Only few units were done (no more than 10).
This is a very rare computer built by VEB Mikroelektronik Karl Marx, Erfurt.
These tables were special orders from the East German government: one Chess-Master Table was offered to Fidel Castro as a gift by Erich Honecker.
The design of this table is particular and everything was done to hide the computer inside: the operating elements of the computer are inserted in a lateral drawer that must be opened during the game. Otherwise, the table looks like a piece of furniture. The table leg is hiding the power cable. The table plateau is supported by a large reinforced aluminum plaque. Table leg and feet can be easily unscrewed for easy transportation.
Characteristics of ChessMasterTable, Model CT G-5005.500
At the third World Microcomputer Chess Championship (WMCC - 1983) in Budapest, the ChessMaster was competing in the commercial group for the title of World Microcomputer Chess Champion: was 16th on 18 competitors at the Third World Microcomputer Chess Championship, Budapest, 1983
Dimensions:
- Table height: 69 cm
- Table width: 67 cm x 67 cm
- Field width: 40 cm x 40 cm
- Weight: 17.5 kg
- Pieces: 5 cm (pawn) to 9.5 cm (King); diameter: 2.5 cm
Technical data:
- Programmer: Rüdiger Worbs & Dieter Schultze
- Processor: UB880 (Z80 clone), 8 bits, 4 MHz
- RAM: 2KB
- ROM: 10 KB
- Library: 180 variants
- Game levels: 8 (from 3 seconds up to 12 hours)
- Power supply: 220 V + - 22V (50Hz + -1HZ; 60 Hz + - 1.2 Hz)
- Move input: magnetic sensors (Hall sensors)
- 64 LEDs
Other information:
- Manufacturer: DDR / GDR, RFT VEB microelectronics Erfurt
- Model: CHESS COMPUTER TABLE CT G-5005.500
- Date of manufacture: 1984 (Chess-Master)
