Rating + - Games Won Oppo ------ --- --- ----- --- ---- 1 Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz 2587 65 -57 152 73% 2416 2 Rebel 8.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz 2516 72 -64 118 68% 2382 3 Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2470 31 -29 573 65% 2361 4 Rebel 8.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2465 25 -24 877 65% 2358 5 Hiarcs 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2443 41 -39 323 63% 2349 6 MChess Pro 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2432 24 -24 856 58% 2373 7 Genius 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2424 27 -26 690 57% 2376 8 Rebel 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2412 31 -30 540 60% 2340 8 Genius 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2412 25 -25 809 64% 2313 10 MChess Pro 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2411 26 -25 759 62% 2321 10 Genius 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2411 27 -26 715 62% 2324 12 Rebel 7.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2406 26 -26 725 60% 2333 13 Hiarcs 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2398 26 -25 756 55% 2363 14 Nimzo 3.5 Pentium 90 MHz 2388 30 -29 560 52% 2374 15 Chessmaster 5000 Pentium 90 MHz 2387 49 -45 240 67% 2262 16 Nimzo 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2386 26 -25 755 58% 2330 17 Hiarcs 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2379 30 -30 545 56% 2334 18 Genius 4.0 486/50-66 MHz 2377 26 -26 714 54% 2348 19 R30 v. 2.5 2374 44 -42 283 66% 2256 20 Junior 3.3-3.5 Pentium 90 MHz 2373 33 -33 436 49% 2377 21 MChess Pro 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2360 29 -29 578 52% 2344 22 Genius 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2359 24 -23 910 62% 2271 23 Fritz 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2350 24 -24 855 49% 2354 24 Mephisto Genius 2.0 486/50-66 MHz 2339 23 -23 917 58% 2280 25 Fritz 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2337 40 -39 324 60% 2266 26 MChess Pro 5.0 486/50-66 MHz 2336 28 -28 628 52% 2324 27 Rebel 7.0 486/50-66 MHz 2335 26 -26 697 51% 2329 28 WChess 1.06 Pentium 90 MHz 2332 26 -26 738 47% 2354 29 Kallisto 1.98 Pentium 90 MHz 2331 26 -26 697 47% 2353 30 MChess Pro 4.0 486/50-66 MHz 2314 24 -24 846 53% 2290 31 Chess Machine 30-32 MHz Schröder 3.1 2302 32 -30 546 68% 2171 31 WChess 1.03 486/50-66 MHz 2302 27 -27 677 49% 2308 33 Hiarcs 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2301 24 -24 865 50% 2298 34 Rebel 6.0 486/50-66 MHz 2300 24 -23 884 55% 2266 35 Meph Genius 68 030 33 MHz 2299 47 -46 228 57% 2252 36 Ch.Machine 30 MHz King 2.0 aggr/R30 off 2295 21 -20 1190 64% 2192 37 Chessmaster 4000 486/50-66 MHz 2292 34 -33 462 66% 2172 38 Chess Genius 1.0 486/50-66 MHz 2286 23 -23 931 54% 2258 39 Rebel Decade Pentium 90 MHz 2281 29 -30 563 45% 2318 40 Chess Machine 30 MHz Schröder 3.0 2274 62 -55 168 73% 2102 41 Mephisto Gideon Pro 486/50-66 MHz 2272 35 -34 421 62% 2184 42 MChess Pro 3.5 