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TechMate Chess

A commercial chess game for the Atari ST by Alexander and Barbara Szabo, produced and market by their own company Szabo Software since 1986 , and distributed also through third party vendors like MichTron…

31 December 1986

TechMate Chess is a video game, released 31 December 1986 on Atari ST/STE.

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What TechMate Chess is

TechMate Chess was released in 1986. It was published by Microdeal. It is available on Atari ST/STE only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A commercial chess game for the Atari ST by Alexander and Barbara Szabo, produced and market by their own company Szabo Software since 1986 , and distributed also through third party vendors like MichTron Corp. in the US, and Microdeal and Software Direct in the UK. TechMate has an own GUI with 2D Graphics Board and entering moves completely mouse-driven.
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What it launched against

TechMate Chess launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did TechMate Chess come out?
TechMate Chess was released on 31 December 1986 for Atari ST/STE.