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MChess Pro
Developer(s)Martin Hirsch
Stable release
8.0
Operating systemMS-DOS
TypeChess engine
LicenseProprietary

MChess Pro is the name given to a chess playing computer program written by Martin Hirsch which won the World Microcomputer Chess Championship in 1995.[1]

History

The versions of MChess Pro which appear on the historical and current SSDF ratings lists include 3.12, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.1, and 8.0.[2][3]

Features

MChess Pro has its own DOS GUI and as well as playing chess is able to analyse EPD (Extended Position Description) files. [4]

Playing Style

MChess Pro's style of play is designed to be particularly human, and, more specifically, particularly positional.[5]

Playing Strength

MChess Pro was one of the strongest chess chess programs of the 1990s.[1] In the 10th AEGON event at the Hague in 1995, MChess Pro defeated three grandmasters[6] and achieved a performance rating of 2652 ELO.[7]

See Also

References

  1. ^ a b "Chess Programming Wiki". Chess Programming Wiki. 2009-09-12.
  2. ^ "Historical SSDF Ratings Lists". SSDF. 2009-09-12.
  3. ^ "SSDF Ratings List". SSDF. 2009-09-12.
  4. ^ "BookUp EPD Help". BookUp. 2009-09-12.
  5. ^ "Chess Software Authors Page". Ed Schroder. 2009-09-12.
  6. ^ "ICGA". ICGA. 2009-09-12.
  7. ^ "Jeremy Silman Chess Engines Review". Jeremy Silman. 2009-09-12.