Answers.Body: <p>Atari 2600 has bugs which make the higher levels unrateable. It is reputed to be slightly better than Microchess, according to a <a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/BenRedic/retro-computer-chess-part-4-atari-video-chess-1979" rel="nofollow noreferrer">chess.com article</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Atari had a very limited book which makes it weaker than current approaches. </p>
  
  <p>An ESTIMATE of the strength is as follows:</p>
  
  <p>Level Time Rating(?):</p>
  
  <p>8        10       700</p>
  
  <p>1        15       800</p>
  
  <p>2        30      1000</p>
  
  <p>3        45      1100</p>
  
  <p>4       165      1300</p>
  
  <p>5       195      1350</p>
  
  <p>6       720        ??</p>
  
  <p>7     36000        ??</p>
  
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Body: <p>I used to play Video Chess on Atari with my dad when I was a kid.  What is the approximate FIDE rating of each level?</p>
  
Tags: <rating><computer-chess>
Title: How strong is each level of Atari 2600's Video Chess?
ThreadText: # How strong is each level of Atari 2600's Video Chess?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-23)
  
  I used to play Video Chess on Atari with my dad when I was a kid. What is the approximate FIDE rating of each level?
  
  **Tags:** rating, computer-chess
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  Atari 2600 has bugs which make the higher levels unrateable. It is reputed to be slightly better than Microchess, according to a [chess.com article](https://www.chess.com/blog/BenRedic/retro-computer-chess-part-4-atari-video-chess-1979).
  
  Atari had a very limited book which makes it weaker than current approaches.
  
  An ESTIMATE of the strength is as follows:
  
  Level Time Rating(?):
  
  8 10 700
  
  1 15 800
  
  2 30 1000
  
  3 45 1100
  
  4 165 1300
  
  5 195 1350
  
  6 720 ??
  
  7 36000 ??
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Chess dotcom article made the claim noted.  Estimates are mine.  
  
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