Chess on the Amiga

Galaxy · 20 May 2004, 14:21

I've managed to collect most of the chess games available for the Amiga over the years and I was wondering if anyone knows if Chessmate 1.2 (http://hol.abime.net/?id=3008) or any other version is available online anywhere and also Star Chess (http://hol.abime.net/?id=5022).

Also does anyone know if Sargon 4 and the Chess Machine were ever released for the Amiga (I have seen it mentioned on some chess game comparison lists [eg last paragraph of http://www.queen.it/web4you/noprofit/keres/20.HTML], but have never actually seen it. S4 was released on PC/Mac and S5 on PC).

Also can anyone think of any other chess games not on the following list:

Commercial
-----------
5 Intelligent Strategy Games (includes CP2150 I think)
Art of Chess
Battle Chess
Battle Chess 2 : Chinese Chess
Checkmate
Chess Champion 2175
Chess Player 2150
Chessmaster 2000
Chessmaster 2100
Chessmate
Chess Simulator
Classic Board Games
Chinese Chess : The Science of War
Colossus Chess X
Complete Chess System
Distant Armies
Intelligent Strategy Games 10 (includes CC2175 and a ver of Chinese Chess)
Sargon 3
Schach Deluxe
Star Chess

PD
--
Chess 2.0
GNU Chess / Amiga GNU Chess
UChess
VChess
Ajeeb Chess 2.01 (German)
(I think there were a couple more, but this is all I can remember without sifting through my disks)

fiath · 20 May 2004, 18:18

I did her somebody asking for Advanced Laser Chess on comp.sys.amiga.games some time ago - but I don't know if it really exists or not...

Chuckles · 21 May 2004, 07:11

Laser Chess was one of the type-in games that was published by Compute magazine for several different machines, and Advanced Laser Chess was (I believe) a somewhat improved version that came out later. The game was somewhat loosely based on Chess, but it wasn't actually played the same way.

CodyJarrett · 21 May 2004, 08:18

It probably shouldn't be listed here, but Dino Wars is a kind of dinosaur chess:

http://hol.abime.net/?id=358

fiath · 21 May 2004, 09:26

Ah, thanks for that Chuckles!

Mark · 27 January 2007, 07:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Also can anyone think of any other chess games not on the following list:

You missed the commercial game Checkmate, quite possibly the strongest chess program for the Amiga.

s2325 · 27 January 2007, 10:22

Kamikaze Chess http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5...zechessyh3.gif

Galaxy · 27 January 2007, 14:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

You missed the commercial game Checkmate, quite possibly the strongest chess program for the Amiga.

So I did, dunno how I managed that. I think we decided that Sargon 3 was the strongest of the Amiga chess games, although Colossus Chess X had learning AI.

I've set up HOL so that searching for chess returns all the chess games in HOL

Kamikaze chess doesn't really count as it has different rules.

andreas · 27 January 2007, 16:19

Nice work ... added Großmeister to the list. (MIA)
Also removed silly "Oxford Softworks" entry for 'Schach Deluxe' (German); this is a Schatztruhe release (see ISBN in Miscshots)

Belgarath · 27 January 2007, 17:07

You missed out TeleGames as well so I've just fixed that.

s2325 · 03 May 2007, 14:37

VChess 2.0:

plugh83 · 12 August 2007, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galaxy

... can anyone think of any other chess games not on the following list:

Commercial
-----------
5 Intelligent Strategy Games (includes CP2150 I think)
Art of Chess
Battle Chess
Battle Chess 2 : Chinese Chess
Checkmate
Chess Champion 2175
Chess Player 2150
Chessmaster 2000
Chessmaster 2100
Chessmate
Chess Simulator
Classic Board Games
Chinese Chess : The Science of War
Colossus Chess X
Complete Chess System
Distant Armies
Intelligent Strategy Games 10 (includes CC2175 and a ver of Chinese Chess)
Sargon 3
Schach Deluxe
Star Chess

PD
--
Chess 2.0
GNU Chess / Amiga GNU Chess
UChess
VChess
(I think there were a couple more, but this is all I can remember without sifting through my disks)

There is a German PD program called Ajeeb Chess 2.01

Galaxy · 13 August 2007, 11:50

Thanks - added to the list

adolescent · 13 August 2007, 19:55

What about HellChess? Or, did you not want currently active chess games... (Site is gone for now, but here is archive.org link http://web.archive.org/web/200607052.../hc/index.html). Hellcoder is a member of AO (maybe here also).

Dizzy · 13 August 2007, 20:23

Atomic Food Chess

http://aminet.net/package/game/think/afchess

First of the Loony Juice Software Atomic series!
Its chess with exploding food.

plugh83 · 11 October 2008, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galaxy

I've managed to collect most of the chess games available for the Amiga over the years and I was wondering if anyone knows if Chessmate 1.2 (http://hol.abime.net/?id=3008) or any other version is available online anywhere and also Star Chess (http://hol.abime.net/?id=5022).

Also does anyone know if Sargon 4 and the Chess Machine were ever released for the Amiga (I have seen it mentioned on some chess game comparison lists [eg last paragraph of http://www.queen.it/web4you/noprofit/keres/20.HTML], but have never actually seen it. S4 was released on PC/Mac and S5 on PC).

