SSDF Computer Rating List (02-AUG-1997)


56033 games played by 171 computers

                                           Rating   +     -  Games   Won  Oppo
                                           ------  ---   --- -----   ---  ----
   1 Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz          2555   46   -43   262   67%  2434
   2 Rebel 8.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz           2514   59   -55   158   63%  2420
   3 MChess Pro 6.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz      2502   65   -64   120   55%  2466
   4 Genius 5.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz          2484   60   -60   136   51%  2479
   5 Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2466   27   -26   717   64%  2368
   6 Rebel 8.0 Pentium 90 MHz                2465   24   -23   933   64%  2360
   7 Hiarcs 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2443   41   -39   323   63%  2350
   8 MChess Pro 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz           2433   24   -23   876   58%  2379
   9 Genius 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2430   25   -25   770   56%  2384
  10 Genius 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2412   25   -25   809   64%  2313
  10 Rebel 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz                2412   31   -30   540   60%  2340
  12 Genius 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2411   27   -26   718   62%  2323
  13 MChess Pro 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz           2406   26   -25   779   62%  2323
  13 Rebel 7.0 Pentium 90 MHz                2406   26   -26   725   60%  2333
  15 Hiarcs 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2399   25   -25   766   55%  2364
  16 Junior 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2395   50   -50   198   48%  2407
  17 Nimzo 3.5 Pentium 90 MHz                2388   29   -29   567   52%  2373
  18 Chessmaster 5000 Pentium 90 MHz         2387   49   -45   240   67%  2262
  19 Nimzo 3.0  Pentium 90 MHz               2386   26   -25   755   58%  2331
  20 Hiarcs 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz               2379   30   -30   545   56%  2334
  21 Genius 4.0 486/50-66 MHz                2375   26   -26   734   54%  2349
  22 Junior 3.3-3.5  Pentium 90 MHz          2374   33   -33   453   49%  2378
  23 R30 v. 2.5                              2373   44   -42   283   66%  2254
  24 MChess Pro 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz           2360   29   -29   578   52%  2344
  25 Genius 3.0 486/50-66 MHz                2359   24   -23   910   62%  2271
  26 Fritz 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz                2349   24   -24   855   49%  2352
  27 Mephisto Genius 2.0  486/50-66 MHz      2339   23   -23   917   58%  2280
  28 Fritz 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz                2337   40   -39   324   60%  2266
  29 MChess Pro 5.0 486/50-66 MHz            2336   28   -28   628   52%  2324
  30 Rebel 7.0 486/50-66 MHz                 2335   26   -26   697   51%  2329
  31 WChess 1.06 Pentium 90 MHz              2332   26   -26   738   47%  2355
  32 Kallisto 1.98 Pentium 90 MHz            2331   26   -26   697   47%  2352
  33 MChess Pro 4.0 486/50-66 MHz            2314   24   -24   846   53%  2290
  34 Chess Machine 30-32 MHz Schröder 3.1    2302   32   -30   546   68%  2171
  34 WChess 1.03 486/50-66 MHz               2302   27   -27   677   49%  2308
  36 Hiarcs 3.0 486/50-66 MHz                2301   24   -24   865   50%  2298
  37 Rebel 6.0 486/50-66 MHz                 2300   24   -23   884   55%  2265
  38 Meph Genius 68 030 33 MHz               2298   47   -46   228   57%  2251
  39 Ch.Machine 30 MHz King 2.0 aggr/R30 off 2295   21   -20  1200   64%  2194
  40 Chessmaster 4000 486/50-66 MHz          2292   34   -33   462   66%  2172
  41 Chess Genius 1.0  486/50-66 MHz         2286   23   -23   931   54%  2258
  42 Rebel Decade Pentium 90 MHz             2281   29   -30   563   45%  2318
  43 Chess Machine 30 MHz Schröder 3.0       2274   62   -55   168   73%  2102
  44 Mephisto Gideon Pro  486/50-66 MHz      2272   35   -34   421   62%  2184
  45 MChess Pro 3.5  486/50-66 MHz           2271   23   -23   926   52%  2254
  46 MChess Pro 3.12  486/50-66 MHz          2265   36   -34   438   69%  2122
  47 Fritz 3.0 486/50-66 MHz                 2258   21   -21  1065   50%  2260
  48 Mephisto Lyon  68030 36 MHz             2254   28   -27   716   68%  2119
  49 Chess Genius 1.0  486/33 MHz            2242   32   -32   463   50%  2242
