TASC R30


Computer name:	TASC R30
Manufacturer:	TASC B.V. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Dates from:	1993
Dimensions:	Comp.: 21 x 16 x 7.3 cm Board: 42 x 42 x 2.2 cm
Power supply:	8 Volt (1 Amp.)
Processor:	ARM2, 30 MHz.
Memory:	128 KB RAM, 256 KB ROM, 512 KB hash tables
Programmer(s):	Johan de Koning
Rating:	strong club players (Elo 2356)
Other details:	Computer (click) and board (click) connected by cable
	Each square marked by 4 LEDs
	This computer is version 2.2, which plays rather agressively.
	The 2nd version (2.5 from 1995) plays a more positional game.
	Each chessman is recognized through a chip in its bottom.
	Library of openings: 200,000 half-moves
	Language can be set to English, German or Dutch (click)
	This page about TASC is very much worthwhile.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: TASC R30 (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 e6 4.e3 c5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.c3 cxd4 7.exd4 Bd6 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4 Bd7 10.O-O Qc7 11.Qe2 Nh5 12.Qe3 O-O 13.Rfe1 Bf4 14.Qe2 g5 15.Bg3 Rae8 16.Bxf4 Nxf4 17.Qe3 f6 18.Rac1 e5 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 fxe5 21.Bf1 Qa5 22.a3 Rf6 23.Nf3 Qc7 24.g3 Ng6 25.h3 e4 26.Nd4 Ne5 27.Rcd1 Ref8 28.Rb1 Qb6 29.Red1 Qd6 30.Rd2 Rf3 31.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 32.Kh1 Nxd2 33.Qxd2 Qc5 34.Kg2 Rf3 35.Rd1 Bxh3+ 36.Kxh3 Rxf2 37.Qxd5+ Qxd5 38.Rxd5 Rxf1 39.Re5 Rf2 40.Rxe4 Rxb2 41.Re7 Rb3 42.c4 Kf8 43.Rh7 Rxa3 44.Rxb7 h5 45.c5 h4 46.Kh2 Rxg3 47.Rxa7 Rc3 48.Rh7 Rxc5 49.Kg2 Kg8 50.Rh5 Kg7 51.Kh2 Rc2+ 52.Kh3 Rc3+ 53.Kh2 Rg3 54.Kh1 Kg6 55.Rh8 Rh3+ 56.Kg2 g4 57.Rg8+ Kf5 58.Rf8+ Ke5 59.Re8+ Kf6 60.Rg8 Rg3+ 61.Kh2 Kf5 62.Rh8 Kg5 63.Rg8+ Kf4 64.Rf8+ Ke3 65.Ra8 Rh3+ 66.Kg2 Rf3 67.Re8+ Kd2 68.Re4 h3+ 69.Kg1 g3 70.Rd4+ Ke3 71.Rd1 Ke2 72.Ra1 Rd3 73.Re1+ Kxe1 74.Kh1 Ke2 75.Kg1 Rd1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: TASC R30 (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Qa5 7.a3 dxc4 8.d5 Ne5 9.Qd4 h6 10.Qxe5 hxg5 11.Bxc4 Qb6 12.Nf3 g4 13.Nb5 gxf3 14.Nc7+ Kd8 15.Nxa8 fxg2 16.Rg1 Qxf2+ 17.Kxf2 Ng4+ 18.Kxg2 Nxe5 19.Be2 Ng6 20.Rad1 Nf4+ 21.Kf3 Nxe2 22.Kxe2 Rxh2+ 23.Ke3 Rxb2 24.Rgf1 f5 25.Kf4 g6 26.Rh1 Rf2+ 27.Ke3 Ra2 28.Rd3 Bg7 29.Kf4 Bf6 30.Kf3 b6 31.Rc1 Ba6 32.Re3 Bg5 33.Rcc3 Bxe3 34.Kxe3 Re2+ 35.Kf3 Re4 36.Nc7 Bc4 37.Ne6+ Kd7 38.Nf8+ Kd6 39.Nxg6 Bxd5 40.Nf4 Bc4 41.Nh3 e5 42.Nf2 Rd4 43.Rc1 Rf4+ 44.Ke3 Ba6 45.Rd1+ Ke6 46.Rc1 Rc4 47.Rxc4 Bxc4 48.Kf3 f4 49.Ke4 Bd5+ 50.Kd3 Bf3 51.Kc3 e4 52.Nh3 Kf5 53.Ng1 Kg4 54.Kd2 Kg3 55.Kc3 Kg2 56.Kd2 e3+ 57.Kc3 Kxg1 58.Kd4 Kf2 59.Ke5 Kg3 60.Kd4 e2 61.Kc4 e1=Q 62.a4 Qd2 63.Kb3 Bd5+ 64.Ka3 Qc3# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (6 ply)