Also can anyone think of any other chess games not on the following list:

Commercial
-----------
5 Intelligent Strategy Games (includes CP2150 I think)
Art of Chess
Battle Chess
Battle Chess 2 : Chinese Chess
Checkmate
Chess Champion 2175
Chess Player 2150
Chessmaster 2000
Chessmaster 2100
Chessmate
Chess Simulator
Classic Board Games
Chinese Chess : The Science of War
Colossus Chess X
Complete Chess System
Distant Armies
Intelligent Strategy Games 10 (includes CC2175 and a ver of Chinese Chess)
Sargon 3
Schach Deluxe
Star Chess

PD
--
Chess 2.0
GNU Chess / Amiga GNU Chess
UChess
VChess
Ajeeb Chess 2.01 (German)
(I think there were a couple more, but this is all I can remember without sifting through my disks)

Another one is New Zealand Chess. There is a video demo on YouTube

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_AUPpoyq56c

NewDeli · 11 October 2008, 22:13

Hi,

Not completely related to make a list of Amiga Chess games, sorry, I was wondering if someone could tell me which of those games can be beaten (Human VS CPU) with an low to average level at playing Chess.

It seems to me Chess games from the 8-bit (like Cyrus II) can be beaten more easily due to not so well developed CPU AI.

Of course, I won't take "play with beginner level" as an answer

.

Photon · 12 October 2008, 00:04

Is Amiga Gnu Chess available with that hm extension package to give it more intelligence? It is very strong in my Ubuntu.

s2325 · 31 May 2009, 18:54

Chess Through the Ages (unreleased?) http://xs539.xs.to/xs539/09220/chessagesamiga879.jpg

Photon · 01 June 2009, 02:47

btw, that Dino Chess looks an awful lot like Stratego with dinosours of different rank in place of officers.

20 May 2004, 14:21	#1
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	Chess on the Amiga I've managed to collect most of the chess games available for the Amiga over the years and I was wondering if anyone knows if Chessmate 1.2 (http://hol.abime.net/?id=3008) or any other version is available online anywhere and also Star Chess (http://hol.abime.net/?id=5022). Also does anyone know if Sargon 4 and the Chess Machine were ever released for the Amiga (I have seen it mentioned on some chess game comparison lists [eg last paragraph of http://www.queen.it/web4you/noprofit/keres/20.HTML], but have never actually seen it. S4 was released on PC/Mac and S5 on PC). Also can anyone think of any other chess games not on the following list: Commercial ----------- 5 Intelligent Strategy Games (includes CP2150 I think) Art of Chess Battle Chess Battle Chess 2 : Chinese Chess Checkmate Chess Champion 2175 Chess Player 2150 Chessmaster 2000 Chessmaster 2100 Chessmate Chess Simulator Classic Board Games Chinese Chess : The Science of War Colossus Chess X Complete Chess System Distant Armies Intelligent Strategy Games 10 (includes CC2175 and a ver of Chinese Chess) Sargon 3 Schach Deluxe Star Chess PD -- Chess 2.0 GNU Chess / Amiga GNU Chess UChess VChess Ajeeb Chess 2.01 (German) (I think there were a couple more, but this is all I can remember without sifting through my disks) Last edited by Galaxy; 13 August 2007 at 11:50.

27 January 2007, 16:19	#9
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Nice work ... added Großmeister to the list. (MIA) Also removed silly "Oxford Softworks" entry for 'Schach Deluxe' (German); this is a Schatztruhe release (see ISBN in Miscshots) Last edited by andreas; 27 January 2007 at 16:30.

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Chuckles The Ancient One Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City/USA Age: 68 Posts: 685	Laser Chess was one of the type-in games that was published by Compute magazine for several different machines, and Advanced Laser Chess was (I believe) a somewhat improved version that came out later. The game was somewhat loosely based on Chess, but it wasn't actually played the same way.

21 May 2004, 08:18	#4
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	It probably shouldn't be listed here, but Dino Wars is a kind of dinosaur chess: http://hol.abime.net/?id=358

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27 January 2007, 10:22	#7
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Kamikaze Chess http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5...zechessyh3.gif

27 January 2007, 17:07	#10
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	You missed out TeleGames as well so I've just fixed that.

03 May 2007, 14:37	#11
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	VChess 2.0:

13 August 2007, 11:50	#13
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	Thanks - added to the list

13 August 2007, 19:55	#14
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	What about HellChess? Or, did you not want currently active chess games... (Site is gone for now, but here is archive.org link http://web.archive.org/web/200607052.../hc/index.html). Hellcoder is a member of AO (maybe here also).

13 August 2007, 20:23	#15
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	Atomic Food Chess http://aminet.net/package/game/think/afchess First of the Loony Juice Software Atomic series! Its chess with exploding food.

11 October 2008, 22:13	#17
NewDeli Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paris / FRANCE Age: 50 Posts: 1,248	Hi, Not completely related to make a list of Amiga Chess games, sorry, I was wondering if someone could tell me which of those games can be beaten (Human VS CPU) with an low to average level at playing Chess. It seems to me Chess games from the 8-bit (like Cyrus II) can be beaten more easily due to not so well developed CPU AI. Of course, I won't take "play with beginner level" as an answer .

12 October 2008, 00:04	#18
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Is Amiga Gnu Chess available with that hm extension package to give it more intelligence? It is very strong in my Ubuntu.

31 May 2009, 18:54	#19
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Chess Through the Ages (unreleased?) http://xs539.xs.to/xs539/09220/chessagesamiga879.jpg

01 June 2009, 02:47	#20
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	btw, that Dino Chess looks an awful lot like Stratego with dinosours of different rank in place of officers.

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