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The King (Computer)

Number of games in database: 43
Years covered: 1992 to 2010
Overall record: +14 -22 =7 (40.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (3 games)
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B42 Sicilian, Kan (2 games)

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THE KING (COMPUTER)
(born 1986) Netherlands

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Programmed by Johan de Koning, it is a relative of the Chessmaster (Computer) series and was later ported to TASC's Ch M Gideon WK (Computer) ChessMachine and TASC R30 (Computer) as an alternate hardware card personality. It won the 1995 World Computer Speed Chess Championship.

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Last updated: 2018-12-03 07:55:42

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 43  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Kharlov vs The King 1-0551992Neu Isenburg opC44 King's Pawn Game
2. The King vs Pandix 1-037199312th World Microcomputer WorldC39 King's Gambit Accepted
3. J Piket vs The King 1-0831996AEGON exhibitionA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
4. The King vs J Piket 0-1671996AEGON exhibitionB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
5. The King vs G Ludden  1-0811997The Hague AEGONB33 Sicilian
6. Anand vs The King 1-0531997AEGON SimulB10 Caro-Kann
7. The King vs Timman 1-0391997AEGON SimulB57 Sicilian
8. Neurosis vs The King 0-13220056th International CSVN TournamentD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
9. The King vs XINIX 1-06120066th International CSVN TournamentA57 Benko Gambit
10. Deep Sjeng vs The King 1-02920066th International CSVN TournamentB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
11. The King vs The Baron 1-06120066th International CSVN TournamentB33 Sicilian
12. Deep Gandalf vs The King  1-07420066th International CSVN TournamentE17 Queen's Indian
13. The King vs Hermann  ½-½8820066th International CSVN TournamentB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
14. Argonaut vs The King  0-15520066th International CSVN TournamentC45 Scotch Game
15. The King vs Rybka 0-17820066th International CSVN TournamentB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. Shredder vs The King 1-05920066th International CSVN TournamentB42 Sicilian, Kan
17. The King vs IsiChess ½-½75200626th Dutch CCE15 Queen's Indian
18. Deep Sjeng vs The King 0-176200626th Dutch CCE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
19. The King vs Fruit  ½-½73200626th Dutch CCE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
20. HIARCS vs The King  1-040200626th Dutch CCC07 French, Tarrasch
21. The King vs Shredder  ½-½56200626th Dutch CCE12 Queen's Indian
22. XINIX vs The King  0-141200626th Dutch CCB40 Sicilian
23. The King vs Loop  0-188200626th Dutch CCB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. Hermann vs The King 0-153200626th Dutch CCC21 Center Game
25. The King vs Rybka 0-131200626th Dutch CCA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
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Kibitzer's Corner
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
Premium Chessgames Member
  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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