Black: TASC R30 (± 90 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bb5 Nxe3 8.fxe3 Bd7 9.O-O e6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.e5 Qb6 12.Qh5 O-O-O 13.Qxf7 dxe5 14.Na4 Qa5 15.Nxe6 Be8 16.Qf3 Qxa4 17.Nxf8 Bd7 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.Qf5 Rhd8 20.Qxe5 Qxc2 21.Rac1 Qg6 22.Qb5 Rc7 23.Qc4 Rd2 24.Rf8+ Kd7 25.g3 Qh5 26.h4 Rd1+ 27.Rxd1+ Qxd1+ 28.Kg2 Qd2+ 29.Rf2 Qd5+ 30.Qxd5+ cxd5 31.Rf7+ Kc6 32.Rxc7+ Kxc7 33.h5 Kd6 34.Kf3 Ke5 35.b4 d4 36.exd4+ Kxd4 37.a3 Kc3 38.Ke4 Kb3 39.Kd5 Kxa3 40.Kc5 g5 41.b5 Kb3 42.g4 h6 43.b6 axb6+ 44.Kxb6 Kc4 45.Ka5 Kd5 46.Kb4 Ke5 47.Kc4 Kf4 48.Kd4 Kxg4 49.Ke4 Kxh5 50.Kf3 g4+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Kf2 g3+ 53.Kf3 Kh3 54.Ke3 Kh2 55.Kf4 h5 56.Kg5 g2 57.Kh4 g1=Q 58.Kxh5 Qg7 59.Kh4 Kg2 60.Kh5 Kf3 61.Kh4 Qh6# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (6 ply)

Black: TASC R30 (± 90 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.Ne5 cxd4 9.exd4 Qb6 10.Nxd7 Bxd7 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nxd5 Qd6 13.Be4 f5 14.Bf3 e5 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Ne3 Qc7 17.Qd5+ Kg7 18.Qxb7 Bxh2+ 19.Kh1 Rab8 20.Qxc7 Bxc7 21.Rab1 Be6 22.c4 Be5 23.Rfe1 Rfe8 24.Bc6 Rec8 25.Bb5 Kf7 26.b3 Rc5 27.b4 Rcc8 28.Ba6 Rc6 29.b5 Rc5 30.Rbd1 Re8 31.Bb7 Bc3 32.Bc6 Rxc6 33.bxc6 Bxe1 34.Rxe1 f4 35.Nc2 Bxc4 36.a3 Rxe1+ 37.Nxe1 Ke7 38.Nf3 Bd5 39.Nd4 Kd6 40.Nb5+ Kxc6 41.Nxa7+ Kb6 42.Nc8+ Kc7 43.Ne7 Bb3 44.a4 Kd7 45.Nf5 gxf5 46.a5 Kc6 47.Kh2 Kb5 48.Kh3 h6 49.Kh4 Bf7 50.Kh3 Kxa5 51.Kh4 Kb4 52.Kh3 Kc3 53.Kh4 Kd3 54.f3 Ke3 55.g3 fxg3 56.Kxg3 f4+ 57.Kg4 h5+ 58.Kh4 Kxf3 59.Kg5 Ke3 60.Kf6 h4 61.Ke7 Bg6 62.Kf6 Be8 63.Ke7 Ba4 64.Kf8 f3 65.Ke7 h3 66.Kd6 f2 67.Kc7 f1=Q 68.Kd6 Qf6+ 69.Kc7 Qc6+ 70.Kb8 h2 71.Ka7 h1=Q 72.Kb8 Qb7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.