Author: J.-U. Thormann
Date: 13:19:51 12/16/98
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On December 15, 1998 at 21:38:19, Leland Goert wrote: >I am looking for an un-biased review of the Saitek Cosmos stand alone chess >computer. The manufacture states its rating is 2200. Has anyone had any >experience with this system that can shead more light on its performance. I >would also like more technical details than the manufacture supplys. > >Thanks. >Leland The german computerchess magazine "Computerschach und Spiele",6/98, p. 47 gives the following technical details: Prozessor: H8000/10 MHz Rom: 32 Kbyte Ram: unknown Opening library: 6000 plys Power consumption: one set of batteries lasts for 50 hours The Cosmos seems to play a little bit better than the old Travel Champion 2100.I don´t know the difference between the H8000 prozessor of the Cosmos and the H8 Prozessor of the Travel Champion 2100. I played the following two games between the two computers (30s/move, selective search, tournament library): [White "Travel Champion 2100"] [Black "Cosmos"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. a3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qd2 Rfe8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. b4 b5 17. Ng5 Qe7 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. f4 d4 21. exd4 Red8 22. Nb1 Qe8 23. Qb2 Nxd4 24. Rxc8 Nxe2+ 25. Qxe2 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Qxc8 27. g3 Kf7 28. h3 Qc4 29. Kf2 Ne4+ 30. Ke3 Qd5 31. Qxd5 exd5 32. g4 h5 33. Kd4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Ke6 35. Nc3 Nd2 36. Nxd5 Nb3+ 37. Ke4 Nd2+ 38. Kd4 Nb3+ 39. Ke4 Nd2+ 40. Kd4 1/2-1/2 [White "Cosmos"] [Black "Travel Champion 2100"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C28"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Na5 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. cxb3 O-O 10. h3 b6 11. a4 Bb7 12. a5 c5 13. axb6 axb6 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Qc2 b5 18. c4 bxc4 19. bxc4 Qe7 20. Ra1 Ra8 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8 22. Nh4 g6 23. f4 exf4 24. Nf3 h5 25. Qa2 Bxe4 26. dxe4 Qe6 27. Qa8+ Kh7 28. Bh4 Qe7 29. Kf2 Kg7 30. Qa1 Qe6 31. Qb2 Qe7 32. Kg1 Qe6 33. Qc3 Qe7 34. Bg5 Qe6 35. Kf1 Qe7 36. e5 dxe5 37. Nxe5 Qd6 38. Nd3 Qd4 39. Qxd4 cxd4 40. Bxf4 Ne4 41. c5 Kf8 42. Be5 Nd2+ 43. Ke2 Nb3 44. Kd1 Ke8 45. c6 g5 46. Bc7 Na1 47. Bb6 Nc2 48. Kxc2 Ke7 49. Nc5 d3+ 50. Kxd3 Kf6 51. c7 Kg7 52. c8=Q g4 53. hxg4 hxg4 54. Qxg4+ Kh7 55. Nd7 Kh8 56. Bd4+ f6 57. Bxf6+ Kh7 58. Qg7# 1-0
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