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'''KChess''',<br/>
a family of commercial chess programs by [[Rob McDonell]], written in [[Delphi]], market by his software development business company ''Ark Angles'' <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/index.html ARK ANGLES Great Australian Software]</ref>.
In the early 90s KChess' development was inspired by [[Kaare Danielsen|Kaare Danielsen's]] [[Turbo Chess]] program, and the KChess engine is still largely Turbo Chess with some code improvements <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/review1.html KChess review] by [[Fernando Villegas]]</ref>.
KChess has its own [[GUI]] to run under [[Windows]], ''KChess Advance'' <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/advance.html KChess Advance]</ref> and specially the more sophisticated ''KChess Elite'' <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/elite.html KChess Elite]</ref> focus on educational features and are suited for use with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader screen reader] software for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blind] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_impairment visually impaired] <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/blind.html Chess for the Blind]</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Kches6]]
* [[Turbo Chess]]
=Forum Posts=
==1998 ...==
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/68847c903a89c7b8 Supporting PGN, EPD and FEN] by [[Rob McDonell]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 14, 1998
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/62246165b931657f Kchess - any good?] by Jim Gross, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 15, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/ed065c17c4cdc130 K-Chess Elite 3.5.0.4] by PMG, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], March 11 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=120855 What is the engine in Kchess Elite?] by Martin Grabriel, [[CCC]], July 21, 2000
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/dcfd2f32aeb5c441 KCHESS Elite 32 (V3.6)] by [[Rob McDonell|Kym]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 27, 2002
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/7cb4cb40def418bf KChess Elite version 4 will soon be available] by [[Rob McDonell|Kym]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 18, 2002
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/ab24f9af136aae17 Chess companion] by Quentin Grady, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 25, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8265 K-Chess Elite 4] by [[Fernando Villegas|Fernando]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], February 16, 2017
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8270 Some correspondence with Kaare Danielsen...] by [[Fernando Villegas|Fernando]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], February 17, 2017 » [[Turbo Chess]]
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8611 K-Chess Elite] by [[Fernando Villegas|Fernando]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], October 05, 2017
=External Links=
* [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/index.html KChess by Ark Angles]
* [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/reviews.html KChess reviews and awards]
: [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/review1.html KChess review] by [[Fernando Villegas]]
: [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/review2.html KChess review] by Christo de Klerk
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Commercial]]
[[Category:Delphi]]
[[Category:Chess Suffix]]
[[FILE:kchesselite4s.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/elite.html| KChess Elite <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/elite.html KChess Elite]</ref> ]]
'''KChess''',<br/>
a family of commercial chess programs by [[Rob McDonell]], written in [[Delphi]], market by his software development business company ''Ark Angles'' <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/index.html ARK ANGLES Great Australian Software]</ref>.
In the early 90s KChess' development was inspired by [[Kaare Danielsen|Kaare Danielsen's]] [[Turbo Chess]] program, and the KChess engine is still largely Turbo Chess with some code improvements <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/review1.html KChess review] by [[Fernando Villegas]]</ref>.
KChess has its own [[GUI]] to run under [[Windows]], ''KChess Advance'' <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/advance.html KChess Advance]</ref> and specially the more sophisticated ''KChess Elite'' <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/elite.html KChess Elite]</ref> focus on educational features and are suited for use with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader screen reader] software for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blind] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_impairment visually impaired] <ref>[http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/blind.html Chess for the Blind]</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Kches6]]
* [[Turbo Chess]]
=Forum Posts=
==1998 ...==
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/68847c903a89c7b8 Supporting PGN, EPD and FEN] by [[Rob McDonell]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 14, 1998
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/62246165b931657f Kchess - any good?] by Jim Gross, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 15, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/ed065c17c4cdc130 K-Chess Elite 3.5.0.4] by PMG, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], March 11 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=120855 What is the engine in Kchess Elite?] by Martin Grabriel, [[CCC]], July 21, 2000
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/dcfd2f32aeb5c441 KCHESS Elite 32 (V3.6)] by [[Rob McDonell|Kym]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 27, 2002
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/7cb4cb40def418bf KChess Elite version 4 will soon be available] by [[Rob McDonell|Kym]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 18, 2002
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/ab24f9af136aae17 Chess companion] by Quentin Grady, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 25, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8265 K-Chess Elite 4] by [[Fernando Villegas|Fernando]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], February 16, 2017
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8270 Some correspondence with Kaare Danielsen...] by [[Fernando Villegas|Fernando]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], February 17, 2017 » [[Turbo Chess]]
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8611 K-Chess Elite] by [[Fernando Villegas|Fernando]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], October 05, 2017
=External Links=
* [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/index.html KChess by Ark Angles]
* [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/reviews.html KChess reviews and awards]
: [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/review1.html KChess review] by [[Fernando Villegas]]
: [http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/review2.html KChess review] by Christo de Klerk
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Commercial]]
[[Category:Delphi]]
[[Category:Chess Suffix]]
