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BBC Microcomputer System

Chess

1982 1-2 Players 83% Not Rated

Chess allows you to play a game of chess against either the computer or another player. All the rules of chess are included and the winner is the player that makes the other player's King unable to move without being taken. Against the computer you are able to play as white or black and the computer has 10 skill levels (0-9) with zero being the easiest. You are also able to watch the computer play itself. There is also an Editor mode that allows you to set the board up with the pieces in any position you chose and you can attempt to get a mate in two or five moves as well.

Release date
December 31, 1982
Developer
Nick Pelling
Publisher
Acornsoft
Players
1-2

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Chess

Chess allows you to play a game of chess against either the computer or another player. All the rules of chess are included and the winner is the player that makes the other player's King unable to move without being taken. Against the computer you are able to play as white or black and the computer has 10 skill levels (0-9) with zero being the easiest. You are also able to watch the computer play itself. There is also an Editor mode that allows you to set the board up with the pieces in any position you chose and you can attempt to get a mate in two or five moves as well.

Genres

StrategyBoard Game

Modes

Multiplayer

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Developer
Nick Pelling
Publisher
Acornsoft

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1982 · Not Rated

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