Shredder for the Phoenix chess computers

[Steve B]

I wish they would just make these dedicated units handhelds and I will use my own chessboard!

well there were many dedicated models sold what were basically just handheld devices
some of the stronger ones could even play fairly good chess(2200 Elo)

but i guess modern day Iphones and Palm Computers and other similar devices could meet your requirements as well and they play much stronger then even the strongest hand held dedicated chess computers could

Steve

[Robert Weck]

well there were many dedicated models sold what were basically just handheld devices

some of the stronger ones could even play fairly good chess(2200 Elo)

i guess, you refer to the Star Sapphire?

but i guess modern day Iphones and Palm Computers and other similar devices could meet your requirements as well and they play much stronger then even the strongest hand held dedicated chess computers could

The Phoenix chess computers are also based on PDA CPUs: Reurrection I on a StrongArm 200 MHz, Resurrection II and Revelation on XScale 500 MHz

Sean, you could take a look at this:
http://www.zanchetta.net/CEboard/default.htm

With this program you should be able to connect a WinMobile PDA to a DGT or Novag Universal Board and use UCI engines, that were released for these PDAs.

And the best: It's free...


best regards,
Robert

[Steve B]

Here is another game showing that the "30 move" bug is history

I loaded up the Engine Black Bishop .98 into the Revelation and pitted it against a little known CXG dedicated computer ..the Sphinx Comet
The Comet has a 20 line opening book and the ability to play in several different styles



i choose the "Defensive" Style which is supposed to make the computer play many pawn moves and exchange pieces whenever possible

Strangely ..the Comet as White chose to open with the Kings Gambit
hardly a defensive opening..but i guess it has many pawn moves in the begginning
The Comet was first to leave book at move 4
TC- 1 Min/Avg.


[White "CXG Sphinx Comet"]
[Black "Black Bishop .98"]
[Time-Control "1 Min/Avg."]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Qe7 5.Nc3 g4 6.Ng1 Nf6 7.d3 c6 8.Bxf4
d5 9.Bb3 dxe4 10.dxe4 Nxe4 11.Nge2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Qc5 13.Qd4 Qxd4 14.cxd4
h5 15.O-O Rh7 16.Be5 Nd7 17.Bc7 Bh6 18.Bf4 f6 19.Bxh6 Rxh6 20.a4 h4
21.Be6 Nb6 22.Bxc8 Nxc8 23.Rf4 Rg6 24.Raf1 Kf7 25.c4 Nb6 26.Rb1 Rb8
27.Rb4 h3 28.a5 Nd7 29.g3 c5 30.dxc5 Nxc5 31.Rb1 Rg5 32.Rbf1 Nd7 33.Rf5
Rxf5 34.Rxf5 Ne5 35.c5 Rc8 36.c6 Rxc6 37.Rf1 Nf3+ 38.Kh1 Rc2 39.Rb1 Rxe2
40.Rxb7+ Kg6 41.Rg7+ Kxg7 42.a6 Rxh2# 0-1

FINAL POSITION
[d] 8/p5k1/P4p2/8/6p1/5nPp/7r/7K w - - 0 43

Night Of The Comet Regards
Steve

[Steve B]

The Revelation and Resurrection II currently can only use Opening books that are embedded in a UCI engines .exe file
otherwise the UCI engine will play with no book or they can use the Noomen books which are hardwired into the Rev/Res II

The following is a list of freely available UCI engines that i have found so far that have at least a small opening book included in their .exe file:

Spike 1.2
Queen 4.03
Black Bishop 0.98
WJ Chess
Big Lion 2.23

does any one know of any other freely available UCI Engines that have an embedded book?

Thanks Regards
Steve