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'''Colossus Chess''', (Colossus)<br/>
 
'''Colossus Chess''', (Colossus)<br/>
 
the series of chess programs by [[Martin Bryant]] developed from 1983 on an [[Apple II]] in [[6502]] [[Assembly]], based on Bryant's former program [[White Knight]].  
 
the series of chess programs by [[Martin Bryant]] developed from 1983 on an [[Apple II]] in [[6502]] [[Assembly]], based on Bryant's former program [[White Knight]].  
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Colossus Chess 2.0 was the first commercial release in 1884 for the [[Commodore 64]] and this and subsequent versions for other 6502, [[Z80]], [[68000]] and [[8086]] based [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer home computers] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer personal computers], such as [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Atari ST]], [[Amiga]], and finally for the [[IBM PC]].  
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Colossus Chess 2.0 was the first commercial release in 1984 for the [[Commodore 64]] and this and subsequent versions for other 6502, [[Z80]], [[68000]] and [[8086]] based [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer home computers] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer personal computers], such as [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Atari ST]], [[Amiga]], and finally for the [[IBM PC]].  
 
Colossus Chess pioneered a sophisticated [[GUI]] with an optional [[3D Graphics Board|3D chessboard]], and lot of new features for that time, and has become one of the best selling chess programs of all time <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.  
 
Colossus Chess pioneered a sophisticated [[GUI]] with an optional [[3D Graphics Board|3D chessboard]], and lot of new features for that time, and has become one of the best selling chess programs of all time <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.  
 
Colossus Chess played the [[European MCC 1983]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] and the [[WMCCC 1984]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow Glasgow].  
 
Colossus Chess played the [[European MCC 1983]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] and the [[WMCCC 1984]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow Glasgow].  
  
 
=Colossus Chess UCI=
 
=Colossus Chess UCI=
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While the work on the commercial Colossus Chess series finished in 1991, Martin Bryant started a completely new and freely available [[UCI]] version in 2004, running under [[Windows]], first written in [[C sharp|C#]] then converted to [[C]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_Chess Colossus Chess from Wikipedia]</ref>, released in 2005 through 2008 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23914 Colossus 2008b available] by [[Martin Bryant]], [[CCC]], September 23, 2008</ref>.
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While the work on the commercial Colossus Chess series finished in 1991, Martin Bryant started a completely new and freely available [[UCI]] version in 2004, running under [[Windows]], first written in [[C sharp|C#]] then converted to [[C]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_Chess Colossus Chess from Wikipedia]</ref>, released in 2005 through 2008 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23914 Colossus 2008b available] by [[Martin Bryant]], [[CCC]], September 23, 2008</ref>, as well as 13 years later in '''2021''' as 64-bit [[Windows]] executable <ref>[http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/colossuschessuci.htm Colossus Chess UCI]</ref>.
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Some features as mentioned in History / Test Results of the Colossus Chess UCI site <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160517033111/http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/colossuschessuci.htm Colossus Chess UCI], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine]</ref>:
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Some features as mentioned in History / Test Results of the Colossus Chess UCI site <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160517033111/http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/colossuschessuci.htm Colossus Chess UCI], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine]</ref>:
  
 
==[[Search]]==
 
==[[Search]]==
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=Forum Posts=
 
=Forum Posts=
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==1996 ...==
 
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/sSM1VmPXiRs/2GnSpzSO-lkJ Searching for Martin P. Bryant / Colossus X -Chess] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 08, 1996
 
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/sSM1VmPXiRs/2GnSpzSO-lkJ Searching for Martin P. Bryant / Colossus X -Chess] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 08, 1996
 
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ImM6kb4pjxc/UMeuQYOPz4wJ Colossus X - how strong today ?] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 25, 1998
 
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ImM6kb4pjxc/UMeuQYOPz4wJ Colossus X - how strong today ?] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 25, 1998
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* [http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5632&start=1 Re: Colossus 2008b] by [[Graham Banks]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CCRL Discussion Board]], January 12, 2011 (Download)
 
* [http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5632&start=1 Re: Colossus 2008b] by [[Graham Banks]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CCRL Discussion Board]], January 12, 2011 (Download)
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65961 Colossus 2008b] by [[Bryan Whitby]], [[CCC]], December 10, 2017
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65961 Colossus 2008b] by [[Bryan Whitby]], [[CCC]], December 10, 2017
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==2020 ...==
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* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=78281 Colossus Chess 2021 !!] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[CCC]], September 28, 2021
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* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=78303 Colossus 2021a - Minor updates] by [[Martin Bryant]], [[CCC]], October 01, 2021
  