486/50-66 MHz 2271 23 -23 926 52% 2254 43 MChess Pro 3.12 486/50-66 MHz 2265 36 -34 438 69% 2122 44 Fritz 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2258 21 -21 1065 50% 2260 45 Mephisto Lyon 68030 36 MHz 2254 28 -27 716 68% 2119 46 Chess Genius 1.0 486/33 MHz 2242 32 -32 463 50% 2242 47 Mephisto Portorose 68030 36 MHz 2237 40 -36 407 77% 2028 48 Mephisto Vancouver 68030 36 MHz 2227 35 -33 471 71% 2071 48 MChess Pro 3.12 486/33 MHz 2227 50 -48 208 60% 2153 50 Berlin Pro 68 020 24 MHz 2223 25 -24 816 58% 2163 51 Comet32 Pentium 90 MHz 2220 30 -32 558 31% 2357 52 Kallisto 1.82-1.83 486/50-66 MHz 2215 21 -22 1057 42% 2274 52 Kasparov SPARC 20 MHz 2215 25 -25 769 51% 2207 54 Mephisto RISC 1 MB ARM 2 14 MHz 2201 21 -20 1165 56% 2157 54 Hiarcs Master 2.0 486/33 MHz 2201 46 -46 229 51% 2192 56 Chess Machine Schröder 512K ARM2 16MHz 2193 27 -26 703 62% 2109 56 MChess 1.1-1.71 486/33 MHz 2193 44 -40 326 74% 2014 56 Saitek RISC 2500 ARM2 14 MHz 128K 2193 21 -21 1075 56% 2152 59 Mephisto Montreux ARM 14 MHz 512K 2187 32 -30 589 73% 2015 60 Chess Machine The King 512K ARM2 16MHz 2175 32 -32 473 55% 2136 61 Mephisto Vancouver 68020 12 MHz 2159 23 -22 998 66% 2046 62 Mephisto Lyon 68020 12 MHz 2151 19 -18 1442 59% 2087 63 Socrates 3.0 486/33 MHz 2141 49 -50 203 47% 2162 64 Fritz 2.0 486/33 MHz 2131 30 -31 527 45% 2165 65 Mephisto Portorose 68020 12 MHz 2127 26 -24 896 73% 1956 66 M Chess 1.1-1.71 386/25-33 MHz 2126 36 -35 408 65% 2017 67 Fidelity Elite 68030 32 MHz (vers.9) 2123 32 -31 497 60% 2051 68 Mephisto Berlin 68 000 12 MHz 2117 23 -23 946 58% 2063 69 Mephisto Lyon 68000 12 MHz 2104 21 -21 1090 58% 2048 70 Mephisto Vancouver 68000 12 MHz 2102 22 -22 1042 56% 2061 71 Mephisto MM 4 Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz 2092 46 -42 292 73% 1918 72 Novag Sapphire H8 10 MHz 2086 23 -23 945 49% 2097 73 Milano Pro SH7000 20 MHz 2077 62 -58 144 62% 1989 74 Fidelity Mach IV 68020 20 MHz 2073 19 -19 1398 50% 2071 74 Mephisto Almeria 68020 12 MHz 2073 42 -40 305 62% 1985 76 Hiarcs Master 1.0 486/33 MHz 2070 48 -48 214 48% 2087 77 Mephisto Portorose 68000 12 MHz 2045 26 -25 787 63% 1953 78 Mephisto Polgar 6502 10 MHz 2043 43 -41 283 59% 1979 79 Gandalf 2.1 Pentium 90 MHz 2041 47 -52 230 27% 2215 79 Fritz 1.0 486/33 MHz 2041 48 -47 215 55% 2008 81 Fidelity Elite 68000 x 2 (vers. 5) 2036 49 -48 209 57% 1987 82 Nimzo 2.2.1 486/33 MHz 2034 46 -47 229 42% 2088 83 Mephisto Roma 68020 14 MHz 2030 27 -26 712 65% 1919 84 Rex Chess 2.3 386/25-33 MHz 2029 65 -62 126 59% 1964 84 Zarkov 3.0 486/25-33 MHz 2029 46 -48 232 39% 2108 86 Mephisto Dallas 68020 14 MHz 2023 35 -32 492 72% 1861 87 Mephisto Almeria 68000 12 MHz 2020 32 -30 534 67% 1898 87 Zarkov 2.5 386/25-33 MHz 2020 56 -53 168 61% 1941 89 Kasparov Brute Force H8 10 MHz 2018 23 -23 906 44% 2058 90 Fritz 1.0 386/25-33 MHz 2007 66 -67 113 46% 2038 91 Novag Diablo 68000 16 MHz 2005 21 -21 1123 41% 2071 92 Fidelity Mach III 68000 16 MHz 1993 14 -14 2410 52% 1980 93 Complete Chess System 486/33 MHz 1984 47 -47 221 