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I have now played twelve blitz games (tournament conditions, no take backs) and have scored two wins, four draws and six losses. As mentioned earlier, the MCGE tends to undervalue king safety; here is an example of the computer blithely going pawn hunting with not a worry in the world until it's too late:

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.05.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blougram, 1926."]
[Black "ChessGenius Exclusive, 2350."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B24"]


1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O
d6 9. f4 Ng4 10. Bd2 Be6 11. f5 Bd7 12. h3 Nf6 13. g4 h6 14. Ng3 Qb6 15. Kh2
Nd4 16. h4 Qxb2 17. Rc1 Bc6 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Nd7 20. f6 gxf6 21. gxf6 Nxf6
22. Rxf6 Bxf6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26. Rf1 Bh8 27. Nf5 Nxf5
28. Rxf5 Qc1 29. Bxc1 f6 30. Qg6+ Bg7 31. Bh6 Rf7 32. Rxf6 Re7 33. Rf3 Rf8 34.
Rg3 Rff7 35. Qxd6 Kh8 36. Bxg7+ Rxg7 37. Rxg7 Rxg7 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Bh3 Bd7 40.
Bxd7 Rxd7 41. Qf5+ Kh6 42. Qxd7 c4 43. Qg4 cxd3 44. cxd3 Kh7 45. Qg5 b6 46. Nd5
Kh8 47. Nf6 b5 48. Qg8# 1-0

[fen]r4rk1/pp1bbpp1/3p1n1p/2p1pP2/3nP1PP/2NP2N1/PqPB2BK/R2Q1R2 w - - 0 17[/fen]

Snatching the pawn looks suicidal to me. I haven't checked with a PC engine; maybe the final mistake was later.


[fen]r4rk1/pp2bp2/2bp1R2/2p1p3/3nP3/2NP2N1/PqPB2BK/2RQ4 w - - 0 22[/fen]
Sac, sac...

[fen]6Qk/p7/5N2/1p2p3/4P3/3P4/P6K/8 w - - 1 48[/fen]

...mate!
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steffen wrote:Okay, I made the BT-2630 position tests for the Millennium Chess Genius EXCLUSIVE.

The result is an ELO of 2391.

Total time 7177

Very Nice Work Steffen

NOW... for the ultimate test
Fern's link to 76 positions to determine ELO
http://www.elometer.net
3 min per move

with the piece recognition board it should be Eazy Peezy to set up all of the positions

be careful ..the test will accept illegal moves


God Speed Regards
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Thank you for your compliments, Steve. You know how much work this is.
Took me 8 hours last sunny Sunday ;)

I will have a look whether I find the time for your good idea.

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steffen wrote:Thank you for your compliments, Steve. You know how much work this is.
Took me 8 hours last sunny Sunday ;)

I will have a look whether I find the time for your good idea.

Steffen
I know the perfect companion to sit by your side while you are making the test

https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@ ... ateposted/

:)

Peri Omega Regards
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Yes, Steve, he always helps me setting up the positions. And Peri Omega is very happy with the piece recognition, this makes things a lot easier for him.;)

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Post by Larry »

steffen wrote:
Happy dog regards
Steffen
On the contrary, the dog looks a little miffed. Maybe it's because, in his
opinion, cameras can't be eaten and are therefore useless.
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He was very sleepy ;)
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My Millennium Exclusive arrived today!!!

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The Box is much bigger than I expected and a very impressive looking box!!

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Handcrafted no less! 2 big opening books, 2300 ELO and 7 languages! What more do you need...

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Back of the box is in German. It says that you set the speed up from 50 MHz to 300 MHz. If that is true then that is also nice feature.

Well folks! The box is so nicely made that I think I am not going to spoil it by opening it. It's up on the shelf with this one... :P

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Yes, Nick, you can switch the speed between 300 down to 50 MHz (in 50 MHz steps).
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spacious_mind wrote: The Box is much bigger than I expected and a very impressive looking box!!

