Author: Art Basham
Date: 16:06:17 04/05/04
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Hi Alan, That sounds like a real good buy! Have you tried to set up a test position on it yet? It would be fun to compare it with my old Novag Constelation Forte... I will try to post a position here soon for us to use as a test. Thanks... regards Art On April 05, 2004 at 17:00:58, Alan Grotier wrote: > > Purchased on E-Bay ($115.75 us)and received last Friday Excalibur GM. > It lacks a lot of the bells and whistles others have.Eg no access to > book lines.No play styles.No fullwidth or selective play etc. > Pressing first the "monitor" button you make the moves you want untill > you get the desired position.Press monitor again and start playing. > This lack of options is felt because most chess engines to-day have many. > > But it does have a tournament size vinyl board which is auto-sensory > which works extremely well.(squares do not have piece recognition) > The pieces are tournament size in black and white plastic but are weighted > and feel good to handle. > The book seems to be varied but hard to tell because of the lack of access. > There are one 100 levels of play of which level 6 a one ply search is the > weakest. > > It is just great to sit in front a full size auto-sensory board with nice > weighted peices and play a game of chess. > Fritz 8 & GM9K rate me at 1300-1400 so this electronic chess unit is great > for me.Excalibur claims a rating of 2200 which I doubt. > > > I like to play the sicilian opening (although I am not that good at tactics) > and the machine punishes me every time. > > Alan > > This was a great buy.For the money this unit cannot be beaten.
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