Rating + - Games Won Oppo ------ --- --- ----- --- ---- 1 Fritz 5.0 PB30% 67MB P200 MMX 2566 25 -24 906 68% 2431 2 Junior 5.0 64MB P200 MMX 2556 33 -31 502 67% 2435 3 Nimzo 98 56MB P200 MMX 2526 25 -24 812 61% 2450 4 Rebel 9.0 45MB P200 MMX 2524 25 -25 802 63% 2432 5 Hiarcs 6.0 46MB P200 MMX 2523 26 -26 720 58% 2464 6 MChess Pro 7.1 38MB P200 MMX 2512 27 -26 714 59% 2447 7 Rebel 8.0 45MB P200 MMX 2507 32 -31 493 59% 2440 8 MChess Pro 6.0 40MB P200 MMX 2505 29 -28 599 58% 2449 9 Shredder 2.0 56MB P200 MMX 2502 27 -27 679 57% 2453 10 Genius 5.0 DOS 41MB P200 MMX 2496 25 -25 788 58% 2438 11 MChess Pro 8.0 64MB P200 MMX 2482 35 -34 414 57% 2434 12 Gandalf 3.0 64MB P200 MMX 2467 41 -40 307 59% 2399 13 Kallisto II 64MB P200 MMX 2445 35 -35 398 52% 2429 14 Rebel 9.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2442 27 -27 672 51% 2437 15 Rebel 8.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2439 19 -19 1331 57% 2393 16 Hiarcs 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2438 20 -20 1197 54% 2412 17 Hiarcs 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2427 39 -38 343 61% 2351 18 Genius 5.0 DOS Pentium 90 MHz 2426 20 -20 1164 52% 2414 19 MChess Pro 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2417 19 -19 1333 51% 2412 20 Genius 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2410 26 -25 759 62% 2320 21 MChess Pro 5.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2407 26 -25 769 63% 2315 21 Rebel 6.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2407 31 -30 540 60% 2336 23 Genius 4.0 DOS Pentium 90 MHz 2405 23 -23 944 60% 2336 24 Rebel 7.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2402 26 -25 759 61% 2320 25 Hiarcs 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2393 25 -25 766 55% 2358 26 Junior 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2388 25 -25 798 45% 2422 27 Nimzo 3.5 Pentium 90 MHz 2387 24 -24 854 47% 2407 27 Chessmaster 5000 Pentium 90 MHz 2387 49 -45 240 67% 2262 29 Shredder 1.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2385 59 -58 145 53% 2365 30 Nimzo 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2380 26 -25 767 58% 2322 31 Hiarcs 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2374 30 -30 545 56% 2329 32 R30 v. 2.5 2371 43 -40 303 66% 2255 33 Genius 4.0 DOS 486/50-66 MHz 2367 23 -23 880 50% 2367 34 Junior 3.3-3.5 Pentium 90 MHz 2358 31 -31 516 47% 2378 35 Genius 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2356 24 -23 910 62% 2268 36 MChess Pro 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2355 29 -29 578 52% 2339 37 CometA90 64MB P200 MMX 2354 42 -43 276 41% 2420 38 Fritz 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2345 20 -20 1222 46% 2373 39 Mephisto Genius 2.0 486/50-66 MHz 2336 23 -23 917 58% 2276 40 Fritz 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2334 40 -39 324 60% 2263 41 WChess 1.06 Pentium 90 MHz 2332 22 -23 975 43% 2385 42 MChess Pro 5.0 486/50-66 MHz 2329 26 -26 691 50% 2331 43 Rebel 7.0 486/50-66 MHz 2328 26 -26 737 50% 2330 44 Kallisto 1.98 Pentium 90 MHz 2327 22 -22 1017 42% 2381 45 MChess Pro 4.0 486/50-66 MHz 2310 24 -24 846 53% 2286 46 Chess Machine 30-32 MHz Schröder 