 
=External Links=
 
=External Links=
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* [http://hol.abime.net/3066 Colossus Chess X : Hall Of Light – The database of Amiga games]
 
* [http://hol.abime.net/3066 Colossus Chess X : Hall Of Light – The database of Amiga games]
 
* [http://www.top-5000.nl/cp.htm Free Chess Downloads] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
 
* [http://www.top-5000.nl/cp.htm Free Chess Downloads] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
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===Colossus Chess UCI?===
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===Colossus Chess UCI===
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20160517033111/http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/colossuschessuci.htm Colossus Chess UCI], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine]
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* [http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/colossuschessuci.htm Colossus Chess UCI]
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* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/compare_engines.cgi?family=Colossus&print=Rating+list&print=Results+table&print=LOS+table&print=Ponder+hit+table&print=Eval+difference+table&print=Comopp+gamenum+table&print=Overlap+table&print=Score+with+common+opponents Colossus] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/40]]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20160517033111/http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/colossuschessuci.htm Colossus Chess UCI] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine], May 2016)
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* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/compare_engines.cgi?family=Colossus&print=Rating+list&print=Results+table&print=LOS+table&print=Ponder+hit+table&print=Eval+difference+table&print=Comopp+gamenum+table&print=Overlap+table&print=Score+with+common+opponents Colossus] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/15]]
 
==Misc==
 
==Misc==
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus Colossus from Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus Colossus from Wikipedia]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum Colosseum from Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum Colosseum from Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_%28disambiguation%29 Colosseum (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_%28disambiguation%29 Colosseum (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
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* [[:Category:Colosseum|Colosseum]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_Live#Track_listing Rope Ladder to the Moon], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
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* [[:Category:Colosseum|Colosseum]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_Live#Track_listing Rope Ladder to the Moon] (1971), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
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: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Clarke Mark Clarke], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Clempson Clem Clempson], [[:Category:Chris Farlowe|Chris Farlowe]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Greenslade Dave Greenslade], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Heckstall-Smith Dick Heckstall-Smith], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hiseman Jon Hiseman]
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: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Clarke Mark Clarke], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Clempson Clem Clempson], [[:Category:Chris Farlowe|Chris Farlowe]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Greenslade Dave Greenslade], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Heckstall-Smith Dick Heckstall-Smith], [[:Category:Jon Hiseman|Jon Hiseman]]
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 7 October 2021

Home * Engines * Colossus Chess

Colossus Chess 4.0 3D board on C64 [1]

Colossus Chess, (Colossus)
the series of chess programs by Martin Bryant developed from 1983 on an Apple II in 6502 Assembly, based on Bryant's former program White Knight. Colossus Chess 2.0 was the first commercial release in 1984 for the Commodore 64 and this and subsequent versions for other 6502, Z80, 68000 and 8086 based home computers and personal computers, such as Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Amiga, and finally for the IBM PC. Colossus Chess pioneered a sophisticated GUI with an optional 3D chessboard, and lot of new features for that time, and has become one of the best selling chess programs of all time [2]. Colossus Chess played the European MCC 1983 in London and the WMCCC 1984 in Glasgow.

Colossus Chess UCI

While the work on the commercial Colossus Chess series finished in 1991, Martin Bryant started a completely new and freely available UCI version in 2004, running under Windows, first written in C# then converted to C [3], released in 2005 through 2008 [4], as well as 13 years later in 2021 as 64-bit Windows executable [5].

Some features as mentioned in History / Test Results of the Colossus Chess UCI site [6]:

Search

Evaluation

Misc

See also

Publications

Forum Posts

1996 ...

2000 ...

2010 ...

2020 ...

External Links

Chess Engines

Colossus 2.0

Colossus 3.0

Colossus 4.0

Colossus Chess 4.0 product manual (C64)

Colossus X

Colossus Chess UCI

Misc

The Colossus of Rhodes (novel)
Lorenz ciphers and the Colossus by Tony Sale, Bletchley Park [7]
The Fall of Colossus
Colossus and the Crab
Mark Clarke, Clem Clempson, Chris Farlowe, Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman

References

  1. ↑ Colossus Chess from Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Chess Computers - The UK Story by Mike Watters
  3. ↑ Colossus Chess from Wikipedia
  4. ↑ Colossus 2008b available by Martin Bryant, CCC, September 23, 2008
  5. ↑ Colossus Chess UCI
  6. ↑ Colossus Chess UCI, Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Lorenz cipher from Wikipedia

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