47% 2007 94 Mephisto MM 5 6502 5 MHz 1977 19 -19 1314 48% 1990 95 Kasparov President/GK-2100 H8 10 MHz 1976 29 -30 558 47% 1998 96 Mephisto Dallas 68000 12 MHz 1972 21 -21 1158 61% 1890 97 Mephisto Roma 68000 12 MHz 1970 18 -18 1519 56% 1927 98 Mephisto Polgar 6502 5 MHz 1969 17 -17 1748 41% 2034 99 Mephisto Milano 6502 5 MHz 1965 24 -25 820 42% 2025 100 Novag Super Expert C 6502 6 MHz Sel 5 1961 18 -18 1533 46% 1989 101 Zarkov 2.6 386/25-33 MHz 1960 64 -62 125 56% 1917 102 Mephisto Academy 6502 5 MHz 1937 18 -18 1495 44% 1979 103 Chessmaster 3000 386/25-33 MHz 1932 68 -74 103 36% 2030 104 Rex Chess 2.3 386/16-20 MHz 1930 53 -53 174 49% 1936 105 Saitek Leonardo Maestro B 6502 18 MHz 1928 73 -67 105 62% 1842 106 Mephisto Amsterdam 68000 12 MHz 1927 22 -22 1020 58% 1872 107 Novag Super Expert B 6502 6 MHz sel 4 1919 29 -29 564 48% 1935 108 Mephisto Mega IV 6502 4.9 MHz 1916 18 -18 1564 44% 1958 109 Saitek Maestro D 6502 10 MHz 1915 26 -26 736 51% 1909 109 Fidelity Excel Mach IIc 68000 12 MHz 1915 23 -23 955 50% 1911 111 Novag Expert Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz 1910 67 -63 120 61% 1829 112 Mephisto MM 4 6502 5 MHz 1903 19 -19 1288 51% 1900 113 Fidelity Travel Master H8/330 10 MHz 1897 65 -79 123 22% 2112 114 Kasparov GK-2000 H8 10 MHz 1896 29 -29 593 42% 1952 115 Mephisto Modena 6502 4 MHz 1895 28 -28 635 41% 1963 116 Psion Atari 68000 8 MHz 1882 18 -18 1487 44% 1928 117 CXG Sphinx Galaxy 6502 4 MHz 1881 17 -18 1670 38% 1971 118 Novag Ruby H8 10 MHz 1878 30 -30 545 42% 1934 118 Fidelity Excel Mach IIa 68000 12 MHz 1878 46 -47 226 47% 1898 120 Saitek Turboking II 6502 5 MHz 1868 23 -23 963 37% 1964 121 Conchess Plymate Victoria 6502 5.5 MHz 1867 26 -27 701 40% 1941 122 Fidelity Excel Club 68000 12 MHz 1857 23 -23 931 51% 1848 123 Mephisto Mega IV Brute Force 1851 36 -37 382 40% 1921 124 Novag Super Expert/Forte A 6502 5 MHz 1836 19 -20 1338 38% 1920 125 Fidelity Par Excellence 6502 5 MHz 1835 22 -22 1022 48% 1846 125 Fidelity Avant Garde 6502 5 MHz 1835 20 -20 1196 46% 1866 127 Mephisto Rebell 6502 5 MHz 1825 19 -19 1373 39% 1907 128 Saitek Stratos/Analys B 6502 6 MHz 1820 20 -21 1213 38% 1908 129 Mephisto Super Mondial 6502 4 MHz 1818 19 -20 1335 37% 1908 130 Novag Forte B 6502 5 MHz 1816 24 -24 837 44% 1860 131 Saitek Leonardo Maestro A 6502 6 MHz 1811 30 -30 547 45% 1846 132 Novag Forte A 6502 5 MHz 1809 22 -22 964 48% 1822 133 Conchess Plymate 6502 5.5 MHz 1808 15 -16 2040 40% 1881 134 Saitek Simultano/Corona C 6502 5 MHz 1806 23 -24 969 33% 1932 135 Fidelity Excellence 6502 4 MHz 1800 18 -18 1565 43% 1852 136 Novag Expert 6502 4 MHz 1788 24 -24 843 42% 1847 137 Fidelity Elegance 6502 3.6 MHz 1781 40 -40 303 54% 1752 138 Conchess Plymate 6502 4 MHz 1780 39 -38 333 55% 1748 139 Mephisto MM 2 6502 3.7 MHz 1773 49 -48 208 52% 1756 140 Saitek Turbostar 432 6502 4 MHz 1765 22 -22 1005 45% 1802 141 Fidelity Excellence 6502 3 MHz 1757 22 -23 960 42% 1815 142 Saitek Kasparov Blitz 1734 45 -47 239 37% 1825 142 Novag Super Nova 1734 37 -38 350 40% 1802 