Wizard of OsZ 'Chess Challenger' (C) 1982, by Wizard of OsZ Wizar䠠 o Osڠ 'Ches Challenger i ᠠ sophisticate computerize versio o th age-ol gam o chess whic pit you skill agains th cunnin ches expertis o th Osborn computer Th ches boar i laye ou i row/colum format wit th compute bein th Whit Piece an yo bein th Blac Pieces i th followin format: +-----------------------+ :WR:WN:WB:WK:WQ:WB:WN:WR: 1 \ +-----------------------+ --- White Pieces :WP:WP:WP:WP:WP:WP:WP:WP: 2 / +-----------------------+ : : : : : : : : : 3 +-----------------------+ : : : : : : : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : : : : : : : 5 +-----------------------+ : : : : : : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP:BP:BP:BP:BP:BP: 7 \ +-----------------------+ --- Black Pieces :BR:BN:BB:BK:BQ:BB:BN:BR: 8 / +-----------------------+ |__ Rank (row) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ----- File (column) Note Pawn ar identifie a 'P' Rook a 'R' Knight a 'N' Bishop a 'B' King a 'K' an Queen a 'Q' Eac piec i appende wit it' correspondin 'B o 'W (Blac o White) t distinguis th opposin force fro eac other. - Chess Rules - Th ches piece mov t unoccupie square excep whe makin capture...the the tak th positio vacate b th capture piece Th Knight i th onl piec wit th abilit t mov ove a occupie position wit tw exceptions (1 takin Paw 'E Passant' an (2 Castlin (thi wil b discusse later i th descriptio o move fo th King an th Pawn) captur i affecte b removin th opponent' piec fro th boar an replacin i wit th capturin piece an al capture ar optiona excep whe necessar t avoi checkmate. Th Kin move on positio a tim i an direction bu ma no mov int check "Castling i th onl exceptiona move Onc durin eac game th Playe an Opponen hav th privileg o "castling" tha i movin th Kin tw position (eithe righ o left) an placin th Roo o th opposit positio fro whic th Kin wa move (a exampl wil b show later a th Osborn compute make cleve decision!) Castlin ca onl b done whe ther ar n intervenin pieces an whe th Kin i no i chec (tha is bein attacke b a opposin piece) an onl whe neithe th Kin no th Roo hav previousl moved Th Kin ma neve mov ove positio commande b a opposin piece. Th Quee ma mov i an direction fo an numbe o positions, but may not move over another piece. Th Roo o Castl move onl horizontall o verticall fo any number of positions, but may not move over another piece. Th Bisho move onl o diagonal fo an numbe o positions, but again, may not move over another piece. Th Knigh ha combine movemen - on positio forwar an tw sideway (lef o right) o tw position forwar an on sidways Move ar onl horizonta an vertical no diagonal Th Knigh' mov ma pas ove an othe piec i it' path. Th Paw move on positio a tim straigh forward excep whe capturing whic ca onl b performe diagonally Optionally eac Paw ca (o it' firs mov only b move forward tw spaces Whe Paw exercise hi privileg o movin tw position o hi initia move a opponent' Paw situate o th fift positio o a adjoinin fil (column) ma captur i b movin o th positio ove whic th Paw ha moved jus a i h ha stoppe ther (thi move i calle 'E Passant'). Th gam end whe Kin i i 'checkmate' whic i whe th Kin (bein attacke b hostil piece) canno mov t positio whic i no als threatened I i i obviou befor thi poin tha on playe ha n chanc o avoidin defeat h ma resign gam ma als en i 'stalemate' i neithe player can keep the other's King in checkmate. .pa Her then i sampl star o gam o 'Ches Challenger b th ol 'WIZ' himself...follo alon wit thes examples: Wizard of OsZ 'Chess Challenger' (C) 1982, by Wizard of OsZ D yo wan instruction ( o N) Y <-- My name! And the Osborne I moves PAWN TO 3 , 5 +-----------------------+ :WR:WN:WB:WK:WQ:WB:WN:WR: 1 +-----------------------+ :WP:WP:WP:WP: :WP:WP:WP: 2 +-----------------------+ : : : : :WP: : : : 3 <-- Computer moves first! +-----------------------+ (row 3, column 5) : : : : : : : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : : :**: : : : 5 <-- WIZ will move here to +-----------------------+ counterattack... : : : : : : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP:BP:BP:BP:BP:BP: 7 +-----------------------+ :BR:BN:BB:BK:BQ:BB:BN:BR: 8 +-----------------------+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Where is the piece you want to move, WIZ? 7,5 Challenger moves, PAWN to where? 