| Masterchess |
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| Release Date | 1982 |
| Original Publisher | Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Game: Board |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Derived from | Chess |
| Original Price | £6.95 |
| Inspirations | Chess (Board) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Martijn's WoS score | 65% (4 votes) |
Remarks
| a slightly altered version of the Psion game; different from Mastertronic's Masterchess |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | MasterchessV1.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - v1 |
| MasterchessV2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - v2 |
| MasterchessV3.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - v3 |
| Masterchess.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| MasterchessV2(Mikro-Gen).scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| MasterchessV3(Mikro-Gen).scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Masterchess.gif | 2,719 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Masterchess.jpg | 475,519 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Masterchess_2.jpg | 393,299 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Masterchess_Back.jpg | 257,939 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Masterchess(Mikro-Gen).txt | 3,683 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Masterchess.jpg | 190,585 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| masterchess.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1 (with rollback) - Playing on level 5 | ||
| masterchessmikrogen.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Richard Bos |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 59 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #4-1984/May | page 64 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #15-1983/Jun/14 special "week#2" | page 33 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #37-1983/Nov/15 special "week#3" | page 31 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #13-1983/Apr | page 36 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #16-1983/Jul | page 103 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #10-1983/Dec | page 164 | - Review | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 2001/Mar | page 6 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Personal Computer Games | issue #7-1984/Jun | page 36 | - Feature - The Great PCG Chess Championship | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #3-1983/Jan/20 special "week#3" | page 12 | - Feature - Chequered nature of micro chess | |
| Sinclair User | issue #16-1983/Jul | page 103 | - Feature - Checking the best moves in the growing chess market | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #1-1984/Jan | page 38 | - Feature - Cross Check | |
| ZX Computing | issue #11-1984/Feb | page 84 | - News/Note | |
| ZX Computing | issue #25-1986/May | page 20 | - Feature - Checkmate - chess programs compared |
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Links
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