Spectrum Chess
Release Date  1982
Original Publisher  Artic Computing Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Game: Board
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £9.45
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX  9.95
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Inspirations  Chess (Board)
Martijn's WoS score  48% (5 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Aackosoft (Netherlands)as "Spec Chess"
     #2 - Paxman Promotions (UK)(1982)
     * Release price: £8.45
     #3 - Profisoft [1] (Germany)(1982)

Authors/Contributors
     Chris A. Thornton (UK) - ?
     Stuart Hughes - Inlay/Poster Art

Remarks
     non-speaking variant of Spectrum Voice Chess; also, cf. Spectrum Chess 2

Series "SpectrumChess"
     1. Spectrum Chess(1982)by Artic Computing Ltd (UK)
     2. Spectrum Chess II(1982)by Artic Computing Ltd (UK)

Compilations
     Full version inGames Pack(1985)by Paxman Promotions (UK)
     Full version inZX-Spectrum Vega(2015/Apr/24)by Retro Computers Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
SpectrumChess(different).tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English - (different)
SpectrumChess.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
SpectrumChess_2.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
SpectrumChess(SpecChess)(Aackosoft).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
SpectrumChess(PaxmanPromotions).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
Chess(Profisoft).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SpectrumChess.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     SpectrumChess.gif2,603OriginalRunning screen
     SpectrumChess.jpg29,587OriginalInlay - Front
     SpectrumChess_Front.png485,239OriginalInlay - Front
     SpectrumChess(ProfisoftGmbH)_SideA.jpg79,994OriginalMedia scan
     spectrumchess.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Richard Bos
     SpectrumChess(SpecChess)(Aackosoft).jpg128,385#1Inlay - Front
     SpectrumChess(PaxmanPromotions).jpg46,902#2Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #1-1984/Febpage 59- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Crashissue v.1 #4-1984/Maypage 62- Review - Crash Living Guide
     Sinclair Userissue #8-1982/Nov supplement "Spectrum User"page 9- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #16-1983/Julpage 103- Review
     ZX Magazínissue 2001/Marpage 7- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #14-1982/Decpage 16- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #3-1983/Jan/20 special "week#3"page 12- Feature - Chequered nature of micro chess
     ZX Computingissue #8-1983/Augpage 69- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #26-1986/Junpage 30- Feature - Checkmate - chess programs compared

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     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #15-1983/Janpage 113- Advert
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