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rated it over 2000; in reality, it is unknown at what strength it plays because the testings were done on slow 1980s computers. In July 1986, CM became the first commercially available software to win the
Personal Computer class of the United States Open Computer Chess Championship in
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The King engine allows users to create new playing styles, called "personalities", by manipulating several dozen different settings, such as King Safety, Pawn
Weakness, Randomness, Mobility and others. Individual piece values can also be adjusted.
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developers aimed to anthropomorphize the game's chess engine with a mascot character to give players the feeling of a human opponent. The "Chessmaster" character on the game's packaging and title screens was a photo of actor
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commented positively on the game's "huge bundle of features aimed at everyone from the neophyte who's looking to learn the basics to the advanced wood pusher who may need practice for tournament play."
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received a score of 9/10 from IGN, who called it "an absolutely superlative product that will be enjoyed for week after week by fans of the mental contest." IGN criticized the
Nintendo DS version of
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the 20th best computer game of all time, calling it the best of the series so far and accessible to all skill levels. The editors wrote, "A chess game? In the Top 50? Well, why not?" In June 1994
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costumed to look like "a person, a wizard, a chessmaster!" rather than a "black box" The image became iconic, and the original photo remained part of the series' branding for 17 years.
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series had reached 1 million copies by
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for its lack of multiplayer, but gave it an overall positive review, with a score of 7.8/10. IGN criticized the "boring" presentation of the PlayStation
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had added "a lot" to its predecessors, with new tutorial features and a variety of computer opponents making the game "a truly impressive sequel", and in 1994 approved of
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1874:"Chessmaster 9000 Defeats Reigning US Chess Champion Larry Christiansen; Chessmaster Wins Four Game Match 2.5 to 1.5 Via Live Internet Broadcast on ChessClub.com"
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Copr. 1990-1999, Mindscape, All Rights
Reserved Copr. 1990 IHP Inc. AFB Sound Technology Copr. 1990 The Park Place Production Team, Licensed by Nintendo
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said, "If you're looking for a good chess program that's packed with a plethora of features and all the bells and whistles, you'll be very happy with
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and features animated 3D sets in which the pieces "walk" between squares and have simulated battles when a piece is taken, reminiscent of
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include both 2D and 3D designs, and a large number of different boards and themed chess piece designs. The interface was revised for
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at the time of the match. Four different personalities were used in the match, the first three of which were based on famous human
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for players of all skill levels, 900 most important chess games in history, 190 personalities of opponents, children puzzles with
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saying: "this one-stop shop for an entire chess-playing and learning family should last until you're all grandmasters."
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was released on 30 January 2008, but is no longer available.
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1352:"The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star"
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s new AI "personalities" based on historical chess players.
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ranked 14th among all engines tested. As of May 2008,
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in its simplified interface and scaled-down tutorials.
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is called The King, written by Johan de Köning of the
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remained the most recent version rated by the SSDF.
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606:version was published. In 2007 released also for
526:was published for Windows 98. In addition to the
1496:. Level/area: Credits screen during game intro.
1155:holds an 84% rating on review aggregator site
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2232:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning - PSP review
1263:s Strategy Game of the Year award, losing to
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441:play was available for the first time. A
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257:series, which is owned and developed by
1645:"Chessmaster for PlayStation 2 Reviews"
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2042:"Software Toolworks' Chessmaster 3000"
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1992:from the original on 7 February 2004
1544:"Review - Chessmaster [GBA]"
1086:s features "the clear winners" over
673:. It includes numerous tutorials by
559:. Compared to the previous title, a
2348:"Announcing The New Premier Awards"
1560:from the original on 2 October 2002
655:Chessmaster XI: Grandmaster Edition
1967:. No. 146. pp. 159, 160.
1831:Verdra H. Ciretop (12 March 2004)
1677:"PlayFirst and Ubisoft play chess"
1580:"Chessmaster has arrived on Palm!"
770:Swedish Chess Computer Association
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1957:Coleman, Terry (September 1996).
1590:. 7 November 2002. Archived from
1542:Butts, Steve (6 September 2002).
1350:Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012).
1326:"Pawn, anyone? | Feral News"
1129:series has been mostly positive.
757:Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures
627:was published for Windows XP and
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2379:. No. 153. pp. 28, 32.
2111:New Games Cross Review - チェスマスター
1188:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
1184:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
1145:Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
910:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
768:According to the September 2009
671:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
651:Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
16:For a skilled chess player, see
2275:, Roger McIntyre, Logical Chess
2256:, Roger McIntyre, Logical Chess
2188:Chessmaster 10th Edition review
2149:Chessmaster 10th Edition review
2086:Brenesal, Barry (March 1994). "
2067:Coleman, Terry (January 1994).
2013:"Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4"
2330:Top 50 PC Games of All Time".
2011:Wagner, Roy (September 1989).
1239:the best online game of 1997.
1147:scored positive reviews, with
657:) was released for Windows XP/
498:was published for PlayStation.
1:
2336:. No. 5. pp. 43–56.
1978:IGN Staff (5 December 2002).
1675:Surette, Tim (1 March 2005).
