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**Chessica**,
a commercial [[Windows]] chess program distributed by [[TASC]] in 1995 as part of their [[TASC Chess System]] with the [[TASC SmartBoard]] and //Interactive Chess Tutorials//, but also as standalone [[Windows]] program. The engine is written by [[Frans Morsch]], and based on the [[MS-DOS|DOS]] [[Fritz|Fritz 3.1]] program <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=234051|Re: Chessica Mistery]] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], June 04, 2002</ref> sold by [[ChessBase]], which was the winner of the [[WCCC 1995]]. The functional [[GUI]] was developed by TASC lead developer [[Marc Derksen]] <ref>[[http://archive.org/details/Chessica_1020|Chessica : TASC B.V. : Free Download & Streaming]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive|Internet Archive]]</ref> <ref>[[http://nl.linkedin.com/in/marcderksen|Marc Derksen - Nederland | LinkedIn]]</ref>, supported by Dutch chess player and chess [[Databases|database]] and GUI developer [[Jessica Harmsen]] <ref>Jürgen Faas (**1995**). //Die fensterlde Dame//. [[Computerschach und Spiele]], June-July 1995 (German)</ref>. Chessica played three [[Aegon Tournaments]], in [[Aegon 1995|1995]], [[Aegon 1996|1996]] and [[Aegon 1997|1997]], and further competed at the [[DOCCC 1999]] along with its brother [[Quest]] <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=76658|Chessica vs Older Brother]] by [[Howard Exner]], [[CCC]], November 06, 1999</ref>.

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|| [[image:chessica.png link="http://www.download-central.ws/Win16/Games/C/Chessica/"]] ||
|| Chessica Screen <ref>[[http://www.download-central.ws/Win16/Games/C/Chessica/|Download Chessica Demo]]</ref> ||

=Forum Posts=
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=73132|Chessica?]] by O. Veli, [[CCC]], October 13, 1999
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=212136|How strong is the Chessica program?]] by Gerald Grimsley, [[CCC]], February 06, 2002
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=233947|Chessica Mistery]] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], June 04, 2002
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=455857|Do you Remember "Chessica"?]] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], October 14, 2005

=External Links=
* [[http://archive.org/details/Chessica_1020|Chessica : TASC B.V. : Free Download & Streaming]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive|Internet Archive]]
* [[http://www.newinchess.com/Chess_Tutor___Chessica-p-2436.html|Chess Tutor & Chessica - Products]] - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_In_Chess|New In Chess]]
* [[http://www.ismenio.com/tasc/chessica.html|Ismenio's archive of the Tasc Chess System - Chessica]]
* [[http://www.amazon.com/Tasc-Chess-CD-Tutor-Chessica/dp/1879479877|Tasc Chess CD 2 : Chess Tutor & Chessica]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com|amazon.com]]
* [[http://www.download-central.ws/Win16/Games/C/Chessica/|Download Chessica Demo]]

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