Ivan II the Conqueror  -  picture taken from box

IVAN II THE CONQUEROR - I WILL DESTROY YOU! COMPUTERIZED CHESS GAME THAT TALKS TO YOU!

Hear swords clang, horses gallop, men march, and the drums pound. These are only some of the many sound effects of Ivan II’s call to chess battle. In one mood, IVAN will taunt, insult and even threaten you. But as a teacher, he's a powerful and patient mentor, a comrade in arms.  Are you ready for the challenge?

• Large Vocabulary, and spoken words also scroll across display.
• 136 adjustable strength levels, 120 for play and 16 for analysis.
• Teaching mode and opening book trainer.
• Sound can be turned on or off.
• Powerful Programming - Capable of beating more than 99% of all players (2000 Rating)
• Excellent challenge for even the most advanced players. Adjustable levels make IVAN great for beginners too!

Excerpts taken from the Excalibur Ivan II the Conqueror box.

SOME EXCALIBUR IVAN II THE CONQUEROR GAME FEATURES

REPEAT KEY:  If you did not see where Ivan moved, use this key (before any other) to hear the move announcement. Also this key usually repeats the last phrase said.

RATING KEY:   Ivan rates your Play! Use this key to view your current rating. You must turn the RATE Option On, and play a Tournament or Sudden Death level to have your rating change

INFO:  When turned on, this option will display the score. depth of search (number of moves Ivan is thinking ahead), and best move it is considering playing. These will be displayed while the computer is thinking at its higher levels.

TOUCH:  Use this option to play without the plastic pieces, viewing only the display. When you play with this option ON, the display will show you Ivan's move, signaling the FROM and TO squares several times to make it clear, but you will not have to register his move. In this mode, the large playing board acts as a touch screen so that you can input your moves by pressing FROM and TO squares with your finger.

REMARKS ABOUT IVAN:   Ivan says things based on a number of factors. Some factors are time, a winning or losing score, a training position, or level setting to name a few. Try removing Ivan's queen from the chess board..... If IVAN gives you a hard time when you ask for a hint or try to change sides, press the key again, and IVAN will comply.

Excerpts taken from the Excalibur Ivan II the Conqueror user manual.

MORE ABOUT EXCALIBUR IVAN II THE CONQUEROR ELECTRONIC CHESS COMPUTER

By the time Excalibur Ivan II the Conqueror was conceived, the H8 ROMs were being phased out of production, therefore Excalibur Ivan II the Conqueror was developed around the SPLB32A processor from the manufacturer Sunplus. This created its own unique set of problems as Ron Nelson's H8 program had to be translated to work with this new processor which has a 6502 core. This processor had less available RAM therefore in order to make the program fit to these new lower specifications, adjustments were made to the program which included the removal of Nelson's Attack Bit Map Tables and the commenting out of the Ponder routine, which were both important strength of play features that existed in Nelson's H8 program. All these adjustments resulted in a new lesser strength chess program for use with the SPLB32A with its own unique play behavior.

Excalibur Ivan II the Conqueror was contracted for manufacturing by Excalibur Electronics to the EWIG Industries Hong Kong Office in Kowloon which is a subsidiary of EWIG Industries Macao Commercial Offshore Limited in Macau whose electronic manufacturing factory is situated in the Guangdong Province of China.

The same SPLB32A processor was also used on Excalibur Alexandra.

Technical Specification

Excalibur Ivan the Terrible (1996)

Box

User Manual

Display & Controls

Spacious Mind

Schachcomputer.Info

Active 2017

Tourn. 2015

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MANUFACTURER

PROGRAMMER

Excalibur Electronics

Ron Nelson

2000 USCF

11/20/2002

$129,00

Not Available

Year:

MFR ELO:

Original Price:

Wiki ELO:

Model #:

712

My Serial #:

00737

Processor OEM

Sunplus

Processor:

SPLB32A 65C02

Speed:

Type:

8 Bit CMOS

5 MHz

ROM:

512 KB

RAM:

1216 Byte SRAM

Battery Type:

4 x AA

Power Adapter:

6V  DC in

Display:

LCD Dot Matrix

Board Type:

Press Sensory

Overall Size:

Board Size:

8x8 in

10x12.1/4x1 in

Options Select:

Button Select

Play Levels:

132

Opening Book:

3000 Half Moves

Take Back:

32 Half Moves

Position Setup:

Available

Position Verify:

Available

Move Analysis:

Display Info:

Available

Available

Solve Mate:

Mate in 8

Save Game:

Available

Ponder:

Not Available

Search Depth:

Not Known

Provide Hint:

Available

Teach Mode:

Available

Change Sides:

Available

Active Level:

TM Level:

TH200

Infinite Level:

FHinF

FH30

Game Features

Matchplay & Test ELO Ratings

Computer Game Rating

Rating Test

Other  Computer Chess Ratings

USCF

USCF

Spacious Mind

Human Rating

USCF

CCR

CCNS

Ply

FIDE

USCF

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Class B Level Electronic Table Top Chess Computer!

 

Hardware Specification