Chess Partner (1983)

Platforms

DOS

Where to get it

My Abandonware

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Playing Chess Partner feels like a calm, methodical mental exercise against a basic algorithmic opponent in a stripped-down digital space.

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About

Released in 1983 for the DOS platform, Chess Partner is an early digital adaptation of the classic board game. This title allows players to engage with chess logic within a text-based or simple graphical environment typical of its era.

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• More like this game, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.