Author: Graham Laight
Date: 01:48:29 05/06/98
I would be interested to hear what people say about their chess computers!!! Here are my views about my machines (in order of acquisition - most recent first) CS-Tal + Most exciting machine to play against - a real adrenalin rush Adjusts to different standards of play very well CS-Tal - Can't think of any at the moment Hiarcs 2.1 + Can flash squares when moving pieces, so that you can see what move it's making without looking at the move list Has a very elegant style of play in "aggressive" mode Nice analysis as you go along Sheer "cleverness" of the program Hiarcs 2.1 - Cannot weaken the standard of play sufficiently (though I can beat it in aggressive mode with permanent brain off) TC 2100 + Very high standard of play for a portable Nice board TC 2100 - Because of the lid hinges, cannot use for a human v human game Black pieces too dark Too much tactical trickery reduces the fun a little Standard of play jumps too much between levels (e.g. between fun 6 and fun 7, and between ply 1 and ply 2, it goes from too easy to absolutely unbeatable) CM 2100 + Really feature packed for a 1989 program Includes a tutorial on how to play chess!!! Built in fun throughout the program (e.g. if you offer a draw, it says "draw offer delined - play on!") Speech and music available CM 2100 - Too much tactical trickery Pieces not so easy to see as on modern boards RS 1850 + Beatable on full strength! Nice board RS 1850 - Cheats (often takes 3x the time it's supposed to, making games at high levels very slow) No clocks Whenever I play it, I seem to end up in the same type of position all the time. Lack of variety in play Fidelity Portable Challenger + Very strong for an early 1980s portable Fun Fidelity Portable Challenger - Very slow and poor in end games Poorly assembled - low quality
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