Rating + - Games Won Oppo ------ --- --- ----- --- ---- 1 Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz 2539 42 -40 307 65% 2426 2 MChess Pro 6.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz 2510 41 -39 324 64% 2408 3 Rebel 8.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz 2506 50 -47 223 65% 2393 4 Genius 5.0 Pentium MMX 200 MHz 2502 37 -35 398 66% 2383 5 Rebel 8.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2460 23 -22 1012 63% 2367 6 Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2459 25 -25 801 61% 2380 7 Hiarcs 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2440 41 -39 323 63% 2346 8 MChess Pro 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2430 23 -23 944 57% 2379 9 Genius 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2427 24 -24 830 56% 2386 10 Genius 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2410 25 -25 809 64% 2311 10 Rebel 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2410 31 -30 540 60% 2338 12 MChess Pro 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2409 26 -25 759 62% 2319 12 Genius 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2409 27 -26 719 62% 2321 14 Rebel 7.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2404 26 -26 725 60% 2331 15 Hiarcs 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2396 25 -25 766 55% 2362 16 Junior 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2388 31 -31 518 50% 2389 17 Chessmaster 5000 Pentium 90 MHz 2387 49 -45 240 67% 2262 18 Nimzo 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2384 26 -25 755 58% 2328 19 Nimzo 3.5 Pentium 90 MHz 2382 29 -28 600 52% 2370 20 Hiarcs 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2377 30 -30 545 56% 2332 21 R30 v. 2.5 2373 44 -42 283 66% 2254 22 Genius 4.0 486/50-66 MHz 2370 25 -25 778 52% 2354 23 Junior 3.3-3.5 Pentium 90 MHz 2369 32 -32 476 49% 2374 24 MChess Pro 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2358 29 -29 578 52% 2342 25 Genius 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2357 24 -23 910 62% 2270 26 Fritz 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2346 22 -22 983 49% 2353 27 Mephisto Genius 2.0 486/50-66 MHz 2338 23 -23 917 58% 2278 28 Fritz 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2336 40 -39 324 60% 2265 29 Rebel 7.0 486/50-66 MHz 2332 26 -26 717 51% 2329 30 MChess Pro 5.0 486/50-66 MHz 2331 27 -27 648 51% 2323 31 WChess 1.06 Pentium 90 MHz 2329 26 -26 738 47% 2352 32 Kallisto 1.98 Pentium 90 MHz 2326 25 -26 744 46% 2353 33 MChess Pro 4.0 486/50-66 MHz 2312 24 -24 846 53% 2288 34 Chess Machine 30-32 MHz Schröder 3.1 2302 32 -30 546 68% 2170 35 WChess 1.03 486/50-66 MHz 2300 27 -27 677 49% 2307 36 Hiarcs 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2299 24 -24 865 50% 2296 36 Rebel 6.0 486/50-66 MHz 2299 24 -23 887 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 2294 21 -20 1202 64% 2194 40 Chessmaster 4000 486/50-66 MHz 2292 34 -33 462 66% 2172 41 Chess