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'''Excalibur Grandmaster''', (Excalibur Karpov Grandmaster, Excalibur Grandmaster Platinum)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Excalibur Electronics]], released in 1997 <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591&start=8 Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 11, 2016</ref>.
The computer has a [[H8|H8/3214]] controller running at 12 MHz with 32 kibi KiB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] and 1 kibi KiB [[Memory#RAM|RAM]] <ref>[https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Excalibur_Grandmaster Excalibur Grandmaster] - [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>,
and features a large [[Sensory Board|sensory board]] along with two [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display LCDs], and a control button panel.
The H8 program was written by [[Ron Nelson]] with support and [[Opening Book|opening book]] by chess consultant [[Larry Kaufman]] <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=78 Excalibur Electronics] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 22, 2015</ref> <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=112 Re: Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 23, 2015</ref>.
* [[Ivan The Terrible]]
* [[Ivan II The Conqueror]]
* [[Grandmaster]]
* [[Grandmaster Chess]]
* [[Pewatronic Grandmaster]]
* [[PocketGrandmaster]]
=Forum Posts=
==1997 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/O4-oPbjN1tw/m/WKjgXrMs7cwJ Several Questions] by [[William Bryant]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], December 12, 1997
==2000 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?t=12970 Playing Ron Nelson Programs, Today] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], April 08, 2007
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29593 Grandmaster Excalibur Revenge his Brothers...] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 29, 2009
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29678 Breaking News:The Real Strenght of Grandmaster by Excalibur] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], September 06, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=68 Re: Ron Nelson Ever Copied, Used , Cloned the Spracklen?] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 21, 2015
: [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=78 Excalibur Electronics] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 22, 2015
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Excalibur_Grandmaster Excalibur Grandmaster] - [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki](German)* [https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/excalibur-grandmaster-platinum-chess-computer-1997 Excalibur Grandmaster "Platinum" Chess Computer (1997) - Chess Forums] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.com [Chess.com]]
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/excalibur.html Excalibur Electronic Chess Computer Collection], [[The Spacious Mind]]
* Grandmaster Excalibur Chess Computer Review, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze-UiwANZVM|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
==Misc==
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excalibur Excalibur - Wiktionary]
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