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Chess

A chess program for the Sinclair Spectrum with 48K RAM written in fast and efficient machine-code. The chessboard and chess peices are displayed in high resolution graphics. Ten levels of Spectrum ability…

31 December 1982

Chess is a card & board game developed by Anthony Adam, released 31 December 1982 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Chess is

Chess is a card & board game game developed by Anthony Adam and released in 1982. It was published by Psion. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A chess program for the Sinclair Spectrum with 48K RAM written in fast and efficient machine-code. The chessboard and chess peices are displayed in high resolution graphics. Ten levels of Spectrum ability: level 2 will probably beat you!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Chess launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Chess come out?
Chess was released on 31 December 1982 for ZX Spectrum.

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