Acornsoft Chess, (Chess) a commercial chess program for the BBC Micro, Model B and Acorn Electron written by Arthur Norman and Nick Pelling in 6502 assembly [1], and released in 1982 and 1983 respectively by Acornsoft. Chess recognizes all legal chess moves, including castling, en passant, queening, and minor promotions. The program uses pure coordinates for game notation and entering moves, allows to manually set up positions [2], and it features 10 levels of play.
Cassette Cover Art [3]

Screenshot

Acornsoft Chess (V2.1) 2D Graphics Board [4]

See also

• Atom Chess
• Beeb Chess
• Chess (David Thompson)
• Micro Power Chess

External Links

• Chess (V2.1) - Complete BBC Games Archive
• Chess for BBC Micro (1983) MobyGames
• Acornsoft Chess - Stairwaytohell.com
• Acornsoft Chess - Computing History
• Acornsoft - BBC Micro/Acorn Electron Professional Games - Acorn Electron World
• Chess Acornsoft by Acornsoft for the Acorn Electron - Everygamegoing.com
• BBC Computer Related Manuals: Games has a Acornsoft Chess Manual

References

1. ^ Interview With Nick Pelling, AKA Orlando M Pilchard - The BBC Games Archive (2006)
2. ^ Chess for BBC Micro (1983) MobyGames
3. ^ Chess Acornsoft by Acornsoft for the Acorn Electron - Everygamegoing.com
4. ^ Chess (V2.1) - Complete BBC Games Archive

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