Author: Chuck
Date: 05:40:31 11/19/04
I'm curious what was the rating of the highest-rated opponent to lose or draw to a commercially-available dedicated chess computer? Not really trying to embarrass anyone so the name is not important, and it could even be a non-dedicated computer, the question is open as far as I'm concerned. One thing is for sure, after a short while considering this, all these arguments about "why buy a dedicated computer?" should be put to rest. If they've beaten Grandmasters, then they'll always be worthy opponents for 99.9% of us. The best I've come up with in a short search is: GM Judit Polgar vs. Mephisto (Polgar 10 MHz?), 0-1 Amsterdam 1990 B14 in 52 moves. Judit was rated about 2570 back then, so this would have been a tremendous accomplishment for Mephisto (I don't really remember the game though). Comp Mephisto 60 MHz vs. GM Cifuentes, Roberto, 1-0 6th Aegon 1991 B22 38 moves. This should have been the Vancouver I guess now (all my copies of CCR are long gone - and as far as I know, the 60 MHz version was not commercially available). Comp Mephisto 68030 vs. GM Bronstein, David, 1-0 6th Aegon 1991 C63 70 moves. GM Sosonko, Gennadi vs. Comp Mephisto 60 MHz, 0-1 6th Aegon 1991 D23 28 moves. Tasc R30 vs. GM Cifeuntes, Roberto, 1-0 9th Aegon 1994 A41 81 moves. Tasc R30 vs. GM Bronstein, David, 1-0 9th Aegon 1994 A13 50 moves. Saitek SPARC/Brute Force vs. GM Bronstein, David, 1-0 12th Aegon 1997 50 moves. Well, even just this list is pretty impressive by my reckoning. Are there any bigger wins I missed? Cheers, Chuck
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