Aurora


Computer name:	Kasparov Aurora
Manufacturer:	Saitek
Dates from:	1998
Dimensions:	17.3 x 13.6 x 3 cm
Power supply:	3 x AA
Processor speed:	4.2 MHz.
Rating:	beginners / occasional players
Other details:	chessmen inserted over pressure-sensitive switches
	has a "voice"
	with four-digit LCD-display
	The 4th game makes it clear that Fritz-1-ply
	cannot checkmate with K+Q against K alone.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Kasparov Aurora (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Ne4 6.Bb5+ c6 7.Bd3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qxc3+ 9.Bd2 Qb2 10.O-O Bg4 11.Rb1 Qxa2 12.Rxb7 Qd5 13.Re1 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxd4 15.Reb1 Qe5 16.Bc4 f6 17.Bf4 Qd4 18.Rxb8+ Rxb8 19.Qxc6+ Qd7 20.Rxb8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Kasparov Aurora (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Nf3 b5 5.Nc3 b4 6.Nd5 Ba6 7.Bf4 Rc8 8.Rc1 Na5 9.Nxb4 e5 10.Qa4+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Kxd7 12.Nxe5+ Ke6 13.Nxa6 Rd8 14.Be3 Nf6 15.f3 Be7 16.Nxc7+ Kd6 17.Nb5+ Ke6 18.Nxc4 Nxc4 19.Bxc4+ Kd7 20.Bxf7 Rb8 21.Rc7+ Kd8 22.Bc4 Rxb5 23.Rxe7 Kxe7 24.Bxb5 Rb8 25.a4 a6 26.Bxa6 Rxb2 27.Rg1 Kd6 28.e5+ Kd5 29.exf6 gxf6 30.a5 f5 31.Bd3 f4 32.Be4+ Kc4 33.Bxf4 Kxd4 34.Bxh7 Rb5 35.a6 Ra5 36.g4 Ra1+ 37.Kf2 Ra2+ 38.Kg3 Rxa6 39.h4 Ra2 40.Rd1+ Kc3 41.h5 Rb2 42.Be5+ Kb3 43.f4 Re2 44.g5 Kc4 45.Bd3+ Kd5 46.Bxe2+ Ke4 47.Bd3+ Kd5 48.h6 Kc5 49.g6 Kc6 50.Be4+ Kc5 51.Rc1+ Kb4 52.g7 Kb3 53.g8=Q+ Ka4 54.Qc4+ Ka3 55.Ra1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Kasparov Aurora (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Qa5+ 4.Nd2 Qb4 5.Ne2 Bg4 6.f3 Bf5 7.c3 Qa5 8.Nb3 Qa4 9.Nf4 g5 10.Nh5 Bg6 11.f4 Bxh5 12.Qxh5 gxf4 13.Bxf4 Nd7 14.e6 O-O-O 15.exd7+ Rxd7 16.Qxf7 Nf6 17.Qe6 Ne4 18.Bd3 Nf6 19.O-O b6 20.Be5 Bg7 21.Kh1 Nh5 22.Bb8 Bxd4 23.cxd4 Nf6 24.Be5 Qb4 25.Qxc6+ Kd8 26.Qa8# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Kasparov Aurora (± 30 seconds / move)

(Result: drawn)

1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bg5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.e3 O-O 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Nb4 9.Nb5 Nbxd5 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.Bc4+ Kh8 12.Nxd6 cxd6 13.Qxd6 Ne4 14.Qd5 Qb6 15.Qb5 d5 16.Qxb6 axb6 17.Bxd5 Nc5 18.Ne5 f4 19.Rd1 Rf5 20.Nf7+ Kg8 21.Nh6+ Kf8 22.Nxf5 Bxf5 23.Ke2 Ra4 24.Rhe1 Ke7 25.exf4 Rxf4 26.Ke3 Rh4 27.h3 Rb4 28.Rd2 h5 29.f4 Ra4 30.a3 b5 31.Red1 b4 32.Rd4 bxa3 33.Rxa4 Nxa4 34.bxa3 Nc3 35.Rd2 Nb1 36.Ra2 Nc3 37.Kd4 Nxa2 38.Bxa2 Kd6 39.Bd5 b5 40.Be4 Bxe4 41.Kxe4 g6 42.f5 gxf5+ 43.Kxf5 Kc5 44.g4 hxg4 45.hxg4 Kc4 46.g5 b4 47.axb4 Kxb4 48.g6 Kc5 49.g7 Kd5 50.g8=Q+ Kd4 51.Qe6 Kc5 52.Ke4 Kb5 53.Kd4 Kb4 54.Qd6+ Kb5 55.Kc3 Ka5 56.Kb3 Kb5 57.Qd5+ Kb6 58.Ka4 Kc7 59.Qe6 Kd8 60.Qe5 Kd7 61.Qe4 Kd6 62.Qe3 Kd5 63.Qe2 Kd6 64.Qe4 Kc5 65.Qe5+ Kc6 66.Qe6+ Kc5 67.Qf6 Kd5 68.Qf5+ Kc6 69.Qd3 Kc5 70.Qe3+ Kd5 71.Qe7 Kc6 72.Qe5 Kd7 73.Ka5 Kc6 74.Qe6+ Kc5 75.Qe5+ Kc4 76.Qe6+ Kd3 77.Ka4 Kd4 78.Qe7 Kd5 79.Qf6 Ke4 80.Qd6 Kf5 81.Qc6 Ke5 82.Qc5+ Ke6 83.Qc6+ Ke5 84.Qd7 Ke4 85.Ka5 Ke5 86.Qc6 Kd4 87.Qe6 Kc5 88.Qf5+ Kc6 89.Qd3 Kc5 90.Qe3+ Kd5 91.Qe2 Kd4 92.Qe7 Kd3 93.Qe6 Kd4 94.Ka4 Kc5 95.Ka5 Kd4 96.Kb4 Kd3 97.Ka3 Kd4 98.Qe7 Kd5 99.Ka2 Kc6 100.Qe5= An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.