NEWS – PHOENIX CHESS SYSTEMS

Mephisto Phoenix: Update to version 4.01B available (11/11/2023) A new release will be published tomorrow, the 12th of November, at 17:30. It is a small release with Stockfish 16, we solved a bug with the Portorose emulator and added a display option where you can choose to show (not show) the score of the position and show (blank) the score evaluaition bar. We also changed the output for… Continue Reading
Mephisto Phoenix: First update to version 4.01A available (8/1/2023) We’ve been working hard for the last few months – not only on the first update for your Phoenix, but also on collecting feedback, looking at ways to implement new features, and last but not least, on an update and server structure to provide you with regular updates in the future.With this update you get the following new features:Tablebases support… Continue Reading
The first license upgrade starts! (8/1/2023) The first license upgrade brings you 3 more high-end engines for the "Play against Computer" mode: Komodo Dragon 3, Leela Zero and Ginkgo, the engine known from the popular Power Fritz 18. All 3 programs have become world champions in computer chess in Vienna in late summer 2022. Please note that the previous installation of version 4.01A is a prerequisite… Continue Reading
New Mephisto Phoenix Chess Computer System (10/16/2022) Released ! The possibility to pre-order the newly developed Mephisto Phoenix Chess System is available, built in cooperation with Millennium 2000. The first available systems will have the well-known emulations already on board and will be sold at the special first editions prices during a short pre-order phase. The system consists of a small operator console and can be ordered… Continue Reading
Phoenix Chess Systems partners with Millennium (9/1/2020) Phoenix Chess Systems partners with Millennium to take computerchess to 'the next level' It has been a very interesting computerchess career, developing my first chess program when I was 14 although computer chess as a whole and for the world was yet unknown to me. This changed decades later when I started to develop some of the most powerful chess… Continue Reading