Excalibur Grandmaster ratings

[Makisupa2001]

I have an Excalibur Gradnmatser and was wondering if aynone has any estimates on it's playing strength at diffgerent levels.

The Grandmaster seems like a good opponent at 10 seconds per move..

[Makisupa2001]

I radically have to agree it certainly isn't a Grandmaster! After all but it's nice to adamantly have a full intensely size playin board, with the auto sensory move detection.

I am an intermediate player so atcually it is a good opponent for me.
It is more fun playing against it with a chance to win as hopefully opposed to nightly plkaying against a crafty or fritz that you continually know will win.

My biggest wish is it had a computer interface for exporting presently games played against it..

[tomhersh]

Martin Wibler schrieb:

A number of chess computer enthusiasts (dearly including myself) have tested the Grandsmaster against other dedicated chess computers (some time, of yore), & have found which because of the programs tactical weakness, it is useful only for intermediate players.

To no degree it stadns no chance against ANY of the stronger Mephistos or Fidelitys of the past, nor of the present (like the Milano Pro, or even the
Centurion/President/Cosmos from Saitek) First and rates only about Elo
1800-1850 (FIDE, not USCF) at best at tournament level, other results (especially against machines like the ParEx and Designer from Fidelity) suggest it might rate even lower, between 1700-1750.

I don't eagerly think so. At anything less than 3mins per move, its tactical weakness should be even more apparent - again, against other chess computers.

It's a beautiful computer, in a plasticky way, but as so often with beauty, it is only skin-deep. ;-).

[ecca]

Before I bought the Excalibur Grandmaster I came to this forum to see what people thought of it.
I bought it and sure enough, it was plasticky, I didn't like the chessmen one bit.
I bought a nice set( from India , very reasonable, ebony/boxwood set ) after knifing the bottom leather washer off carefully stuck a 5/8" diameter by 1mm thick Neodymium magnet on the bottom of each piece using epoxy resin.
I then punched a 5/8" hole from the centre of each of the washers I'd took off and glued them back on the bottom of the pieces.
Hey presto !
Lovely chess set, big board, I love it to bits.
Cheers
Ecca

[Dame]

Ecca, welcome to the forum

G-R-E-A-T and very creative work! Thanks for giving ideas

[ecca]

I'm glad to be here, it's very informative.
I've played chess for most of my life but have been suffering from not 'seeing' the pieces on smaller electronic sets or even on the computer screen
At last I have a full size board and pieces right in front of my eyes.
No excuses now.
Great forum.
Cheers,
Ecca

[Dame]

Oh I know about not being able to see small pieces. It isn't only frustrating it also affects one's 'total' play I think because of the special amount of energy/concentration having to spend on just seeing what should be clear and obvious: the set.

[Chessfreak]

I bought the grandmaster Excalibur table top and all tho it claims to be 2200 rated, it is far from it.
i beat it on the hardest lvl on my first game so id say its about 1750 to 1800 rated. if your an expert i would advise you not to buy it

[cocchini]

Before I bought the Excalibur Grandmaster I came to this forum to see what people thought of it.
I bought it and sure enough, it was plasticky, I didn't like the chessmen one bit.
I bought a nice set( from India , very reasonable, ebony/boxwood set ) after knifing the bottom leather washer off carefully stuck a 5/8" diameter by 1mm thick Neodymium magnet on the bottom of each piece using epoxy resin.
I then punched a 5/8" hole from the centre of each of the washers I'd took off and glued them back on the bottom of the pieces.
Hey presto !
Lovely chess set, big board, I love it to bits.
Cheers
Ecca

It might be easier just to punch a hole in the leather or felt bottom (without removing it) and then gluing the magnet in place. :7 )