Battle Chess

1988 chess-playing video game
VideoGame video_game Q810986
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Battle Chess

Summary

Battle Chess is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle Chess's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Battle Chess was published by Interplay Entertainment[4].
  • Battle Chess's genre is chess video game[5].
  • Battle Chess was produced by Brian Fargo[6].
  • Battle Chess's developer is recorded as Interplay Entertainment[7].
  • Battle Chess's Commons category is recorded as Battle Chess[8].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Acorn Archimedes[9].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as 3DO[10].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as DOS[12].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[13].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[14].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[15].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Atari ST[16].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Apple IIGS[17].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Amiga CD32[18].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as CDTV[19].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[20].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as macOS[21].
  • Battle Chess's platform is recorded as Linux[22].
  • Battle Chess's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[23].
  • Battle Chess's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[24].
  • Battle Chess's language of work or name is recorded as English[25].
  • Battle Chess was distributed by digital distribution[26].
  • Battle Chess's review score is recorded as 96%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Battle Chess was published by Interplay Entertainment[4]. It was produced by Brian Fargo[6].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1988[28], September 16, 1994[29], 1994[30], and July 1990[31]. Battle Chess's language of work or name is recorded as English[25]. Its genre is chess video game[5]. It was distributed by digital distribution[26].

Reception

Reviews include 96%[27], 70%[32], and 92%[33].

Why It Matters

Battle Chess ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 220
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 220, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 10d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 96%, 96%, 70% +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||4 */ [[Property:P444]], uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/b458d6c0963"
  3. 13w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tasvideos game id → 831
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11701]]: 831, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151159467|Battle Chess (#151159467)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5864|TASVideos game]] #mix'"
  4. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Battle_Chess
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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