Author: Earl Fuller
Date: 17:53:41 01/31/05
Hi everyone, just a little history on Dedicated Chess Computer ratings. In the middle of the year 1994 Computer Chess Reports (CCR) came out with these ratings on dedicated chess machines. CCR MID 1994 40/2 against humans 1) Tasc R30 King 2.2 with a mean rating of 2498 2) Mephisto Genius 68030 with a mean rating of 2476 3) Meph. Risc 2 (1 Meg) with a mean rating of 2471 4) Mephisto Vanc.(36 MHz) 68030 with a mean rating of 2453 also a (CRA) game in 30 min. 2491 5) Meph Lyon 68030 with a mean rating of 2453 6) M.Berlin Pro 68020 with a mean rating of 2443 And no, i do not have any exact numbers as to what these ratings equate to in respect to the SSDF or ELO, Fide or USCF. Although remember the CCR was the rating agency of the USCF back in those days. Anyway lets look at the SSDF today__(2005) 1)Tasc R30 2.2 is rated at SSDF 2274 and the Mephisto 68030 Genius is rated at 2196 SSDF. Some say you add 150 points for USCF___i don't know___ Anyway the reason i've brought this up is because there has been talk of "perhaps" some new modul coming out that is going to be the strongest ever. Well lets add 150 points to the Mephisto Genius 68030 and lets see,___ 2196 + 150 = 2346 USCF (perhaps) and the Tasc R30 would be (2424) USCF. Note, that in Mid. 94 the CRA rated the Mephisto Vanc (68030) 2491 at 40/2 against human players over the board, with a CCR game in 30 min. rating at 2486. Interesting____ earl
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