  50 Mephisto Portorose  68030 36 MHz        2238   40   -36   407   77%  2028
  51 Mephisto Vancouver  68030 36 MHz        2227   35   -33   471   71%  2070
  51 MChess Pro 3.12  486/33 MHz             2227   50   -48   208   60%  2153
  53 Comet32 Pentium 90 MHz                  2223   30   -31   568   32%  2359
  53 Berlin Pro 68 020 24 MHz                2223   25   -24   816   58%  2163
  55 Kasparov SPARC  20 MHz                  2215   25   -25   775   51%  2209
  56 Kallisto 1.82-1.83 486/50-66 MHz        2214   21   -22  1077   41%  2276
  57 Mephisto RISC 1 MB ARM 2  14 MHz        2201   21   -20  1174   56%  2159
  57 Hiarcs Master 2.0  486/33 MHz           2201   46   -46   229   51%  2191
  59 Saitek RISC 2500 ARM2 14 MHz 128K       2194   21   -21  1102   55%  2157
  60 MChess 1.1-1.71  486/33 MHz             2193   44   -40   326   74%  2015
  60 Chess Machine Schröder 512K ARM2 16MHz  2193   27   -26   703   62%  2109
  62 Mephisto Montreux ARM  14 MHz 512K      2187   32   -30   589   73%  2015
  63 Chess Machine The King 512K ARM2 16MHz  2175   32   -32   473   55%  2136
  64 Mephisto Vancouver  68020 12 MHz        2159   23   -22   998   66%  2046
  65 Mephisto Lyon  68020 12 MHz             2151   19   -18  1442   59%  2087
  66 Socrates 3.0  486/33 MHz                2140   49   -50   203   47%  2161
  67 Fritz 2.0  486/33 MHz                   2131   30   -31   527   45%  2165
  68 Mephisto Portorose  68020 12 MHz        2127   26   -24   896   73%  1956
  69 M Chess 1.1-1.71 386/25-33 MHz          2126   36   -35   408   65%  2018
  70 Fidelity Elite  68030 32 MHz (vers.9)   2124   31   -31   518   60%  2051
  71 Mephisto Berlin  68 000 12 MHz          2116   23   -23   946   58%  2063
  72 Mephisto Lyon  68000 12 MHz             2104   21   -21  1090   58%  2048
  73 Mephisto Vancouver  68000 12 MHz        2101   22   -22  1042   56%  2061
  74 Mephisto MM 4 Turbo Kit  6502 16 MHz    2092   46   -42   292   73%  1918
  75 Novag Sapphire H8 10 MHz                2086   23   -23   945   49%  2096
  76 Fidelity Mach IV  68020 20 MHz          2073   19   -19  1398   50%  2070
  76 Mephisto Almeria  68020 12 MHz          2073   42   -40   305   62%  1985
  78 Hiarcs Master 1.0  486/33 MHz           2070   48   -48   214   48%  2087
  79 Milano Pro  SH7000 20 MHz               2066   50   -47   224   65%  1957
  80 Mephisto Portorose  68000 12 MHz        2045   26   -25   787   63%  1953
  81 Gandalf 2.1 Pentium 90 MHz              2043   47   -52   232   27%  2215
  81 Mephisto Polgar  6502 10 MHz            2043   43   -41   283   59%  1979
  83 Fritz 1.0  486/33 MHz                   2041   48   -47   215   55%  2008
  84 Fidelity Elite  68000 x 2 (vers. 5)     2037   49   -48   209   57%  1987
  85 Nimzo 2.2.1 486/33 MHz                  2034   46   -47   229   42%  2088
  86 Rex Chess 2.3  386/25-33 MHz            2030   65   -62   126   59%  1964
  86 Mephisto Roma  68020 14 MHz             2030   27   -26   712   65%  1919
  88 Zarkov 3.0 486/25-33 MHz                2029   46   -48   232   39%  2108
  89 Mephisto Dallas  68020 14 MHz           2023   35   -32   492   72%  1861
  90 Mephisto Almeria  68000 12 MHz          2020   32   -30   534   67%  1898
  90 Zarkov 2.5  386/25-33 MHz               2020   56   -53   168   61%  1941
  92 Kasparov Brute Force  H8 10 MHz         2018   23   -23   906   44%  2058
  93 Fritz 1.0  386/25-33 MHz                2007   66   -67   113   46%  2038
  94 Novag Diablo  68000 16 MHz              2005   21   -21  1123   41%  2071
  95 Fidelity Mach III  68000 16 MHz         1993   14   -14  2410   52%  1980
  96 Complete Chess System  486/33 MHz       1984   47   -47   221   47%  2006
  97 Mephisto MM 5  6502 5 MHz               1977   19   -19  1314   48%  1990
  98 Kasparov President/GK-2100 H8 10 MHz    1976   29   -30   558   47%  1998
  99 Mephisto Dallas  68000 12 MHz           1971   21   -20  1174   61%  1893
 100 Mephisto Polgar  6502 5 MHz             1970   17   -17  1753   41%  2034
 100 Mephisto Roma  68000 12 MHz             1970   18   -18  1519   56%  1927
 102 Mephisto Milano  6502  5 MHz            1962   24   -25   835   41%  2025
 103 Novag Super Expert C  6502 6 MHz Sel 5  1961   18   -18  1533   46%  1989
 104 Zarkov 2.6 386/25-33 MHz                1960   64   -62   125   56%  1917
 105 Mephisto Academy  6502 5 MHz            1939   18   -18  1515   44%  1980
 106 Chessmaster 3000  386/25-33 MHz         1932   68   -74   103   36%  2030
