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[[FILE:Vancouver68000.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/859029906/in/album-72157600922171154/| Vancouver 16 <ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/859029906/in/album-72157600922171154/ Vancouver 16] from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600922171154/ Mephisto | Photo collection] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
'''Mephisto Vancouver''',<br/>
a set of [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] [[Module|modules]] by [[Hegener & Glaser]] for their [[Mephisto Module Systems|Mephisto module systems]] with a program by [[Richard Lang]], the successor of [[Mephisto Lyon]] on the way from [[Psion]] to [[Chess Genius]] collecting [[World Microcomputer Chess Championship]] titles. The seventh title of Richard Lang under the aegis of Mephisto or vice versa at the [[WMCCC 1991]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver Vancouver] in the Manufacturers group was per default, since there were no other competitors. In the Software group, Mephisto X aka Vancouver only became third. For a long time, since the [[WMCCC 1983]], no Lang or Mephisto program won the microcomputer title in the software or commercial group - it was [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder's]] [[Gideon]] on an [[ARM2]] plugin card, followed by [[Marty Hirsch|Marty Hirsch's]] [[MChess]] on a [[IBM PC|PC]], heralding an end of an era.
=Improvements=
Improvements of the Mephisto Vancouver over the Lyon after only five months between the [[WMCCC 1990]] and 1991, was due to tweaked [[Evaluation|evaluation]] with enhanced [[Pawn Structure|pawn structure]] knowledge and [[Center Control|center control]] considerations, Vancouver will also recognize more lost [[Pawn Endgame|pawn engings]] statically. The [[Opening Book|opening book]] was extended to 150,000 moves in 17,000 variations. The program has many options supported by the revised [[User Interface|user interface]] dialogue system, to configure [[Search|search]] and evaluation parameters, such as [[Selectivity|selectivity]], relative [[Point Value|point values]] and [[Contempt Factor|contempt factor]].
=Versions=
Like with previous models, three Vancouver versions were shipped - with [[68000]] and [[68020]] processor, and the Mephisto Vancouver [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephisto_%28chess_computer%29#Tournament_machines Tournament machines] with [[68030]] processor <ref>[http://chesseval.com/RareBoard/WM/WM.htm Mephisto (H&G) World Machine (WM) Vancouver (68030RC50B)] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], January 2014</ref>.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Processor
! MHz
! ROM [Kib]
! RAM [Kib]
|-
| 68000
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
| style="text-align:right;" | 256
| style="text-align:right;" | 512
|-
| 68020
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
| style="text-align:right;" | 256
| style="text-align:right;" | 1024
|-
| 68030 TM
| style="text-align:right;" | 36-66
| style="text-align:right;" | 256
| style="text-align:right;" | 2048<br/>-8192
|}
=See also=
* [[Various Classifications#Demonology|Demonology]]
* [[Mephisto Genius 68030]]
* [[Mephisto Lyon]]
* [[Mephisto Wundermaschine]]
* [[Phoenix Chess Systems]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=184112 1.Vancouver 68020 - ChessTiger14.5 palm 0-1 PGN] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[CCC]], August 18, 2001 » [[Chess Tiger]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=351912 Odds game Chessmaster 9000 vs. Mephisto Vancouver] by Peter Kasinski, [[CCC]], February 28, 2004 » [[Chessmaster]], [[The King]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=458399 Playing Vancouver 16 bits in a Munchen console] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], October 28, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28838 Richard Lang World Champion Emulation] by [[Bryan Whitby]], [[CCC]], July 07, 2009 » [[Phoenix Chess Systems]], [[Resurrection]], [[Revelation]]
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7026& Mephisto Vancouver Exclusive Problem] by BlackSails911, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 27, 2015
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=202 Mephisto's ICGA Tournaments] (including Vancouver)
* [http://chesseval.com/RareBoard/WM/WM.htm Mephisto (H&G) World Machine (WM) Vancouver (68030RC50B)] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], January 2014
* [http://chesseval.com/WorldChampion/Vancouver1991.htm XI World Microcomputer Chess Championship VANCOUVER 1991], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], July 2014
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/module_vancouver_16_bit.html Module Vancouver 16 Bit] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/mephisto_almeria_turniermaschi.html Mephisto Almeria Turniermaschine] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]] » [[Mephisto Almeria]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Vancouver_68000 Mephisto Vancouver 68000] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Vancouver_68020 Mephisto Vancouver 68020] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_TM_Vancouver Mephisto TM Vancouver] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=1770075 Comp Vancouver vs. Kraus (2025) - Dortmund 1993] » [[Oliver Kraus]]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Mephisto|Up one Level]]'''
'''[[Mephisto Lyon|< Prev]] [[Mephisto Wundermaschine|Next >]]'''
[[FILE:Vancouver68000.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/859029906/in/album-72157600922171154/| Vancouver 16 <ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/859029906/in/album-72157600922171154/ Vancouver 16] from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600922171154/ Mephisto | Photo collection] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
'''Mephisto Vancouver''',<br/>
a set of [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] [[Module|modules]] by [[Hegener & Glaser]] for their [[Mephisto Module Systems|Mephisto module systems]] with a program by [[Richard Lang]], the successor of [[Mephisto Lyon]] on the way from [[Psion]] to [[Chess Genius]] collecting [[World Microcomputer Chess Championship]] titles. The seventh title of Richard Lang under the aegis of Mephisto or vice versa at the [[WMCCC 1991]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver Vancouver] in the Manufacturers group was per default, since there were no other competitors. In the Software group, Mephisto X aka Vancouver only became third. For a long time, since the [[WMCCC 1983]], no Lang or Mephisto program won the microcomputer title in the software or commercial group - it was [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder's]] [[Gideon]] on an [[ARM2]] plugin card, followed by [[Marty Hirsch|Marty Hirsch's]] [[MChess]] on a [[IBM PC|PC]], heralding an end of an era.
