Chess Explorer


Computer name:	Mephisto Saitek Chess Explorer
Manufacturer:	Saitek
Dimensions:	33.5 x 30.2 x 3.5 cm
Power supply:	3 x AA
Processor:	H7000, 10 MHz
Memory:	16 KB RAM
Rating:	occasional players - average club players
Other details:	green illuminated LCD display
	pressure-sensitive board
	same program as Mephisto Miami
	Room for chessmen below arch on right side of board

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Saitek Chess Explorer (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bd3 Bc6 5.e5 Ne7 6.Ne2 Ng6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nd2 Nd7 9.a3 O-O 10.Ng3 Nf4 11.Qf3 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 a6 13.Ne2 Bb5 14.Qf3 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qf3 Nxe5 18.Qg3 Qf6 19.Re1 Ng4 20.Kh1 Nxf2+ 21.Qxf2 Qxf2 22.Nf3 Bxe2 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.Ne5 f6 25.Nd7 Rf7 26.Rxe2 Qxe2 27.Nxf6+ Rxf6 28.h3 Raf8 29.c3 Rf1+ 30.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 31.Kh2 Bf4# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Mephisto Saitek Chess Explorer (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Qe7 7.e3 Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.a3 Bd6 10.b4 Nxc4 11.Bxd6 Nxd6 12.Bd3 a5 13.b5 c5 14.b6 Qg5 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Qf6 17.Rc1 Qxb6 18.O-O d6 19.Qd5 O-O 20.Rfd1 Rd8 21.Rxc5 Be6 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Qh5+ Kg8 24.Rcc1 Rac8 25.Rb1 Bb3 26.Rd5 Bxd5 27.Qxf7+ Bxf7 28.Rd1 Qb3 29.Ra1 Qxa3 30.Rd1 Rc1 31.Rf1 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Bc4+ 33.Ke1 Qc1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Saitek Chess Explorer (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 g6 5.Nd2 Bg7 6.Ngf3 Nh6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Nd7 9.Nh4 Be6 10.Qb3 b6 11.Qa4 Qc7 12.Qa3 Rfe8 13.f4 Bg4 14.Bd3 c5 15.f5 cxd4 16.cxd4 Rac8 17.Ba6 Rcd8 18.fxg6 hxg6 19.Qd3 Nb8 20.Bb5 Nc6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Ba6 Rcd8 23.b3 Nxd4 24.Ndf3 Nxf3+ 25.gxf3 Bh3 26.Re1 Nf5 27.f4 Qc5+ 28.Be3 Nxe3 29.Rxe3 Bd7 30.Bb7 Bb5 31.Qd2 Qc7 32.a4 d4 33.Rg3 Qxb7 34.axb5 e6 35.Nf3 Qd5 36.Qd3 Re7 37.Ra4 Red7 38.Ra2 Rc8 39.Ra4 Rc3 40.Qd1 Qc5 41.Qd2 d3+ 42.Kh1 Rc2 43.Qb4 Rc1+ 44.Kg2 Qxb4 45.Rxb4 d2 46.Nxd2 Rxd2+ 47.Kh3 Rcc2 48.Ra4 Rxh2+ 49.Kg4 Ra2 50.Rd4 Rad2 51.Rxd2 Rxd2 52.Kg5 Kf8 53.b4 Ra2 54.Rg1 Ke7 55.Rc1 Kd7 56.Rd1+ Ke8 57.Rd6 Rg2+ 58.Kh4 Rb2 59.Rc6 Rxb4 60.Kg5 Kd7 61.Rd6+ Kc7 62.Rc6+ Kd8 63.Rd6+ Kc8 64.Rc6+ Kb8 65.Rd6 Rc4 66.Rd8+ Rc8 67.Rd7 Rf8 68.Kg4 Bh6 69.Kf3 g5 70.fxg5 Bxg5 71.Ke4 f5+ 72.exf6 Bxf6 73.Rd6 e5 74.Rd7 Bh8 75.Kd5 Re8 76.Ke4 Rc8 77.Kf5 Rf8+ 78.Ke4 Rf4+ 79.Kd3 Rd4+ 80.Rxd4 exd4 81.Kc4 a5 82.bxa6 b5+ 83.Kxb5 d3 84.Kb6 d2 85.a7+ Ka8 86.Kc7 Kxa7 87.Kd6 d1=Q+ 88.Kc5 Qc2+ 89.Kb4 Kb6 90.Ka3 Bb2+ 91.Kb4 Qc3+ 92.Ka4 Qa3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

Black: Mephisto Saitek Chess Explorer (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Be3 Nf6 9.f3 Nbd7 10.Bxc4 Ne5 11.Be2 O-O 12.Nxc6 Nxf3+ 13.gxf3 Bxe3 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.e5 Ne8 16.Ncd5 Bd4 17.f4 f6 18.Nxc8 Rxc8 19.e6 Bxb2 20.e7 Rg8 21.Rd1 Rc5 22.Rg1 Nd6 23.Bh5 Rc2 24.Rd2 Rc1+ 25.Bd1 Ba3 26.Rg3 Nc4 27.Rc2 Rxc2 28.Bxc2 Re8 29.Ba4 Rxe7+ 30.Nxe7 Bxe7 31.Rb3 Nb6 32.Bb5 Kg8 33.Rd3 Kf7 34.a3 a6 35.Bd7 Bxa3 36.f5 Bb4+ 37.Kd1 Ke7 38.Be6 a5 39.Rh3 h6 40.Re3 a4 41.Re4 Bd6 42.Bb3+ Kf8 43.Bxa4 Bxh2 44.Bb5 Be5 45.Rg4 Nd5 46.Kd2 h5 47.Rh4 Nf4 48.Be2 g5 49.fxg6 Kg7 50.Bxh5 Nxh5 51.Rxh5 Kxg6 52.Rh3 b6 53.Rb3 Bd4 54.Kd3 Bg1 55.Kc4 Bc5 56.Kb5 f5 57.Rf3 Kf6 58.Rf4 Kg5 59.Rf3 Kg4 60.Rf1 f4 61.Kc6 f3 62.Kb5 Kf4 63.Kc6 Ke3 64.Ra1 f2 65.Kb5 Kf3 66.Kc4 Kg2 67.Kb5 f1=Q+ 68.Rxf1 Kxf1 69.Kc6 Ke2 70.Kb5 Kd3 71.Ka4 Kc2 72.Kb5 Kb3 73.Ka6 Kc4 74.Kb7 b5 75.Ka6 b4 76.Ka5 b3 77.Ka6 b2 78.Kb7 b1=Q+ 79.Kc8 Qh7 80.Kb8 Qd7 81.Ka8 Qc8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.