 107 Rex Chess 2.3  386/16-20 MHz            1930   53   -53   174   49%  1936
 108 Saitek Leonardo Maestro B 6502 18 MHz   1928   73   -67   105   62%  1842
 109 Mephisto Amsterdam  68000 12 MHz        1927   22   -22  1020   58%  1873
 110 Novag Super Expert B 6502 6 MHz sel 4   1919   29   -29   564   48%  1935
 111 Mephisto Mega IV  6502 4.9 MHz          1916   18   -18  1564   44%  1958
 111 Saitek Maestro D  6502 10 MHz           1916   26   -26   736   51%  1909
 113 Fidelity Excel Mach IIc  68000 12 MHz   1915   23   -23   955   50%  1911
 114 Novag Expert Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz      1910   67   -63   120   61%  1829
 115 Mephisto MM 4  6502 5 MHz               1903   19   -19  1288   51%  1900
 116 Fidelity Travel Master H8/330 10 MHz    1897   65   -79   123   22%  2112
 117 Kasparov GK-2000   H8 10 MHz            1896   29   -29   593   42%  1952
 118 Mephisto Modena  6502 4 MHz             1895   28   -28   635   41%  1962
 119 Psion Atari  68000 8 MHz                1882   18   -18  1487   44%  1928
 120 CXG Sphinx Galaxy  6502 4 MHz           1880   17   -17  1690   37%  1972
 121 Novag Ruby H8  10 MHz                   1878   30   -30   545   42%  1934
 121 Fidelity Excel Mach IIa  68000 12 MHz   1878   46   -47   226   47%  1898
 123 Saitek Turboking II  6502 5 MHz         1868   23   -23   963   37%  1964
 124 Conchess Plymate Victoria 6502 5.5 MHz  1867   26   -27   701   40%  1941
 125 Fidelity Excel Club  68000 12 MHz       1857   23   -23   931   51%  1849
 126 Mephisto Mega IV Brute Force            1851   36   -37   382   40%  1921
 127 Novag Super Expert/Forte A 6502 5 MHz   1836   19   -20  1338   38%  1919
 128 Fidelity Par Excellence  6502 5 MHz     1835   22   -22  1022   48%  1846
 128 Fidelity Avant Garde  6502 5 MHz        1835   20   -20  1196   46%  1866
 130 Mephisto Rebell  6502 5 MHz             1825   19   -19  1373   39%  1907
 131 Saitek Stratos/Analys B  6502 6 MHz     1820   20   -21  1213   38%  1908
 132 Mephisto Super Mondial  6502 4 MHz      1818   19   -19  1355   37%  1910
 133 Novag Forte B  6502 5 MHz               1816   24   -24   837   44%  1860
 134 Saitek Leonardo Maestro A  6502 6 MHz   1811   30   -30   547   45%  1846
 135 Novag Forte A  6502 5 MHz               1809   22   -22   964   48%  1822
 136 Conchess Plymate  6502 5.5 MHz          1808   15   -16  2040   40%  1881
 137 Saitek Simultano/Corona C  6502 5 MHz   1806   23   -24   969   33%  1932
 138 Fidelity Excellence  6502 4 MHz         1800   18   -18  1565   43%  1852
 139 Novag Expert  6502 4 MHz                1788   24   -24   843   42%  1847
 140 Fidelity Elegance  6502 3.6 MHz         1781   40   -40   303   54%  1752
 141 Conchess Plymate  6502 4 MHz            1780   39   -38   333   55%  1748
 142 Mephisto MM 2  6502 3.7 MHz             1773   49   -48   208   52%  1756
 143 Saitek Turbostar 432  6502 4 MHz        1765   22   -22  1005   45%  1802
 144 Fidelity Excellence  6502 3 MHz         1757   22   -23   960   42%  1815
 145 Saitek Kasparov Blitz                   1734   45   -47   239   37%  1825
 145 Novag Super Nova                        1734   37   -38   350   40%  1803
 147 Novag Super Constellation  6502 4 MHz   1731   18   -18  1626   35%  1840
 148 Conchess Glasgow  6502 4 MHz            1720   39   -39   327   50%  1722
 149 Chessplayer 2150 Atari/Amiga            1714   58   -63   146   33%  1837
 150 The Final Chesscard  6502 5 MHz         1700   57   -64   156   27%  1871
 151 Novag Super VIP                         1688   53   -58   174   32%  1817
 152 Chessmaster 2100 Amiga 68000            1687   65   -76   120   25%  1874
 153 Mephisto Europa                         1682   50   -52   190   42%  1741
 154 Saitek Superstar 36K  6502 2 MHz        1679   23   -24   954   31%  1819
 155 Fidelity Elite A/S  6502 3.2 MHz        1677   23   -24  1023   29%  1837
 156 Chess Champion 2175 Atari/Amiga         1673   56   -62   157   30%  1821
 157 Conchess Glasgow  6502 2 MHz            1667   24   -25   855   34%  1781
 158 Novag Quattro  6502 4 MHz               1663   30   -31   560   33%  1790
 159 Fidelity Prestige  6502 4 MHz           1661   64   -66   118   44%  1703
 160 Chessmaster 2000 Atari  68000 8 MHz     1654   41   -45   312   25%  1841
 161 Novag Constellation  6502 3.6 MHz       1648   31   -32   504   41%  1715
 162 Novag Constellation Primo               1638   57   -59   149   44%  1683
 163 Novag Constellation  6502 2 MHz         1597   32   -33   479   35%  1706
 164 CXG Super Enterprise                    1563   36   -39   386   28%  1727


