A warm welcome to you. This website is intended to be a source of information and interest for those who enjoy playing and collecting chess computers.

My own collecting interest is focused mostly on the early years. When chess computers first made their appearance through to the time they became strong enough to regularly beat club players. Broadly speaking the first ten years, 1977 to 1986. I also collect wooden auto sensory chess computers, robot chess computers, strong chess computers and anything else which particularly takes my fancy.

In time there will be more features here filling in some of the gaps in the information available on the web. In early 2007 a SciSys section was added, and in Spring 2008 a detailed feature covering all the Rare chess computers in my collection and the start of a Repairs section. A feature on the UK contribution to chess computers and a Patents section were added in 2009. Also the Timeline has been updated and extended to include  Krypton/Systema, Yeno and Millennium. In 2011 a Publications Archive was stocked with magazine articles from 1978 to 1985, and now many issues of Computer Chess Digest and Computer Chess Reports. Next will probably be a feature on all the Strong chess computers in the collection, like the Rare feature but with games and positions which illustrate their characteristics, strengths and weaknesses.

I hope that you find your visit of interest and welcome any feedback you wish to give. Email me at mwwebsite@f2s.com

Best wishes to all chess computer friends
Mike Watters      27/03/2013
 

 Chess: The Immortal Game
Adolf Anderssen v Lionel Kieseritzky
London 21 June 1851

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