144 Novag Super Constellation 6502 4 MHz 1731 18 -18 1626 35% 1840 145 Conchess Glasgow 6502 4 MHz 1720 39 -39 327 50% 1722 146 Chessplayer 2150 Atari/Amiga 1714 58 -63 146 33% 1837 147 The Final Chesscard 6502 5 MHz 1700 57 -64 156 27% 1871 148 Novag Super VIP 1688 53 -58 174 32% 1816 149 Chessmaster 2100 Amiga 68000 1687 65 -76 120 25% 1874 150 Mephisto Europa 1682 50 -52 190 42% 1741 151 Saitek Superstar 36K 6502 2 MHz 1678 23 -24 954 31% 1819 152 Fidelity Elite A/S 6502 3.2 MHz 1677 23 -24 1023 29% 1837 153 Chess Champion 2175 Atari/Amiga 1672 56 -62 157 30% 1821 154 Conchess Glasgow 6502 2 MHz 1667 24 -25 855 34% 1781 155 Novag Quattro 6502 4 MHz 1663 30 -31 560 33% 1790 156 Fidelity Prestige 6502 4 MHz 1660 64 -66 118 44% 1703 157 Chessmaster 2000 Atari 68000 8 MHz 1654 41 -45 312 25% 1841 158 Novag Constellation 6502 3.6 MHz 1648 31 -32 504 41% 1715 159 Novag Constellation Primo 1638 57 -59 149 44% 1683 160 Novag Constellation 6502 2 MHz 1597 32 -33 479 35% 1706 161 CXG Super Enterprise 1563 36 -39 386 28% 1726 Rating : ELO rating +/- : deviation Games : number of games played Won : percentage of games won Oppo : medium opponent ELO rating
By Thoralf Karlsson, thoralf.karlsson@mailbox.swipnet.se, Chairman of the SSDF
We can now present our first results with PC-programs running on Pentium MMX 200 MHz. Totally 330 tournament games has been played with the four strongest chess programs. In average the rating increase compared to P90 is 80 points! This result is somewhat better than I had expected, and my guess is that the difference will go down slightly when more games are played.
Hiarcs 6.0 has so far profited most from the new processor. After 152 games it's rating is unbelievably high, 2587!! That's 117 points more than Hiarcs 6.0 P90 has! Due to the few games played so far, the rating can easily change significantly.
Rebel 8.0 P200 MMX has got a rating of 2516 after 118 games. Here the gain compared to P90 is 51 points. The margin of error is still very high, and I predict that it's rating will increase when more games are played.
Until next list in July we expect to include also MChess Pro 6.0 and Genius 5.0 on P200 MMX. We will also have more games with Hiarcs 6 and Rebel 8. Of course we would like to play with each programmers best version on P200 MMX, but that isn't possible. Until we can afford to upgrade older computers, we have to choose whether to play a new program on P200 MMX or P90.
On Pentium 90 MHz Hiarcs 6.0 has got five points more and now has 2470. Rebel 8.0 has gained one point up to 2465. On this hardware the programs are equally strong.
Hiarcs 5.0 P90 has earned eight more points compared to the latest list, and now has 2443. We have played some more games with Milano Pro, but it's rating hasn't changed more than a few points and is now 2077.
We have been promised to receive a couple of new programs but they haven't arrived so far. We are still waiting for IBM to offer us a Deep Blue Junior in order to include it on our rating list....