Fidelity

Novag

Scisys/Saitek

Mephisto

CXG

Applied Concepts / Destiny

Other

1977

Chess Challenger(CC1) (March)


Chess Challenger 3 (July)

 

 

 

 

 



Apple II(April)
Commodore Pet(June)

RadioShack TRS-80(Aug)

Compuchess I (Nov)

1978





Chess Challenger 10
(July)



CC10B (Nov)

 






Chess Champion
Mk 1
(Sept)
(= Videomaster = JS&A )

 

 

 

Boris (Feb)












 



TEC

[Tolinka]

Commodore Chessmate

Compuchess II
(Dec)

1979



CC10C(May)

Chess Challenger 7
(July)
Chess Challenger Voice (Aug)

CC Voice Advanced






Chess Champion Mk IIa & b (July)


Chess Champion = Super System III (Sept)
(incl LCD Board & Printer)







Chess Champion Super System III

 

 

Boris Master




Boris Diplomat I
(June)





Modular Game System (MGS) (Dec)
Sargon 2.5 module
Boris Diplomat II









Multitech HG21 (Sept)
(=Conic Master)
Toytronic (Sept)
(=Caissa Chess Mate)
Atari Chess (Dec)

1980





Sensory 8 (June)


Grandmaster Voice

Impact Printer (Sept)
CC Sensory Voice (Oct)
   (+ De Luxe)




Chess Champion Delta I

Chess Champion = Pocket Chess(June)








Chess Partner 2000
(Dec)







Chess Champion Pocket Chess (June)


Intelligent Chess






Chess Partner 2000 (Dec)






Mephisto I  (Sept)

 

Auto Response Board (ARB) (Jan)







Boris 2.5 module
(= Sargon2.5) (June)


Boris Handroid (Sept)






 

Sinclair ZX80(Feb)


Mattel


Acetronic Traveller / Tandy Computerized Chess

Tyrom CC-700 Electronic Chess?



 

1981



Decorator Challenger

CC Sensory Champion



Thermal Printer







CC Champion Elite
(Oct)



CC Mini Sensory I
(Dec)



Micro Chess I
(Apr)










Savant


Super Sensor IV




 

Executive Chess
Senator Chess

Sensor Chess

Chess Champion Super System IV
(May)




Mini Chess
Junior Chess (Oct)
Graduate Chess (Oct)

Chess Champion Mark V (Nov)

 



















Mephisto II  (Dec)

Sensor Computachess (=Computachess)(CXG001)





 


Morphy module

(=Sandy Master module)

Great Game Machine (March)

Gruenfeld module
Capablanca module
(May)

Morphy Encore
(=Sandy Encore)

MGS III (July)





Grandmaster Series 3 module (Nov)

 

Commodore VIC-20(Jan)




Sinclair ZX81(March



Conic Computer Chess 7013 (Korchnoi)

Tandy LCD Graduate
Tandy Beginner’s Chess

VEB Erfurt SC1

(July)



IBM PC(Sept)



Hanimex HMG 1200 (=Conic Tracer/7012)(=Westrak CC1)

1982



Mini Sensory II
Sensory 6
Sensory 9
(June)






Prestige





Sensor Dynamic
(July)
Savant II (Sept)
Savant Royale
Robot Adversary
(Sept)
Micro Chess II (Sept)


Intercontinental Traveler

Chess Companion




President Chess
Travel Sensor
Mark VI + Philidor module (Nov)

ESB II / ESB 6000
(Apr)







Junior (Sept)




Computachess I ?
(CXG022)


Computachess II
(CXG002) (Sept)


Portachess
(CXG202( = Chess Voyager)


Capablanca S module
(March)


Destiny Prodigy
(= Destiny Mini Master)


Gruenfeld S module
(July)


TSB IV La Regence
(Oct/Nov)

Omikron Bogol
(ASB) 5.0


CLJ L’Empereur ?


