Author: Mark Young
Date: 13:29:56 05/29/99
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On May 29, 1999 at 12:43:53, confesor valentin wrote: > the subject alone may sound ridiculous,pc programs are >so strong that no table top would seem to have a chance in >compitition,but think again.the mephisto montreux rated >2495 has been beating GMs since it was tested in the >U.S.open in 1996,I am the proud owner of a montreux which >was discontined in november of 98 for unknown reasons,I >matched the montreux with fritz 5.0 in a six game game/30 >match which ended in the tabletops favor 3/2. the last game >a battle of beautiful computer tactics ended in a >draw.vincent krum from chess life magazine is the computer >analist for the magazine and a certified master for some 12 >years expressed to me that he has never gone past 40 moves >against this tactical monster in over fifty >encounters.world computer champion several times over its >no wonder it was advertised in chess life magazine as the >world strongest computer. > > sincerely,confesor valentin. I don't think the table top computes can compete with a fast pc running one of the top pc programs. Regardless of that I prefer the table top models when I play some times. When I am playing chess, I dont want to be looking at a monitor, I for one can not get into a long game of chess unless I am playing on a real 3D chess board. When someone comes out with a cordless pc chess board that will work with my PC chess programs I will be a happy man. Something with about a 20 foot range so I don't have to see the monitor or hear the hum of the PC's cooling fans.
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