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[[FILE:Chess_Acornsoft_000.jpg|border|right|thumb| Cassette Cover Art <ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/game/chess_acornsoft Chess for BBC Micro (1983)] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref> ]]
'''Acornsoft Chess''', (Chess)<br/>
a commercial chess program for the [[BBC Micro|BBC Micro, Model B]] and [[BBC Micro#Electron|Acorn Electron]] written by [[Arthur Norman]] and [[Nick Pelling]] in [[6502]] [[Assembly|assembly]] <ref>[http://www.beebgames.com/npinterv.php Interview With Nick Pelling, AKA Orlando M Pilchard - The BBC Games Archive] (2006)</ref>, and released in 1982 and 1983 respectively by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acornsoft Acornsoft].
Chess recognizes all legal [[Moves|chess moves]], including [[Castling|castling]], [[En passant|en passant]], [[Promotions|queening]], and [[Promotions#MinorPromotion|minor promotions]]. The program uses [[Algebraic Chess Notation#PureCoordinateNotation|pure coordinates]] for [[Game Notation|game notation]] and [[Entering Moves|entering moves]], allows to manually set up [[Chess Position|positions]] <ref> [http://www.mobygames.com/game/chess_acornsoft Chess for BBC Micro (1983)] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref>, and it features 10 levels of play.
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:ChessModelB-Acornsoft.png|none|border|text-bottom|link=http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=924]]
Acornsoft Chess (V2.1) [[2D Graphics Board|2D Graphics Board]] <ref>[http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=924 Chess (V2.1) - Complete BBC Games Archive]</ref>
=See also=
* [[Atom Chess]]
* [[Beeb Chess]]
* [[Chess (David Thompson)]]
* [[Micro Power Chess]]
=External Links=
* [http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=924 Chess (V2.1) - Complete BBC Games Archive]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/chess_acornsoft Chess for BBC Micro (1983)] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]
* [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/temporary/sth_old/1999_04_01/games/acornsoft/Acornsoft-Chess.html Acornsoft Chess - Stairwaytohell.com]
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/3569/Chess/ Acornsoft Chess - Computing History]
* [http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/profs/electron/cats/acornsoft.html Acornsoft - BBC Micro/Acorn Electron Professional Games - Acorn Electron World]
* [http://www.8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/games.shtml BBC Computer Related Manuals: Games] has a Acornsoft Chess Manual
=References=
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[[FILE:Chess_Acornsoft_000.jpg|border|right|thumb| Cassette Cover Art <ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/game/chess_acornsoft Chess for BBC Micro (1983)] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref> ]]
'''Acornsoft Chess''', (Chess)<br/>
a commercial chess program for the [[BBC Micro|BBC Micro, Model B]] and [[BBC Micro#Electron|Acorn Electron]] written by [[Arthur Norman]] and [[Nick Pelling]] in [[6502]] [[Assembly|assembly]] <ref>[http://www.beebgames.com/npinterv.php Interview With Nick Pelling, AKA Orlando M Pilchard - The BBC Games Archive] (2006)</ref>, and released in 1982 and 1983 respectively by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acornsoft Acornsoft].
Chess recognizes all legal [[Moves|chess moves]], including [[Castling|castling]], [[En passant|en passant]], [[Promotions|queening]], and [[Promotions#MinorPromotion|minor promotions]]. The program uses [[Algebraic Chess Notation#PureCoordinateNotation|pure coordinates]] for [[Game Notation|game notation]] and [[Entering Moves|entering moves]], allows to manually set up [[Chess Position|positions]] <ref> [http://www.mobygames.com/game/chess_acornsoft Chess for BBC Micro (1983)] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref>, and it features 10 levels of play.
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:ChessModelB-Acornsoft.png|none|border|text-bottom|link=http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=924]]
Acornsoft Chess (V2.1) [[2D Graphics Board|2D Graphics Board]] <ref>[http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=924 Chess (V2.1) - Complete BBC Games Archive]</ref>
=See also=
* [[Atom Chess]]
* [[Beeb Chess]]
* [[Chess (David Thompson)]]
* [[Micro Power Chess]]
=External Links=
* [http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=924 Chess (V2.1) - Complete BBC Games Archive]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/chess_acornsoft Chess for BBC Micro (1983)] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]
* [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/temporary/sth_old/1999_04_01/games/acornsoft/Acornsoft-Chess.html Acornsoft Chess - Stairwaytohell.com]
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/3569/Chess/ Acornsoft Chess - Computing History]
* [http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/profs/electron/cats/acornsoft.html Acornsoft - BBC Micro/Acorn Electron Professional Games - Acorn Electron World]
* [http://www.8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/games.shtml BBC Computer Related Manuals: Games] has a Acornsoft Chess Manual
=References=
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