Chess Player 2150
{{Short description|1989 video game}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Chess Player 2150
| image = Chess Player 2150 cover.jpg
| developer = Oxford Softworks
| publisher = Oxford Softworks
| producer =
| designer = Chris Whittington
| programmer =
| artist =
| writer =
| composer =
| engine =
| series =
| platforms = Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|1989{{cite journal |title=Game diskette (Atari ST) |journal=Chess Player 2150 |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/24828/chess-player-2150/cover/group-96793/cover-264502/ |publisher=Oxford Softworks |quote=© 1989}}}}
| genre = Computer chess
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Chess Player 2150 is a 1989 chess video game by Oxfordshire-based Oxford Softworks released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://www.oxfordsoftworks.com/contact.php |website=Oxford Softworks |access-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625202213/http://www.oxfordsoftworks.com/contact.php |archive-date=25 June 2007 |url-status=dead}} A successor, Chess Champion 2175, was released in 1990.{{cite magazine |last1=Foster |first1=Karl |title=Game Reviews - Chess Champion 2175 |journal=Amiga Power |date=April 1992 |issue=12 |page=77 |url=https://amr.abime.net/review_501 |publisher=Future plc}}
Gameplay
The board can be viewed in 2D or 3D perspective. The game includes a mode where the player's Elo rating is determined after solving 24 chess puzzles. The DOS version features CGA and EGA graphics.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| ASM = 46/50 (Amiga){{cite magazine |last1=U.W. |title=Denk(-)mal! - Strategie-, Denk- & Simulationsspiele - Da mußte sogar Sargon passen! |journal=Aktueller Software Markt |date=May 1990 |issue=5/90 |page=91 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/d/da/ASM_DE_1990-05.pdf |publisher=Tronic-Verlag |language=German |quote=PC/Amiga: Grafik 7/8, Handhabung: 9/9, Technik/Strategie: 10/10, Spielwert: 10/10, Preis/Leistung: 9/9}}
45/50 (DOS)
| TGMIt = 82% (Amiga){{cite magazine |title=Review - Chess Player 2150 |journal=The Games Machine |date=May 1990 |issue=20 |page=76 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-italia-20/page/n75/mode/2up |publisher=Edizioni Hobby s.r.l. |language=Italian}}
80% (DOS)
| TILT = 19/20 (ST){{cite magazine |last1=Harbonn |first1=Jacques |title=Hits - Chess Player 2150 |journal=Tilt |date=December 1989 |issue=73 |pages=60–62 |url=https://archive.org/details/Tilt073/page/n59/mode/2up |publisher=Editions Mondiales S.A. |language=French}}
| rev1 = Amiga Joker
| rev2 = Atari ST User
| rev2Score = 9/10{{cite magazine |last1=Scott |first1=Alastair |title=Software - Grade A gambit |journal=Atari ST User |date=February 1990 |volume=4 |issue=12 |pages=28–29 |url=http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-issue-atari-st-user-vol-4-no-12_1137.html |publisher=Database Publications Ltd.}}
}}
Aktueller Software Markt pitted the game against Sargon III and found that Chess Player won four out of six games. In conclusion, the game was "absolutely recommended for chess fans". Amiga Joker said that in terms of playing strength, Chess Player is stronger than Chessmaster 2000 and Colossus Chess X, and equal to Chessmaster 2100. The Italian Games Machine called it a very powerful program worthy of consideration, with the one flaw of not being very fast. {{interlanguage link|Svenska Hemdatornytt|sv}} gave a negative review for the Amiga version and said the program is not as strong as advertised.{{cite magazine |last1=Nordström |first1=Ari |title=Arkad Revyn - Chess Player 2150 |journal=Svenska Hemdatornytt |date=March 1990 |volume=5 |issue=2 |page=16 |url=https://archive.org/details/SvenskaHemdator1990-02/page/n15/mode/2up |publisher=Selda Media AB |language=Swedish}} Atari ST User said that "The program seems to be able to calculate much deeper in the time given than its rivals." The 3D view was said to be better than in Chessmaster 2000 or Colossus Chess X. Tilt pitted the game against Chessmaster 2000, Chessmaster 2100, and Colossus Chess X. Chess Player 2150 was the strongest of the four.
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/24828/chess-player-2150}}
- {{abime|id=3004}}
- {{atarimania|id=8911}}
- {{Internet Archive game|msdos_Chess_Player_2150_1990|Chess Player 2150}}
Category:Europe-exclusive video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games