3.1 2301 32 -30 546 68% 2170 47 WChess 1.03 486/50-66 MHz 2299 27 -27 677 49% 2305 48 Meph Genius 68 030 33 MHz 2298 45 -44 248 55% 2261 49 Rebel 6.0 486/50-66 MHz 2297 24 -23 887 55% 2263 49 Hiarcs 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2297 24 -24 865 50% 2294 51 Ch.Machine 30 MHz King 2.0 aggr/R30off 2293 21 -20 1202 64% 2193 52 Chessmaster 4000 486/50-66 MHz 2291 34 -33 462 66% 2171 53 Chess Genius 1.0 486/50-66 MHz 2283 23 -23 931 54% 2255 54 Rebel Decade Pentium 90 MHz 2276 29 -30 563 45% 2313 55 Chess Machine 30 MHz Schröder 3.0 2274 62 -55 168 73% 2101 56 Mephisto Gideon Pro 486/50-66 MHz 2271 35 -34 421 62% 2183 57 MChess Pro 3.5 486/50-66 MHz 2268 23 -22 958 51% 2259 58 MChess Pro 3.12 486/50-66 MHz 2264 36 -34 438 69% 2122 59 Fritz 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2258 20 -20 1206 46% 2286 60 Mephisto Lyon 68030 36 MHz 2252 28 -27 716 68% 2116 61 Chess Genius 1.0 486/33 MHz 2240 32 -32 463 50% 2240 62 Mephisto Portorose 68030 36 MHz 2238 40 -36 407 77% 2028 63 Mephisto Vancouver 68030 36 MHz 2227 35 -33 471 71% 2070 64 Meph RISC 2 1 MB 2226 62 -66 125 39% 2307 64 MChess Pro 3.12 486/33 MHz 2226 50 -48 208 60% 2152 66 Berlin Pro 68 020 24 MHz 2225 24 -24 850 58% 2171 67 Kasparov SPARC 20 MHz 2221 24 -24 845 48% 2234 68 Kallisto 1.82-1.83 486/50-66 MHz 2210 21 -22 1077 41% 2272 69 Comet32 Pentium 90 MHz 2202 24 -26 953 24% 2405 70 Mephisto RISC 1 MB ARM 2 14 MHz 2200 21 -20 1174 56% 2158 71 Hiarcs Master 2.0 486/33 MHz 2199 46 -46 229 51% 2190 72 MChess 1.1-1.71 486/33 MHz 2193 44 -40 326 74% 2014 73 Mephisto Montreux ARM 14 MHz 512K 2192 31 -29 629 73% 2020 73 Chess Machine Schröder 512K ARM2 16MHz 2192 27 -26 703 62% 2108 75 Atlanta SH7000 20 MHz 2191 65 -60 132 63% 2096 75 Saitek RISC 2500 ARM2 14 MHz 128K 2191 20 -20 1176 55% 2157 77 Chess Machine The King 512K ARM2 16MHz 2174 32 -32 473 55% 2135 78 Mephisto Vancouver 68020 12 MHz 2161 23 -22 1021 65% 2048 79 Mephisto Lyon 68020 12 MHz 2150 19 -18 1442 59% 2086 80 Socrates 3.0 486/33 MHz 2139 49 -50 203 47% 2160 81 Fritz 2.0 486/33 MHz 2129 30 -31 527 45% 2164 82 Mephisto Portorose 68020 12 MHz 2127 26 -24 896 73% 1956 83 M Chess 1.1-1.71 386/25-33 MHz 2126 36 -35 408 65% 2017 84 Fidelity Elite 68030 32 MHz (vers.9) 2121 31 -30 521 60% 2048 85 Mephisto Berlin 68 000 12 MHz 2115 22 -22 982 57% 2066 86 Sapphire II 2112 37 -35 398 65% 2005 87 Mephisto Lyon 68000 12 MHz 2103 21 -21 1130 58% 2049 88 Mephisto Vancouver 68000 12 MHz 2102 21 -21 1067 56% 2062 89 Mephisto MM 4 Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz 2093 46 -42 292 73% 1918 90 Novag Sapphire H8 10 MHz 2090 22 -22 1014 47% 2108 91 Milano Pro SH7000 20 MHz 2082 36 -35 409 65% 1975 92 Fidelity Mach IV 68020 20 MHz 2074 18 -18 1475 49% 2084 93 Mephisto Almeria 68020 12 MHz 2073 42 -40 305 62% 1985 94 Hiarcs Master 1.0 486/33 MHz 2070 48 -48 214 48% 2086 95 Mephisto Portorose 68000 12 MHz 2045 25 -24 827 62% 1960 96 Mephisto Polgar 6502 10 MHz 2043 43 -41 283 59% 1979 97 Fritz 1.0 486/33 MHz 2041 48 -47 215 55% 2008 98 Gandalf 2.1 Pentium 90 MHz 2038 46 -51 242 27% 2212 99 Fidelity Elite 68000 x 2 (vers. 5) 2037 49 -48 209 57% 1987 100 Nimzo 2.2.1 