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and published commercially by The Fourth Dimension.

Development

Evaluation of moves was tuned by use of a genetic algorithm.

Gameplay

The game provides play against another human or the computer (at various levels of difficulty).

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s and graphics export as

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Drawfiles are supported.

Reception

In ''

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s games review of 1993/94, Cyber Chess was listed number 55 in the Best 100 Games. The game was well received by the magazines ''

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'' and ''Archimedes World'', but the retail price of £35 was criticised by ''

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'' in an article about the marketing of games.

References

1993 video games Acorn Archimedes games Chess software The Fourth Dimension (company) games {{board-videogame-stub