Marco Polo

Computer name:	Mephisto Marco Polo
Manufacturer:	Hegener & Glaser
Dates from:	1987
Dimensions:	17.5 x 15 x 3 cm.
Power supply:	4 x AA
Processor:	6301Y 2 MHz
Memory:	16KB ROM, 256 bytes RAM
Programmer(s):	Frans Morsch
Rating:	weak / average club players
Other details:	chessmen on pegs inserted over pressure-sensitive contacts
	16 LEDs on two sides of board
	Cover can be slid under computer.

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto Marco Polo (± 15 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.c3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.cxd4 Rc8 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Nb5 Bc2 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.Qd2 Be7 13.Bb5 Be4 14.Qf4 Nh6 15.Be3 Rc2 16.Qg3 Nf5 17.Qg4 Rxb2 18.a4 Rc2 19.a5 O-O 20.Rac1 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Ra2 22.Ra1 Rb2 23.Ba4 Bb4 24.Bb5 Bf5 25.Qg3 Bc3 26.Ra3 Rxb5 27.Rxc3 Qxa5 28.Rfc1 Rb2 29.Rc7 Rb1 30.Ng5 Qxc7 31.Rxb1 Bxb1 32.Qe1 Bc2 33.e4 h6 34.Nf3 Bxe4 35.Nd2 Qc3 36.Qf2 Qc1+ 37.Nf1 Rc8 38.Qg3 Rc2 39.h3 Qd1 40.Qf4 Rxg2+ 41.Kh1 Rf2+ 42.Qxe4 Qxf1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto Marco Polo (± 15 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 Nbd7 4.Nbd2 Nh5 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Nxg3 8.hxg3 Bg7 9.e3 O-O 10.Bd3 c5 11.Nb3 c4 12.Bf5 cxb3 13.axb3 Ne5 14.Bxc8 Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Rxc8 16.c4 dxc4 17.bxc4 Qb6 18.Ra4 Qxb2 19.Rxa7 Qb4+ 20.Ke2 Qxc4+ 21.Ke1 Qb4+ 22.Ke2 Qb2+ 23.Ke1 Rc1+ 24.Qd1 Rxd1+ 25.Kxd1 Rc8 26.Ra8 Rxa8 27.Rxh6 Ra1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto Marco Polo (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Qe2+ Be7 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O Bc5+ 10.Kh1 Nbd7 11.d4 Bd6 12.Nc3 Re8 13.Qf2 Ng4 14.Qh4 Ne3 15.Bxe3 Qxh4 16.Nxh4 Rxe3 17.Nf5 Bb4 18.Nxe3 fxe3 19.Rxf7 Kh8 20.Raf1 Rb8 21.a3 Bd6 22.Ne4 Bxa3 23.bxa3 h6 24.Nd6 e2 25.Bxe2 c5 26.Bd3 Kg8 27.Nxc8 Rxc8 28.Rxd7 cxd4 29.Rxd4 Rb8 30.Rd7 a5 31.c4 Re8 32.c5 Kh8 33.c6 g6 34.Bxg6 Rc8 35.c7 Kg8 36.Rff7 Kh8 37.Rd8+ Rxd8 38.cxd8=Q# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Mephisto Marco Polo (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Ne5 Nxe5 7.dxe5 Nd7 8.cxd5 Nxe5 9.Qd4 Bf6 10.Qa4+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Bxd7 12.h3 O-O-O 13.Bg2 Nc4 14.Ne4 Bd4 15.Ng5 Nxb2 16.Nxf7 Nc4 17.Nxd8 Rxd8 18.Rb1 c6 19.dxc6 Bc3+ 20.Kf1 Bxc6 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.e4 Rd4 23.Rb3 Ba5 24.f3 Nd2+ 25.Bxd2 Rxd2 26.a3 c5 27.Rb5 Rd1+ 28.Ke2 Rxh1 29.Rxa5 Rxh3 30.Rxc5+ Kd7 31.Rg5 g6 32.f4 Kc6 33.Ke3 Rh1 34.Re5 Kd6 35.Rb5 Re1+ 36.Kf3 Rc1 37.Rb7 Rc3+ 38.Kf2 Rxa3 39.Rxh7 a5 40.Ra7 Ra2+ 41.Ke3 a4 42.Ra6+ Ke7 43.Kd3 a3 44.Ra7+ Kd6 45.Kc4 Kc6 46.Kb4 Re2 47.Ra6+ Kb7 48.Rxa3 Rxe4+ 49.Kc5 Re2 50.Kd6 Kb6 51.Ra8 Re3 52.g4 Rg3 53.Kxe6 Rxg4 54.Ke5 g5 55.f5 Rg2 56.f6 Rf2 57.Ke6 Kb7 58.Rg8 Re2+ 59.Kd6 Rd2+ 60.Ke7 Re2+ 61.Kf8 Re5 62.f7 Rc5 63.Ke7 Rc7+ 64.Kf6 Rc6+ 65.Kxg5 Rc5+ 66.Kf6 Rc3 67.Ke5 Rf3 68.f8=Q Rxf8 69.Rxf8 Kc6 70.Rc8+ Kb5 71.Kd4 Kb4 72.Rb8+ Ka5 73.Kc4 Ka6 74.Kc5 Ka7 75.Rb6 Ka8 76.Kc6 Ka7 77.Kc7 Ka8 78.Ra6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.