Hey everyone, I'm back with another chess video, and this time I'm playing on my beloved vintage Excalibur Grandmaster board. This board was a real powerhouse in its day, and I still pull it out once in a while to play on it. Today, I had a crazy game against the chess computer. It was so intense! I made a few risky moves, and the computer responded with some even riskier ones. In the end, I managed to win, but it was a close one. I hope you enjoyed watching this chess madness. If you did, please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel for more chess content. Thanks for watching! Please help support my channel! RUclips switched up their algorithm and it’s harder for people to discover my content. Every time you like, comment, and share my videos and community posts, it increases the chance of RUclips showing my content to people who need to see it. Don’t forget to subscribe and thanks for your continued support! Want to help?: paypal.me/chesszero LINKS BELOW 17% OFF CHESSNUT Products: www.chessnutech.com?sca_ref=4269472.afu5n2kBWS ChessUP referral: bryghtlabs.com/?ref=katzenpapa Chessbase referral link: shop.chessbase.com/en/cat_root?ref=RF335-KCZ3DK8KGQ Matter of Endganme Technique - amzn.to/49A0bJL The Art of Sacrifice (book): amzn.to/47IQHKU Keep it Simple 1.d4: amzn.to/3eac8hU Join this channel to get access to perks: ruclips.net/channel/UCnk6Y2hk4Mg73tE-bLyxepgjoin No rewinding, just evolving. Life's a chessboard, mistakes fuel growth. Embrace the irreversible, and learn from every move. No takebacks, just checkmate your fears and become a master of your own journey. #notakebacksjustgrowth
Fidelity Chess Challenger programmed by Ron Nelson is sometimes regarded as the first retail chess computer. Your Excalibur Grandmaster was also programmed by Ron Nelson. Excalibur switched to a weaker chip shortly thereafter so the Grandmaster is probably his best and strongest machine.
This is from my era. The programmer was known for making passive programs. His regular program was Pandix if I recall. This company was formed by the son of the gentleman who started Fidelity chess computers based in Florida. They were the pioneers of dedicated chess computers. IMO, Excalibur was not as good as Fidelity. Just my two cents…. Cool stuff. Really takes me back to when I first got into chess computers.
Levels on this board don't mean levels like they do today. It's the same engine. It's just giving different times to think I think on the default settings, which is what I'm playing on has up to 3 seconds I believe to think I can't really remember. I'll check later on to see, but it doesn't play much different if you put it on another setting where it has up to 5 minutes to think on each move. For example, it is a little stronger but not significantly stronger.
Hey everyone, I'm back with another chess video, and this time I'm playing on my beloved vintage Excalibur Grandmaster board. This board was a real powerhouse in its day, and I still pull it out once in a while to play on it.
Today, I had a crazy game against the chess computer. It was so intense! I made a few risky moves, and the computer responded with some even riskier ones. In the end, I managed to win, but it was a close one.
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The board is in mint condition. Very hard to find one these days.
Yes she is lovely. Got it off eBay a few years ago.
Fidelity Chess Challenger programmed by Ron Nelson is sometimes regarded as the first retail chess computer. Your Excalibur Grandmaster was also programmed by Ron Nelson. Excalibur switched to a weaker chip shortly thereafter so the Grandmaster is probably his best and strongest machine.
I have been playing with it almost everyday for a few weeks now since I pulled it back out and have really been enjoying it!
This is from my era. The programmer was known for making passive programs. His regular program was Pandix if I recall. This company was formed by the son of the gentleman who started Fidelity chess computers based in Florida. They were the pioneers of dedicated chess computers. IMO, Excalibur was not as good as Fidelity. Just my two cents…. Cool stuff. Really takes me back to when I first got into chess computers.
Very nice! I remember Pandix playing Rybka back with the computer room of Play chess was very popular.
Wow, Nice that board is in terrific shape!
It sure is, I love how it looks.
Merry Christmas hope you have been well
All good here. Merry Christmas and hope you have a great New Year! 🎊
I still have the original GrandMaster chess set from Milton Bradley that moves it's own pieces !
I think I bought it in 1983 for $400. Still works😊
Wow! That's pretty cool!
If you ever want to get rid of it let me know!
@@katzenpapa The bad thing is you have to press down on the square when you move a piece. Of course this is not necessary when the computer moves ✅
@your_average_joe5781 I have a Millennium board where you have to press down.
That board played a fairly strong game for an older board. Does it have different strength levels?
Yes it does.
what level were you on ?
Levels on this board don't mean levels like they do today. It's the same engine. It's just giving different times to think I think on the default settings, which is what I'm playing on has up to 3 seconds I believe to think I can't really remember. I'll check later on to see, but it doesn't play much different if you put it on another setting where it has up to 5 minutes to think on each move. For example, it is a little stronger but not significantly stronger.