Genius 1.0 486/50-66 MHz 2284 23 -23 931 54% 2257 42 Rebel Decade Pentium 90 MHz 2279 29 -30 563 45% 2316 43 Chess Machine 30 MHz Schröder 3.0 2274 62 -55 168 73% 2102 44 Mephisto Gideon Pro 486/50-66 MHz 2271 35 -34 421 62% 2183 45 MChess Pro 3.5 486/50-66 MHz 2270 23 -22 958 51% 2261 46 MChess Pro 3.12 486/50-66 MHz 2264 36 -34 438 69% 2122 47 Fritz 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2258 21 -21 1117 48% 2270 48 Mephisto Lyon 68030 36 MHz 2254 28 -27 716 68% 2118 49 Chess Genius 1.0 486/33 MHz 2241 32 -32 463 50% 2241 50 Mephisto Portorose 68030 36 MHz 2237 40 -36 407 77% 2028 51 Mephisto Vancouver 68030 36 MHz 2227 35 -33 471 71% 2070 52 MChess Pro 3.12 486/33 MHz 2226 50 -48 208 60% 2152 53 Berlin Pro 68 020 24 MHz 2225 24 -24 850 58% 2171 54 Kasparov SPARC 20 MHz 2216 25 -25 785 50% 2213 55 Comet32 Pentium 90 MHz 2213 27 -29 698 28% 2377 55 Kallisto 1.82-1.83 486/50-66 MHz 2213 21 -22 1077 41% 2275 57 Mephisto RISC 1 MB ARM 2 14 MHz 2201 21 -20 1174 56% 2158 58 Hiarcs Master 2.0 486/33 MHz 2200 46 -46 229 51% 2191 59 Saitek RISC 2500 ARM2 14 MHz 128K 2193 21 -21 1111 55% 2158 59 MChess 1.1-1.71 486/33 MHz 2193 44 -40 326 74% 2014 59 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 2174 32 -32 473 55% 2136 64 Mephisto Vancouver 68020 12 MHz 2159 23 -22 1001 66% 2046 65 Mephisto Lyon 68020 12 MHz 2150 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 2130 30 -31 527 45% 2165 68 Mephisto Portorose 68020 12 MHz 2127 26 -24 896 73% 1955 69 M Chess 1.1-1.71 386/25-33 MHz 2126 36 -35 408 65% 2017 70 Fidelity Elite 68030 32 MHz (vers.9) 2123 31 -30 521 60% 2050 71 Mephisto Berlin 68 000 12 MHz 2116 23 -22 966 57% 2063 72 Mephisto Lyon 68000 12 MHz 2104 21 -21 1090 58% 2048 73 Mephisto Vancouver 68000 12 MHz 2102 22 -21 1062 56% 2061 74 Sapphire II 2096 66 -64 118 57% 2048 75 Mephisto MM 4 Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz 2092 46 -42 292 73% 1918 76 Novag Sapphire H8 10 MHz 2088 22 -22 966 48% 2099 77 Milano Pro SH7000 20 MHz 2079 43 -40 313 69% 1940 78 Fidelity Mach IV 68020 20 MHz 2074 18 -18 1420 50% 2073 79 Mephisto Almeria 68020 12 MHz 2073 42 -40 305 62% 1985 80 Hiarcs Master 1.0 486/33 MHz 2070 48 -48 214 48% 2086 81 Mephisto Portorose 68000 12 MHz 2045 26 -25 790 63% 1954 82 Mephisto Polgar 6502 10 MHz 2042 43 -41 283 59% 1979 83 Fritz 1.0 486/33 MHz 2041 48 -47 215 55% 2008 83 Gandalf 2.1 Pentium 90 MHz 2041 47 -52 232 27% 2213 85 Fidelity Elite 68000 x 2 (vers. 5) 2037 49 -48 209 57% 1987 86 Nimzo 2.2.1 486/33 MHz 2033 46 -47 229 42% 2088 87 Mephisto Roma 68020 14 MHz 2030 27 -26 712 65% 1919 87 Rex Chess 2.3 386/25-33 MHz 2030 65 -62 126 59% 1964 89 Zarkov 3.0 486/25-33 MHz 2029 46 -48 232 39% 2108 90 Mephisto Dallas 68020 14 MHz 2023 35 -32 492 72% 1861 91 Mephisto Almeria 68000 12 MHz 2020 32 -30 534 67% 1898 91 Zarkov 2.5 386/25-33 MHz 2020 56 -53 168 61% 1941 93 Kasparov Brute Force H8 10 MHz 2018 23 -23 906 44% 2057 94 Fritz 1.0 386/25-33 MHz 2007 66 -67 113 