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[[FILE:PresidentChess.JPG|border|right|thumb| President Chess <ref>Image from [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/07-1982%20%5BJ-0701%5D%20SciSys%20-%20President%20Chess%20%28prototype%29.pdf SciSys - President Chess (prototype)] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref> ]]

'''President Chess''', (President Turbo)<br/>
a prototype of a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Saitek|SciSys]] with a [[Sensory Board]] and an early program by [[Julio Kaplan]],
somewhere between [[Sensor Chess]] and [[Superstar]]. The computer has a [[6502|6502A]] processor running at 2 MHz with 18 KiB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] and 2 KiB [[Memory#RAM|RAM]].
It played the [[European MCC 1982|3rd European MCC 1982]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] under the name President Turbo <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''[https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n1/123_The_third_European_Microc.php The third European Microcomputer Chess tournament]''. [[Creative Computing]], Vol. 9, No. 1</ref>.
It was never released, effectively superseded by the [[Superstar|Superstar 28K]] in October 1983. A few test specimen are valuable collector's items <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/president_chess.html President Chess] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.

=See also=
* [[Saitek President]]
* [[Sensor Chess]]
* [[Superstar]]
* [[Turbostar]]

=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6777 Collector's Corner...Scisys President Chess] by [[Steve Blincoe|Steve B]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], July 10, 2014

=External Links=
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/president_chess.html President Chess] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/07-1982%20%5BJ-0701%5D%20SciSys%20-%20President%20Chess%20%28prototype%29.pdf SciSys - President Chess (prototype)] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]]

=References=
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