hi there!
i've heard of a computerized chess set that, amazing as it sounds, is
capable of moving the men automatically!! i'm doing searches like
crazy but can't find anything on it - so i hope someone reading this
can shed some light on this or tell me that this is nothing but a hoax

tia

john

john watzkin wrote:

i've heard of a computerized chess set that,
amazing as it sounds, is capable of moving
the men automatically!! i'm doing searches
like crazy but can't find anything on it
- so i hope someone reading this can shed
some light on this or tell me that this is
nothing but a hoax

_
About ten years ago, USCF sold a chess
computer where the pieces moved by
themselves. If I remember correctly,
someone told me that 1 Nf3 (for example)
would be accomplished by the f and g
pawns sliding apart, the knight moving
between them to f3, and then the f and
g pawns would slide back into position.

I once tried to order one of these machines,
but it did not work and I decided to return
it and ask for a refund instead of requesting
another one.

Go to www.ismenio.com/chess.html there are 2 models that moves pieces.

Regards,

Miguel


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hi there!
i've heard of a computerized chess set that, amazing as it sounds, is
capable of moving the men automatically!! i'm doing searches like
crazy but can't find anything on it - so i hope someone reading this
can shed some light on this or tell me that this is nothing but a hoax

tia

john

"john watzkin" wrote:
.... i've heard of a computerized chess set that, amazing as it sounds,
is
capable of moving the men automatically!! ....

Like the sensory board, this technology sounds dubious at best. It's like
the old "chess-playing automaton" from the 19th century.

Better to do it with computers. Even in an OTB tournament, each player
could be given a computer screen and a mouse, then the players could play
face-to-face a la the internet.

Bill Smythe

(john watzkin) wrote in message om...
hi there!
i've heard of a computerized chess set that, amazing as it sounds, is
capable of moving the men automatically!! i'm doing searches like
crazy but can't find anything on it - so i hope someone reading this
can shed some light on this or tell me that this is nothing but a hoax

tia

john

The Phantom did that. Unfortunately it is one of the more sought-after
old computer units. $$$$

More questions? Ask here in the computer chess forum for collectors of
these things.

http://www.chessusa.com/

You might have to resgister but that's painless.

Hello,

look at the video I made with my Fidelity Phantom computer :
http://xpstream.winisp.net/zanchetta/phantom01.wmv

Alain

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hi there!
i've heard of a computerized chess set that, amazing as it sounds, is
capable of moving the men automatically!! i'm doing searches like
crazy but can't find anything on it - so i hope someone reading this
can shed some light on this or tell me that this is nothing but a hoax

tia

john

Thanks Alain, got tears in my eyes....

"Alain Z" wrote in message
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Hello,

look at the video I made with my Fidelity Phantom computer :
http://xpstream.winisp.net/zanchetta/phantom01.wmv

Alain

"john watzkin" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
hi there!
i've heard of a computerized chess set that, amazing as it sounds, is
capable of moving the men automatically!! i'm doing searches like
crazy but can't find anything on it - so i hope someone reading this
can shed some light on this or tell me that this is nothing but a hoax

tia

john

"Alain Z" wrote in message ...
Hello,

look at the video I made with my Fidelity Phantom computer :
http://xpstream.winisp.net/zanchetta/phantom01.wmv

Alain

"john watzkin" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
hi there!
i've heard of a computerized chess set that, amazing as it sounds, is
capable of moving the men automatically!! i'm doing searches like
crazy but can't find anything on it - so i hope someone reading this
can shed some light on this or tell me that this is nothing but a hoax

tia

john
thanks for all the info folks! i checked ismenio's site and alain's
video - question i gotta ask alain : would you sell your phantom ?

other question - ismenio has a model with a robot arm at
www.ismenio.com/chess.html that was not released - any insider here
can give us an update on that model ?

peace !

john

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"Alain Z" wrote in message
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video - question i gotta ask alain : would you sell your phantom ?

NO !!!!

Alain