46% 2038 95 Novag Diablo 68000 16 MHz 2005 21 -21 1123 41% 2071 96 Fidelity Mach III 68000 16 MHz 1993 14 -14 2410 52% 1980 97 Complete Chess System 486/33 MHz 1984 47 -47 221 47% 2006 98 Kasparov President/GK-2100 H8 10 MHz 1978 29 -29 579 46% 2004 99 Mephisto MM 5 6502 5 MHz 1975 19 -19 1334 48% 1992 100 Mephisto Dallas 68000 12 MHz 1971 21 -20 1177 61% 1894 101 Mephisto Polgar 6502 5 MHz 1970 17 -17 1753 41% 2033 101 Mephisto Roma 68000 12 MHz 1970 18 -18 1519 56% 1927 103 Mephisto Milano 6502 5 MHz 1963 24 -24 860 41% 2028 104 Zarkov 2.6 386/25-33 MHz 1960 64 -62 125 56% 1917 105 Novag Super Expert C 6502 6 MHz Sel 5 1959 18 -18 1545 46% 1989 106 Mephisto Academy 6502 5 MHz 1939 18 -18 1515 44% 1980 107 Chessmaster 3000 386/25-33 MHz 1932 68 -74 103 36% 2030 108 Rex Chess 2.3 386/16-20 MHz 1930 53 -53 174 49% 1936 109 Saitek Leonardo Maestro B 6502 18 MHz 1928 73 -67 105 62% 1842 110 Mephisto Amsterdam 68000 12 MHz 1927 22 -22 1020 58% 1873 111 Novag Super Expert B 6502 6 MHz sel 4 1919 29 -29 564 48% 1935 112 Mephisto Mega IV 6502 4.9 MHz 1917 18 -18 1564 44% 1958 113 Saitek Maestro D 6502 10 MHz 1915 26 -26 736 51% 1909 114 Fidelity Excel Mach IIc 68000 12 MHz 1914 23 -23 955 50% 1911 115 Novag Expert Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz 1910 67 -63 120 61% 1829 116 Mephisto MM 4 6502 5 MHz 1903 19 -19 1288 51% 1900 117 Fidelity Travel Master H8/330 10 MHz 1897 65 -79 123 22% 2112 118 Kasparov GK-2000 H8 10 MHz 1896 29 -29 593 42% 1952 119 Mephisto Modena 6502 4 MHz 1895 28 -28 635 41% 1963 120 Psion Atari 68000 8 MHz 1882 18 -18 1487 44% 1928 121 CXG Sphinx Galaxy 6502 4 MHz 1881 17 -17 1690 37% 1972 122 Novag Ruby H8 10 MHz 1878 30 -30 545 42% 1934 122 Fidelity Excel Mach IIa 68000 12 MHz 1878 46 -47 226 47% 1898 124 Saitek Turboking II 6502 5 MHz 1868 23 -23 963 37% 1964 125 Conchess Plymate Victoria 6502 5.5 MHz 1867 26 -27 701 40% 1941 126 Fidelity Excel Club 68000 12 MHz 1857 23 -23 931 51% 1849 127 Mephisto Mega IV Brute Force 1851 35 -37 386 40% 1923 128 Novag Super Expert/Forte A 6502 5 MHz 1837 19 -20 1338 38% 1920 129 Fidelity Par Excellence 6502 5 MHz 1835 22 -22 1022 48% 1846 129 Fidelity Avant Garde 6502 5 MHz 1835 20 -20 1196 46% 1866 131 Mephisto Rebell 6502 5 MHz 1824 19 -19 1393 38% 1909 132 Saitek Stratos/Analys B 6502 6 MHz 1820 20 -21 1213 38% 1908 133 Mephisto Super Mondial 6502 4 MHz 1818 19 -19 1355 37% 1910 134 Novag Forte B 6502 5 MHz 1816 24 -24 837 44% 1860 135 Saitek Leonardo Maestro A 6502 6 MHz 1811 30 -30 547 45% 1846 136 Novag Forte A 6502 5 MHz 1809 22 -22 964 48% 1822 137 Conchess Plymate 6502 5.5 MHz 1808 15 -16 2040 40% 1881 138 Saitek Simultano/Corona C 6502 5 MHz 1806 23 -24 969 33% 1932 139 Fidelity Excellence 6502 4 MHz 1800 18 -18 1565 43% 1852 140 Novag Expert 6502 4 MHz 1788 24 -24 843 42% 1847 141 Fidelity Elegance 6502 3.6 MHz 1781 40 -40 303 54% 1752 142 Conchess Plymate 6502 4 MHz 1780 39 -38 333 55% 1748 143 Mephisto MM 2 6502 3.7 MHz 1773 49 -48 208 52% 1756 144 Saitek Turbostar 432 6502 4 MHz 1765 22 -22 1005 45% 1802 145 Fidelity Excellence 6502 3 MHz 1757 22 -23 960 42% 1815 146 Saitek Kasparov Blitz 1734 45 -47 239 37% 1825 146 Novag Super Nova 1734 37 -38 350 40% 1802 148 Novag Super Constellation 6502 4 MHz 1731 18 -18 1626 35% 1840 149 Conchess Glasgow 6502 4 MHz 1720 39 -39 327 50% 1722 150 Chessplayer 2150 Atari/Amiga 1714 58 -63 146 33% 1837 151 The Final Chesscard 6502 5 MHz 1700 57 -64 156 27% 1871 152 Novag Super VIP 1688 53 -58 174 32% 1817 153 Chessmaster 2100 Amiga 68000 1687 65 -76 120 25% 1874 154 Mephisto Europa 1683 50 -52 190 42% 1741 155 Saitek Superstar 36K 6502 2 MHz 1679 23 -24 954 31% 1819 156 Fidelity Elite A/S 6502 3.2 MHz 1678 22 -23 1043 28% 1841 157 Chess Champion 2175 Atari/Amiga 1673 56 -62 157 30% 1822 158 Conchess Glasgow 6502 2 MHz 1667 24 -25 855 34% 1781 159 Novag Quattro 6502 4 MHz 1663 30 -31 560 33% 1790 160 Fidelity Prestige 6502 4 MHz 1661 64 -66 118 44% 1703 161 Chessmaster 2000 Atari 68000 8 MHz 1654 41 -45 312 25% 1841 162 Novag Constellation 6502 3.6 MHz 1648 31 -32 504 41% 1715 163 Novag Constellation Primo 1638 57 -59 149 44% 1683 164 Novag Constellation 6502 2 MHz 1597 32 -33 479 35% 1706 165 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
By Thoralf Karlsson, thoralf.karlsson@mailbox.swipnet.se, Chairman of the SSDF
Sapphire II from Novag is the only new entrant on this rating list. Compared to its predecessor, the speed of the H8-processor is about 20% higher. After 118 games Sapphire II has got a rating of 2096, which is eight points more than Sapphire I has. As usual, more games could give a somewhat different rating.
The order of the top programs running on P200 MMX is the same as on last list, but the individual ratings have changed. Hiarcs 6 has lost 19 points, MChess Pro 6 as much as 26 points and Rebel 8 now has 13 points less than seven weeks ago. Genius 5, on the contrary, has gained 13 points.
The average difference between P200 MMX and P90 is now 72 points. Rebel 8 has gained only 46 points, whereas for Hiarcs 6 and MChess Pro 6 the difference is 80 points.
Milano Pro has gone up 13 points to 2079. Most other programs have lost a few points, so the whole upper part of the list has been slightly compressed.
For Shredder 1.0 P90 we didn't quite reach one hundred games, so this program has to wait a month for an official rating. So far it looks good with a rating above 2400.
With some luck London 68 030 36 MHz could appear on the next list, which will appear late November. We have just started to play with Rebel 9 and Fritz 5 on P200 MMX. The test resources on Pentium 90 MHz is diminishing, but at least Rebel 9 and perhaps Fritz 5 will be tested also on P90.
Several other strong programs are announced for the near future. This means that it will take a long time until they all have reliable ratings. The coming six months appears to become very exciting for all computer chess enthusiasts!