Model: Mephisto Touch Screen Travel Chess
Manufacturer: Saitek
Year: 2004
Est. ELO rating: 1520
Levels of play: 100
Type: LCD / Touch screen
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Saitek Mephisto Touch Screen Travel Chess.
Nice travel unity. However, I find the LCD sometimes not so easy to
read. I like the size and the look and feel of this unity better but I
like the display on the Chessica
(Excalibur Deluxe Talking Touch Chess)
better. Unfinished games are held in memory for over a year.
LCD Display is 11-character dot matrix, 68 x 79 mm. Here's a sample of
how the pieces look like:
Even though you can control the contrast of the screen, it may take you
sometime to get used to reading
the pieces.
One interesting feature is the ticking clock option which will activate
a ticking sound that simulates a chess clock.
FUN LEVELS (1-60) and COMPETITION LEVELS (61-100)
Casual Play Levels: Level
Average Time per
Move
Display 61............... 1 second per
move ...................... <00:01/move> 62............... 2 seconds per
move ..................... <00:02/move> 63............... 5 seconds per
move ..................... <00:05/move> 64.............. 10 seconds per
move ..................... <00:10/move> 65.............. 15 seconds per
move ..................... <00:15/move> 66.............. 30 seconds per
move ..................... <00:30/move> 67.............. 45 seconds per
move ..................... <00:45/move> 68............... 1 minute per
move ...................... <01:00/move> 69............... 2 minutes per
move ..................... <02:00/move> 70............... 3 minutes per
move ..................... <03:00/move>
Tournament Levels Level
Number Moves/Total
Time
Display 71............ 40 moves in 1 hour
20 min. ............ < 40 in 1:20 > 72............ 40 moves in 1 hour
30 min. ............ < 40 in 1:30 > 73............ 35 moves in 1 hour
45 min. ............ < 35 in 1:45 > 74............ 40 moves in 1 hour
45 min. ............ < 40 in 1:45 > 75............ 35 moves in 1 hour
30 min. ............ < 35 in 1:30 > 76............ 40 moves in 2
hours ................... < 40 in 2:00 > 77............ 45 moves in 2
hours 30 min. ........... < 45 in 2:30 > 78............ 50 moves in 2
hours. .................. < 50 in 2:00 > 79............ 40 moves in 2
hours 30 min. ........... < 40 in 2:30 > 80............ 40 moves in 3
hours ................... < 40 in 3:00 >
Speed Chess Levels Level
Total Time per
Game
Display 81............... 5 minutes per
game ................... < 5 min/game> 82............... 7 minutes per
game ................... < 7 min/game> 83.............. 10 minutes per
game ................... <10 min/game> 84.............. 15 minutes per
game ................... <15 min/game> 85.............. 20 minutes per
game ................... <20 min/game> 86.............. 30 minutes per
game ................... <30 min/game> 87.............. 45 minutes per
game ................... <45 min/game> 88.............. 60 minutes per
game ................... <60 min/game> 89.............. 90 minutes per
game ................... <90 min/game> 90............. 100 minutes per
game ................... <100 min/game>
Problem Solving Levels Level
Problem
Display 91.................... Mate in 1
move .................. < Mate in 1 > 92.................... Mate in 2
moves ................. < Mate in 2 > 93.................... Mate in 3
moves ................. < Mate in 3 > 94.................... Mate in 4
moves ................. < Mate in 4 > 95.................... Mate in 5
moves ................. < Mate in 5 > 96.................... Mate in 6
moves ................. < Mate in 6 > 97.................... Mate in 7
moves ................. < Mate in 7 > 98.................... Mate in 8
moves ................. < Mate in 8 >
Tactical Level Level
Description
Display 99............ Tactical Play (no
time limit) ............. < Tactical >
Infinite Level Level
Description
Display 100 ................ Infinite (no
time limit) ............ < Infinite >
On the Infinite Level, the computer searches indefinitely until it
finds a forced mate, or until you stop the search by pressing ENTER.
If the search is halted, the computer makes the move it currently
thinks is best.
