Psion Chess

Box front of Psion Chess

Details

Released
1985
Developer
Psion Software
Publisher
Psion Software
Genre
Board Game / Chess, Strategy / Turn-based
Players
Up to 2; single player, multiplayer
Type
Freeware \ Shareware
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Not included

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Title screen of Psion Chess
Title screen
Gameplay of Psion Chess
Gameplay

About this game

Psion Chess is programmed by Richard Lang, a computer chess champion in the 80s and programmer of some of the most advanced dedicated chess computers of the epoque. The Atari ST version of Psion Chess is said to be a mildly modified version of his "Amsterdam program" which won the 1985 world computer chess championships.Gamewise, Psion Chess has both 2D and fixed-perspective 3D views of the board, visible both from the black and white sides, a full range of handicaps, move suggestions, solutions for mate problems up to 10 levels, remi offers and most other options a demanding chess player can ask for. A library of 50 master parties is also available for viewing.The Atari ST version has a ranking of 1960, whereas the Mac version has been rated at 1793 over 80 parties.

Also known as

Chess: World ChampionPsion re-release