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[[FILE:zx81_chessii_artic_cover.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1948&page=2| ZX Chess II, Cover <ref>[https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1948&page=2 Turnier: Schachcomputer vergleich zu alte Computerschach Spiele] by [[The Spacious Mind|Spacious Mind]], [https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], August 12, 2008 (German)</ref> ]]
'''ZX Chess''', (ZXChess, ZX81 Chess, Timex 1000 Chess)<br/>
a family of chess programs for the [[Sinclair ZX81]] developed by [[Artic Computing]] and distributed by Artic and other vendors since 1981.
Opposed to the 1982 stable mate [[1K ZX Chess]] by [[David Horne]], which takes less than one [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte KiB] or [[Memory|memory]], ZX Chess requires the 16 KiB expansion.
The development took about one year, and ZX Chess was Artic's initial top seller, with no author mentioned on the booklet.
[[Chris Thornton]], credited as author of [[Spectrum Chess]] and [[Turbo Chess (GB)|Turbo Chess]]
<ref>[https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Chris+A%2e+Thornton$&loadpics=1 Chris A. Thornton - World of Spectrum]</ref>
for the [[ZX Spectrum]], was presumably also involved in the development of ZX Chess.
According to Artic's co-founder ''Richard Turner'', Chris Thornton already programmed in Z80 machine language <ref>[https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982</ref>.
[[The Spacious Mind]] mentions [[Anthony Adam]] as author of '''ZX Chess II <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/timex_sinclair_zxchess_ii.html Timex Sinclair - Old Home Computer Chess Games Collection - ZXChess II] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>.
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:zx-chess-i-zx81.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|512px|link=https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx81/zx-chess-i/screenshots/gameShotId,707720/]]
ZX Chess I Screen <ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-chess-i ZX Chess I for ZX80 (1981)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref>
=See also=
* [[1K ZX Chess]]
* [[Spectrum Chess]]
* [[SuperChess]]
* [[ZX Spectrum Chess]]
=Publications=
* [[John F. White]] ('''1982'''). ''Review-Chess Computers - Old standbys''. [[Your Computer]], March 1982
* [https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1948&page=2 Turnier: Schachcomputer vergleich zu alte Computerschach Spiele] by [[The Spacious Mind|Spacious Mind]], [https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], August 12, 2008 (German)
=External Links=
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-chess-i ZX Chess I for ZX80 (1981)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/timex_sinclair_zxchess_ii.html Timex Sinclair - Old Home Computer Chess Games Collection - ZXChess II] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
=References=
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[[FILE:zx81_chessii_artic_cover.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1948&page=2| ZX Chess II, Cover <ref>[https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1948&page=2 Turnier: Schachcomputer vergleich zu alte Computerschach Spiele] by [[The Spacious Mind|Spacious Mind]], [https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], August 12, 2008 (German)</ref> ]]
'''ZX Chess''', (ZXChess, ZX81 Chess, Timex 1000 Chess)<br/>
a family of chess programs for the [[Sinclair ZX81]] developed by [[Artic Computing]] and distributed by Artic and other vendors since 1981.
Opposed to the 1982 stable mate [[1K ZX Chess]] by [[David Horne]], which takes less than one [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte KiB] or [[Memory|memory]], ZX Chess requires the 16 KiB expansion.
The development took about one year, and ZX Chess was Artic's initial top seller, with no author mentioned on the booklet.
[[Chris Thornton]], credited as author of [[Spectrum Chess]] and [[Turbo Chess (GB)|Turbo Chess]]
<ref>[https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Chris+A%2e+Thornton$&loadpics=1 Chris A. Thornton - World of Spectrum]</ref>
for the [[ZX Spectrum]], was presumably also involved in the development of ZX Chess.
According to Artic's co-founder ''Richard Turner'', Chris Thornton already programmed in Z80 machine language <ref>[https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982</ref>.
[[The Spacious Mind]] mentions [[Anthony Adam]] as author of '''ZX Chess II <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/timex_sinclair_zxchess_ii.html Timex Sinclair - Old Home Computer Chess Games Collection - ZXChess II] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>.
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:zx-chess-i-zx81.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|512px|link=https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx81/zx-chess-i/screenshots/gameShotId,707720/]]
ZX Chess I Screen <ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-chess-i ZX Chess I for ZX80 (1981)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref>
=See also=
* [[1K ZX Chess]]
* [[Spectrum Chess]]
* [[SuperChess]]
* [[ZX Spectrum Chess]]
=Publications=
* [[John F. White]] ('''1982'''). ''Review-Chess Computers - Old standbys''. [[Your Computer]], March 1982
* [https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1948&page=2 Turnier: Schachcomputer vergleich zu alte Computerschach Spiele] by [[The Spacious Mind|Spacious Mind]], [https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/portal.php Schachcomputer.info Forum], August 12, 2008 (German)
=External Links=
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-chess-i ZX Chess I for ZX80 (1981)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/timex_sinclair_zxchess_ii.html Timex Sinclair - Old Home Computer Chess Games Collection - ZXChess II] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
=References=
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