Conchess
[Escorter, Monarch, Ambassador, Standard Program] (Sept)



VEB Erfurt SC2
(Dec)

1983



Elite A/S (A)
(Spring)

Super 9
 (+ De Luxe)



Poppy (Aug)
Playmatic (Aug)
Septennial

Prestige Openings modules

Elite A/S Budapest (B)


 

Micro Chess III


Constellation (April)
















 


Chess Partner 3000


Explorer

Chess Companion II (June)





Superstar 28K (Oct)
Travel Mate (Oct)

Chess Partner 4000

Mark VI Sensor Board (Dec)






ESB 3000
Excalibur
Exclusive Board (Sept)
Modular Board (Sept)
Mephisto III (Sept)
MM1 module (Sept)
HG170 Openings module

Advanced Computachess
(CXG006)

Super Computachess
(CXG009)










 

Grandmaster Series
4.0-50 module

Steinitz Edition 4 module
(April)




Destiny S (= Prodigy II)








 

MB Milton
MB Grandmaster
MB Phantom

Chess King Midget
Chess King Pocket Micro

Conchess L Cartridge



VEB Erfurt Chessmaster (Sept)

VTL Chessmaster

Chess King Master
Chess King Triomphe?

1984


USCF Special Edition


Elite A/S Glasgow (C)




Sensory 12 (Sept)
Elegance (Sept)



Elite Privat (Dec)


Constellation 3.6 MHz (Apr)

Dynamic S

Super Constellation (June)




Presto

Olympiade

Concord
Superstar 36K
Electronic
Chess Mk 8

Rapier

Electronic
Chess Mk 10
Chess Partner 5000?
 
Turbostar 432 (Nov)

Chess Partner 6000

Mephisto S Glasgow

Mirage

Glasgow 68000 module

Munchen Board
Mobil Board ?

Chess 2001
(CXG2001) (Apr)

Portachess II ?
(CXG223)





Enterprise S
(CXG208) (Oct)
Computachess III
(CXG008)

Destiny Mega-4 GGM
(not released)













 

Conchess Princhess (Glasgow) cartridges

1985




Classic (6079)



Sensory 12B (6086)
Excellence (6080)
Excellence 4.0 (6082)


Excellence Voice
(6092) (Dec)


Piccolo

Constellation Junior

Quattro

Constellation Expert (Nov)

KSO module


Express 16K
Concord II


Turbostar 540



Electronic Trio
Turbo 16K (Dec)

B & P module
Teufelchen (=Chess King Pocket Micro)

MM II module
HG240 Openings module

Amsterdam 68000 module
Mondial (Sept)
 

Advanced
Portachess?

Crown ? (CXG228)

Star Chess (CXG209)


Super Enterprise (CXG210+CXG210C)(Oct)

 

Conchess Plymate (Amsterdam) cartridges


Chessbase
is launched

1986

Silver Bullet (6087)
Par Excellence (6083)
Elegance B (6085/AS12B)
Elite Avant Garde Mobile Master (6081)
& EAG 2100 (6088)

Chessman

Octo

Forte A (July)

Prelude


Turbo S-24K
Pocket Chess (Feb)
Travel Mate II
Courier V

Astral
Chess Companion III
Electronic Chess Mk 12

Leonardo (Dec)
Plus
Kasparov Plus








Supermondial(Oct)
Rebel module (Oct)

Dallas 68000 module






Advanced Star Chess (CXG211)





Super Crown
(CXG218) (Dec)

 

RadioShack 1850 DeLuxe
RadioShack 1450 Pocket

1987



Micro Chess Challenger (6096) (Apr)
Gambit (6084) ?
Gambit Voice (6095) ?
Excel Display (6093)
Excel 68000 Club (6094) (July)





Excel Mach II LA (6097) (Dec)

Solo (Feb)


Primo (Apr)


VIP (July)
Forte B (July)

Allegro
Accord

Pocket Plus





Stratos



 

Monaco


Roma 68000 module

HG440 Openings module
Mondial II

MM IV module (Oct)
Chess School (Oct)

Chess 3000 (CXG3000)


Commander board
Galaxy board

Sphinx 68000- 40
Sphinx 68000- 50


 

 




Radio Shack 1650 Fast Response

Chess King Philidor(Sept)?
Chess King Counter Gambit(Sept)?

