Author: Chris Kantack
Date: 20:12:39 08/08/02
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On August 08, 2002 at 00:11:11, eric guttenberg wrote: >I recently bought the Saitek Cosmic LCD-style chess computer. > >I was impressed with it right away. It is a sleek, handsome little >machine with a very easy to see display, a wide range of features >and options and appeared to play a strong game. Except... > >I was not too surprised when it could not do the KBN v K mate. But >then I discovered it could not mate a lone King with King and 2 Bishops >...or with King and Rook...or with King and Queen. It certainly plays >the middlegame well but if you get into the endgame you will find >a lot of positions where you can play for and get a draw even when >when the position should be dead lost. > >For as much as I liked this guy at first, it is just a little depressing >to see him cluelessly shifting his king back and forth in queen-up >position. He will push the pawn in a K+P vs K very efficiently but >while he gets the Queen all I have to do is move my King away from >the side of the board and -voila- Cosmic turns into Mortimer Snerd. > From what I've heard from others, (even read in ads for the thing), the Saitek Cosmic is a very weak chess computer. Strength around 1300 Elo. It is also quite heavy for a handheld and is prone to having screen defects. I've yet to hear from a single satisfied Saitek Cosmic customer. Chris Kantack
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