Emerald Classic plus

Computer name:	Novag Emerald Classic plus
Manufacturer:	Novag Industries Ltd, Hong Kong
Dates from:	1997
Dimensions:	37 x 26.5 x 3.5 cm.
Power supply:	6 'C' batteries (=UM2), or 9-Volt adapter
Processor:	H8 (16-bit), 26,6 MHz.
Memory:	32 KB ROM, 1 KB RAM
Programmer(s):	David Kittinger
Rating:	weak / average club players (Elo 1940)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board, LCD-display
	16 LEDs on two sides of board
	Opening library: 8900 half-moves
	Contains 16 instructive positions

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Novag Emerald Classic plus (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.e5 Nfd7 7.f4 O-O 8.Qg4 Nc6 9.Be3 d4 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Bd2 dxc3 12.Bxc3 Nb6 13.Ne2 Nd5 14.Qf3 Rb8 15.Rb1 Nb4 16.Bxb4 cxb4 17.h3 Bb7 18.O-O c5 19.Qf2 Qd5 20.Kh2 Qxa2 21.f5 f6 22.exf6 Rxf6 23.Qf4 Rff8 24.Qe5 exf5 25.Ra1 Qd5 26.Qxd5+ Bxd5 27.Nf4 Rfd8 28.Nxd5 Rxd5 29.Rxa7 Bf6 30.b3 Re8 31.Rf2 Bd4 32.Rd2 Rde5 33.Rg2 Re1 34.Rc7 R8e2 35.h4 Rxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Re2+ 37.Kh3 h5 38.Rc8+ Kf7 39.Rc7+ Kg8 40.Rc8+ Kf7 41.Rc7+ Kg6 42.Rc6+ Kh7 43.Rc7 Bg1 44.Rxg7+ Kxg7 45.g4 fxg4+ 46.Kg3 Bh2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Novag Emerald Classic plus (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 9.e4 O-O 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 e5 12.Nb5 exd4 13.Nxd6 cxd6 14.Qxd4 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Ne5 16.Be2 Rc8 17.Rfc1 Nc6 18.Qc3 Nxe4 19.Qxg7+ Kxg7 20.Bxd8 Nxf2 21.Kxf2 Rfxd8 22.Bd3 Kf6 23.f4 Re8 24.Re1 Nb4 25.Rxe8 Nxd3+ 26.Ke3 Rxe8+ 27.Kxd3 Rg8 28.Ke4 Rg2 29.Rd1 Ke6 30.f5+ Kd7 31.b4 Rxa2 32.Kd4 Ra3 33.Rh1 a6 34.h4 Rf3 35.Ke4 Rb3 36.Kd5 Rxb4 37.f6 Rb5+ 38.Kd4 Ke6 39.Rg1 Kxf6 40.Rg3 b6 41.Ra3 a5 42.Rf3+ Ke6 43.Re3+ Re5 44.Rf3 f5 45.Rb3 b5 46.Kd3 Rc5 47.h5 Ke5 48.Rb2 Rd5+ 49.Ke2 Ke4 50.Ra2 b4 51.Ke1 f4 52.Re2+ Kf3 53.Rf2+ Kg3 54.Rb2 Rxh5 55.Rb3+ Kg2 56.Rb2+ Kf3 57.Rf2+ Kg3 58.Rf1 Rh2 59.Kd1 b3 60.Kc1 f3 61.Rd1 Rc2+ 62.Kb1 f2 63.Rd3+ Kg2 64.Rd1 f1=Q 65.Rxf1 Kxf1 66.Ka1 a4 67.Kb1 a3 68.Ka1 Rc1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Novag Emerald Classic plus (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O exf4 11.Kh1 Nc5 12.Bxf4 Nxd3 13.Qxd3 Bg4 14.a5 Rc8 15.Nd4 Rc5 16.Nb3 Rc8 17.Rae1 Re8 18.Kg1 Qc7 19.Qg3 Be6 20.Nd4 Bc4 21.Nf5 Nh5 22.Qg4 g6 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.exd5 Bf8 25.Bd2 Qxc2 26.Bc3 Qd3 27.Re7 Qxd5 28.b4 Qc6 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Bd2 Nf6 31.Qg5 Ne4 32.Nh6+ Bxh6 33.Qxh6 Nxd2 34.Qxd2 d5 35.Rd1 Qc4 36.h3 Kg7 37.Kh2 f6 38.Qxd5 Qf4+ 39.Kh1 Qxb4 40.Kh2 Re7 41.Rf1 Qb2 42.Qd8 Qe5+ 43.Kh1 h5 44.Qb6 Rd7 45.Qb4 Qd4 46.Qb1 Re7 47.Qb3 Qe3 48.Qb4 Rd7 49.Qc4 Qe5 50.Qb4 Rc7 51.Qd2 Qc5 52.Qd8 Qxa5 53.Qxf6+ Kh7 54.Qd8 Qe5 55.Qf8 b5 56.Qd8 a5 57.Qd3 Kg7 58.Qa3 b4 59.Qb3 Qc3 60.Qa2 b3 61.Qa4 b2 62.Rg1 Qb4 63.Qd1 Rc1 64.Qxc1 bxc1=Q 65.Rxc1 Qf4 66.Ra1 g5 67.Ra2 Kf6 68.Kg1 Ke6 69.Re2+ Kd5 70.Ra2 a4 71.h4 Qxh4 72.g4 Qxg4+ 73.Kh1 Qf3+ 74.Kg1 a3 75.Kh2 g4 76.Rxa3 Qxa3 77.Kg1 Qf3 78.Kh2 g3+ 79.Kh3 Ke5 80.Kh4 Qg4# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Novag Emerald Classic plus (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 d6 6.Qf3 O-O 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bg5 Rb8 9.Rb1 Kh8 10.Bd3 Bd7 11.Ne2 h6 12.Bh4 g5 13.Bg3 h5 14.Rb5 Ng4 15.h4 f5 16.hxg5 Qxg5 17.Bf4 Qg6 18.exf5 exf5 19.c5 a6 20.Rb1 Rfe8 21.Qg3 dxc5 22.Bxc7 Ra8 23.dxc5 Ra7 24.Rb6 Qf7 25.c4 Nf6 26.Qg5 Qg7 27.Qh4 Be6 28.Bd6 Raa8 29.g3 Kg8 30.Rb1 Qf7 31.Qg5+ Kh8 32.a3 Rad8 33.Rb6 Rd7 34.Rxc6 Qg7 35.Qxg7+ Kxg7 36.Rb6 Bf7 37.Bxf5 Bxc4 38.Rb2 Rf7 39.Rh4 Bd5 40.Kf1 Ne4 41.Rxh5 Kg8 42.Nf4 Nxd6 43.cxd6 Bf3 44.g4 Rf6 45.Rg5+ Kf7 46.Bg6+ Kf8 47.Bxe8 Kxe8 48.Rd2 Bc6 49.Rg8+ Kd7 50.Rg7+ Kd8 51.Rd4 Bb5+ 52.Ke1 Be8 53.d7 Bxd7 54.Rdxd7+ Kc8 55.Rc7+ Kd8 56.Rxb7 Kc8 57.Rbc7+ Kb8 58.Nd5 Re6+ 59.Kd2 Re8 60.Rb7+ Kc8 61.Rgc7+ Kd8 62.Rb8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.