VINTAGE 1993 KASPAROV SAITEK GK2100 ADVANCED CHESS COMPUTER WORKING 100%

THIS VINTAGE KASPAROV SAITEK GK 2100 CHESS COMPUTER FROM 1993 IN WORKING CONDITION IS A PIECE OF CHESS HISTORY. PRODUCED BY THE SWISS COMPANY SAITEK AND ENDORSED BY THE THEN NEW WORLD CHESS CHAMPION GARY KASPAROV S IT IS RUNNING A PROGRAM BY FRANS MORSCH ON AN 8-BIT H8 PROCESSOR WITH 32 KB ROM AND 1 KB RAM.
 
THIS IS MY PERSONAL COMPUTER THAT I HAD SINCE 1993. I LEARNED CHESS ON IT. IT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF OVER THE YEARS. IT HAS ALL THE CHESS PIECES, INSTRUCTION MANUAL, AND STILL WORKS PERFECTLY. COMEES WITH A KASPAROV GAME BOOKLET WITH 8 FAMOUS GRAND MASTER GAMES DESCRIBED MOVE BY MOVE THESE 8 GAMES WITH 64 KEY POSITONS ARE PRE LOADED INTO THE COMPUTER AND PROVIDES A HELPFUL STUDY.
 
The board sensitivity with large clear display and bright lights is perfect and the 64 levels of difficulty (including Training, Tournament, Speed Chess, Problem Solving, and even Fun Levels for beginners!) are wonderful. It plays a variety of openings and makes good moves. HONESTLY, IF YOU ARE A LOW CLUB PLAYER 1200-1400, THIS MACHINE IS A PERFECT COMPANION TO LEARN WITH. You can watch the computer's thought process in great detail - see position evaluation, search depth, principal variation, current move, number of nodes being searched per second, and more!
 
The Saitek GK2100 from 1993 is an improved GK2000 chess computer (1992) and ran a variant of the Fritz program, with an algorithm called "selectable search strategy". Perfect for strong club players with an ELO of around 1500. Saitek is still selling variants of this chess computer the Saitek Centurion and Saitek Chess Challenger.
 
SIZE
42CM WIDE 28,5CM DEEP 4CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. WORKS PERFECTLY. RUNS ON 6 C BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED. 5V CHARGER ALSO NOT INCLUDED BUT I FOUND THE BATTERIES MORE EFFICIENT WHEN TRAVELLING.
 
SAITEK:
Saitek was formed in 1987 when the owner Eric Winkler decided to change the name of his company which had previously operated under the name of SciSys since 1979. This Swiss company manufactured chess computers at a time when PC was still in its infancy. Saiteks chess computers were endorsed in the early 1990s by the World Champion himself, Garry Kasparov, and they offer a range of products from portable LCD to deluxe wooden tabletop. Strong new, or upgraded, programs in almost all the products will challenge top club players while giving beginners a good chance of winning. The Kasparov Training program, for beginners and intermediate players, with their comprehensive chess training books, help players learn the techniques to win. Saitek soon became the worlds largest manufacturer of dedicated chess computers in 1994 and is still in business selling chess games.
 
GARY KASPAROV:
Gary Kasparov (born 1963) is a famous Russian Chess Grandmaster and former Chess World Champion (1985-2000). His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen the current World Champion in 2013.
Kasparov became the youngest-ever undisputed world champion in 1985 at age 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. He defended the title against Karpov three times, in 1986, 1987 and 1990. Kasparov held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organisation, the Professional Chess Association. In 1997, he became the first world champion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls when he was defeated by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in a highly publicised match. He continued to hold the "Classical" world title until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. Since retiring from chess, Kasparov has devoted his time to writing and politics. His book series My Great Predecessors first published in 2003, details the history and games of the world champion chess players who preceded him. He formed the United Civil Front movement and was a member of The Other Russia, a coalition opposing the administration and policies of Vladimir Putin. In June 2013 that he had left Russia for the immediate future out of fear of persecution. Following his flight from Russia, he lived in New York City with his family.
 
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