| Spectrum Chess II |
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| Release Date | 1982 |
| Original Publisher | Artic Computing Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Board |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Inspirations | Chess (Board) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 70% (1 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dixons (UK) | (1982) | ||
| #2 - Microbyte [ES] (Spain) | (1982) | as "Masterchess" |
Authors/Contributors
| Chris A. Thornton (UK) | - ? | ||
| Stuart Hughes | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Series "SpectrumChess"
| 1. | Spectrum Chess | (1982) | by Artic Computing Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Spectrum Chess II | (1982) | by Artic Computing Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 3D Combat Zone + Spectrum Chess II | by Dixons (UK) | |||
| Full version in | WOW Games | (1986/Apr/21) | by War On Want (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | SpectrumChessII.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| SpectrumChessII(Dixons).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| SpectrumChessII.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SpectrumChessII.gif | 2,735 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SpectrumChessII.jpg | 58,196 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| spectrumchess2.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Richard Bos | ||
| SpectrumChessII(Dixons).jpg | 80,213 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SpectrumChessII(Masterchess)(Microbyte).jpg | 51,234 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 59 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #4-1984/May | page 62 | - Review - Crash Living Guide |
Magazine References
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #13-1983/May/31 special "week#5" | page 3 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #15-1983/Jun/14 special "week#2" | page 13 | - News/Note | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #2-1983/Dec | page 99 | - Feature - So You Want a Game of Chess? | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #1-1984/Jan | page 38 | - Feature - Cross Check | |
| ZX Computing | issue #25-1986/May | page 20 | - Feature - Checkmate - chess programs compared | |
| ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 30 | - Feature - Checkmate - chess programs compared |
Magazine Advertisements
| Computer Choice | issue 1983/Dec | page 35 | - Advert | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Jan | page 39 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #2-1983/Dec | page 100 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #10-1983/Oct | page 24 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #11-1983/Nov | page 280 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec | page 80 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #15-1986/Jun | page 62 | - Review (WOW Games) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #82-1986/Jun | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #18-1986/May/1 special "week#1" | page 45 | - Review (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 30 | - Review: 9/10 (WOW Games) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #55-1986/May | page 8 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #13-1986/Apr | page 6 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 15 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1" | page 9 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #11-1986/Mar/13 special "week#2" | page 4 | - News/Note - War on Want tape finalised (WOW Games) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 10 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #4-1986/Apr | page 19 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #5-1986/May | page 8 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 8 | - News/Note (WOW Games) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 86 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 47 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #17-1986/Aug | page 89 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 30 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #16-1986/Apr/17 special "week#3" | page 37 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 14 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 16 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #8-1986/Aug | page 78 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 60 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