486/33 MHz 2033 46 -47 229 42% 2088 101 Mephisto Roma 68020 14 MHz 2030 27 -26 712 65% 1919 101 Rex Chess 2.3 386/25-33 MHz 2030 65 -62 126 59% 1964 103 Zarkov 3.0 486/25-33 MHz 2029 46 -48 232 39% 2108 104 Mephisto Dallas 68020 14 MHz 2023 35 -32 492 72% 1861 105 Mephisto Almeria 68000 12 MHz 2021 32 -30 534 67% 1898 106 Zarkov 2.5 386/25-33 MHz 2020 56 -53 168 61% 1941 107 Kasparov Brute Force H8 10 MHz 2018 23 -23 906 44% 2057 108 Fritz 1.0 386/25-33 MHz 2007 66 -67 113 46% 2038 109 Novag Diablo 68000 16 MHz 2005 21 -21 1123 41% 2071 110 Fidelity Mach III 68000 16 MHz 1993 14 -14 2410 52% 1980 111 Complete Chess System 486/33 MHz 1984 47 -47 221 47% 2006 112 Kasparov President/GK-2100 H8 10 MHz 1978 29 -29 579 46% 2005 113 Mephisto MM 5 6502 5 MHz 1974 19 -19 1374 47% 1997 114 Mephisto Dallas 68000 12 MHz 1971 21 -20 1177 61% 1894 115 Mephisto Polgar 6502 5 MHz 1970 17 -17 1773 41% 2034 115 Mephisto Roma 68000 12 MHz 1970 18 -18 1519 56% 1927 117 Mephisto Milano 6502 5 MHz 1963 24 -24 860 41% 2028 118 Novag Super Expert C 6502 6 MHz Sel 5 1960 18 -18 1555 46% 1991 118 Zarkov 2.6 386/25-33 MHz 1960 64 -62 125 56% 1917 120 Mephisto Academy 6502 5 MHz 1939 18 -18 1535 44% 1982 121 Chessmaster 3000 386/25-33 MHz 1932 68 -74 103 36% 2030 122 Rex Chess 2.3 386/16-20 MHz 1930 53 -53 174 49% 1936 123 Saitek Leonardo Maestro B 6502 18 MHz 1928 73 -67 105 62% 1842 124 Mephisto Amsterdam 68000 12 MHz 1927 22 -22 1020 58% 1873 125 Novag Super Expert B 6502 6 MHz sel 4 1919 29 -29 564 48% 1935 126 Mephisto Mega IV 6502 4.9 MHz 1916 17 -18 1584 44% 1960 126 Saitek Maestro D 6502 10 MHz 1916 26 -26 736 51% 1909 128 Fidelity Excel Mach IIc 68000 12 MHz 1915 23 -23 955 50% 1911 129 Novag Expert Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz 1910 67 -63 120 61% 1830 130 Mephisto MM 4 6502 5 MHz 1904 19 -19 1288 51% 1900 131 Fidelity Travel Master H8/330 10 MHz 1897 65 -79 123 22% 2112 131 Mephisto Modena 6502 4 MHz 1897 27 -28 655 40% 1968 133 Kasparov GK-2000 H8 10 MHz 1896 29 -29 593 42% 1952 134 Psion Atari 68000 8 MHz 1882 18 -18 1487 44% 1928 135 CXG Sphinx Galaxy 6502 4 MHz 1880 17 -17 1710 37% 1974 136 Novag Ruby H8 10 MHz 1879 30 -30 545 42% 1934 137 Fidelity Excel Mach IIa 68000 12 MHz 1878 46 -47 226 47% 1898 138 Saitek Turboking II 6502 5 MHz 1868 23 -23 963 37% 1964 139 Conchess Plymate Victoria 6502 5.5 MHz 1867 26 -27 701 40% 1941 140 Fidelity Excel Club 68000 12 MHz 1858 23 -23 931 51% 1849 141 Mephisto Mega IV Brute Force 1849 34 -35 422 38% 1939 142 Novag Super Expert/Forte A 6502 5 MHz 1837 19 -19 1358 38% 1923 143 Fidelity Par Excellence 6502 5 MHz 1835 22 -22 1022 48% 1846 143 Fidelity Avant Garde 6502 5 MHz 1835 20 -20 1196 46% 1866 145 Mephisto Rebell 6502 5 MHz 1824 19 -19 1393 38% 1909 146 Saitek Stratos/Analys B 6502 6 MHz 1820 20 -21 1213 38% 1908 147 Mephisto Super Mondial 6502 4 MHz 1819 19 -19 1375 37% 1914 148 Novag Forte B 6502 5 MHz 1816 24 -24 837 44% 1860 149 Saitek Leonardo Maestro A 6502 6 MHz 1811 30 -30 547 45% 1846 150 Novag Forte A 6502 5 MHz 1810 22 -22 964 48% 1822 151 Conchess Plymate 6502 5.5 MHz 1808 15 -16 2040 40% 1882 152 Saitek Simultano/Corona C 6502 5 MHz 1806 23 -24 969 33% 