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[[FILE:ParExcellence.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858170505/in/album-72157600922170604/| Par Excellence <ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/albums/72157600922170604/page2 Flickr - Fotosharing - 2. Fidelity] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
'''Par Excellence''', (Fidelity Par Excellence)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Fidelity Electronics]], produced and distributed since 1986 as successor of the [[Excellence]] with an positional improved [[Sargon]] based [[6502]] program by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]], similar to the [[Elite|Elite Avant Garde]] except its [[Check Extensions|check extensions]] <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1986'''). ''Reviews - Fidelity - The Avant Garde and Par Excellence Bugs''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] 1986, Fall/Winter Edition, pp. 77</ref>, running at 5 MHz.
=Expert Rating=
The Par Excellence was rated 2100 by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation United States Chess Federation`s] Computer Rating Agency, an independent certifying body.
At a rating tournament March 8 to 9, 1986 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Habra,_California La Habra, California], the Par Excellence played four games each against 10 human players rated from 1776 to 2127, or high category 2 to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_title#Expert expert]. The computer won 26 games, drew 6 and lost 8 <ref>[https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/sun-sentinel.com/ A Chess Computer With An Expert Rating] by Humberto Cruz, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-Sentinel Sun Sentinel], June 22, 1986</ref>.
''Schachcomputer.info Wiki'' mentions an [[SSDF]] Elo rating of 1835 <ref>[https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Par_Excellence Fidelity Par Excellence] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref> as well as 1911 of a private tournament rating list for the 5 MHz version <ref>[https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Wiki-Elo-Liste Wiki-Elo-Liste – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref> <ref>[https://www.schachcomputer.info/html/private_elo_liste.html Schachcomputer.info - Elo Turnier Liste]</ref>.
=Tournament Play=
At the [[USOCCC 1986|Second United States Open Computer Chess Championship 1986]], Fidelity Elite 86M and Fidelity Excellence 86M had Par Excellence programs in [[Elite|Elite Avant Garde]] and [[Excellence]] housing <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1986'''). ''2nd U.S. Open Computer Chess Championship''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] 1986, Fall/Winter Edition, pp. 27</ref>, both in the middle of the pack with 3/6. Further, the Par Excellence played the [[Aegon 1987]] also with 3/6.
=See also=
* [[Elite]]
* [[Excel]]
* [[Excellence]]
* [[Fidelity]]
* [[Fidelity Electronics]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844 Fidelity Par Excellence] by Larry, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 28, 2008
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=50563 Excellence/Par Excellence] by Reinfeld, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], February 28, 2011
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5641 Designer 2000 and Excellence - The same program?] by Celadus, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 16, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/par_excellence.html Fidelity Par Excellence Electronic Chess Computer] by [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/fidelity_par_excellence.html Fidelity Par Excellence] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Par_Excellence Fidelity Par Excellence] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
==Misc==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/par_excellence par excellence - Wiktionary]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Dedicated]]
[[FILE:ParExcellence.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858170505/in/album-72157600922170604/| Par Excellence <ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/albums/72157600922170604/page2 Flickr - Fotosharing - 2. Fidelity] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
'''Par Excellence''', (Fidelity Par Excellence)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Fidelity Electronics]], produced and distributed since 1986 as successor of the [[Excellence]] with an positional improved [[Sargon]] based [[6502]] program by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]], similar to the [[Elite|Elite Avant Garde]] except its [[Check Extensions|check extensions]] <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1986'''). ''Reviews - Fidelity - The Avant Garde and Par Excellence Bugs''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] 1986, Fall/Winter Edition, pp. 77</ref>, running at 5 MHz.
=Expert Rating=
The Par Excellence was rated 2100 by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation United States Chess Federation`s] Computer Rating Agency, an independent certifying body.
At a rating tournament March 8 to 9, 1986 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Habra,_California La Habra, California], the Par Excellence played four games each against 10 human players rated from 1776 to 2127, or high category 2 to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_title#Expert expert]. The computer won 26 games, drew 6 and lost 8 <ref>[https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/sun-sentinel.com/ A Chess Computer With An Expert Rating] by Humberto Cruz, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-Sentinel Sun Sentinel], June 22, 1986</ref>.
''Schachcomputer.info Wiki'' mentions an [[SSDF]] Elo rating of 1835 <ref>[https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Par_Excellence Fidelity Par Excellence] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref> as well as 1911 of a private tournament rating list for the 5 MHz version <ref>[https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Wiki-Elo-Liste Wiki-Elo-Liste – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref> <ref>[https://www.schachcomputer.info/html/private_elo_liste.html Schachcomputer.info - Elo Turnier Liste]</ref>.
=Tournament Play=
At the [[USOCCC 1986|Second United States Open Computer Chess Championship 1986]], Fidelity Elite 86M and Fidelity Excellence 86M had Par Excellence programs in [[Elite|Elite Avant Garde]] and [[Excellence]] housing <ref>[[Larry Kaufman]] ('''1986'''). ''2nd U.S. Open Computer Chess Championship''. [[Computer Chess Reports]] 1986, Fall/Winter Edition, pp. 27</ref>, both in the middle of the pack with 3/6. Further, the Par Excellence played the [[Aegon 1987]] also with 3/6.
=See also=
* [[Elite]]
* [[Excel]]
* [[Excellence]]
* [[Fidelity]]
* [[Fidelity Electronics]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844 Fidelity Par Excellence] by Larry, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 28, 2008
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=50563 Excellence/Par Excellence] by Reinfeld, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], February 28, 2011
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5641 Designer 2000 and Excellence - The same program?] by Celadus, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 16, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/par_excellence.html Fidelity Par Excellence Electronic Chess Computer] by [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/fidelity_par_excellence.html Fidelity Par Excellence] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Par_Excellence Fidelity Par Excellence] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
==Misc==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/par_excellence par excellence - Wiktionary]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Dedicated]]
