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'''Zorland Chess''',<br/>
a chess program as part of the ''Zorland Games Toolkit'' to accompany the '''Zorland''' <ref>Zorland, the company by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bright Walter Bright], was later renamed to Zortech and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Mars Digital Mars], where Walter Bright created the [[D (Programming Language)|D programming language]]</ref> [[C]] compiler, released in 1986.
According to a description by [[Carey Bloodworth]], Zorland Chess was developed by the British company ''Oxford Mobius'' <ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/company/oxford-mobius Oxford Mobius - MobyGames]</ref>, programmers were [[Nigel Lea]], [[Graham Barrie]], et al..
It was a [[Bitboards|bitboard]] chess program, based on the [[Chess (Program)|Chess 4.x]] description by [[David Slate]] and [[Larry Atkin]] <ref>[[David Slate]], [[Larry Atkin]] ('''1977'''). ''Chess 4.5 - The Northwestern University Chess Program.'' [[Chess Skill in Man and Machine]], reprinted (1988) in [[Computer Chess Compendium]]</ref>,
and the didcatic [[Chess 0.5]] [[Pascal]] program by Larry Atkin and [[Peter W. Frey]] published 1978/1979 in the [[Byte Magazine]].
The program featured [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Graphics_Adapter CGA graphics] and was able to [[Pondering|ponder]].
=Forum Posts=
* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/kecoM_YlyAM/m/roq5DUPu4B4J Re: Computer chess books] by Stephen L. Mitchell, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], February 07, 1997
* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/-Htriw7WoVI/m/x5QTBIP9GVsJ Re: small chess program source] by PubPost, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 11, 2001
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=23616&start=34 Re: source available----] by [[Carey Bloodworth|Carey]], [[CCC]], September 11, 2008
* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/9lIXddSjJgI/m/Uu8ZIurNFhAJ Re: GetClub Easy Level now as good as Rybka at 5 sec / move] by Why_am_I_Here, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 14, 2009
=External Links=
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221115817/http://classicchess.googlepages.com/Chess.htm Classic Computer Chess - ... The programs of yesteryear | Programs | Zorland Chess] by [[Carey Bloodworth|Carey]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive Internet Archive])
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Open Source]]
[[Category:8086]]
[[Category:DosEngine]]
[[Category:Chess Suffix]]
[https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/kecoM_YlyAM/m/NiCnP8wRgnQJ Computer chess books] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], February 05, 1997
'''Zorland Chess''',<br/>
a chess program as part of the ''Zorland Games Toolkit'' to accompany the '''Zorland''' <ref>Zorland, the company by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bright Walter Bright], was later renamed to Zortech and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Mars Digital Mars], where Walter Bright created the [[D (Programming Language)|D programming language]]</ref> [[C]] compiler, released in 1986.
According to a description by [[Carey Bloodworth]], Zorland Chess was developed by the British company ''Oxford Mobius'' <ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/company/oxford-mobius Oxford Mobius - MobyGames]</ref>, programmers were [[Nigel Lea]], [[Graham Barrie]], et al..
It was a [[Bitboards|bitboard]] chess program, based on the [[Chess (Program)|Chess 4.x]] description by [[David Slate]] and [[Larry Atkin]] <ref>[[David Slate]], [[Larry Atkin]] ('''1977'''). ''Chess 4.5 - The Northwestern University Chess Program.'' [[Chess Skill in Man and Machine]], reprinted (1988) in [[Computer Chess Compendium]]</ref>,
and the didcatic [[Chess 0.5]] [[Pascal]] program by Larry Atkin and [[Peter W. Frey]] published 1978/1979 in the [[Byte Magazine]].
The program featured [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Graphics_Adapter CGA graphics] and was able to [[Pondering|ponder]].
=Forum Posts=
* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/kecoM_YlyAM/m/roq5DUPu4B4J Re: Computer chess books] by Stephen L. Mitchell, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], February 07, 1997
* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/-Htriw7WoVI/m/x5QTBIP9GVsJ Re: small chess program source] by PubPost, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 11, 2001
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=23616&start=34 Re: source available----] by [[Carey Bloodworth|Carey]], [[CCC]], September 11, 2008
* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/9lIXddSjJgI/m/Uu8ZIurNFhAJ Re: GetClub Easy Level now as good as Rybka at 5 sec / move] by Why_am_I_Here, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 14, 2009
=External Links=
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221115817/http://classicchess.googlepages.com/Chess.htm Classic Computer Chess - ... The programs of yesteryear | Programs | Zorland Chess] by [[Carey Bloodworth|Carey]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive Internet Archive])
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Open Source]]
[[Category:8086]]
[[Category:DosEngine]]
[[Category:Chess Suffix]]
[https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.chess.computer/c/kecoM_YlyAM/m/NiCnP8wRgnQJ Computer chess books] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], February 05, 1997
