Author: Graham Laight
Date: 15:20:52 01/05/00
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It's tragic that such wonderful machines are becoming so rare! I have to use CS-Tal, and set the Elo level to 1650 to get a competitive game. -g On January 05, 2000 at 17:47:47, eric guttenberg wrote: >Eureka! After many dozens of games against H7.32, F5.32, Rebel Century, >N7.32 and the like without a single win, I have found the secret to success. >I hauled out my old Fidelity Chess Challenger from the mid-70's and gave >it one sound thrashing after another. The following, with me playing White, >is a typical example: > 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.h3 Be6 6.0-0 Nf6 > 7.Bg5 0-0 8.Nc3 Re8 9.Qc1 Bxc4 10.dxc4 a5 11.Nd5 Nb4 > 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 13.Bh6 a4 14.Nh4 c6 15.Nf5 Ra5 16.Qd1 a3 > 17.Qg4+ resigns > >Note my enterprising opening play, my astute positional judgment, my >scintillating tactics! Note how Chess Challenger can't even see a mate >in 2 until it becomes a mate in 1. > >In fact, teen-move mates are easily come by against this Chess Challenger >and I know this is not a thought provoking post but it sure does illustrate >the enormous growth in playing strength in chess computers and programs >these last 20-odd years. I suspect that at one time this Fidelity Chess >Challenger was one of the strongest chess machines in the market. > > >eric
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