diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt
index 6c43183f7..260725d6b 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt
@@ -136,28 +136,140 @@ internal class ExpressionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmge
     }
 
     private fun translateUbyteLess(left: Expression, right: Expression, leftConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, rightConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, jumpIfFalseLabel: String) {
-        // TODO compare with optimized asm
+        if(rightConstVal!=null) {
+            if(leftConstVal!=null) {
+                if(rightConstVal>=leftConstVal)
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                return
+            } else {
+                if (left is IdentifierReference) {
+                    val name = asmgen.asmVariableName(left)
+                    if(rightConstVal.number.toInt()!=0)
+                        asmgen.out("""
+                            lda  $name
+                            cmp  #${rightConstVal.number}
+                            bcs  $jumpIfFalseLabel""")
+                    return
+                }
+                else if (left is DirectMemoryRead) {
+                    if(rightConstVal.number.toInt()!=0) {
+                        translateDirectMemReadExpression(left, false)
+                        asmgen.out("  cmp  #${rightConstVal.number} |  bcs  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                    }
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         asmgen.translateExpression(left)
         asmgen.translateExpression(right)
         asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.less_ub |  inx |  lda  P8ESTACK_LO,x |  beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
     }
 
     private fun translateByteLess(left: Expression, right: Expression, leftConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, rightConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, jumpIfFalseLabel: String) {
-        // TODO compare with optimized asm
+        if(rightConstVal!=null) {
+            if(leftConstVal!=null) {
+                if(rightConstVal>=leftConstVal)
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                return
+            } else {
+                if (left is IdentifierReference) {
+                    val name = asmgen.asmVariableName(left)
+                    if(rightConstVal.number.toInt()!=0)
+                        asmgen.out("""
+                            lda  $name
+                            sec
+                            sbc  #${rightConstVal.number}
+                            bvc  +
+                            eor  #$80
++                           bmi  +
+                            bpl  $jumpIfFalseLabel
++""")
+                    else
+                        asmgen.out("  lda  $name |  bpl  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                    return
+                }
+                else if (left is DirectMemoryRead) {
+                    translateDirectMemReadExpression(left, false)
+                    if(rightConstVal.number.toInt()!=0) {
+                        asmgen.out("""
+                            sec
+                            sbc  #${rightConstVal.number}
+                            bvc  +
+                            eor  #$80
++                           bmi  +
+                            bpl  $jumpIfFalseLabel
++""")
+                    }
+                    else
+                        asmgen.out("  bpl  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         asmgen.translateExpression(left)
         asmgen.translateExpression(right)
         asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.less_b |  inx |  lda  P8ESTACK_LO,x |  beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
     }
 
     private fun translateUwordLess(left: Expression, right: Expression, leftConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, rightConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, jumpIfFalseLabel: String) {
-        // TODO compare with optimized asm
+        if(rightConstVal!=null) {
+            if(leftConstVal!=null) {
+                if(rightConstVal>=leftConstVal)
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                return
+            } else {
+                if (left is IdentifierReference) {
+                    val name = asmgen.asmVariableName(left)
+                    if(rightConstVal.number.toInt()!=0)
+                        asmgen.out("""
+                            lda  $name+1
+                            cmp  #>${rightConstVal.number}
+                            bcc  +
+                            bne  $jumpIfFalseLabel
+                            lda  $name
+                            cmp  #<${rightConstVal.number}
+                            bcc  +
+                            bcs  $jumpIfFalseLabel
++""")
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         asmgen.translateExpression(left)
         asmgen.translateExpression(right)
         asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.less_uw |  inx |  lda  P8ESTACK_LO,x |  beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
     }
 
     private fun translateWordLess(left: Expression, right: Expression, leftConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, rightConstVal: NumericLiteralValue?, jumpIfFalseLabel: String) {
-        // TODO compare with optimized asm
+        if(rightConstVal!=null) {
+            if(leftConstVal!=null) {
+                if(rightConstVal>=leftConstVal)
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                return
+            } else {
+                if (left is IdentifierReference) {
+                    val name = asmgen.asmVariableName(left)
+                    if(rightConstVal.number.toInt()!=0)
+                        asmgen.out("""
+                            lda  $name
+                            cmp  #<${rightConstVal.number}
+                            lda  $name+1
+                            sbc  #>${rightConstVal.number}
+                            bvc  +
+                            eor  #$80
++                           bmi  +
+                            bpl  $jumpIfFalseLabel
++""")
+                    else
+                        asmgen.out("  lda  $name+1 |  bpl  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         asmgen.translateExpression(left)
         asmgen.translateExpression(right)
         asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.less_w |  inx |  lda  P8ESTACK_LO,x |  beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel")
@@ -502,8 +614,7 @@ internal class ExpressionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmge
         asmgen.out("  lda  #<$name |  sta  P8ESTACK_LO,x |  lda  #>$name  |  sta  P8ESTACK_HI,x  | dex")
     }
 
