Saitek Kasparov Cosmos Electronic Chess Computer 1998
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:33400583 | Modified Item: No |
| Color: Black | Country/Region of Manufacture: China |
| Age Level: 12-16 Years, 17 Years & Up | Material: Plastic |
| Brand: Saitek | Year: 1998 |
Saitek’s most sophisticated portable chess computer.Program strength combined with many advanced features makes this the ultimatecompact computer available for the expert chess player.A portable chess computer with expert strength program(2000 Swedish ELO) to challenge even tournament level players!Guardian Angel Coach mode protects you from variousmistakes.User selectable Search Algorithms let you customize thecomputer's thinking process for different playing styles.Multiple Style O...penings Library allows you to experienceand learn different openings style.LCD display with chess clock function. Includes newBronstein timing controls.Stylish laptop-style cabinet and Long-Term memory allowyou to play chess anywhere, anytime! BRONSTEIN CLOCK OPTIONSOn the Blitz and Tournament levels, you have a fixedamount of time for each game, and the remaining time decreases as you think. Onthese levels, players often find themselves running out of time towards the endof the game - struggling to try and make good moves in a hurry, and oftenending up making inferior moves instead.The Bronstein Clock option offers special time controlsthat can help alleviate such problems. This is accomplished by adding a certainamount of time back to your remaining time after each move, where the remainingtime for the whole game is only reduced if you go over this fixed time level.Here's an example: Let's say you're playing Blitz Level D4, where you have atotal of 20 minutes for the whole game. Activating the Bronstein +bC: 10 optionwill give you a maximum of 10 seconds time compensation per move (added afteryou make your move). Note that you can't gain extra time or increase overallthinking time by playing each move more quickly, since:If you use 7 seconds to make your move, only 7 secondswill be added to your total remaining time, not 10 seconds.If you use 10 seconds or more to make your move, only 10seconds will be added back to your total remaining time. ROTATING DISPLAYNormally, the computer's display shows the time for theplayer to move. However, the computer can also display other information (seeInfo Mode). The Rotating Display feature works hand-in-hand with Info Mode, since it allows you to choose which of the Info Displays you want to see, andthen cycles your choices in one-second increments. You may turn on any of theRotating Display options, as desired. INFO MODE: WATCH THE COMPUTER THINK!Imagine this: You're playing chess against a friend, andit's his move. You'd love to know what move he's thinking about, and you'dreally like to get his opinion of the board position. But, of course, you won'task — because that's just not done! Well, guess what — when you play againstthis chess computer, you can ask anything you want, and you'll get all theanswers! In fact, you can get an incredible amount of information about thecomputer's thought process. On request, it will show you the move it's thinkingof, the line of play it expects after that move, its evaluation of the currentboard position, how deeply it is searching, and more. As you can imagine, studying this information can help you learn so much more about chess!
