July 10, 2026
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1K ZX Chess

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Game Summary

Chess game developed for home computer Sinclair ZX81. Game code takes up only 672 bytes in memory, but implements all chess rules except for castling, promotion, and en passant, including a computer opponent. It was the smallest implementation of chess on any computer at the time.


Archive Metadata

Developer
Publisher Artic Computing, Sinclair Research
Genre Strategy, Tactical
Platform Sinclair ZX81
Initial Release December 31, 1982
IGDB Catalog ID #391019

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