Rating : ELO rating
+/-    : deviation
Games  : number of games played
Won    : percentage of games won
Oppo   : medium opponent ELO rating


Comments to the Ratinglist (02-AUG-1997)

By Thoralf Karlsson, thoralf.karlsson@mailbox.swipnet.se, Chairman of the SSDF

Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz has lost 32 points in comparison with the latest list, but is still the highest rated program with 2555 after 262 games. Rebel 8.0 on the same hardware comes on the second place, 41 points after.

MChess Pro 6.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz has entered the list on 2502. That is 69 points more than on P90. We have played 136 games with Genius 5.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz, and it has so far a rating of 2484.

The difference in rating between P90 and P200MMX has gone down from 80 to 69 points in average. Hiarcs 6 has gained most with 89 points and Rebel 8 the least with 49 points, but due to the low number of games you cannot draw any conclusions from this.

Normally we only test commercially available chess programs. Sometimes we have the possibility to play also with amateur programs. During the summer we have used our P90-machines to test Junior 4.0. At the moment it has 2395 which is 21 points more than its predecessor has. The margin of error is about 50 points, so we can not claim that the program has been improved. But in a list where you only count each programmers best version, Junior has climbed from place seven to five.

We continue to play with the four strongest programs on P200 MMX and with Junior 4.0 on P90. Next list will appear in early September.




Last updated: Monday, 4. August 1997
Copyright Manfred Rosenboom marochess@oocities.com


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