Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 15:24:30 04/17/03
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On April 17, 2003 at 02:55:43, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On April 17, 2003 at 00:26:47, andrew tanner wrote: > >>On April 16, 2003 at 21:52:31, Midchael Ritter wrote: >> >>>I'm getting back into playing chess after 20 years. I had a Fidelity Sensory 12 >>>machine that worked fine. When I unpacked it it did not work. >>>Can anyone tell me which game to buy in the 100 to 200 dollar range. What about >>>the Grand Master 747k? Help in aiding me to purchase the right one the first >>>time would be very helpfull. >>> >>>Thank's >>>Mike >> Go to toysrus.com which takes you to amazon.com and do a search for chess. You >>will see the kasparov computer chessboard by saitek? for an amazingly low price >>of $20.0 I think it has a rating of around 2400..not bad for the price.. If you >>look anywhere else for this very same unit it costs upwards of $55.0 US > > >I have one of those Kasparov GK-2000 made by Saitek and it is NOT even close to >1900 Elo in Strength. You can also see how the SSDF rated itas 1896. > > 135 Kasparov GK-2000 H8 10 MHz 1896 29 -29 593 42% 1952 > 136 Psion Atari 68000 8 MHz 1882 18 -18 1487 44% 1928 > 137 CXG Sphinx Galaxy 6502 4 MHz 1880 17 -17 1710 37% 1974 > 138 Novag Ruby H8 10 MHz 1879 30 -30 545 42% 1934 > 139 Fidelity Excel Mach IIa 68000 12 MHz 1878 46 -47 226 47% 1898 > 140 Saitek Turboking II 6502 5 MHz 1868 23 -23 963 37% 1964 I always thought GK 2000 was rated near 1900 ,,as it is by SSDF -- 1896 is near 1900 right? or are you saying SSDF 1896 is not near 1900 ? I think it is near 1900 USCF -- but that may be near 1800 FIDE -- not really sure -- my take was that USCF was near 100 points higher than FIDE, but I haven't looked in a while. The 1900 is at longer time controls, and Tiger on Palm is noticably stronger and plays a much more interesting game. This one listed at Amazon is NOT the GK 2000 although it is about $20. It is much weaker than the GK -2000. The GK 2000 is out of production http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000033K1E/qid=1050617847/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-4148419-2804667?v=glance&s=toys If you do want a dedicated unit, this is the current strongest model available that is in production. It is available right here from our sponsor ICD. http://www.icdchess.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?page=8/82-N16.html&item=82-N16&cart_id=2119553.17760
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