Chessica
Chessica,
a commercial Windows chess program distributed by TASC in 1995 as part of their TASC Chess System with the TASC SmartBoard and Interactive Chess Tutorials, but also as standalone Windows program. The engine is written by Frans Morsch, and based on the DOS Fritz 3.1 program [1] sold by ChessBase, which was the winner of the WCCC 1995. The functional GUI was developed by TASC lead developer Marc Derksen [2] [3], supported by Dutch chess player and chess database and GUI developer Jessica Harmsen [4]. Chessica played three Aegon Tournaments, in 1995, 1996 and 1997, and further competed at the DOCCC 1999 along with its brother Quest [5].
Screenshot
Chessica Screen [6]
Forum Posts
- Chessica? by O. Veli, CCC, October 13, 1999
- How strong is the Chessica program? by Gerald Grimsley, CCC, February 06, 2002
- Chessica Mistery by Fernando Villegas, CCC, June 04, 2002
- Do you Remember “Chessica”? by Fernando Villegas, CCC, October 14, 2005
External Links
- Chessica : TASC B.V. : Free Download & Streaming hosted by the Internet Archive
- Ismenio’s archive of the Tasc Chess System - Chessica
- Tasc Chess CD 2 : Chess Tutor & Chessica from amazon.com
References
- ↑ Re: Chessica Mistery by Albert Silver, CCC, June 04, 2002
- ↑ Chessica : TASC B.V. : Free Download & Streaming, Internet Archive
- ↑ Marc Derksen - Nederland | LinkedIn
- ↑ Jürgen Faas (1995). Die fensterlde Dame. Computerschach und Spiele, June-July 1995 (German)
- ↑ Chessica vs Older Brother by Howard Exner, CCC, November 06, 1999
- ↑ Chessica : TASC B.V. : Free Download & Streaming hosted by the Internet Archive