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markdown_url: "http://localhost/product/1k-chess.md"
published_at: "2019-11-30T01:16:32+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-22T13:39:55+00:00"
author: "David Anderson"
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# 1K Chess

A good introduction to chess. Full graphic representation of the chess board is included. Single level of play. Does not accept castling or en-passant moves.

Source code was published as a [series of articles in Your Computer](http://users.ox.ac.uk/~uzdm0006/scans/1kchess/).