Hello, what is the actual ELO rating of the New York Times Deluxe Talking Touch Chess Computer??
A knowledgeable person advised me it plays at only 1600 ELO, but it is being advertised at 2000 ELO.
Thank you,
Sean
QUESTION: New York Times Deluxe Talking Touch Chess Computer
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Re: QUESTION: New York Times Deluxe Talking Touch Chess Comp
Hi SeanSean Evans wrote:Hello, what is the actual ELO rating of the New York Times Deluxe Talking Touch Chess Computer??
A knowledgeable person advised me it plays at only 1600 ELO, but it is being advertised at 2000 ELO.
Thank you,
Sean
the rating you see advertised is a USCF rating which generally is 125-150 points LOWER then ELO
So right there you are looking at 1850-1875 Elo
added to that is the fact that the manufacturer has overstated its rating estimate for marketing purposes
on this site you can see a rating of 1700 ELO for it:
http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/in ... ouch_Chess
however as i own the computer and have played it often myself and against other computers ...my opinion is it is rated closer to 1600 ELO
Regards
Steve