EXCALIBUR TALKING E-CHESS ELECTRONIC TALKING CHESS WITH TEACHING MODE
It talks!
Talking e-chess is fun for beginners and challenging for experts. Endorsed by the official World Chess Hall of Fame, Talking e-chess is a powerful chess-playing computer featuring 136 levels of play for all -- from novice to tournament veteran. Beginners can use its Teaching Mode several fun ways to learn the basics. Intermediate players can improve their strategy and tactics to get better quickly. Even experts will be challenged and stay sharp between tournament games by practicing with Talking e-chess. Powerful programming has an estimated playing strength of 1700 -- serious competition capable of beating 95% of all players!
Excalibur Talking E-Chess features - Picture taken from box.
MAIN EXCALIBUR TALKING E-CHESS MODEL 410-V GAME CHARACTERISTICS
- Powerful programming capable of beating over 95% of all players
- Excellent challenge for even the most advanced players
- 8 Teaching Modes & 136 adjustable playing levels for beginners to tournament veterans!
- Hear the computer announce its moves, letting you play more naturally
- Estimated Tournament Rating 1700
According to the manufacturer Talking E-Chess has a Tournament Rating of 1700.
Excerpts taken from the Excalibur Talking E-Chess box.
This model was sold by Radio Shack as Model # 60-2709
MORE ABOUT EXCALIBUR TALKING E-CHESS MODEL 410-V ELECTRONIC CHESS COMPUTER
By the time Excalibur Talking e-Chess was conceived, the H8 ROM’s were being phased out of production, therefore Excalibur Talking e-Chess was developed by Ron Nelson around the SPLB191A 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 SPLB191A with its own unique play behavior.
Excalibur Talking e-Chess Model 410V was manufactured for Excalibur Electronics in the Shenzen Province of China.
Technical Specification
Excalibur Talking E-Chess (2002)
Box
User Manual
Control Buttons
Spacious Mind
Schachcomputer.Info
Active 2017
Tourn. 2015
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T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
Final
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MANUFACTURER
PROGRAMMER
Excalibur Electronics, Inc
Ron Nelson
1700 USCF
8/19/2002
$49.95
Not Available
Year:
MFR ELO:
Original Price:
Wiki ELO:
Model #:
410-V
My Serial #:
034213
Processor OEM
Sunplus
Processor:
SPLB191A 65C02
Speed:
Type:
8 Bit
3 MHz
ROM:
256 KB
RAM:
704 Byte x 8 Bit
Battery Type:
3 x AA
Power Adapter:
Not Available
Display:
LCD Dot Matrix
Board Type:
LCD Chess Board
Overall Size:
Board Size:
2x2 in
5.7/8x3.7/8x1 in
Options Select:
Button Select
Play Levels:
136
Opening Book:
3000 Halv Moves
Take Back:
Available
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:
40 T:H2:00
Infinite Level:
F:Hi:nF
F:H0:30
Hardware Specification
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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