Author: Les Fernandez
Date: 09:56:21 06/09/05
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On June 08, 2005 at 21:44:12, Steve B wrote: >No collection can be considered World Class without the Famous Prestige Chess >Challenger > >most of the worlds top collectors either have one.. or want one >some collectors even have more then one > >only about 1000 were made in total but an exact number is hard to come by >released in 1982 by Fidelity it was programmed by the now divorced Spracklen >husband and wife team > >it went through several program upgrades the two principal ones being the >Glasgow and Budapest World Champion programs > >rated at about 1700 Elo it was a full tournament sized auto sensory wooden board >it was similar in apperance to the ARB board but unlike the ARB it had had one >display window > >perhaps the most desired aspect of the Prestige was its piece set >an original set of Prestige pieces is a collectors item in its own right and >many will pay a very high price just for the original pieces and use them with >other chess computers > >indeed i know of one former collector who sold all of his chess computers but >kept the Prestige pieces and uses them to this very day a as normal chess set > >personally i consider the Prestige pieces the most beautiful chess pieces ever >released for a chess computer > >very few chess computers were made with this high level of quality and >craftsmanship > >the Prestige Chess Challenger no.129 shown here with the wooden thermal Printer: > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=9c28.jpg&.src=ph > >the magnificent Prestige Piece set: > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=5245.jpg&.src=ph > >Admiring Regards >Steve Hi Steve, Anytime I hear you talk about this computer I get goose bumps since I do own one of these beauties. What do you think this item goes for now? Certainly I have no intention of selling but just curious. See you later, Les
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