Chess 2001
Chess 2001 [1] Chess 2001,
a dedicated chess computer developed by Intelligent Software based on their experimental development program Intelligent Chess Software, which in turn was based on Richard Lang’s Cyrus [2], written in Z80 assembly language. The computer had a 16 KiB ROM, and a 2 KiB RAM, the Z80 processor ran at 4 MHz in the customary version. The machine was manufactured by Newcrest Technology and released for sale in early 1984 as CXG Chess 2001. It was further sold in the USA as the ComputaChess Champion and in Australia as Hanimex HCG1900 [3].
Tournaments
Chess 2001 played a strong European MCC 1983, becoming runner-up behind Advance 3.0, and two Chess 2001s at 8 MHz competed at the WMCCC 1983 in Budapest [4], finishing 6th and 8th out of 18 competitors.
Selected Games
WMCCC 1983, round 7, Chess 2001 - Prestige Challenger [5]
See also
Publications
- CXG - Chess 2001 - pdf with various articles and references collected by Hein Veldhuis
External Links
- Intelligent Chess Software’s ICGA Tournaments (includes Chess 2001)
- Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- CXG Chess 2001 from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
- Computa Chess HCG1900 Electronic Chess Computer from The Spacious Mind
- Hanimex HCG 1900 from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) from Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 8.CXG-CGL: Flickr by Chewbanta
- ↑ Richard Lang - Question & Answer Interview given to a German magazine in 2003, pdf hosted by Mike Watters, Chess Computer UK
- ↑ Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ CXG - Chess 2001 - pdf with various articels and references collected by Hein Veldhuis
- ↑ Budapest 1983 - Chess - Round 7 - Game 4 (ICGA Tournaments)