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|| [[image:Colossus_Chess_4_C64_3D.png link="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colossus_Chess_4_C64_3D.png"]] ||~ || **Colossus Chess**,
the series of chess programs by [[Martin Bryant]] developed from 1983 on an [[Apple II]] in [[6502]] [[Assembly]], based on Bryant's former program [[White Knight]]. Colossus Chess 2.0 was the first commercial release in 1884 for the [[Commodore 64]] and this and subsequent versions for other 6502, [[Z80]], [[68000]] and [[8086]] based [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer|home]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer|personal computers]], such as [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Atari ST]], [[Amiga]], and finally for the [[IBM PC]]. Colossus Chess pioneered a sophisticated [[GUI]] with an optional [[3D Graphics Board|3D chessboard]], and lot of new features for that time, and has become one of the best selling chess programs of all time <ref>[[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html|Chess Computers - The UK Story]] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>. Colossus Chess played the [[European MCC 1983]] in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London|London]] and the [[WMCCC 1984]] in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow|Glasgow]]. ||
|| Colossus Chess 4.0 [[3D Graphics Board|3D board]] on [[Commodore 64|C64]]  <ref>[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_Chess|Colossus Chess from Wikipedia]]</ref> ||~ ||^ ||
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=Colossus Chess UCI=
While the work on the commercial Colossus Chess series finished in 1991, Martin Bryant started a completely new and freely available [[Windows]] [[UCI]] version in 2004, first written in [[C sharp|C#]] then converted to [[C]] <ref>[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_Chess|Colossus Chess from Wikipedia]]</ref>, released in 2006 <ref>[[http://www.top-5000.nl/cp.htm|Free Chess Downloads]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]</ref> through 2008 <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23914|Colossus 2008b available]] by [[Martin Bryant]], [[CCC]], September 23, 2008</ref>.

=See also=
* [[Various Classifications#Legend|Legend]]
* [[White Knight]]

=Publications=
* [[Martin Bryant]] (**1984**). //Chess software for home computers//. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games|Computer & Video Games]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1984.html|January 1984]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/C_V_Games_Software_January_1984.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]
* [[Tony Harrington]] (**1984**). //Of might and men//.	[[http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/mags/pcn/top_lvl.html|Personal Computer News]], [[http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/mags/pcn/cats/pcn086.html|November 1984]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_November_1984.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]

=Forum Posts=
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=230247|Interview with Martin Bryant, the Man behind Colossus]] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], May 18, 2002
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=362202|isn't there a new version of colossus ?]] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[CCC]], April 29, 2004
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=457095|Colossus Chess - Still life in the old horse]] by [[Bryan Whitby]], [[CCC]], October 21, 2005
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16616|Colossus 2007d Available]] by [[Martin Bryant]], [[CCC]], September 22, 2007
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23563|Colossus 2008a available]] by [[Martin Bryant]], [[CCC]], September 07, 2008
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23914|Colossus 2008b available]] by [[Martin Bryant]], [[CCC]], September 23, 2008
* [[http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5632&start=1|Re: Colossus 2008b]] by [[Graham Banks]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CCRL Discussion Board]], January 12, 2011 (Download)
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65961|Colossus 2008b]] by [[Bryan Whitby]], [[CCC]], December 10, 2017

=External Links=
* [[http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/colossuschess.htm|Colossus Chess]] (dead)
* [[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=487|Colossus' (Chess) ICGA Tournaments]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_Chess|Colossus Chess from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://www.top-5000.nl/cp.htm|Free Chess Downloads]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
* [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html|Chess Computers - The UK Story]] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071221115817/http://classicchess.googlepages.com/Chess.htm|Classic Computer Chess - ... The programs of yesteryear]] by [[Carey Bloodworth|Carey]], hosted by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive|Internet Archive]] <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56938&start=2|Re: Old programs CHAOS and USC]] by [[Dann Corbit]], [[CCC]], July 11, 2015</ref>
==Colossus 2.0==
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/commodore_c64_colossus_2.html|Commodore 64/128 Old Computer Chess Game Collection - Colossus 2]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=1578|Colossus Chess 2.0]] from [[http://www.gamebase64.com/index.php|GameBase 64]]
* [[http://www.lemon64.com/?game_id=3030|Colossus Chess 2.0 - Lemon - Commodore 64, C64 Games, Reviews & Music!]]
==Colossus 3.0==
* [[http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-colossus-chess-30_1135.html|Atari 400 800 XL XE - Colossus Chess 3.0]] from [[http://www.atarimania.com/index.html|The World's Finest Atari Database]]
==Colossus 4.0==
* [[http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/8/gotw_colossus4.htm|Colossus Chess 4.0]] from [[http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/database.htm|The Gamebase Collection]]
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/commodore_c64_colossus_4.html|Commodore 64/128 Old Computer Chess Game Collection - Colossus 4]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.lemon64.com/?game_id=518|Colossus Chess 4.0 - Lemon - Commodore 64, C64 Games, Reviews & Music!]]
> [[http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/8/colossus4/Colossus4docs.txt|Colossus Chess 4.0 product manual (C64)]]
* [[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001018|Colossus Chess 4 - World of Spectrum]]
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/spectrum_48k_colossus_chess_4_.html|Spectrum 48K - Old Home Computer Chess Games Collection - Colossus Chess 4.0]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/colossus-chess-4|Colossus Chess 4 for Amstrad CPC (1986)]] from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames|MobyGames]]
* [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/bbc-micro_/colossus-chess-4/adblurbs|Colossus Chess 4 for BBC Micro (1986) Ad Blurbs]] - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames|MobyGames]]
==Colossus X==
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/atari_st_colossus_chess_x.html|Atari ST Old Computer Chess Game Collection - Colossus Chess X]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://hol.abime.net/3066|Colossus Chess X : Hall Of Light – The database of Amiga games]]

==Misc==
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossi_of_Memnon|Colossi of Memnon from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes|Colossus of Rhodes from Wikipedia]]
> [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colossus_of_Rhodes_%28novel%29|The Colossus of Rhodes (novel)]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer|Colossus computer from Wikipedia]]
> [[http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/lorenz/index.htm|Lorenz ciphers and the Colossus]] by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sale|Tony Sale]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park|Bletchley Park]] <ref>[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_cipher|Lorenz cipher from Wikipedia]]</ref>
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_%28novel%29|Colossus (novel) from Wikipedia]]
> [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_Colossus|The Fall of Colossus]]
> [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_and_the_Crab|Colossus and the Crab]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Project|Colossus: The Forbin Project (film) from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum|Colosseum from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_%28disambiguation%29|Colosseum (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_%28band%29|Colosseum]] - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_Live#Track_listing|Rope Ladder to the Moon]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube|YouTube]] Video
> [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Clarke|Mark Clarke]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Clempson|Clem Clempson]], [[Videos#ChrisFarlowe|Chris Farlowe]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Greenslade|Dave Greenslade]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Heckstall-Smith|Dick Heckstall-Smith]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hiseman|Jon Hiseman]]
> [[media type="youtube" key="joujh2jLL1A"]]

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