1K ZX Chess cover

1K ZX Chess

Main Game
Strategy Tactical Educational
December 31, 1982
Released 15839 days ago
Sinclair ZX81

About

Chess game developed for home computer Sinclair ZX81. Game code takes up only 672 bytes in memory, but implements all chess rules except for castling, promotion, and en passant, including a computer opponent. It was the smallest implementation of chess on any computer at the time.

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Release Dates by Platform

Sinclair ZX81 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982

Game Info

Publisher
Artic Computing, Sinclair Research
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Strategy Tactical
Themes
Educational

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