Europe Chess Champion sjakkcomputer

En ganske enkel sjakkcomputer tilgjengelig i markedet i dag. Med spillestyrke opp til ca 1300 på sitt sterkeste kan den anbefales for spillere med ratingstyrke opp til cirka 1000, men er mest en villig treningsmakker for litt uøvde eller uskolerte spillere.

Den kan stilles på ulike spillenivåer, og det ligger også 100 treningsoppgaver inne.

Den kan også spille 7 andre spill.

Bruksanvisningen, menyene og hjelpefunksjonene er på mange språk, blant annet svensk og engelsk. Går på fire AA-batterier.

En mer omfattende engelsk produktomtale:

Thoughtfully programmed to suit players from beginners to the more experienced, the Millennium Europe Chess Master II is a premium chess computer in its class with a 25% faster processor to deliver 1450 ELO plus performance.

It communicates to the player through an intuitive menu and informational message system in any of 13 European languages on an illuminated display that also shows the state of play. Moves are made naturally on its sensory chess board.

Besides chess this model also offers draughts with 16 skill levels plus a further six classic strategy games, each with ten skill levels for all the family to enjoy. A built-in compartment beneath the unit handily stores the chess and game pieces.

Millennium chess computers are designed in Europe and officially endorsed by the successor to Bobby Fischer, world chess champion Anatoly Karpov.

Chess Program Features

30 main levels (15 Timed Move, 10 Timed Game, 1 Analysis, 4 Fun)

5 "mini-chess" modes to help beginners learn how to play in stages

Observes all rules including castling / en passant / pawn promotion

Help function can indicate legal moves in a position for beginners

Optional teaching feature can warn of mistakes and provide advice

Computer can be made to play against itself if desired

Hint function asks computer to suggest a move

Optional Rated Mode simulates play under tournament conditions

Computer can calculate opponent's strength on ELO rating scale

5 playing styles (Normal, Active, Aggressive, Very Passive, Passive)

100 built-in exercises where computer scores ability to find best move

Large built-in openings library of approximately 7000 halfmoves

Computer evaluation of a position can be displayed on request

Computer thinking can be interrupted to make best move found

Recognises draws by 3-fold repetition / 50-move rule / stalemate

Solves mate-in-2 and mate-in-3 problems

10 built-in mate-in-2 problems for practice

Take back or replay up to 8 moves for each side

Change sides and / or reverse board at any time

Referee mode allows playing both sides or playing against a friend

Positions can be set up for computer to analyse

Other Strategy Games

Plays 7 other classic strategy games (Checkers / Draughts, Reversi, Four-in-a-Row, Fox and Geese, Grasshopper / Halma, Nim, Northcote's game) with 16 skill levels for Checkers / Draughts and 10 skill levels for other games

Other General Features

25% faster processor than standard tabletop models for premium performance

Fully sensory playing board with illuminated LCD board and message area

13 selectable languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Greek)

Magnetised chess and game pieces with convenient built-in piece storage compartment

10 LCD screen contrast settings

3 sound volume settings with option to toggle sound on or off

Automatic power off if game is unattended for longer battery life

Positions held in memory when switched off for continuation later

Requires 3 x AA batteries (included)

Specifications

Unit size: 253 x 180 x 25mm

Sensory board size: 144 x 144mm

Sensory board square size: 18 x 18mm

LCD screen size: 40 x 46mm

LCD board size: 40 x 40mm

LCD board square size: 5 x 5mm

Chess king height: 32mm

Game piece diameter: 14mm