Sale & Swap 2020

Auto Sensory Chess Computers - Mephisto Munchen Lyon 68020, Novag Constellation Expert

Rare - SciSys Chess Partner 6000

Other Tabletop Chess Computers - Novag Super Forte C, Tiger Grenadier, Saitek Simultano,
SciSys Chess Companion II, Fidelity Avanti

Portable Chess Computers - Novag Sapphire II

Sale starts noon 15th November 2020

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	AUTO SENSORY CHESS COMPUTERS


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Mephisto Munchen Lyon 68020

A very strong chess computer in a large (50cm x 50cm) high quality auto-sensory board which is a delight to play. The 32 bit Lyon modules were rated at 2236 Elo in the final edition of Selective Search. More information about this machine is available here (link).

This chess computer is in very good, fully working condition. There are no scratches or light spots.

It comes with the lockable wooden case, original pieces, pieces bag, original manuals in English and German and the HGN5004A Euro adaptor. All as shown in the photographs.

Price - £700 SOLD

Novag Constellation Expert (model 853)

The Novag Constellation Expert dates from 1985. It was nicknamed “The Monster” possibly because of it’s tendency to give club players a good thrashing. Until then league players tended to hold chess computers in some contempt, but all that was changing, first with the Super Constellation, then with Novag’s first auto sensory wood board the Constellation Expert.

This Expert is likely running at the usual 5 MHz. It has 64K ROM, 4K RAM, a David Kittinger program and 22,000 ply opening book. The Selective Search rating is 1840 Elo. It measures 47 x 40 cm.

As can be seen from the photos the board itself is in very nice condition and it is fully working.

It comes with the nicely carved original chess pieces, original manual in English and the original UK type adaptor.

Price - £350 SOLD


	RARE CHESS COMPUTER


	SciSys Chess Partner 6000 The Chess Partner 6000 is surprisingly rare. Until 2008 there were no examples in collections published on the internet, nor to my knowledge had anyone in the chess computer community actually seen one. You can read more about it in an article by chess computer historian Hein Veldhuis (link). Like the other SciSys Chess Partners, the Chess Partner 6000 is a simple machine of very limited strength and features intended for the mass market. It boasts only four levels of play and a press sensory board. In common with several other SciSys models it uses a Hitachi HD44801 4 bit singlechip running at 0.4 MHz with 2KB of program ROM and 64 bytes of RAM and Mark Taylor’s (+David Levy) 4 bit chess program. The Chess Partner 6000 for sale is in good fully working condition. It comes with the box, chess pieces and copy manual and uses 3 x AA batteries (not included). Price - £40 SOLD


	OTHER TABLETOP CHESS COMPUTERS

Novag Super Forte C 6MHz (upgraded from B - model 888)

The Super Forte C represented a substantial improvement in chess strength from earlier Super Forte versions and increased the already extensive range of features for which the Super Forte and Super Expert’s are well known. A useful explanation of the upgrade is provided in Schachcomputer.info wiki and further insight is provided in Larry Kaufman’s review in Computer Chess Reports 1990 No.2 Page 6. The ‘C’ has a 1957 Elo rating in Selective Search, one of the highest 8 bit chess computer ratings.

The Super Forte for sale is in good, fully working condition as shown in the photos. It comes with the box, original pieces with bag and an original manual in English. There is also a ‘C’ manual supplement explaining how it differs from the earlier versions. It runs on 6 x C batteries or a Novag 8220 adaptor (not supplied).

Price - £200 SOLD


	Tiger Grenadier A very interesting chess computer with some advanced features including rating of your play, analysis, why not? blunder warnings and user programmable evaluation functions. Currently rated at 1885 Elo in the Wiki Active list it shares with the identical but unreleased Millennium Genesis and hard to find Sakkara Vega the only commercial chess computer program written by Christian Donninger. Chrilly Donninger was the main programmer for the Hydra project whose aim pre-Rybka etc was chess world domination. Donninger was recruited by David Levy at very short notice to write the program for the Grenadier, and a fine job he made of it in the circumstances. This Grenadier is in very good, fully working condition. It comes with the box, original pieces and manual in English. It runs on 6 x C batteries or a suitable adaptor (not supplied). Price - Offers Invited SOLD


	Saitek Simultano This is a Simultano ‘B’ rated by Selective Search at 1790 Elo. So a similar strength to the Maestro/Analyst A 4MHZ or 6MHz programs. Actually the Simultano runs at 5MHz. The Simultano’s best feature is perhaps the LCD chessboard which makes following the game simple despite the rudimentary LCD chesspieces. Game information is also provided, the photo below shows the current evaluation score. This Simultano is in very good, fully working condition. It comes with the box, original pieces and manual in English and German. It runs on 6 x C batteries or a suitable adaptor (not supplied). Price - £60 SOLD

SciSys Chess Companion II

I have a webpage on the SciSys Chess Companion II (link). It was a mass market machine currently rated at 1205 Elo on the Schachcomputer.info Active list. This is a Version One example with the battery compartment which detachs and the chess piece storage tray underneath. So not the later version sold mainly in Germany.

This one is in very good, fully working condition. The sensory board shows very little sign of wear. It comes with the box, original pieces and copy manual in English. It runs on three AA batteries or a suitable adaptor (not supplied).

Price - £25 SOLD


		Fidelity Avanti (model 6137) The Avanti was the last Fidelity badged model to be produced. Made in 1992 in the Hegener & Glaser factory in Hong Kong it has a press sensory board and a Ron Nelson program. It is essentially the same machine as the Mephisto Avanti and a very close relative of the Fidelity Chess Mate (1178 Elo at Active Chess) and Mephisto Alaska. The Fidelity Avanti for sale is fully working and in very good condition. It comes with the box, chesspieces and manual, all as shown. It works from four AAA batteries (not supplied). Price - £20 SOLD


	PORTABLE CHESS COMPUTER


	Novag Sapphire II Other than the Novag Star Sapphire (which has that awful screen) this is the strongest dedicated portable chess computer released. Currently it is rated 2150 Elo on the Schachcomputer.info Active list. It is the last of a long line of similarly designed portables that Novag produced. So it’s extensive features work well whether used with batteries as a travel chess opponent or used with the Novag Universal Chess Board. The Sapphire II for sale is fully working and in good condition. It comes with the case, chess board and pieces and manual (in English, German, French and Italian) all as shown. It works from four AAA batteries or adaptor (not supplied). Withdrawn From Sale


	All of the chess computers for sale are 100% fully functioning, unless specifically stated. If a problem arises which is not referred to above I will either refund the full purchase price or sort out some mutually satisfactory outcome with you. The prices quoted do not include the cost of shipping, which in Western Europe is typically between £15 (for small items) and £30 (for large boards). Less within the UK. Shipping to distant parts of the World eg South America can be two or three times those amounts. Generous discounts for buying several items are available. Please ask. Payment in pounds via Paypal favoured. If you are interested in any of these chess computers please contact me at - mwwebsite2@gmail.com