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'''Intelligent Chess''', (SciSys Intelligent Chess)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] and early forerunner of both [[Databases|chess database]] and chess display system based on a system called [[Tolinka]] by [[Barry Savage]], a [[2D Graphics Board]] displayed on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television Television] screen with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashing flashing] square features. Further, games along with audio commentaries could be stored and retrieved using an integrated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonic_sound Stereo] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_cassette audio cassette] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_recorder tape recorder]. Intelligent Chess was developed by [[Philidor Software]], and manufactured by [[Saitek|SciSys]] for the associated ''Intelligent Games Ltd.'', forerunner of [[Intelligent Software]], released in 1980.

=Authors=
[[FILE:LevyOConnell.JPG|border|right|thumb|Designers: [[David Levy]] and [[Kevin O’Connell]] <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-1980%20%5BG-0101%5D%20SciSys%20-%20Intelligent%20Chess.pdf SciSys - Intelligent Chess] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref> ]]

Concept and design of Intelligent Chess were by [[David Levy]] and [[Kevin O’Connell]]. The 8 KiB [[6502]] program was based on the [[Chess Champion Super System III]] by [[Mike Johnson]] and the then latest version of the [[Philidor]] playing program, according to [[Mike Watters]] mainly written by [[Mark Taylor]] <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>. The circuit design was by [[Barry Savage]], inventor of the [[Tolinka]] display system <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Levy,_David David Levy interview] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref>.

=See also=
* [[Intelligent Chess Software]]
* [[Intelligent Software]]
* [[Philidor]]
* [[Philidor Software]]
* [[Dedicated Chess Computers#GameConsole|Video Game Console Engines]]

=Publications=
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-1980%20%5BG-0101%5D%20SciSys%20-%20Intelligent%20Chess.pdf SciSys - Intelligent Chess] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]], with various English, German and Dutch articles, including
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Harding_%28chess_player%29 Tim Harding] ('''1981'''). ''Barry Savage's Tolinka Forerunner of SciSys Intelligent Chess''. [http://books.google.com/books/about/The_chess_computer_book.html?id=vQQZAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y The Chess Computer Book], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Press Pergamon Press]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Harding_%28chess_player%29 Tim Harding] ('''1981'''). ''SciSys Intelligent Chess''. [http://books.google.com/books/about/The_chess_computer_book.html?id=vQQZAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y The Chess Computer Book], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Press Pergamon Press]
: [[Hans-Peter Ketterling]] ('''1981'''). ''Computer auf dem Vormarsch, VIII. Teil''. [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochade_Europa Rochade] (German)
: [[Karsten Bauermeister]] ('''1997'''). ''Seiner Zeit voraus: Intelligent Chess - der erste Schachcomputer mit eingebauter Datenbank''. [[Computerschach und Spiele]] (German)

=External Links=
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/intelligent_chess.html Intelligent Chess] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/SciSys_Intelligent_Chess SciSys Intelligent Chess] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]

=References=
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