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U-RARE

Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE.

18 photographs · 1 forum posts · original topic preserved as provenance.

Archive notes.

CHVL2021-11-23 22:33:44

This computer was made out of Novag, but it is so perfect in its realization that I consider it as a true part of the collection. It is not a modified computer. I bought it in Germany. It is in all its aspects identical to a Novag Citrine, only... its size is the one of a tournament board. I never saw another... It is why I referenced as U-RARE (Unique, Unicat).

I like to play on it. The Citrine is an excellent dedicated chess computer, but at the tournament size...

These photos are my best arguments.

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Complete photographic record.

18 attachments preserved from this Museum topic.

The enlarged board and a smaller comparison board in the carrying case.
The enlarged board and a smaller comparison board in the carrying case.
Undersides of the two boards shown together for comparison.
Undersides of the two boards shown together for comparison.
Citrine 1032 identification label photographed with the enlarged-board record.
Citrine 1032 identification label photographed with the enlarged-board record.
Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE — GrandCitrine4.JPG
GrandCitrine4.JPG
The enlarged board with its pieces in the carrying case.
The enlarged board with its pieces in the carrying case.
Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE — GrandCitrine6.jpg
GrandCitrine6.jpg
Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE — GrandCitrine7.JPG
GrandCitrine7.JPG
Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE — GrandCitrine8.JPG
GrandCitrine8.JPG
Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE — GrandCitrine9.JPG
GrandCitrine9.JPG
Side connectors of two boards shown for comparison.
Side connectors of two boards shown for comparison.
Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE — GrandCitrine11.JPG
GrandCitrine11.JPG
Novag Grand Citrine U-RARE — GrandCitrine12.JPG
GrandCitrine12.JPG
Boards and accessories displayed together in the carrying case.
Boards and accessories displayed together in the carrying case.
Three boards displayed together for size comparison.
Three boards displayed together for size comparison.
The enlarged board, power adapter and accessory case.
The enlarged board, power adapter and accessory case.
The enlarged board with its chess pieces on the playing surface.
The enlarged board with its chess pieces on the playing surface.
Another view of the enlarged board, its pieces and power adapter.
Another view of the enlarged board, its pieces and power adapter.
Comparison label identified in the original record as belonging to a standard Citrine.
Comparison label identified in the original record as belonging to a standard Citrine.
Original ChessEval documentation

Novag Grand Citrine

Dedicated original ChessEval page for the Grand Citrine.

Historical media recovered for this source page: 21 of 21 referenced files.

Open historical documentation

Technical sources and tournament history

Reviewed additions are separate from the original collector’s dated notes below or above. Program history is not proof that this physical specimen competed.