The Chess Player at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1982
Original Publisher	Quicksilva Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre	Game: Board
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£6.95
Features	Beeper Speech
Inspirations	Chess (Board)
Ports	The Chess Player (Timex Tx2068)
Martijn's WoS score	72.4% (17 votes)

Re-releases

#1 - Investronica S.A. (Spain)		as "El Jugador de Ajedrez"
		* Release price: 2150.00 Ptas
#2 - Microbyte [ES] (Spain)	(1987)	as "Jugador de Ajedrez"
#3 - ZX Data (Denmark)

Authors/Contributors

	Martin Wren-Hilton (UK)		- ?
	David John Rowe (UK)		- Inlay/Poster Art

Compilations

Full version in	30 Games	(1986)	by Argus Press Software Ltd (UK)
Full version in	Clasicos Spectrum: Time Gate + Jugador de Ajedrez + Panic + Campo de Minas + Speak Easy	(1987)	by Microbyte [ES] (Spain)	- titled "Jugador de Ajedrez"
Full version in	Games Compendium	(1988)	by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
ChessPlayerThe.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	English
ChessPlayerThe.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English
ChessPlayerThe(ElJugadorDeAjedrez)(InvestronicaS.A.).tap.zip	#1	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(???)	Spanish
ChessPlayerThe(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip	#1	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	Spanish
ChessPlayerThe(JugadorDeAjedrez)(Microbyte1).tzx.zip	#2	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	Spanish
TheChessPlayer(ZX-Data).tzx.zip	#3	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
ChessPlayerThe.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
ChessPlayerThe.gif	2,915	Original	Running screen
ChessPlayerThe.jpg	346,163	Original	Inlay - Front
ChessPlayerThe_2.jpg	219,109	Original	Inlay - Front
ChessPlayerThe_Back.jpg	290,596	Original	Inlay - Back
ChessPlayerThe.txt	5,493	Original	Instructions	English
ChessPlayerThe(EN).pdf	39,998	Original	Instructions	English
chessplayer.rzx	0	Original	RZX playback file		- Recorded by Richard Bos
ChessPlayerThe(JugadorDeAjedrezEl)(InvestronicaS.A.).png	127,535	#1	Inlay - Front
ChessPlayerThe(JugadorDeAjedrezEl)(InvestronicaS.A.).pdf	12,498	#1	Instructions	Spanish
ChessPlayerThe(JugadorDeAjedrez)(Microbyte).jpg	85,875	#2	Inlay - Front
ChessPlayerThe(ZXData).jpg	933,982	#3	Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews

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
Home Computing Weekly	issue #8-1983/Apr/26 special "week#4"	page 22	- Review
Practical Computing	issue v.6 #3-1983/Mar	page 130	- Review
Your Computer	issue v.3 #1-1983/Jan	page 50	- Review
ZX Magazín	issue 2001/Mar	page 6	- Review

Magazine References

	Your Computer	issue v.3 #1-1983/Jan	page 50	- Feature - Survey: Spectrum Software
	Your Spectrum	issue #1-1984/Jan	page 38	- Feature - Cross Check

Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #15-1983/Jan	page 61	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #17-1983/Mar	page 100	- Advert
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #19-1983/May	page 2	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #1-1983/Mar/8 special "week#2"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #3-1983/Mar/22 special "week#4"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #5-1983/Apr/5 special "week#1"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #7-1983/Apr/19 special "week#3"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #13-1983/May/31 special "week#5"	page 48	- Advert
Home Computing Weekly	issue #17-1983/Jun/28 special "week#4"	page 48	- Advert
Personal Computer Games	issue #1-1983/Sep special "Summer"	page 114	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #2-1983/Mar/25	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #3-1983/Apr/1	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #4-1983/Apr/8	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computer News	issue #10-1983/May/20	page 0	- Advert
Personal Computing Today	issue v.1 #7-1983/Feb	page 37	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #6-1983/Mar	page 52	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #7-1983/May	page 60	- Advert
Sinclair Programs	issue #8-1983/Jun	page 2	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue 1983 special "Annual 1983"	page 116	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #12-1983/Mar	page 37	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #13-1983/Apr	page 100	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #14-1983/May	page 116	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #15-1983/Jun	page 116	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #16-1983/Jul	page 108	- Advert
Sinclair User	issue #17-1983/Aug	page 124	- Advert
Which Micro? & Software Review	issue 1983/May	page 3	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.2 #12-1982/Dec	page 125	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #3-1983/Mar	page 172	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #4-1983/Apr	page 58	- Advert
Your Computer	issue v.3 #5-1983/May	page 20	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #4-1982/Dec	page 132	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #5-1983/Feb	page 132	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #6-1983/Apr	page 140	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #7-1983/Jun	page 132	- Advert
ZX Computing	issue #8-1983/Aug	page 148	- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #57-1986/Jul	page 32	- Review: 3/5 (30 Games)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #14-1986/Apr/3 special "week#1"	page 11	- Review (30 Games)
Sinclair User	issue #51-1986/Jun	page 38	- Review: 2/5 (30 Games)
Your Sinclair	issue #6-1986/Jun	page 27	- Review: 7/10 (30 Games)
ZX Computing	issue #24-1986/Apr	page 20	- Review (30 Games)

Related Magazine References

	Computer Gamer	issue #14-1986/May	page 7	- News/Note (30 Games)
	Your Sinclair	issue #5-1986/May	page 13	- News/Note (30 Games)

Related Magazine Advertisements

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #15-1988/Dec	page 146	- Advert (Games Compendium)
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #53-1986/Mar	page 12	- Two-page ad (30 Games)
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 96	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec	page 99	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb	page 87	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug	page 34	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #68-1989/Sep	page 19	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #69-1989/Oct	page 20	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #70-1989/Nov	page 20	- Advert (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec	page 52	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Crash	issue v.1 #72-1990/Jan	page 24	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1"	page 6	- Two-page ad (30 Games)
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #8-1986/Feb/20 special "week#3"	page 8	- Full-page ad (30 Games)
Sinclair User	issue #90-1989/Sep	page 91	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
The Games Machine	issue #13-1988/Dec	page 152	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
Your Sinclair	issue #3-1986/Mar	page 88	- Two-page ad (30 Games)
Your Sinclair	issue #46-1989/Oct	page 76	- Full-page ad (Games Compendium)
ZX Computing	issue #24-1986/Apr	page 48	- Full-page ad (30 Games)
ZX Computing	issue #25-1986/May	page 52	- Full-page ad (30 Games)

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