Hello,
Really bad news.
Eric's site was for me in the top 3 of chess computers chess sites, and the first in French.
Beautiful photos of the machines, complete tests, with history and numerous crosstabs by test and brand.
The largest library of articles on electronic chess published in the French press.
All his work is still available (though some links are missing) on Wayback.
We battled IRL at the Saintes tournament in 2011.
(7) Scisys Turbo King II - Chafitz Steinitz [D13]
Paris 2011 Saints (2.2), 15.05.2011
Code:
1.d4 d5 21.Nxa2 a5 41.Nd8 Bc3 61.Bf2 Bb6
2.Nf3 Nf6 22.bxa5 bxa5 42.Rxa2 Rxa2 62.Kg2 Ba5
3.c4 c6 23.Nc3 a4 43.Ne6 Ne4 63.Kf3 Bd2
4.cxd5 cxd5 24.Bb5 Bxb5 44.Bg1 Bb4 64.Ke2 Bc1
5.Nc3 Nc6 25.Nxb5 Ng7 45.Nc7 Nc3 65.Kf3 Rc3
6.Bf4 e6 26.Rfc1 a3 46.Ne6 Bd6 66.Bg1 Ra3
7.e3 Be7 27.Rc7 Bb4 47.Ne1 Ne4 67.Bf2 Rb3
8.Bd3 0-0 28.Bf4 Ne8 48.Nd3 Rd2 68.Bg1 Rc3
9.h3 Bd7 29.Rb7 g5 49.Ndc5 Rc2 69.Bf2 Ra3
10.0-0 Qb6 30.Bg3 Ra4 50.Nxe4 dxe4 70.Bg1 Bd2
11.Na4 Qa5 31.Ra7 Rxa7 51.g4 Kg8 71.Bf2 Rd3
12.Nc3 Nb4 32.Nxa7 Rf7 52.Nd8 Be7 72.Bg1 Bc3
13.Be2 Nh5 33.Nc6 Bf8 53.Nb7 Kf7 73.Ke2 Ke4
14.Be5 f6 34.Nd8 Ra7 54.Kg2 Ke6 74.Kf1 Kf3
15.Bh2 g6 35.Nxe6 Bb4 55.Kg3 Rb2 75.Bf2 Rd1+
16.Qb3 b6 36.Ra2 Kh8 56.Na5 Kd5 76.Be1 Rxe1# 0-1
17.a3 Nc6 37.Bh2 Rb7 57.Kg2 Bd8
18.Qa2 a6 38.Kf1 Ra7 58.Nb7 Rxb7
19.b4 Nxb4 39.g3 Nd6 59.f3 exf3+
20.axb4 Qxa2 40.Ra1 a2 60.Kxf3 Rb3
Many thanks, Eric .
Sadly,
mychess