Acorn power electron chess

Subject: Acorn power electron chess Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:03 pm

Is there anything known in uk about the author?!

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Just his name: Richard Hanson (link1, link2).

Looking at reviews, the biggest complaint seems to be the time it sometimes took to make moves.

Looks as though he was not a chess specialist - link.

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A bit more about Richard Hanson:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_Software

https://www.stairwaytohell.com/articles/EUFEB89-Superior.html

http://www.beebgames.com/rhinterv.php

https://www.pczone.co.uk/new-book-celebrates-classic-bbc-micro-and-acorn-computers/

Subject: Re: Acorn power electron chess Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:45 pm

I never had a BBC or acorn computer

Subject: Re: Acorn power electron chess Sun Aug 15, 2021 11:39 pm

On even levels, the computer uses a shortened move list and randomises its selection. On odd levels, it uses the full move list and selects the best move from this list. wrote:

This sounds like level 2/4/6/8 is selective while 1/3/5/7/9 is brute force.

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Mclane wrote:: I never had a BBC or acorn computer

I think you can run it under an emulator under Windows.

If ever people wise up, and stop buying Windows, you'd then have to run the chess program under an Acorn emulator under a Windows emulator! Smile

Subject: Re: Acorn power electron chess Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:51 am

Did you ever had a BBC machine ?!

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Mclane wrote:: Did you ever had a BBC machine ?!

I never owned any kind of Acorn, but I did have a job where we used BBC computers.