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Subject: Re: Kasparov Renaissance Chess Computer

Author: Steven Schwartz

Date: 08:16:41 05/17/99

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On May 17, 1999 at 11:04:36, Jaco van Tonder wrote:

>Good day all.
>
>I have been offered the above Chess computer for purchase at a big discount. I
>am a moderate, but serious chess player. I therefore want some strong
>competition. I also want a computer that looks nice,  ie preferably from wood,
>that I can permanently leave on a table in my living room without the wife
>freeking out. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find any specs on this chess
>computer anywhere on the net. I've been to the Saitek website, but this line of
>computer has been discontinued, and they do not have any "Past Products"
>section. I also cannot  find any mention of it on the SSDF computer rating
>lists.
>
>Any suggestions/comments will be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>Jaco

The Renaissance was discontinued about two years ago. It played, without any
upgrade modules, at about 1600 - 1700 rated chess under tournament time
conditions (3 minutes per move). Only when the Brute Force module was inserted
did it move above 2000; probably about 2100. It is, however, a beautiful board.
- Steve (ICD/Your Move)



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