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22: 296:'s Friend Mode). In addition, after each game, a female voice, the Queen, walks the player through the game, pointing out and explaining where the player could have played better. The program keeps track of the player's rating. Players can also create their own characters with differing gameplay styles and difficulty. 676: 666: 380: 105: 131: 499: 425: 312:
A collection of famous games is included for review and study, each one narrated turn-by-turn by the Queen. The games include:
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had two major innovations: the program would adjust its level during the game trying to match that of the player (presaging
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The voice of the Power Chess Queen was voiced in English and French by voiceover artist Natacha LaFerriere.
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operating system. Later revisions of the software were released as
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s award for the 1996 "traditional" game of the year.
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is "Wchess" by David Kittinger, which played against
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Developer(s)
Sierra On-Line
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows 95
Genre(s)
Chess
Single player
chess-playing
video game
Sierra On-Line
Microsoft
Windows 95
Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess
Extreme Chess
chess engine
Deep Blue
Hong Kong

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