Some excerpts taken from a Saitek Computer Catalog And for those who want the ultimate, at the top of the range, Saitek offers beautiful handcrafted wooden chessboards, with modules to suit all abilities. More experienced players can choose from a wide range of designs, product features and price. Saitek over the years have introduced an enormous range of competitively priced attractive chess computers and they still introduce new models into the market today. This Garry Kasparov endorsement picture is taken from a 1995 Saitek chess computer box. And all entry level chess computers now contain a range of fun levels, which duplicate the mistakes made by beginners to enable you to learn from them.
The Kasparov Training program, for beginners and intermediate players, with their comprehensive chess training books, help players learn the techniques to win. Strong new, or upgraded, programs in almost all the products will challenge top club players while giving beginners a good chance of winning.
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Saitek’s chess computers are endorsed by the World Champion himself, Garry Kasparov, and they offer a range of products from portable LCD to deluxe wooden tabletop.
The use of this brand name helped their sales across the world and when they bought Hegener & Glaser’s Mephisto in 1994, they became the world’s largest manufacturer of dedicated chess computers. Saitek was formed in 1987 when the owner Eric Winkler decided to change the name of his company which had previously operated under the name of SciSys since 1979.īoth SciSys and Saitek have enjoyed over the years the use of the name Kasparov through the cooperation of the chess world champion Garry Kasparov.