Sensory Chess Challenger 9


Computer name:	Sensory Chess Challenger 9
Manufacturer:	Fidelity Electronics
Dates from:	1982
Dimensions:	26.5 x 28.5 x 3.5 cm (excl. raised battery compartment)
Power supply:	Four C (=LR14) batteries, or 9-Volt adapter
Processor:	6502B, 1.6 MHz
Memory:	16 KB ROM
Programmer(s):	Dan & Kathe Spracklen
Rating:	occasional players / weak club players (Elo 1570)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board
	with LEDs on all squares
	Click here for mate and draw with SCC9.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Sensory Chess Challenger 9 (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4 4.Bc4 d6 5.O-O Bxc3 6.dxc3 Nxe4 7.Be3 O-O 8.Nd2 Nxd2 9.Qxd2 Bf5 10.Rae1 Qh4 11.Bd5 Nc6 12.Qe2 Rab8 13.a3 a5 14.f4 Rbe8 15.fxe5 Rxe5 16.Qf3 Rfe8 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Qxc6 Qe7 19.Bg5 Qd7 20.Qxd7 Bxd7 21.Rxe5 dxe5 22.Be3 e4 23.Rd1 Be6 24.b3 f5 25.Kf2 c6 26.c4 Kf7 27.Ke2 a4 28.Rd6 Rb8 29.Rxc6 axb3 30.Rc7+ Kg6 31.cxb3 Rxb3 32.Bd4 Bf7 33.a4 Rb4 34.Rc6+ Kh5 35.a5 Bxc4+ 36.Kf2 Bd5 37.Bc3 e3+ 38.Ke2 Bxc6 39.Bxb4 f4 40.Bc3 Bxg2 41.Bxg7 Kg4 42.a6 Bf3+ 43.Ke1 Bd5 44.Bd4 Kf3 45.h4 Ke4 46.Bc5 f3 47.a7 f2+ 48.Ke2 Bc4+ 49.Kd1 f1=Q+ 50.Kc2 Qd3+ 51.Kb2 Bd5 52.Bd6 e2 53.Bb4 Qb3+ 54.Kc1 Kd3 55.a8=Q Qc2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Sensory Chess Challenger 9 (± 15 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.O-O Bxc3 10.Qxc3 Ne4 11.Qc2 Ng5 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Bd7 14.Rd1 b5 15.Be2 f5 16.b4 Qe8 17.a4 bxa4 18.Qxa4 Ne4 19.Bb2 Qe7 20.Bd4 c5 21.b5 cxd4 22.exd4 Nc3 23.Qc2 Nxd1 24.Rxd1 Rac8 25.Qd3 Qb4 26.d5 Rc3 27.Qd2 Rfc8 28.Bf3 Qxb5 29.Ra1 Rc2 30.Qd1 Qc5 31.Qd3 Qxf2+ 32.Kh1 Rc1+ 33.Qd1 Rxd1+ 34.Rxd1 Ba4 35.Ra1 Qd4 36.Re1 Qxe5 37.Be2 Qxe2 38.Ra1 Qe5 39.Rb1 Qxd5 40.h3 f4 41.Rb4 Rc2 42.Rb8+ Kf7 43.Rb7+ Qxb7 44.Kh2 Qxg2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (4 ply)

Black: Sensory Chess Challenger 9 (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Nge2 Nc6 7.Bg5 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.O-O-O Qc8 11.Qe3 Qe8 12.c5 Kh8 13.Kb1 dxc5 14.Qxc5 Qd8 15.Qf2 a5 16.Qh4 Nc8 17.Rc1 Nb6 18.Qg3 Re8 19.Rc2 Qe7 20.Ka1 Nh5 21.Qh4 Bf6 22.Bxf6+ Nxf6 23.g3 Ng8 24.Qxe7 Nxe7 25.f4 Rec8 26.fxe5 Nc4 27.Na4 Ne3 28.Rc3 Nxf1 29.Rxf1 Bxa4 30.Rxf7 Ng8 31.b3 Be8 32.Rfxc7 Rxc7 33.Rxc7 b5 34.Nd4 g5 35.Ne6 g4 36.d6 a4 37.bxa4 Rxa4 38.Nf8 Bg6 39.e6 Bxe4 40.d7 Rb4 41.Rc1 Rd4 42.Rc8 Rd1+ 43.Kb2 b4 44.Kb3 Rd3+ 45.Kxb4 Nf6 46.e7 Nd5+ 47.Kc5 Nxe7 48.Ne6+ Ng8 49.Nd4 Rc3+ 50.Kb6 Rxc8 51.dxc8=Q Bb1 52.Ne6 Bxa2 53.Qc3+ Nf6 54.Qxf6+ Kg8 55.Qg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Sensory Chess Challenger 9 (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.a3 O-O 14.Bg2 Bb7 15.h4 Rfc8 16.h5 d5 17.exd5 Bxa3 18.bxa3 Qxc3 19.Qxc3 Rxc3 20.Ne2 Rxa3 21.dxe6 Bxg2 22.exd7 Rd8 23.Rhe1 Bc6 24.Kb2 Rh3 25.Nd4 Bxd7 26.Nc6 Ra8 27.Rxd7 h6 28.gxh6 gxh6 29.Nd8 Rg3 30.Re8+ Kh7 31.Rxf7+ Rg7 32.Rff8 Rga7 33.Rh8+ Kg7 34.Reg8+ Kf6 35.Rf8+ Ke7 36.Nc6+ Kd6 37.Rxa8 Rxa8 38.Rxa8 Kxc6 39.Rxa6+ Kd7 40.Rxh6 Ke7 41.Rb6 Kf7 42.Rxb5 Kg7 43.Rg5+ Kh8 44.c4 Kh7 45.c5 Kh6 46.c6 Kh7 47.c7 Kh6 48.c8=Q Kh7 49.Qd7+ Kh8 50.Qg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.