Chess |
Aliases | Masterchess |
Release Date | 1982 |
Original Publisher | Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
Genre | Game: Board |
Max. Players | 1 |
Origin of | Masterchess |
Original Price | £7.95 |
Disk Price | £14.95 |
Mods | 1 title(s) |
Competitions | C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards |
Inspirations | Chess (Board) |
Ports | Chess (Timex Tx2068) |
Martijn's WoS score | 77.9% (26 votes) |
#1 - Rebit Computer (Italy) | (1983) | as "Scacchi" |
Psion Software Ltd (UK) | - ? | ||
Mikro-Gen Ltd (UK) | - ? |
4th place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Strategy Game. |
SPOT: available on ROM cartridge separate cassette/cartridge prices |
ZXSR: Available on ROM cartridge |
Full version in | Software Magazine issue 02b | (1984) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Ajedrez Para Maestros" | |
Full version in | Spectrum Six Pack (ZX-Spectrum 48K version) | (1984) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | ||
Full version in | Spectrum Six Pack (ZX-Spectrum+ version) | (1984) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | ||
Full version in | Tus Juegos 2 | (1984) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Ajedrez Para Maestros" | |
Full version in | Tus Juegos Single 2B | (1984) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Ajedrez Para Maestros (Andromeda Chess)" | |
Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) | - titled "Masterchess" |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
Chess_2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
Chess_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
Chess.rom.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
Chess.rom.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | |||
Chess(Scacchi)(RebitComputer).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | Italian |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
Chess.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
Chess.gif | 2,856 | Original | Running screen | |||
Chess.jpg | 357,947 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
Chess_2.jpg | 273,788 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
Chess_Back.jpg | 284,633 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
Chess_SideA.jpg | 56,935 | Original | Media scan | |||
Chess_SideB.jpg | 53,670 | Original | Media scan | |||
Chess_Tape.jpg | 70,020 | Original | Media scan | |||
Chess_Tape_2.jpg | 58,565 | Original | Media scan | |||
Chess.txt | 4,524 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
Chess_French.txt | 8,682 | Original | Instructions | French | ||
chesspsion.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Richard Bos - Psion version | ||
Chess.jpg | 122,745 | Original | ZX Interface 2 cartridge box scan |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #17-1983/Mar supplement "Book of Reviews" | page 2 | - Review | |
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 | |
Practical Computing | issue v.6 #3-1983/Mar | page 130 | - Review | |
Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar | page 54 | - Review | |
Your Computer | issue v.3 #1-1983/Jan | page 50 | - Review | |
ZX Collection | issue 1984 special "ZX Collection Winter" | page 108 | - Review | |
ZX Magazín | issue 2001/Mar | page 5 | - Review |
Computer Choice | issue 1984/May | page 34 | - Feature - King of the Castle | |
Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 75 | - Offer - 2.99 Classics advert | |
Micro Adventurer | issue #17-1985/Mar | page 10 | - Feature - Classic games for your micro | |
Personal Computer Games | issue #2-1983/Dec | page 99 | - Feature - So You Want a Game of Chess? | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #2-1985/Jan/10 special "week#2" | page 6 | - Letters | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #38-1986/Sep/18 special "week#3" | page 53 | - News/Note | |
Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar | page 54 | - Feature - Interface games are fast but not furious | |
Your Computer | issue v.2 #10-1982/Oct | page 16 | - News/Note | |
Your Computer | issue v.3 #1-1983/Jan | page 50 | - Feature - Survey: Spectrum Software | |
Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 58 | - Feature - Chess Mates | |
ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 30 | - Feature - Checkmate - chess programs compared |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #25-1983/Nov | page 175 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #26-1983/Dec | page 147 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #26-1983/Dec | page 172 | - Advert | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 11 | - Advert - 2.99 Classics advert | |
Computer Choice | issue 1983/Dec | page 43 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 2 | - Advert - 2.99 Classics advert | |
Home Computing Weekly | issue #33-1983/Oct/18 special "week#3" | page 49 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Home Computing Weekly | issue #40-1983/Dec/6 special "week#1" | page 10 | - Advert | |
Personal Computer News | issue #32-1983/Oct/19 | page 61 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Practical Computing | issue v.6 #11-1983/Nov | page 11 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Sinclair Programs | issue #14-1983/Dec | page 17 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Sinclair User | issue #20-1983/Nov | page 137 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Sinclair User | issue #21-1983/Dec | page 174 | - Advert | |
Sinclair User | issue #21-1983/Dec | page 183 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Your Computer | issue v.3 #9-1983/Sep | page 122 | - Advert | |
Your Computer | issue v.3 #11-1983/Nov | page 157 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Your Computer | issue v.3 #12-1983/Dec | page 25 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version | |
Your Sinclair | issue #10-1986/Oct | page 7 | - Advert - 2.99 Classics advert | |
ZX Computing | issue #10-1983/Dec | page 37 | - Advert - Interface 2 ROM cartridge version |
Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 31 | - Advert (Spectrum Six Pack (ZX-Spectrum 48K version)) |
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