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* [http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/profs/electron/cats/acornsoft.html Acornsoft - BBC Micro/Acorn Electron Professional Games - Acorn Electron World] | * [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 | * [http://www.8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/games.shtml BBC Computer Related Manuals: Games] has a Acornsoft Chess Manual | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 16 December 2019
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Acornsoft Chess, (Chess)
a commercial chess program for the BBC Micro, Model B and Acorn Electron written by Arthur Norman and Nick Pelling in 6502 assembly [2], and released in 1982 and 1983 respectively by Acornsoft.
Chess recognizes all legal chess moves, including castling, en passant, queening, and minor promotions. The program uses pure coordinates for game notation and entering moves, allows to manually set up positions [3], and it features 10 levels of play.
Screenshot
Acornsoft Chess (V2.1) 2D Graphics Board [4]
See also
External Links
- Chess (V2.1) - Complete BBC Games Archive
- Chess for BBC Micro (1983) MobyGames
- Acornsoft Chess - Stairwaytohell.com
- Acornsoft Chess - Computing History
- Acornsoft - BBC Micro/Acorn Electron Professional Games - Acorn Electron World
- BBC Computer Related Manuals: Games has a Acornsoft Chess Manual
- Electron Games Reviews - Chess
