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'''Excellence''', (Fidelity Excellence) <br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Fidelity Electronics]], produced and distributed since 1985 in various editions of the [[Chess Challenger]] housing.
The computer ran an improved [[Elite]] [[6502]] program of the shared [[WMCCC 1984]] champion, which was a [[Sargon]] based program by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]] at 3 or 4 MHz, while a 8 MHz version played the 1985 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Open_Chess_Championship U.S. Open Championship] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Florida Hollywood, Florida] <ref>Editors ('''1985'''). ''1985 U.S. Open Championship - Hollywood, Florida - August 4-16, 1985''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] 1985, Vol. 3, No. 2</ref>.
The Excellence was announced by Fidelity as "over 2000 rated machine" that would sell for "under $100". Strength claims were subject of a lawsuit between Fidelity Electronics and [[ICD Corporation]], who assigned a more skeptical but realistic "over 1700" rating in their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Life Chess Life] promotion of the Excellence <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=133998 The Fidelity vs. ICD/Your Move Lawsuit... The Epic] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 19, 2000</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Chess Challenger]]
* [[Elite]]
* [[Excel]]
* [[Excelsior]]
* [[Fidelity]]
* [[Fidelity Electronics]]
* [[Par Excellence]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=133998 The Fidelity vs. ICD/Your Move Lawsuit... The Epic] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 19, 2000 ยป [[Sidney Samole]], [[ICD Corporation]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=419949 Collector's corner : Fidelity Excellence] by [[Alain Zanchetta]], [[CCC]], April 07, 2005
* [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/f2/fidelity-excellence-versionsvielfalt-1118.html Fidelity Excellence - Versionsvielfalt] by Fluppio, [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], December 06, 2006 (German)
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=50563 Excellence/Par Excellence] by Reinfeld, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], February 28, 2011
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5641 Designer 2000 and Excellence - The same program?] by Celadus, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 16, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Excellence Fidelity Excellence] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngFidExc.html Fidelity Excellence] by [[Tom Luif]]
* [http://tradechess.blogspot.de/2011/11/players-chess-news-1986-history-of_7399.html Fidelity Electronics: Players Chess News (1986) - A History of Chess Computers (parte 5)] by [https://plus.google.com/105274377681875466269/posts bychamp]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellence Excellence from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellence_%28disambiguation%29 Excellence (disambiguation)]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Dedicated]]
[[FILE:FidelityExcellence.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858192263/in/set-72157600922170604| Excellence (6080) <ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/albums/72157600922170604/page2 Flickr - Fotosharing - 2. Fidelity] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref>
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'''Excellence''', (Fidelity Excellence) <br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Fidelity Electronics]], produced and distributed since 1985 in various editions of the [[Chess Challenger]] housing.
The computer ran an improved [[Elite]] [[6502]] program of the shared [[WMCCC 1984]] champion, which was a [[Sargon]] based program by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]] at 3 or 4 MHz, while a 8 MHz version played the 1985 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Open_Chess_Championship U.S. Open Championship] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Florida Hollywood, Florida] <ref>Editors ('''1985'''). ''1985 U.S. Open Championship - Hollywood, Florida - August 4-16, 1985''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] 1985, Vol. 3, No. 2</ref>.
The Excellence was announced by Fidelity as "over 2000 rated machine" that would sell for "under $100". Strength claims were subject of a lawsuit between Fidelity Electronics and [[ICD Corporation]], who assigned a more skeptical but realistic "over 1700" rating in their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Life Chess Life] promotion of the Excellence <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=133998 The Fidelity vs. ICD/Your Move Lawsuit... The Epic] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 19, 2000</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Chess Challenger]]
* [[Elite]]
* [[Excel]]
* [[Excelsior]]
* [[Fidelity]]
* [[Fidelity Electronics]]
* [[Par Excellence]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=133998 The Fidelity vs. ICD/Your Move Lawsuit... The Epic] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 19, 2000 ยป [[Sidney Samole]], [[ICD Corporation]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=419949 Collector's corner : Fidelity Excellence] by [[Alain Zanchetta]], [[CCC]], April 07, 2005
* [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/f2/fidelity-excellence-versionsvielfalt-1118.html Fidelity Excellence - Versionsvielfalt] by Fluppio, [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], December 06, 2006 (German)
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=50563 Excellence/Par Excellence] by Reinfeld, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], February 28, 2011
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5641 Designer 2000 and Excellence - The same program?] by Celadus, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 16, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Excellence Fidelity Excellence] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngFidExc.html Fidelity Excellence] by [[Tom Luif]]
* [http://tradechess.blogspot.de/2011/11/players-chess-news-1986-history-of_7399.html Fidelity Electronics: Players Chess News (1986) - A History of Chess Computers (parte 5)] by [https://plus.google.com/105274377681875466269/posts bychamp]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellence Excellence from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellence_%28disambiguation%29 Excellence (disambiguation)]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Dedicated]]
