I want to start by saying that I haven't played a game of chess for at least 15 years. So here's my first, (and probably last,) game of chess with my PDP-8. Seeing the front panel light flicker as it was "thinking" was the most fun! I have to be honest, almost until the end, I was worried my little PDP-8 was going to win. To be beaten by core memory, how embarrassing!
<CLEAR, 0200 CONTINUE>
DO YOU WANT WHITE OR BLACK? B E2-E4 0011
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB BQ BK BB BN BR BP BP BP BP BP BP BP BP -- ** -- ** -- ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** WP ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- WP WP WP WP -- WP WP WP WR WN WB WQ WK WB WN WR
YOUR MOVE? E7-E5 D1-H5 0005
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB BQ BK BB BN BR BP BP BP BP ** BP BP BP -- ** -- ** -- ** -- ** ** -- ** -- BP -- ** WQ -- ** -- ** WP ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- WP WP WP WP -- WP WP WP WR WN WB -- WK WB WN WR
YOUR MOVE? G7-G6 H5:E5 0222
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB BQ BK BB BN BR BP BP BP BP ** BP ** BP -- ** -- ** -- ** BP ** ** -- ** -- WQ -- ** -- -- ** -- ** WP ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- WP WP WP WP -- WP WP WP WR WN WB -- WK WB WN WR
YOUR MOVE? D8-E7 E5:H8 0113
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB ** BK BB BN WQ BP BP BP BP BQ BP ** BP -- ** -- ** -- ** BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** WP ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- WP WP WP WP -- WP WP WP WR WN WB -- WK WB WN WR
YOUR MOVE? G8-F6 F2-F3 0277
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB ** BK BB -- WQ BP BP BP BP BQ BP ** BP -- ** -- ** -- BN BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** WP ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** WP ** -- WP WP WP WP -- ** WP WP WR WN WB -- WK WB WN WR
YOUR MOVE? D7-D5 F1-B5 0275
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB ** BK BB -- WQ BP BP BP -- BQ BP ** BP -- ** -- ** -- BN BP ** ** WB ** BP ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** WP ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** WP ** -- WP WP WP WP -- ** WP WP WR WN WB -- WK -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? C7-C6 B5-E2 0231
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB ** BK BB -- WQ BP BP ** -- BQ BP ** BP -- ** BP ** -- BN BP ** ** -- ** BP ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** WP ** -- ** ** -- ** -- ** WP ** -- WP WP WP WP WB ** WP WP WR WN WB -- WK -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? D5-E4 F3-F4 0230
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN BB ** BK BB -- WQ BP BP ** -- BQ BP ** BP -- ** BP ** -- BN BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** BP WP -- ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- WP WP WP WP WB ** WP WP WR WN WB -- WK -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? C8-G4 E2:G4 0232
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN -- ** BK BB -- WQ BP BP ** -- BQ BP ** BP -- ** BP ** -- BN BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** BP WP WB ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- WP WP WP WP -- ** WP WP WR WN WB -- WK -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? F6-G4 H8:H7 0255
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN -- ** BK BB -- ** BP BP ** -- BQ BP ** WQ -- ** BP ** -- ** BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** BP WP BN ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- WP WP WP WP -- ** WP WP WR WN WB -- WK -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? E4-E3 H2-H3 0227
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN -- ** BK BB -- ** BP BP ** -- BQ BP ** WQ -- ** BP ** -- ** BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** -- WP BN ** ** -- ** -- BP -- ** WP WP WP WP WP -- ** WP ** WR WN WB -- WK -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? E3-D2 E1:D2 0023
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN -- ** BK BB -- ** BP BP ** -- BQ BP ** WQ -- ** BP ** -- ** BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** -- WP BN ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** WP WP WP WP WK -- ** WP ** WR WN WB -- ** -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? E7-E3 D2-D1 -3735
YOUR MOVE? *B
BR BN -- ** BK BB -- ** BP BP ** -- ** BP ** WQ -- ** BP ** -- ** BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** -- WP BN ** ** -- ** -- BQ -- ** WP WP WP WP ** -- ** WP ** WR WN WB WK ** -- WN WR
YOUR MOVE? G4-F2 CHECKMATE
BR BN -- ** BK BB -- ** BP BP ** -- ** BP ** WQ -- ** BP ** -- ** BP ** ** -- ** -- ** -- ** -- -- ** -- ** -- WP -- ** ** -- ** -- BQ -- ** WP WP WP WP ** -- BN WP ** WR WN WB WK ** -- WN WR
<It halted itself>
Man: 1 Deep Orange: 0