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|| [[image:Almeria68000.jpg link="https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/859082106/in/album-72157600922171154/"]] ||~   || **Mephisto Almeria**,
a set of [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] [[Module|modules]] by [[Hegener & Glaser]] released in 1988 for their [[Mephisto Module Systems|Mephisto module systems]]. As further development of [[Richard Lang|Richard Lang's]] Mephisto series and successor of [[Mephisto Roma]], Mephisto Almeria won the fourth consecutive title for Richard Lang in charge of Mephisto - at the [[WMCCC 1988]] in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almer%C3%ADa|Almería]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain|Spain]], which were infact three separate titles, the //World Micro Software Champion// of fthe [[WMCCC 1988#Software|Software Group]], where an experimental Almeria program played <ref> [[David Levy]] (**1988**). //8th World Microcomputer Chess Championship//. [[ICGA Journal#11_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4]]</ref>, the //World Micro Manufacturers (Team) Champion// of the [[WMCCC 1988#Manufacturers|Manufacturers Group]], which was a duel of four Mephistos versus four [[Fidelity|Fidelitys]] including a multi-processor machine, and the //Single-CPU World Microcomputer Chess Champion// of the [[WMCCC 1988#Commercial|Commercial Group]], with three programs competing. Short after, the tournament machine played the  [[ACM 1988]] as Mephisto X and became third with 2½/4 only losing from winner [[Deep Thought]], a [[ACM 1988#MephistoCrayBlitz|draw]] versus [[Cray Blitz]], and wins versus [[AI Chess]] and [[Phoenix|Sun Phoenix]]. Almeria further won the [[First International Chess-Computer Tournament in the USSR 1989]] in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow|Moscow]], and also played humans at [[Netherlands-vs-Computers-1989]], the  [[Aegon 1989]], and the [[Aubervilliers Rapid Open#1989|Aubervilliers Rapid Open 1989]]. ||
|| Almeria 68000 <ref>[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/859082106/in/album-72157600922171154/|Almeria-16]] from [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600922171154/|Mephisto | Photo collection]] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ||~   ||^   ||
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=Improvements= 
Despite small improvements in various [[Game Phases|game phases]] due to a tweaked [[Search|search]] and [[Evaluation|evaluation]], and an enhanced 60,000 ply [[Opening Book|opening book]] with 7,000 variations, Mephisto Almeria was the first released Lang program using a [[Transposition Table|transposition table]], in total up to 1 MiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]].

=Versions= 
Three versions were built, a [[68000]] version, and beside the normal [[68020]], the limited edition Mephisto Almeria [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephisto_%28chess_computer%29#Tournament_machines|Tournament machines]] <ref>[[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/mephisto_almeria_turniermaschi.html|Mephisto Almeria Turniermaschine]] from [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html|Chess Computer UK]] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> .
||~ Processor ||~ MHz ||~ ROM [Kib] ||~ RAM [Kib] ||
|| 68000 ||> 12 ||> 128 ||> 512 ||
|| 68020 ||> 12 ||> 128 ||> 1024 ||
|| 68020 TM ||> 30 ||> 128 ||> 1024 ||

=Selected Games=
[[WMCCC 1988]] (Manufacturers), Round 6, [[Fidelity|Fidelity 3]] - Mephisto 4 <ref>[[http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/round.php?tournament=158&round=6&id=1|Almeria 1988 - Chess (Manufacturers) - Round 6 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]]</ref> <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=478965|Looking for games WCCC Almeria 1989]] by [[Jeroen Noomen]], [[CCC]], January 12, 2006</ref>
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[Event "WMCCC 1988 (Manufacturers)"]
[Site "Almeria, Spain"]
[Date "1988.09.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fidelity 3"]
[Black "Mephisto 4"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.a3 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 d5 5.e3 Bg4 6.Bb5 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.g4 Bg6 9.Ne5 Rc8 
10.c4 Bd6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.g5 Nh5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Rg1 d4 15.exd4 O-O 16.dxc5 Re8+ 
17.Kf1 Bxc5 18.d4 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 Re4 20.Nc3 Rxd4 21.Qf3 Na5 22.Rb1 Rf4 23.Qe3 Rxc3 
24.Qxc3 Qb6 25.Rg2 Qxb5+ 26.Kg1 Rf5 27.Qe3 Qd5 28.a4 Rf3 29.Qe8+ Kh7 30.Qb5 Qe4 
31.Qf1 Nf4 32.Re1 Nxh3+ 33.Kh1 Qc6 34.Qb5 Nxf2+ 35.Kg1 Nh3+ 36.Kh2 Nf4 37.Qxc6 Rh3+ 
38.Kg1 Nxc6 39.Rh2 Rxh2 40.Kxh2 Ne6 41.b4 Nxg5 42.Re8 Ne6 43.Ra8 Nxb4 44.Rxa7 Nc5 
45.Ra5 Nbd3 46.Ra8 g5 47.Kg2 0-1
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=See also= 
* [[Various Classifications#Demonology|Demonology]]
* [[Mephisto Portorose]]
* [[Mephisto Roma]]

=Manuals= 
* //Mephisto Almeria - Instruction d´emploi//. (French) [[http://alain.zanchetta.free.fr/docs/mephisto/Almeria-vf.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Alain Zanchetta]]
* //Mephisto Almeria 16 Bit/32 Bit - Bedienungsanleitung//. (German) [[http://alain.zanchetta.free.fr/docs/mephisto/Almeria68020DE.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Alain Zanchetta]]

=Publications=
* [[Eric Hallsworth]] (**1989**). //The New Mephisto Almeria//. [[Selective Search|Computer Chess News Sheet]] 21, pp 3, [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/SS_21.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]

=Forum Posts= 
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=323455|Almeria 32 bit(68020)]] by [[Steve Blincoe]], [[CCC]], October 24, 2003
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24344|FM Jonsson, Hans-Mephisto Almeria 68000 12 MHz, 1½-½ (Simul)]] by [[Lars Sandin]], [[CCC]], October 12, 2008 <ref>[[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1700820|Jonsson, Hans FIDE Chess Profile]]</ref>

=External Links= 
* [[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=202|Mephisto's ICGA Tournaments]] (including Almeria)
* [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/mephisto_almeria_turniermaschi.html|Mephisto Almeria Turniermaschine]] from [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html|Chess Computer UK]] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/module_almeria_16_bit.html|Module Almeria 16 Bit]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://chesseval.com/WorldChampion/Almeria1988.htm|World Chess Computer Championship ALMERIA 1988]] by [[Hans van Mierlo]], [[http://www.chesseval.com/index.html|ChessEval]], February 2014
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Almeria_68000|Mephisto Almeria 68000]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Almeria_68020|Mephisto Almeria 68020]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_TM_Almeria|Mephisto TM Almeria]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/almeria.htm|Mephisto Exclusive Almeria 16 bit]] from [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/index.htm|Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage]] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German)

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