MChess Pro is the name given to a chess playing computer program written by Martin Hirsch which won the World Microcomputer Chess Championship in 1995.

History

The versions of MChess Pro which appear on the historical and current SSDF ratings lists include 3.12, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.1, and 8.0.

Features

MChess Pro has its own DOS GUI and as well as playing chess is able to analyse EPD (Extended Position Description) files.

Playing Style

MChess Pro's style of play is designed to be particularly human, and, more specifically, particularly positional.

Playing Strength

MChess Pro was one of the strongest chess chess programs of the 1990s. In the 10th AEGON event at the Hague in 1995, MChess Pro defeated three grandmasters and achieved a performance rating of 2652 ELO.

See also

• Chess engine
• Computer chess
  Computer chess
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• Human-computer chess matches
  Human-computer chess matches
  This article documents the progress of significant human-computer chess matches.Chess computers were first able to beat strong chess players in the late 1980s...
  
  
• List of chess software
• World Computer Chess Championship
  World Computer Chess Championship
  World Computer Chess Championship is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is organized by the International Computer Games Association...