=Improvements=
Improvements of the Mephisto Vancouver over the Lyon after only five months between the [[WMCCC 1990]] and 1991, was due to tweaked [[Evaluation|evaluation]] with enhanced [[Pawn Structure|pawn structure]] knowledge and [[Center Control|center control]] considerations, Vancouver will also recognize more lost [[Pawn Endgame|pawn engings]] statically. The [[Opening Book|opening book]] was extended to 150,000 moves in 17,000 variations. The program has many options supported by the revised [[User Interface|user interface]] dialogue system, to configure [[Search|search]] and evaluation parameters, such as [[Selectivity|selectivity]], relative [[Point Value|point values]] and [[Contempt Factor|contempt factor]].
=Versions=
Like with previous models, three Vancouver versions were shipped - with [[68000]] and [[68020]] processor, and the Mephisto Vancouver [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephisto_%28chess_computer%29#Tournament_machines Tournament machines] with [[68030]] processor <ref>[http://chesseval.com/RareBoard/WM/WM.htm Mephisto (H&G) World Machine (WM) Vancouver (68030RC50B)] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], January 2014</ref>.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Processor
! MHz
! ROM [Kib]
! RAM [Kib]
|-
| 68000
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
| style="text-align:right;" | 256
| style="text-align:right;" | 512
|-
| 68020
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
| style="text-align:right;" | 256
| style="text-align:right;" | 1024
|-
| 68030 TM
| style="text-align:right;" | 36-66
| style="text-align:right;" | 256
| style="text-align:right;" | 2048<br/>-8192
|}
=See also=
* [[Various Classifications#Demonology|Demonology]]
* [[Mephisto Genius 68030]]
* [[Mephisto Lyon]]
* [[Mephisto Wundermaschine]]
* [[Phoenix Chess Systems]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=184112 1.Vancouver 68020 - ChessTiger14.5 palm 0-1 PGN] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[CCC]], August 18, 2001 » [[Chess Tiger]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=351912 Odds game Chessmaster 9000 vs. Mephisto Vancouver] by Peter Kasinski, [[CCC]], February 28, 2004 » [[Chessmaster]], [[The King]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=458399 Playing Vancouver 16 bits in a Munchen console] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], October 28, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28838 Richard Lang World Champion Emulation] by [[Bryan Whitby]], [[CCC]], July 07, 2009 » [[Phoenix Chess Systems]], [[Resurrection]], [[Revelation]]
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7026& Mephisto Vancouver Exclusive Problem] by BlackSails911, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 27, 2015
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=202 Mephisto's ICGA Tournaments] (including Vancouver)
* [http://chesseval.com/RareBoard/WM/WM.htm Mephisto (H&G) World Machine (WM) Vancouver (68030RC50B)] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], January 2014
* [http://chesseval.com/WorldChampion/Vancouver1991.htm XI World Microcomputer Chess Championship VANCOUVER 1991], [http://www.chesseval.com/index.html ChessEval], July 2014
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/module_vancouver_16_bit.html Module Vancouver 16 Bit] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/mephisto_almeria_turniermaschi.html Mephisto Almeria Turniermaschine] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]] » [[Mephisto Almeria]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Vancouver_68000 Mephisto Vancouver 68000] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Vancouver_68020 Mephisto Vancouver 68020] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_TM_Vancouver Mephisto TM Vancouver] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=1770075 Comp Vancouver vs. Kraus (2025) - Dortmund 1993] » [[Oliver Kraus]]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Mephisto|Up one Level]]'''
