Pre 1995 PD Chess game.
Program is Listed at the end of the video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNKIMl1XVdo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNKIMl1XVdo)
Not emulated - original hardware and software
Link:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31028787
Hey that's neat. I wonder how well it plays.
Quote from: Gryzor on 08:09, 14 July 20
Hey that's neat. I wonder how well it plays.
Very, very, very, very badlyit's a challenge for a minimal engine less than 1K
Ha :D Still, it's quite a feat to fit the logic...
Of course there was this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1K_ZX_Chess
Sorry I'm no help with this, but it's nicely coded, which makes me think it's out of a book, not necessarily an Amstrad BASIC book, I'm thinking more Generic given the look of the game itself, with a little bit of Sound and Graphical Title added into the code.
Wish I'd seen this before I started coding my Chess game on Symbos. Despite being a lot of articles & videos on chess engines its mostly irrelevant to z80 systems, and the code there is for Z80 is quite dense.
Quote from: Gryzor on 10:02, 14 July 20
Of course there was this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1K_ZX_Chess
Someone else had a go at writing a chess game for the ZX Spectrum in less than 1K:
https://web.archive.org/web/20191226041400/http://chesskelet.x10host.com/
I looked at the code a few times but I couldn't make any sense of it - which is not surprising with highly optimised code. :)
Quote from: Nich on 18:01, 14 July 20
Someone else had a go at writing a chess game for the ZX Spectrum in less than 1K:
https://web.archive.org/web/20191226041400/http://chesskelet.x10host.com/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20191226041400/http://chesskelet.x10host.com/)
I looked at the code a few times but I couldn't make any sense of it - which is not surprising with highly optimised code. :)
Would people be interested in a breakdown of the code for my Chess game. Admittedly its written in Quigs for Symbos, so its Basic, but not CPC Basic... but obviously is a new game that runs on the CPC.
Yes please. I find the topic very interesting.
Quote from: Gryzor on 08:09, 14 July 20
Hey that's neat. I wonder how well it plays.
Here it is, so you can test it yourself.
I just found the game in my collection.
Have no idea where I got it from.
Thanks :)
Just tried a game - but the constant screen redrawing is so distracting...
You have to time it, close and open your eyes.
Result no distracting. :)
Not at all. My mind works like a ZX80 anyhow, it only processes stuff with the eyes closed :D