Re: favourite Apple II chess game?

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Terry Olsen <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Sargon played much better - I rarely won against Sargon.
>>
> 
> Has anyone ever pitted Sargon (or other A2 Chess game) against a modern 
> counterpart on a PC or Mac? 

Sargon itself was improved several times over the years.  Its original
claim to fame was winning the computer-vs-computer competition at the
1978 West Coast Computer Faire.

The Z80 sources for the original Sargon were published in book form.  Scans
can be found on the web (http://www.madscientistroom.org/chm/Sargon.html).
The non-source commentary seems to focus more on the mechanics of presenting
the game than on the actual chess logic, which was somewhat disappointing.

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