1932 153 Fidelity Excellence 6502 4 MHz 1801 18 -18 1565 43% 1852 154 Novag Expert 6502 4 MHz 1789 24 -24 843 42% 1847 155 Fidelity Elegance 6502 3.6 MHz 1781 40 -40 303 54% 1752 156 Conchess Plymate 6502 4 MHz 1780 39 -38 333 55% 1748 157 Mephisto MM 2 6502 3.7 MHz 1774 49 -48 208 52% 1756 158 Saitek Turbostar 432 6502 4 MHz 1765 22 -22 1005 45% 1803 159 Fidelity Excellence 6502 3 MHz 1757 22 -23 960 42% 1815 160 Saitek Kasparov Blitz 1734 45 -47 239 37% 1825 160 Novag Super Nova 1734 37 -38 350 40% 1803 162 Novag Super Constellation 6502 4 MHz 1731 18 -18 1626 35% 1841 163 Conchess Glasgow 6502 4 MHz 1720 39 -39 327 50% 1722 164 Chessplayer 2150 Atari/Amiga 1714 58 -63 146 33% 1837 165 The Final Chesscard 6502 5 MHz 1700 57 -64 156 27% 1872 166 Novag Super VIP 1688 53 -58 174 32% 1817 167 Chessmaster 2100 Amiga 68000 1687 65 -76 120 25% 1874 168 Mephisto Europa 1683 50 -52 190 42% 1741 169 Saitek Superstar 36K 6502 2 MHz 1679 23 -24 954 31% 1819 170 Fidelity Elite A/S 6502 3.2 MHz 1678 22 -23 1043 28% 1842 171 Chess Champion 2175 Atari/Amiga 1673 56 -62 157 30% 1822 172 Conchess Glasgow 6502 2 MHz 1668 24 -25 855 34% 1782 173 Novag Quattro 6502 4 MHz 1663 30 -31 560 33% 1791 174 Fidelity Prestige 6502 4 MHz 1661 64 -66 118 44% 1703 175 Chessmaster 2000 Atari 68000 8 MHz 1654 41 -45 312 25% 1841 176 Novag Constellation 6502 3.6 MHz 1648 31 -32 504 41% 1715 177 Novag Constellation Primo 1638 57 -59 149 44% 1684 178 Novag Constellation 6502 2 MHz 1597 32 -33 479 35% 1706 179 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
Last year Stefan Meyer-Kahlens program Shredder became the official World Microcomputer Chess Champion in Jakarta. Now SSDF has got the opportunity to play with Shredder against other chess programs in order to measure its playing strength. After 144 games Shredder 1.0 Pentium 90 MHz has received a rating of 2391.
Shredder 1.0 P90 has 78 points less than the best program on Pentium 90 MHz and is about as strong as Junior 4.0 and Nimzo 3.5. Only five programmers have a program which is rated higher than Shredder 1.0. Soon an improved version of Shredder will appear and hopefully we will get the possibility to play with it also.
Ed Schröder has made a new and slightly stronger version of his program. On Pentium MMX 200 MHz Rebel 9.0 has received 29 points more than its predecessor and on Pentium 90 MHz the difference is 14 points. This gives a first place among the programs tested on P90 and a second place on P200 MMX!
On the faster hardware Rebel 9.0 has only one point less than the leading Hiarcs 6.0! Rebel 9.0 P90 has eleven points more than Hiarcs 6.0 on the same hardware. The correct conclusion is that the two programs are equally strong when played againstother chess programs.
Rebel 9.0 and Shredder 1.0 will be the last programs tested on Pentium 90 MHz. In the nearest future only Pentium MMX 200 MHz will be used. So far the average difference between the two hardwares is 76 points.
We have started to play with Fritz 5.0 and we have also received the programs MChess Pro 7.0 and Nimzo '98. This will keep us busy for at least a couple of months. Next ordinary list will appear late January.