SSDF Computer Rating List 8/98 (24-DEC-1998)


63528 games played by 186 computers

                                           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


Comments to the Ratinglist 8/98 (24-DEC-1998)

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.




Last updated: Wednesday, 30. December 1998
Copyright Manfred Rosenboom marochess@oocities.com


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