The King (Computer)
Number of games in database: 40
Years covered: 1992 to 2010
Overall record: +12 -21 =7 (38.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

Most played openings

A29		English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (3 games)
B90		Sicilian, Najdorf (2 games)
B42		Sicilian, Kan (2 games)
E17		Queen's Indian (2 games)

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THE KING (COMPUTER) (born 1986) Netherlands [what is this?] Programmed by Johan de Koning, it is a relative of the Chessmaster (Computer) series & was later ported to TASC's Ch M Gideon WK ChessMachine as an alternate hardware card personality. It won the 1995 World Computer Speed Chess Championship.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kharlov vs The King 1-0 55 1992 Neu Isenburg op C44 King's Pawn Game 2. The King vs Pandix 1-0 37 1993 12th World Microcomputer World C39 King's Gambit Accepted 3. The King vs Piket 0-1 67 1996 AEGON exhibition The Hague NED B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 4. Piket vs The King 1-0 83 1996 AEGON exhibition The Hague NED A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 5. Neurosis vs The King 0-1 32 2005 6th International CSVN Tournament D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 6. Deep Gandalf vs The King   1-0 74 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament E17 Queen's Indian 7. HIARCS vs The King   1-0 40 2006 26th Dutch CC C07 French, Tarrasch 8. Shredder vs The King 1-0 59 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament B42 Sicilian, Kan 9. Hermann vs The King   0-1 53 2006 26th Dutch CC C21 Center Game 10. The King vs The Baron 1-0 61 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament B33 Sicilian 11. The King vs Fruit   ½-½ 73 2006 26th Dutch CC E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 12. The King vs Rybka 0-1 78 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. The King vs Loop   0-1 88 2006 26th Dutch CC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Deep Sjeng vs The King 1-0 29 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 15. Deep Sjeng vs The King   0-1 76 2006 26th Dutch CC E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 16. Argonaut vs The King   0-1 55 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament C45 Scotch Game 17. XINIX vs The King   0-1 41 2006 26th Dutch CC B40 Sicilian 18. The King vs XINIX 1-0 61 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament E90 King's Indian 19. The King vs IsiChess ½-½ 75 2006 26th Dutch CC E15 Queen's Indian 20. The King vs Hermann   ½-½ 88 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 21. The King vs Shredder   ½-½ 56 2006 26th Dutch CC E12 Queen's Indian 22. The King vs Rybka 0-1 31 2006 26th Dutch CC A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 23. The King vs Rybka 0-1 47 2007 15th World Computer Chess Championship A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 24. Shredder vs The King 1-0 52 2007 15th World Computer Chess Championship C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 25. Zappa vs The King   1-0 46 2007 15th World Computer Chess Championship B24 Sicilian, Closed  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40

Mar-04-05    Dillinger: They had to unplug this thing when it wouldn't stop responding to every move with "Thank you very muuuuch." Jan-13-06    BishopBerkeley: Isn't "The King" simply the engine that runs within Chessmaster (Computer) ? (: Bishop Berkeley :) Jan-16-06    blingice: Yeah. I just tried to play within it's black-screen interface, no board. It wouldn't start :(. May-08-06    Whitehat1963: I didn't know I had any of my games in here! Feb-23-08    jovack: TheKing is the engine used with the Chessmaster series. It's a pretty decent program. Ruthless and unforgiving tactician that will frequently set up little 'traps', but it will be lost if you play a very positional and slow game. If you lock up all the pawns, you could shuffle all your pieces to prepare for a good attack, while it wastes its time. Feb-24-08    The Rocket: Why is the king and chessmaster listed as seperate engines? and with different stats?, its the same engine just with two names Dec-23-08    WhiteRook48: So the King plays the King's Gambit: The King vs Pandix, 1993. Did he gambit himself? Dec-24-08    hackmate: Wasn't there a hardware program with the same name? Jan-11-09    WhiteRook48: watch the king's king in his games.

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