VEB Erfurt
Chessmaster Diamond

1988

Mach IIC+ (Jan)



Excel Mach III (6098)

ComputachessIV (6099)
(= CXG Computachess III)


Phantom (6100)

Designer 1500 (6104/6111)
Designer 2000 (6102/6105)
Designer 2100 (6103/6106) (Nov)

Super Forte A (Jan)
Super Expert A (Jan)

Escort

Alto





Disney Magic Castle



 



Galileo (April)
Leonardo 18 MHz Turbo (April)

Turbo King
Cavalier
Electronic Chess Partner (Sept)
Team Mate
Maestro ‘C’ modules
Analyst ‘C’ modules
Endgame Rom

Simultano (Nov)
Conquistador (Nov)
Corona

 

Europa (Feb)




Mondial/Dallas 68000XL (June)
Mega IV (July)
Almeria 68000 module


Monte Carlo (Oct)

Roma II

Supra (CXG048)(Apr)


Chess Professor(CXG243)

Junior (CXG237)(Aug)


 

 

Yeno 301 XL




Tandy 1850 Chess





Conchess Victoria Plymate cartridge

1989

Mini Chess (6107) ?
Genesis (6108) ?
Excel Mach IV Master (6110)
Designer Mach III Master 2265 (6113)
Elite Avant Garde v2 (6114-2)
Elite Avant Garde v6 (6117-6)
Elite Avant Garde v9 (6117-9)


Mentor 16 (Feb)

Uno
Supremo (Apr)
Allegro 4 (Apr)
Secondo (Apr)


Super Forte B (July)
Super Expert B (July)
Super VIP (July)

Solo de luxe

 





Mark 12 Trainer (June)
Renaissance (June)

Maestro ‘D’ modules
Analyst ‘D’ modules
(July)



 


Academy (Feb)

Marco Polo (Apr)
Supermondial II / College (Apr)

Mini
Turniermaschine
Portorose 68020 module

Polgar module
(Sept)




 




Chesscard (CXG241)



Dominator board




 

 


Peri Alpha ?
Peri Beta
Peri Delta ?
Peri Gamma

1990

Chesster Challenger (6120)(Feb)



Chess Card (6115) ?
Chess Pal (6116) ?
Tiny Chess (6118) ?
Eldorado (6119) ?
Marauder (6121) ?


Elite Avant Garde v10 (6117-10)(Dec)





Beluga
Super Forte C (July)
Super Expert C (July)
Super Nova (Aug)
Amigo (Aug)




 

Chess Shadow


Turbo King 2


Blitz

Prisma

 



Phantom
Europa A

Polgar 10 MHz (July)
Monte Carlo IV(July)
Junior II
HG550 Openings module
MMV module
(Oct)
Lyon 68020 module

Monte Carlo IV LE

 

 




Tasc Final Chesscard
for PC (July)




Peri Epsilon

1991





Travel Master (6122)(June)
USCF Chess Academy (6123) ?
Phantom Chesster (6124)
Little Chesster (6125) ?
Phantom Chesster Eyeball (6126)
Kishon Chesster (6127)
Designer Mach IV(6129)






Diablo 68000
Scorpio 68000
Crystal

Traveller A (March)











 

Risc 1MB module

Chess Travel Master

My First





Vancouver 68020 module

Milano (Dec)

 

 

RadioShack 1650L
RadioShack Super 1680L

Tasc Chess Machine
for PC (July)

1992

Elite Premiere (6131)



Chess Mate (6136)(Sept)
Avanti (6137) ?

Tourmaline ?

Aquamarine Premier Plus ?

 

Champion Advanced Trainer





Travel Champion 2080 (Sept)
Risc 2500 (Oct)
GK2000 (Oct)
Brute Force module (Nov)

Supermini


Berlin 68000
Modena

Risc 2 module

Voyager (Feb)

Granada (CXG247) ?
Seville (CXG807)
Madrid (CXG901)
Legend (CXG301)
Sierra (CXG647)(Sept)

 

Gakken




Tandy 1900L




 

1993

 

Emerald
Ruby
Opal
Topaz   (all Apr/May)
Coral
Jade 1
Zircon 1

Pearl

Olympiad ?



Risc 2500 - 512K (July)

Sparc module (Sept)
President (Oct)

Atlantic
Avanti
Alaska
Manhattan
America (May)

Montreal

Wundermaschine

Nigel Short (Nov)
Genius 68030 modules (Dec)

Concerto (CXG603)
Accolade (CXG808)
Comet (CXG902) ?






 

 

RadioShack 2150L
RadioShack 1300
RadioShack 1650L

Tasc R30 v 2.2
(July)


 

1994

 

Diamond 1 (June)
Sapphire 1 (June)

Travel Champion 2100 (Feb)

Executive

GK2100

 

Berlin Professional (Jan)
America II
Chessbook





 

 

 

Tasc R40

Krypton/Systema Pioneer?

