Phantom Force

Computer name:	Excalibur Phantom Force
Manufacturer:	Excalibur Electronics
Dates from:	2007
Dimensions:	37.5 x 33 x 6.5 cm
Power supply:	6 x C (=LR14), or 9 Volt-adapter
Memory:	32 KB ROM, 1 KB RAM
Rating:	occasional players - weak club players
Other details:	Pressure-sensitive board
	136 levels, 16 of which are for analysis
	Computer moves its own chessmen.
	Take-back up to 13 moves.
	Library of 32 openings (3000 half-moves)
	Claimed to be capable of assessing player's strength.
	Can announce maximum of mate-in-5.
	Program introduces itself as Chessica.
	Computer speaks with a (female) voice.
	Speaks 3 languages: English, French and Spanish.
	Click here for film.

  4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

  White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

  Black: Excalibur Phantom Force (± 10 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by black)

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.O-O Nxe3 9.fxe3 Be7 10.c4 Qe4 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qb3 cxd4 13.exd4 O-O 14.Nbd2 Qf4 15.Rad1 Rb8 16.Qc3 Bb4 17.Qd3 Rd8 18.Ne5 Qxe5 19.Nf3 Qd6 20.Ne5 f6 21.c5 Bxc5 22.Qe3 fxe5 23.dxc5 Qxd1 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Kf2 Rxb2+ 26.Kf3 Rxa2 27.Qxe5 Rd3+ 28.Kf4 Ra4+ 29.Kg5 Rd5 30.Qxd5 exd5 31.h3 h6+ 32.Kg6 d4 33.g4 d3 34.g5 hxg5 35.Kxg5 d2 36.Kg6 d1=Q 37.Kg5 Rg4+ 38.hxg4 Qxg4# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Excalibur Phantom Force (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: drawn)

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be6 6.O-O Bxc4 7.dxc4 Nf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nd5 O-O 11.Qd2 Re8 12.Rad1 Re6 13.a3 a5 14.c3 a4 15.Rfe1 Na5 16.Qe2 Nb3 17.Qe3 Rc8 18.Rd3 b6 19.Red1 Be7 20.h3 Rg6 21.Qe2 Kh8 22.Nd2 Bg5 23.Nxb3 axb3 24.Qf3 Kg8 25.Qf5 Ra8 26.Rg3 Rb8 27.Rf3 Rb7 28.Rfd3 Ra7 29.Rg3 Ra6 30.Rf3 Qf8 31.Rfd3 Qb8 32.Qd7 Ra5 33.Kh1 b5 34.cxb5 Rxb5 35.c4 Rb7 36.Qf5 Kh8 37.Rg3 Bh4 38.Rxg6 fxg6 39.Qf3 Bg5 40.Qg3 Bh6 41.Kg1 Qa8 42.Rd3 Qa4 43.Qg4 Rb8 44.Rc3 Qa8 45.Qd7 Bd2 46.Rg3 Bf4 47.Rg4 Rd8 48.Qe7 Bc1 49.Nc7 Qc8 50.Rg3 Rd7 51.Qe8+ Qxe8 52.Nxe8 Rd8 53.Nc7 Rb8 54.Nb5 Bxb2 55.Rxb3 Ba1 56.Kf1 Rb6 57.Rb1 Bd4 58.a4 Kg8 59.a5 Rc6 60.Ke2 Kf7 61.Nxd4 cxd4 62.Kd3 Ra6 63.Ra1 Ke6 64.g3 Ra7 65.a6 h6 66.f4 g5 67.f5+ Kf6 68.Ra2 g6 69.g4 gxf5 70.exf5 h5 71.Ke4 h4 72.Kd5 d3 73.Kxd6 e4 74.Rd2 Rxa6+ 75.Kd5 e3 76.Rxd3 e2 77.Re3 Ra2 78.Re6+ Kf7 79.c5 Rd2+ 80.Kc4 Rc2+ 81.Kd4 Kg7 82.Kd5 Rd2+ 83.Kc6 Rb2 84.Kd7 Kf7 85.Re7+ Kf8 86.f6 Rb7+ 87.Kd8 Rb8+ 88.Kd7 Rb7+ 89.Kd8 Rb8+ 90.Kd7 Rb7+ 91.Kd8= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (3 ply)

  Black: Excalibur Phantom Force (± 30 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.Nc3 Bd6 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Ne5 Bh5 9.Nb5 O-O 10.f3 Be7 11.O-O Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Nc3 Kh8 14.e4 Rd8 15.Be3 Rb8 16.Qc2 a6 17.Rac1 Qb7 18.b3 Qb6 19.Na4 Qa5 20.Bd3 Ba3 21.Bd2 Bb4 22.Bc3 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 Qxc3 24.Nxc3 Rxd4 25.Bxa6 Kg8 26.e5 Rb6 27.Bc4 Nd5 28.Na4 Rb4 29.a3 Rb7 30.Nc5 Ra7 31.Ba6 Bg6 32.b4 Ne3 33.Rf2 Kf8 34.Re2 Nf5 35.Kf2 Rh4 36.h3 Nd4 37.Rd2 Nb3 38.Nxb3 Rxa6 39.Rd8+ Ke7 40.Rcd1 Bd3 41.R1xd3 Rd4 42.R3xd4 Rxa3 43.R4d7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

  White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

  Black: Excalibur Phantom Force (± 60 seconds / move)

  (Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.b3 Ne4 10.Bb2 Be6 11.Rc1 Kh8 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nd4 Bg5 14.e3 Bf6 15.Ba3 Qa5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Nxd5 Bxd4 18.Rxc5 Bxc5 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qh4 Rg8 21.Rc1 Ba3 22.Qf6+ Rg7 23.Rc2 Bd6 24.f4 Ba3 25.Nc7 Be7 26.Qb2 Rd8 27.Nxe6 Rd1+ 28.Kf2 fxe6 29.Bxc6 bxc6 30.Rxc6 Kg8 31.Qe5 Rd2+ 32.Kf3 Rxa2 33.Qxe6+ Rf7 34.Rc7 Kf8 35.Qc8+ Kg7 36.Qe8 Rxh2 37.Rxe7 Rxe7 38.Qxe7+ Kg8 39.Qxa7 Rb2 40.Qa8+ Kf7 41.Qb7+ Kf6 42.Qd7 Rb1 43.e4 Rxb3+ 44.Kg4 h5+ 45.Kh4 Re3 46.Qd4+ Ke7 47.Qc5+ Ke6 48.Qxe3 Ke7 49.Qc5+ Ke8 50.Qe5+ Kf7 51.Kg5 h4 52.Qc7+ Kf8 53.Kf6 Ke8 54.Qc8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.