The box is so nicely made that I think I am not going to spoil it by opening it.
the manual is no slouch either:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@ ... ateposted/

Quick first Impressions:
board reminds me of the Novag Citrine but with pieces that actually fit the board
for lefties like me the option to attach the cable and display unit on the left side is great
would be nice if the display unit folded over to close
hopefully Millennium will sell extra piece sets
one big problem with piece recognition boards
if one piece goes defective..you cant play a game

Unpacking Regards
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The Millennium package arrived on Monday! :D What fun it was to open the Exclusive boxes. As Nick noted, the construction of the boxes and packaging are very well designed and assembled. As I opened the boxes it caused me to think that if Millennium applies the same level of attention to details and precision to the construction of the Exclusive board, control module and accessories it will be quite a nice dedicated chess computer....and it is.

The Millennium board and control module bare more than a passing resemblance to the TASC R30 and TASC SB30 board. The board is a slightly smaller than the SB30 but not too small to easily grasp and move the pieces. The 81 small LEDs on the board are much brighter than those on the SB30. The chess pieces are nearly identical to, but slightly smaller than the SB30 chess pieces. The size of the chess pieces is perfect for the size of the board's squares. The separate control module has a large and easy to read screen and is fairly intuitive to use.
Overall, there is still much to discover about the new Exclusive chess computer, however, its ease of use, the solid construction and attention to detail is encouraging.

Very impressed....regards,
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Steve B wrote:
spacious_mind wrote: would be nice if the display unit folded over to close
hopefully Millennium will sell extra piece sets
one big problem with piece recognition boards
if one piece goes defective..you cant play a game

Unpacking Regards
Steve
Yes, Steve, one retailer in Germany is already selling a full set of spare chessmen (including 2 extra queens) for 99.95 Euros.
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An Interesting oddity for the MCGE
seems(due to memory limitations) the computer cannot play a game past 220 moves(440 ply)
well ,,that ruins the computer for me as most of my games go 300-400 moves

anyway...
I Played a quick 5 Min.Blitz(Classic Book) just to see if everything was working

[Date "2017.5.25"]
[White "Steve B"]
[Black "MCGE"]
[TimeControl "5 Min. Blitz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.cxd5
exd5 9.Re1 Re8 10.Qc2 Nf8 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Rxe4 Be6 14.Bd2 Qb6
15.Rae1 Rec8 16.Rh4 h6 17.Bxh6

[fen]r1r2nk1/pp3pp1/1qpbb2B/8/3P3R/3B1N2/PPQ2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 17[/fen]

a standard Sac in positions like this

17..gxh6 18.Rxh6 Bb4 19.Re4 Kg7 20.Reh4 Be7
21.Qc3 Qb4 22.Rh7+ Nxh7 23.Rxh7+ Kf8 24.Rh8+ Kg7 25.Rh7+ Kf8 26.Rh8+ Kg7
27.Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

FINAL POSITION
[fen]r1r5/pp2bpkR/2p1b3/8/1q1P4/2QB1N2/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 27[/fen]

Draw by 3 fold Rep

the fact that i could draw against the MCGE in a 5 Min Blitz
means i have now lost all respect for its playing strength and i am dissatisfied with my purchase

i think ill turn things over to the Savant ll...

Breaking It In Regards
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Steve B wrote:
spacious_mind wrote:
hopefully Millennium will sell extra piece sets
one big problem with piece recognition boards
if one piece goes defective..you cant play a game

Unpacking Regards
Steve
Yes, Steve, one retailer in Germany is already selling a full set of spare chessmen (including 2 extra queens) for 99.95 Euros.
Thanks for the Info Steffen
i used a piece from the Rev II,Tasc and Bavaria piece sets just to see if they would work with the MCGE...No Go

Spare Tire Regards
Steve
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Hi Steffen,
steffen wrote: Yes, Steve, one retailer in Germany is already selling a full set of spare chessmen (including 2 extra queens) for 99.95 Euros.
who is it?

Regards, Michael
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