Monaco


Computer name:	Mephisto Monaco
Manufacturer:	Hegener & Glaser
Dates from:	1986
Dimensions:	17.2 x 13.5 x 2.7 cm
Power supply:	4 AA batteries
Processor:	6301Y, 8 MHz.
Memory:	16K ROM, 256 bytes RAM
Programmer(s):	Julio Kaplan
Rating:	occasional players, weak club players (Elo 1440)
Other details:	chessmen inserted over pressure-sensitive contacts
	hinged lid
	LEDs on two sides
	resembles Kasparov Cavalier
	Opening library: 5000 half-moves

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Monaco (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 e6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.c3 e5 10.Be3 Bg4 11.Qc2 Qb6 12.Bc4 Na5 13.b4 Nxc4 14.Nxc4 Qa6 15.bxc5 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Nd7 17.f4 exf4 18.cxd6 Bxd6 19.Bd4 Nc5 20.Rab1 Nxe4 21.dxe4 Qxc4 22.Rxb7 a5 23.Rfb1 Rfb8 24.Rxb8+ Rxb8 25.Rxb8+ Bxb8 26.a4 Kf8 27.Qb2 Qc8 28.f3 Bd6 29.Qg2 f6 30.Qg6 Qc6 31.Kf2 Qxa4 32.Ke1 Qc6 33.Kd2 a4 34.h3 a3 35.Qg1 Qc4 36.Qb1 a2 37.Qd1 Kf7 38.Qg1 g6 39.Qd1 Ke6 40.h4 Be5 41.Qg1 Kd6 42.Qa1 Ke6 43.Qb2 Bd6 44.Qa1 h5 45.Qd1 Be5 46.Qa1 Qb3 47.Bc5 Qb1 48.Qxa2+ Qxa2+ 49.Kd3 Qg2 50.Kc4 Qxf3 51.Bd4 Qxe4 52.Kc5 Bxd4+ 53.cxd4 f3 54.d5+ Qxd5+ 55.Kb6 f2 56.Kc7 f1Q 57.Kb8 Qd6+ 58.Kc8 Qfa6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Monaco (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.Qxc4 h6 8.Bf4 Nd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Qc3 Bb4 11.Rb1 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 O-O 13.e3 Rb8 14.c4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Bf5 16.Rb2 Be4 17.O-O Bxf3 18.gxf3 Na5 19.Bd3 Qe7 20.d5 Qc5 21.Be4 Nc4 22.Rc1 f5 23.Bd3 Qa3 24.Rxc4 Qxb2 25.Bxc7 Rbc8 26.Rc2 Qb1+ 27.Kg2 Qd1 28.Rc3 Qd2 29.Bxf5 Rxf5 30.Rc4 Qxd5 31.Rc2 Qxf3+ 32.Kf1 Rxc7 33.Kg1 Rg5+ 34.Kf1 Qd1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Monaco (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c6 2.c4 Nf6 3.e5 Ne4 4.d4 e6 5.c5 Be7 6.Bd3 f5 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qh6 Na6 9.Qg7 Rf8 10.Qxh7 g5 11.Qg6+ Rf7 12.Nd2 Nxd2 13.Bxd2 Nc7 14.O-O-O Nd5 15.Nf3 Nf4 16.Bxf4 gxf4 17.h4 Qa5 18.Kb1 b6 19.Ng5 Bxg5 20.hxg5 Ke7 21.Rh7 Rxh7 22.Qxh7+ Kd8 23.g6 Kc7 24.g7 Ba6 25.Bxa6 Qxa6 26.g8=Q Rxg8 27.Qxg8 Qe2 28.Kc1 Qxf2 29.Qa8 Qe3+ 30.Kb1 Qe4+ 31.Ka1 b5 32.Qxa7+ Kd8 33.Qb8+ Ke7 34.Rh1 Qe1+ 35.Rxe1 Kf7 36.Qd8 d6 37.Qf6+ Ke8 38.cxd6 Kd7 39.Qe7+ Kc8 40.Qc7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Monaco (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 Nc6 4.Nbd2 Bf5 5.c3 e6 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bb5 O-O 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.O-O Kh8 11.Rae1 Qd7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Rxe4 f5 15.Ne5 Qe7 16.Re3 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Bc5 18.Rd3 c6 19.Bc4 b5 20.Bxb5 cxb5 21.Rfd1 Qh4 22.Qc2 Rad8 23.Rd7 a5 24.Qe2 Bb6 25.g3 Qc4 26.Qxc4 bxc4 27.b3 cxb3 28.axb3 Bc7 29.f4 Kg7 30.Kf2 Rxd7 31.Rxd7 Bb6+ 32.Ke2 Rc8 33.Kd3 Bg1 34.b4 axb4 35.cxb4 Bxh2 36.b5 Bxg3 37.Ke3 Rc4 38.Kf3 Bxf4 39.b6 Bxe5 40.Rd3 Rb4 41.b7 Rxb7 42.Re3 Kf6 43.Re1 h5 44.Rh1 Rb3+ 45.Ke2 Kg5 46.Rf1 f4 47.Rg1+ Kf5 48.Rd1 f3+ 49.Kf1 Bg3 50.Kg1 e5 51.Kf1 f2 52.Ra1 h4 53.Rd1 h3 54.Ke2 h2 55.Rc1 e4 56.Rf1 Bf4 57.Rh1 Rb2+ 58.Kf1 Rb1+ 59.Kxf2 Rxh1 60.Kg2 Rd1 61.Kf2 Rd2+ 62.Kf1 h1=Q# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.