Elektronika IM - 01 T

The Elektronika IM - 01 T can be found in a number of collections and at least two or three have been sold on Ebay. It was manufactured in Russia in 1992. Elektronika, the brand name, is mainly associated with calculators, computers, watches and video games, many of them reverse engineered clones. IM stands for microprocessor game.

The Elektronika IM - 01T is an upgraded version of the much earlier Elektronika IM - 01 (link).

The original pieces would be smaller than those shown.

A later 1993 version of this chess computer the Elektronika IM-05 can be found at Sergei Frolov’s website (link).
 
Elektronika 2 25 x 25
Elektronika 3 15 x 15
Elektronika 1 25 x 25
Elektronika 5 15 x 15
Elektronika 4 20 x 20
Elektronika 7 20 x 20
Elektronika 6 20 x 20

Above left about to deliver checkmate to another Russian.
Bottom left there is a piece compartment at the rear which can instead be used for the power lead. As this needed a little attention I took the back off and had a look. However all the electronics are hidden by a shield. The PCB seems to give scope for expansion at the front?
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