Sargon series

Group Description

Dan and Kathe Spracklen's early (1978) chess simulations for home microcomputers, initially published through Hayden Software, yielding a chess legacy lasting through six installments and dedicated units by Applied Concepts.

Trivia
SARGON, the first installment of the series, won the first tournament for microcomputers, held in San Jose California, in 1978. David Levy collected his 10 year bet by defeating CHESS 4.7 in Toronto Ontario. One of the games was a draw. This was the first time a computer drew an international master.

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Game Title	Year	Platform	Publisher	User Score
Sargon V: World Class Chess	1991	DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98	Activision, Inc.	3.20
Sargon Chess	1991	CD-i	Philips Interactive Media, Inc.	...
Sargon 4	1988	DOS, Macintosh	Spinnaker Software Corporation	3.65
Sargon III	1983	Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh	Hayden Software Co., Inc.	3.56
Sargon II	1979	Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, CP/M, TRS-80, VIC-20	Commodore Business Machines, Inc	3.57
Sargon	1979	Apple II, CP/M, Exidy Sorcerer, Nascom, TRS-80	Hayden Software Co., Inc.	...