Product Details
Introducing the Mephisto Phoenix, the most powerful personal chess computer ever made.
This incredible combo includes the powerful Mephisto Phoenix module, a 15.7" luxury wooden chessboard, and beautifully crafted wooden chess pieces for an immersive, natural playing experience. With lightning-fast RFID piece recognition, you can move the pieces naturally while the module takes care of the rest. Setting up custom chess positions is as easy as child's play.
The Mephisto Phoenix module comes in a modern glass touch screen design with a striking wood frame that pairs perfectly with the board. Featuring both the newest computing technologies and retro engines from decades past, it is the perfect home station for chess lovers of all ages, playing strengths, and experience levels.
Onboard WiFi means the unit can stay current with updates as they are released, including an upcoming 2023 update providing integrated online chess play through lichess.org without the need for an external device.
About the Mephisto Phoenix:
(See also this Blog Article for more about the Phoenix here.)
The Mephisto Phoenix is a UCI-based multi-engine chess computer that provides access to a huge variety of chess gaming. From a very simple level suitable for absolute beginners to the grandmaster level, the Phoenix offers the widest playing strength range ever provided by a chess computer, offering countless options to adjust the playing strength to your individual needs.
With four different top-class engines, including Shredder Neuronal and Stockfish NNUE, the Phoenix is the world’s first dedicated chess computer using the most modern neuronal engine technologies and can reach a performance of over 3400 ELO. Shredder also offers a highly interesting new function with its fully automatic self-adapting playing strength (with estimated ELO rating), allowing you to continuously monitor your progress and see how much you have improved through training with the computer.
The evaluation bar beside the chess board tells you at first glance how the engine rates the position. Any blunders are quickly noticed that way and you always have a sense of how well your game is going.
Great opening training options
The machine comes with a library of different opening books, including the biggest opening book ever provided by a dedicated chess computer with over 1,000,000 positions from master play. The system is also expanded with 23 classical chess computer emulations running at a high speed, including the legendary "Mephisto Glasgow" world championship program of 1984, which can run at a speed of approximately 66 times faster than the original machine.
A speed bar control allows you to easily control the emulation speed or set it to the speed of the original chess computer, with buttons and display layout mirroring the original layouts.
Updates for the system come via WiFi directly on the unit, and additional software can be installed with the press of a button from the computerchess.com webstore.
The Mephisto Phoenix is the perfect unit for chess enthusiasts who wish to own the most powerful chess computer ever made, building a bridge between past glory days and today's modern style of playing chess. If you're interested in modern engine technologies and seeing how they evaluate or like to play with retro chess computers and see how these programs perform on modern hardware, the Mephisto Phoenix is the right choice for you.
MEPHISTO (Exclusive Style) Sensor Board and Pieces
The "M" chessboard features a Mephisto logo, 81 dimmable LEDs (4 per square) and fully automatic piece recognition with ultra-fast and reliable RFID scanning technology. This is ideal for setting up positions quickly and easily. Expert attention is given to fine tune the real wood veneer to compliment the module and pieces.
The set includes 34 skillfully crafted solid wood chess pieces in the classic "Timeless" design, with a near 3" king. While designed specifically for use with the Mephisto Phoenix, these board and pieces are compatible with Millennium Exclusive boards and pieces.
Technical details
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Chess specific properties
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Suitable for
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all chess lovers, from children to grandmasters
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Playing strength
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up to over 3400 ELO
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Pieces included
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Yes, handmade real wood premium chess pieces with integrated RFID chip, piece felt and weights
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Additional pieces
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2 queens additionally included
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Magnetic pieces
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No
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Piece compartment
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Piece storage in premium packaging
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Measurements of chess board
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15.75 x 15.75 inches
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King's height
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2.83 inches
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Hardware
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Chessboard technology
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ultra-fast RFID figure recognition
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Display with illumination
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Yes, 7” Colour TFT Touchscreen with 1024 x 600 px resolution
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Processor
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1.5G 64 Bit Quadcore processor
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CPU clock frequency
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1.5G
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RAM
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4 GB
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Connection board computer
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Standard mini-Din cable, 4 pin
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Software
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Program
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Shredder 13.5, Komodo 14.1, Hiarcs 14.2, Stockfish 15 NNUE
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Emulations
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Package with 20 different chess computer emulations contained
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Device languages
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5 (DEU / ENG / FRA / NLD / SPA)
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Menu system
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Text-based / Graphic, All device languages
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Updateable
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Yes, via WIFI and USB
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Play online
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App Integration
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ChessLink App for Mephisto Phoenix will be integrated for direct use in 2023.
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Supported servers
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lichess.org
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Power Supply
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Batteries required
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No
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Power supply connection
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Yes, 100 - 240V 50/60 Hz Input - 9V 4A Output
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Power supply included
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Yes, with interchangeable attachments for EU / UK / US
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Measurements & Weights
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Dimensions chessboard
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15.75 x 15.75 x 0.79 inches
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Dimensions computer unit
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7.1 x 5.12 x 3,54 inches
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Length connecting cable
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39.37 inches
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Article weight
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??
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Model number & age recommendation
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Model number
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M922
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Age recommended by manufacturer
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10 Years & Up
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Mephisto Phoenix Manual
