 Kg7 62.Ke6 Rxf7 63.Ke5 c5 64.Ra1 Rb7 65.Kf4 Rb1 66.Rxa2 h1=Q 67.Ra7+ Kg6 68.Ra6+ Kh5 69.Ra8 Qxa8 70.Ke3 Rb3+ 71.Kf4 Qe8 72.Kf5 Rf3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.