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'''Commodore ChessMate''', (Commodore CHESSmate)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International Commodore] with a program based on [[MicroChess]] by [[Peter Jennings]], released in 1978. The computer was built in [[KIM-1]] technology and had a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology MOS Technology] processor of the [[6502]] family, the 28 pin '''6504''' could only address 8 kibibytes, where the chess program was persistant in 5 kibibytes of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]], and used only 320 bytes of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]] <ref>[http://www.computermuseum-mannheim.de/comp_commodore.htm Computermuseum Mannheim - Commodore] (German)</ref> . For user interaction, it had a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane_keyboard membrane keyboard], four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-segment_display seven-segment displays], and four further status [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode LEDs].
=Tournament Play=
Commodore ChessMate played the [[MCCT 1978|Second West Coast Computer Faire Microcomputer Chess Tournament]] in March 1978, where it became runner-up behind [[Sargon]] <ref>[[Larry Wagner]] ('''1978'''). ''Results of First Microcomputer Chess Tournament''. [http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102686281 Silicon Gulch Gazette], Vol. 2, No. 4, May 10, 1978, pg. 9</ref>.
=See also=
* [[6502]]
* [[Cassia Chess Mate]]
* [[Chessmate]]
* [[Kasparov Chessmate]]
* [[KIM-1]]
* [[MicroChess]]
=External Links=
* [http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/kim-1/peter-jennings/page_01.htm DigiBarn: Peter Jennings and his MicroChess, Kim-1, and other wondrous artifacts]
* [http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/chess.html Secret Weapons of Commodore: The Commodore CHESSmate] by [https://twitter.com/doctorlinguist Cameron Kaiser]
* [http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/item/the_beginning/en Commodore Info Page - Articles: The beginning]
* [http://www.ismenio.com/chess_commodore_chessmate.html Ismenio's chess computer collection - Commodore CHESSmate]
* [http://www.mos6502.com/friday-commodore/chessmate-vs-videopac-c7010/ CHESSmate vs. Videopac C7010 | A Commodore Geek's Blog], February 17, 2012 » [[Videopac C 7010]]
* [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Chessmate Commodore Chessmate from Wikipedia.ru] (Russian)
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessmate Chessmate from Wikipedia.de] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Commodore_Chessmate Commodore Chessmate] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.homecomputermuseum.de/game/60_de.htm Commodore CHESSmate] (German)
* [http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Commodore_CHESSmate Commodore CHESSmate – C64-Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.computermuseum-mannheim.de/comp_commodore.htm Computermuseum Mannheim - Commodore] (German)
* [http://www.computersammler.de/sammlung/homecomputer/commodore/commodore-chessmate/ Commodore Chessmate | Geschichten eines Sammlers] (German)
=References=
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[[FILE:Commodore_Chessmate.jpg|border|right|thumb|Commodore ChessMate <ref>[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessmate Chessmate from Wikipedia.de]</ref> ]]
'''Commodore ChessMate''', (Commodore CHESSmate)<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International Commodore] with a program based on [[MicroChess]] by [[Peter Jennings]], released in 1978. The computer was built in [[KIM-1]] technology and had a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology MOS Technology] processor of the [[6502]] family, the 28 pin '''6504''' could only address 8 kibibytes, where the chess program was persistant in 5 kibibytes of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]], and used only 320 bytes of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]] <ref>[http://www.computermuseum-mannheim.de/comp_commodore.htm Computermuseum Mannheim - Commodore] (German)</ref> . For user interaction, it had a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane_keyboard membrane keyboard], four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-segment_display seven-segment displays], and four further status [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode LEDs].
=Tournament Play=
Commodore ChessMate played the [[MCCT 1978|Second West Coast Computer Faire Microcomputer Chess Tournament]] in March 1978, where it became runner-up behind [[Sargon]] <ref>[[Larry Wagner]] ('''1978'''). ''Results of First Microcomputer Chess Tournament''. [http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102686281 Silicon Gulch Gazette], Vol. 2, No. 4, May 10, 1978, pg. 9</ref>.
=See also=
* [[6502]]
* [[Cassia Chess Mate]]
* [[Chessmate]]
* [[Kasparov Chessmate]]
* [[KIM-1]]
* [[MicroChess]]
=External Links=
* [http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/kim-1/peter-jennings/page_01.htm DigiBarn: Peter Jennings and his MicroChess, Kim-1, and other wondrous artifacts]
* [http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/chess.html Secret Weapons of Commodore: The Commodore CHESSmate] by [https://twitter.com/doctorlinguist Cameron Kaiser]
* [http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/item/the_beginning/en Commodore Info Page - Articles: The beginning]
* [http://www.ismenio.com/chess_commodore_chessmate.html Ismenio's chess computer collection - Commodore CHESSmate]
* [http://www.mos6502.com/friday-commodore/chessmate-vs-videopac-c7010/ CHESSmate vs. Videopac C7010 | A Commodore Geek's Blog], February 17, 2012 » [[Videopac C 7010]]
* [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Chessmate Commodore Chessmate from Wikipedia.ru] (Russian)
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessmate Chessmate from Wikipedia.de] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Commodore_Chessmate Commodore Chessmate] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.homecomputermuseum.de/game/60_de.htm Commodore CHESSmate] (German)
* [http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Commodore_CHESSmate Commodore CHESSmate – C64-Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.computermuseum-mannheim.de/comp_commodore.htm Computermuseum Mannheim - Commodore] (German)
* [http://www.computersammler.de/sammlung/homecomputer/commodore/commodore-chessmate/ Commodore Chessmate | Geschichten eines Sammlers] (German)
=References=
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