-    // internal fun translateExpression(expr: DirectMemoryRead, pushResultOnEstack: Boolean) {
-    internal fun translateDirectMemReadExpression(expr: DirectMemoryRead, pushResultOnEstack: Boolean) {
+    private fun translateDirectMemReadExpression(expr: DirectMemoryRead, pushResultOnEstack: Boolean) {
         when(expr.addressExpression) {
             is NumericLiteralValue -> {
                 val address = (expr.addressExpression as NumericLiteralValue).number.toInt()
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index 0ab4fe3cf..228d168b0 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -10,120 +10,194 @@ main {
     sub start()  {
 
         byte bb= -22
+        ubyte ubb = 22
         word ww= -2222
+        uword uww = 2222
         float ff = -1.2345
 
-        ubyte qq = bb==22
-        qq = ww==2222
-        qq = ff==2.222
+        repeat(25)
+            txt.chrout('\n')
 
-        if bb== -22 {
+        if bb < -1 {
             txt.print("1 ok\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("1 fail\n")
         }
 
-        if bb==99 {
+        if bb < -99 {
             txt.print("2 fail\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("2 ok\n")
         }
 
-        if bb==0 {
-            txt.print("2b fail\n")
-        } else {
+        if bb<0 {
             txt.print("2b ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("2b fail\n")
         }
 
-        if ww== -2222 {
+        if ww < -1 {
             txt.print("3 ok\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("3 fail\n")
         }
 
-        if ww==16384 {
+        if ww < -9999 {
             txt.print("4 fail\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("4 ok\n")
         }
 
-        if ww==0 {
-            txt.print("4b fail\n")
-        } else {
+        if ww < 0 {
             txt.print("4b ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4b fail\n")
         }
 
-        if ff==-1.2345 {
+        if ff < -1.0 {
             txt.print("4c ok\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("4c fail\n")
         }
 
-        if ff==9999.9 {
+        if ff < -9999.9 {
             txt.print("4d fail\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("4d ok\n")
         }
 
-        if ff==0.0 {
-            txt.print("4e fail\n")
-        } else {
+        if ff < 0.0 {
             txt.print("4e ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4e fail\n")
+        }
+
+        if ubb < 100 {
+            txt.print("4f ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4f fail\n")
+        }
+
+        if ubb < 2 {
+            txt.print("4g fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4g ok\n")
+        }
+
+        if ubb<0 {
+            txt.print("4h fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4h ok\n")
+        }
+
+        if uww < 10000 {
+            txt.print("4i ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4i fail\n")
+        }
+
+        if uww < 2 {
+            txt.print("4j fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4j ok\n")
+        }
+
+        if uww < 0 {
+            txt.print("4k fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("4k ok\n")
         }
 
 
-        if bb!= 99 {
+
+        if bb > -99 {
             txt.print("5 ok\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("5 fail\n")
         }
 
-        if bb!=-22 {
+        if bb > -1 {
             txt.print("6 fail\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("6 ok\n")
         }
 
-        if bb!=0 {
-            txt.print("6b ok\n")
-        } else {
+        if bb > 0 {
             txt.print("6b fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("6b ok\n")
         }
 
-        if ww!=16384 {
+        if ww > -9999 {
             txt.print("7 ok\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("7 fail\n")
         }
 
-        if ww!= -2222 {
+        if ww > -1 {
             txt.print("8 fail\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("8 ok\n")
         }
 
-        if ww!=0 {
-            txt.print("8b ok\n")
-        } else {
+        if ww>0 {
             txt.print("8b fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8b ok\n")
         }
 
-        if ff!=-1.2345 {
+        if ff > -1.0 {
             txt.print("8c fail\n")
         } else {
             txt.print("8c ok\n")
         }
 
-        if ff==9999.9 {
-            txt.print("8d fail\n")
-        } else {
+        if ff > -9999.9 {
             txt.print("8d ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8d fail\n")
         }
 
-        if ff!=0.0 {
-            txt.print("8e ok\n")
-        } else {
+        if ff > 0.0 {
             txt.print("8e fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8e ok\n")
+        }
+
+        if ubb > 5 {
+            txt.print("8f ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8f fail\n")
+        }
+
+        if ubb > 250 {
+            txt.print("8g fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8g ok\n")
+        }
+
+        if ubb > 0 {
+            txt.print("8h ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8h fail\n")
+        }
+
+        if uww > 5 {
+            txt.print("8i ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8i fail\n")
+        }
+
+        if uww > 9999 {
+            txt.print("8j fail\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8j ok\n")
+        }
+
+        if uww>0 {
+            txt.print("8b ok\n")
+        } else {
+            txt.print("8b fail\n")
         }
 
         ; @($c000) *= 99        ; TODO implement