5,5 Accepted... .pa And the Osborne I moves KNIGHT TO 3 , 3 +-----------------------+ :WR: :WB:WK:WQ:WB:WN:WR: 1 +-----------------------+ :WP:WP:WP:WP: :WP:WP:WP: 2 +-----------------------+ : : :WN: :WP: : : : 3 +-----------------------+ : : : : : : : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : : :BP: : : : 5 <-- Black Pawn from the WIZ's +-----------------------+ previous move... : : : : : : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP:BP: :BP:BP:BP: 7 +-----------------------+ :BR:BN:BB:BK:BQ:BB:BN:BR: 8 +-----------------------+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Where is the piece you want to move, WIZ? 7,4 Challenger moves, PAWN to where? 6,4 Accepted... And the Osborne I moves KNIGHT TO 2 , 5 +-----------------------+ :WR: :WB:WK:WQ:WB: :WR: 1 +-----------------------+ :WP:WP:WP:WP:WN:WP:WP:WP: 2 +-----------------------+ : : :WN: :WP: : : : 3 +-----------------------+ : : : : : : : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : : :BP: : : : 5 +-----------------------+ : : : :BP: : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP: : :BP:BP:BP: 7 +-----------------------+ :BR:BN:BB:BK:BQ:BB:BN:BR: 8 +-----------------------+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Where is the piece you want to move, WIZ? 8,5 Challenger moves, QUEEN to where? 6,3 Accepted... .pa And the Osborne I moves PAWN TO 4 , 2 +-----------------------+ :WR: :WB:WK:WQ:WB: :WR: 1 +-----------------------+ :WP: :WP:WP:WN:WP:WP:WP: 2 +-----------------------+ : : :WN: :WP: : : : 3 +-----------------------+ : :WP: : : : : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : : :BP: : : : 5 +-----------------------+ : : :BQ:BP: : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP: : :BP:BP:BP: 7 +-----------------------+ :BR:BN:BB:BK: :BB:BN:BR: 8 +-----------------------+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Where is the piece you want to move, WIZ? 8,3 Challenger moves, BISHOP to where? 5,6 Accepted... And the Osborne I moves BISHOP TO 2 , 2 +-----------------------+ :WR: : :WK:WQ:WB: :WR: 1 +-----------------------+ :WP:WB:WP:WP:WN:WP:WP:WP: 2 +-----------------------+ : : :WN: :WP: : : : 3 +-----------------------+ : :WP: : : : : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : : :BP:BB: : : 5 +-----------------------+ : : :BQ:BP: : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP: : :BP:BP:BP: 7 +-----------------------+ :BR:BN: :BK: :BB:BN:BR: 8 +-----------------------+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Where is the piece you want to move, WIZ? 5,5 Challenger moves, PAWN to where? 4,5 Accepted... .pa And the Osborne I cleverly CASTLES! +-----------------------+ : :WK:WR: :WQ:WB: :WR: 1 +-----------------------+ :WP:WB:WP:WP:WN:WP:WP:WP: 2 +-----------------------+ : : :WN: :WP: : : : 3 +-----------------------+ : :WP: : :BP: : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : : : :BB: : : 5 +-----------------------+ : : :BQ:BP: : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP: : :BP:BP:BP: 7 +-----------------------+ :BR:BN: :BK: :BB:BN:BR: 8 +-----------------------+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Where is the piece you want to move, WIZ? 6,4 Challenger moves, PAWN to where? 5,4 Accepted... And the Osborne I moves KNIGHT TO 4 , 4 +-----------------------+ : :WK:WR: :WQ:WB: :WR: 1 +-----------------------+ :WP:WB:WP:WP: :WP:WP:WP: 2 +-----------------------+ : : :WN: :WP: : : : 3 +-----------------------+ : :WP: :WN:BP: : : : 4 +-----------------------+ : : : :BP: :BB: : : 5 +-----------------------+ : : :BQ: : : : : : 6 +-----------------------+ :BP:BP:BP: : :BP:BP:BP: 7 +-----------------------+ :BR:BN: :BK: :BB:BN:BR: 8 +-----------------------+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Where is the piece you want to move, WIZ? O well th ol WI neve claime t b brillian ches player...her h sit wit hi Quee i check an ma los hi Bisho i he' no careful Wha woul yo d next t avoi disaster? Osborn i trademar o Osborn Compute Corporation