Cyber Chess Explained
Cyber Chess is a chess-playing computer program developed by William Tunstall-Pedoe.[1] [2] It was written for the Acorn Archimedes and published commercially by The Fourth Dimension.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Development
Evaluation of moves was tuned by use of a genetic algorithm.[8]
Gameplay
The game provides play against another human or the computer (at various levels of difficulty). Saved games and graphics export as vector Drawfiles are supported.[9]
Reception
In Acorn Users games review of 1993/94, Cyber Chess was listed number 55 in the Best 100 Games. The game was well received by the magazines Acorn Computing and Archimedes World, but the retail price of £35 was criticised by The Icon Bar in an article about the marketing of games.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Web Sites Are Wise Bets For Anagrams . . January 12, 2012 . Shackle, Eric . [...] highly qualified computer boffin, William Tunstall-Pedoe [...] developed a complete commercial chess-playing program, Cyber Chess..
- News: Winter 199394 . SuperGram II . . January 17, 2012 . Hersee, Andrew . 10 . 13 . William Tunstall-Pedoe is also the author of Cyber Chess, available from The Fourth Dimension [...].
- Web site: Acorn Gaming: Database . Acorn Gaming . July 3, 2000 . January 4, 2012 . Moore, Gareth.
- News: September 1992 . Cyber Chess . . January 17, 2012 . 5 . 12.
- News: Cyber Chess...the mating game . . October 1992 . Sinha, Raj . 63 . Cyber Chess is the best game of chess on the Archimedes.
- News: Cyber Chess . . October 1992 . Evans, Jonathan . 76 . Cyber Chess is being promoted as 'The definitive chess-playing program' for Acorn... a grand claim indeed but the program goes a long way towards fulfilling it.
- Web site: CV . January 4, 2012 . Tunstall-Pedoe, William . William Tunstall-Pedoe . I developed a complete commercial chess-playing program from scratch including a high quality chess engine, animated graphics, sound effects and a full state-of-the-art user interface. The product was marketed as Cyber Chess and published by The Fourth Dimension. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111114223548/http://www.williamtp.com/cv.html . November 14, 2011 .
- Genetic Algorithms Optimising Evaluation Functions . Tunstall-Pedoe, W. . . 1991 . 14 . 3 . 119–128 . International Computer Chess Association.
- News: Cyber Chess . . January 10, 2012 . Bradforth, David . Cyber Chess is a RISC OS 4 and StrongARM compliant chess program [...] can be played against the computer, at varying levels, or between two players [...] can save the current board setup as a native Cyber Chess file for returning to later; and additionally you can save the board layout as a Draw file..
- Web site: How lack of advertising is still stifling RISC OS . . December 7, 2000 . January 10, 2012 . Fountain, Tim . [...] products developed without any real feedback from the market being sold at rip-off prices (Cyber Chess for £35 anyone?). While this price might seem fair to the publishers, it certainly doesn't to the buyers..