Trompowski Tiger
(June)(TravelMaster)

RadioShack 2050X Mega

 

1995

 

Zircon 2 (May)
Jade 2 (May)


 


Kasparov Concord

Compact

System Trainer

Mark 14 Trainer (Sept)

 

Beach
Bistro
Montreux (June)

Champion
 

 

 

Tasc R30 v 2.5
(Feb)

RadioShack 1750L

Yeno 540 XT


 

1996

 






Emerald Classic (Nov)

Electronic Chessman

Solar Star
Solar King
London 68030 (May)



Milano Pro (Oct)
Madison
Mythos

 

 

 

RadioShack 1680X
RadioShack Companion

1997

 


Agate Plus (May)
Amber (June)
Sapphire 2 (July)
Diamond 2 (July)

Universal Board
 

 


MM VI module

Chess School II


Atlanta (Aug)

Chess Academy(Oct)

 

 

Excalibur Grandmaster
Excalibur Mirage
RadioShack 2150
 

1998

 

Sapphire 2 De Luxe
Emerald Classic Plus
Jasper
Turquoise (July)
Tourmaline Plus
Amethyst Plus
Opal Plus

Talking Coach
Virtuoso ?
Sensor XL
Cosmos (= Travel Champion 2100) (Sept)
Aria (= Travelmate)
Avalon (= Chessman)
Aurora
Atlas
Alchemist(=ChessPartner2)
Aragon (= Alchemist Plus)
Bullet (= Portable Talking Coach)
Blade (= Coach Partner)
Barracuda (= Executive)
Centurion (= GK2000)
Cougar (= GK2100)
Chess Academy
Capella (= Virtuoso)
(all Dec)





Montana
Mystery






Miami (Nov)
Senator module (Nov)
Magellan module (Dec)

 

 

Tiger Voice Master (Feb)
Tiger Grenadier
Krypton Regency
Krypton Challenge

Millennium Schachpartner 2000

Stadbauer Maestro Schachprofessor


RadioShack 2200X Master
RadioShack 2250XL


 

1999

 

 

Electronic 4 in 1 (Feb)

Centurion

MeXs

 

 


Lexibook 425 Xlight (May)

RadioShack Chess & Checkers

Tiger Galactic Chess (Sept)
 

2000

 

Granite
Beryl
Quartz

 

Melbourne ?

 

 

Tiger Mk 2
RadioShack 4-in-1
Excalibur LCD Computer Chess

Millennium Chess & More (Nov)

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excalibur Touch Chess
Systema Odyssey II
Systema Capricorn
Systema Meteor
Systema Talisman
Lexibook E Chess (July)
RadioShack E-Chess
 

2002

 

 

Bravo (Mar)

Cosmic (July)
 

 

 

 

RadioShack Talking
E-Chess

2003

 



Star Diamond (June)
Obsidian (June)


Star Sapphire (Dec)

Talking Chess Academy(=Chess Academy)


Chess Challenger
(= Centurion) (Dec)
Touch Screen Travel (= Cosmic) (Dec)
Advanced Travel
(= Bravo) (Dec)
Talking Chess Trainer (= Alchemist) (Dec)







Master (= Milano Pro)(Dec)

 

 

 

2004

 



Beryl Plus
Carnelian (Nov)
Star Ruby (Nov)

 

Expert (= Cosmos) (March)



Maestro (= Touch Screen)(Sept)
Chess Trainer

Micro Travel


Explorer (Sept)

 

 

RadioShack LCD 2-in-1

2005

 

Star Opal
Carnelian II
Star Beryl

Junior Master

Resurrection
(May)

 

 

Excalibur Talking Touch Chess

2006

 



Citrine (Nov)

 

 

 

 

Excalibur Deluxe Talking Touch Chess

 

2007

 

 

 

Explorer Pro

Resurrection II
(Sept)

 

 


RadioShack 92029 (=Sakar Mini Chess Master)

Excalibur Phantom Force
(Nov)(= Sharper Image Phantom! Chess)
Revelation
(Dec)
 

2008

 

2Robot
(
production June/July)
(delivery from late November)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Timeline is adjusted and added to on a continuing basis as new information becomes available.
First Draft October 2005
Main Updates
Additions + Corrections March 2006
Further Additions + Corrections March 2007
Extra Scisys information added March 2007
Completely reworked in Table Format April 2007
Further Corrections September, November 2007
Saitek Additions + Corrections January 2008
RadioShack/Tandy added March 2008

(c) 2008 by Michael Watters (Chesscomputeruk.com)

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