1382:Oxner, Bill (November 1986).
933:Nintendo Entertainment System
919:To date, various versions of
631:. The Xbox version is titled
445:version was released in 1994.
365:The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
3061:The Software Toolworks games
2440:player profile and games at
2354:. June 1994. pp. 51–58.
2308:Computer Games Strategy Plus
2266:Chessmaster 9000 vs. Fritz 6
2247:Chessmaster 8000 vs. Fritz 6
2190:, GameSpot, 7 September 2004
1892:"Search Games - Chessmaster"
1835:. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
1232:Computer Games Strategy Plus
1009:The more recent editions of
507:was published for Windows 98
2040:Carter, Tim (August 1992).
1613:JadeDragon (January 2003).
1201:, critics have praised the
692:translation has been added.
368:was published for Apple II/
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1511:"Chessmaster (GBC) (1999)"
1066:The combined sales of the
426:The Chessmaster 4000 Turbo
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2297:Staff (19 January 1998).
2200:Chessmaster mobile review
2132:Chessmaster mobile review
1471:. Accessed 24 March 2013.
1395:. No. 32. p. 44
1125:Critical reaction to the
433:for Windows 3.x and Mac.
35:
2713:Hasbro Family Game Night
2287:, IGN, 17 September 2002
2252:20 December 2008 at the
2170:Chessmaster 10th Edition
2134:, GameSpot, 15 June 2004
2093:Electronic Entertainment
1219:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1211:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1169:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1165:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1161:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1153:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1110:Electronic Entertainment
1092:, in 1992 reported that
1033:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1015:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1004:Chessmaster 10th Edition
624:Chessmaster 10th Edition
534:translation was created.
286:Chessmaster 10th Edition
2910:Red Storm Entertainment
2418:The Chessmaster Network
2285:Chessmaster 9000 review
2236:, IGN, 28 February 2008
2205:21 January 2009 at the
1708:"Chessmaster Challenge"
1440:"Chessmaster 3d Review"
1339:Chessmaster 9000 Review
1050:camera support for the
725:. It was introduced in
688:and other minigames. A
661:. Portable version for
412:was published for DOS,
302:. It was published for
2221:, IGN, 4 December 2007
2088:Chessmaster 4000 Turbo
2075:. pp. 42, 44, 46.
1786:"The SSDF Rating List"
1482:Park Place Productions
1384:"The Chessmaster 2000"
1304:List of chess software
1250:Chessmaster 4000 Turbo
1098:Chessmaster 4000 Turbo
916:
563:translation was added.
300:The Software Toolworks
288:
79:The Software Toolworks
3071:Video game franchises
2878:Massive Entertainment
2858:Film & Television
2401:Computer Gaming World
2394:Computer Gaming World
2376:Computer Gaming World
2352:Computer Gaming World
2151:, IGN, 26 August 2004
2069:"The Ultimate Gambit"
2046:Computer Gaming World
2018:Computer Gaming World
1964:Computer Gaming World
1919:Chessmaster Challenge
1392:Computer Gaming World
1278:Computer Gaming World
1258:Computer Gaming World
1076:Computer Gaming World
1002:, which differs from
1000:Chessmaster Challenge
907:
640:Chessmaster Challenge
543:, first published by
429:, first published by
312:Atari 8-bit computers
284:
2396:1997 Premier Awards"
2365:Staff (April 1997).
772:(SSDF) rating list,
743:Sierra Entertainment
675:International Master
667:PlayStation Portable
409:The Chessmaster 3000
295:The Chessmaster 2000
196:PlayStation Portable
2562:The Art of Learning
2315:on 6 February 2005.
2073:The Ultimate Gambit
1980:"Who's the Master?"
1925:9 June 2007 at the
1813:on 11 November 2020
1584:chessmaster.ubi.com
1276:was a finalist for
1256:was a finalist for
982:Early Mac versions
450:The Chessmaster 3-D
3066:Ubisoft franchises
2390:Staff (May 1997).
2271:9 May 2008 at the
2209:, IGN, 7 July 2004
1959:"Pawn to Infinity"
1940:"Chessmaster LIVE"
1742:. 3 December 2007.
1446:on 5 November 2010
1237:Chessmaster Online
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882:Alexander Alekhine
840:Larry Christiansen
682:Larry Christiansen
383:was published for
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89:Mattel Interactive
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1946:. 28 August 2019.
1880:. 1 October 2002.
1862:. 31 August 2012.
1848:. 24 August 2015.
1766:. 29 January 2008
1594:on 10 August 2004
1415:"Marketing blurb"
992:Feral Interactive
890:Mikhail Botvinnik
776:had an estimated
342:. The game had a
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1081:Chessmaster 2100
1056:Chessmaster Live
1048:Xbox Live Vision
1046:multiplayer and
1040:Xbox Live Arcade
996:Chessmaster 9000
984:Chessmaster 3000
949:Game Boy Advance
927:, Commodore 64,
844:Chessmaster 9000
822:Chessmaster 2000
805:Chessmaster 9000
790:Chessmaster 9000
786:Chessmaster 9000
774:Chessmaster 9000
727:Chessmaster 4000
698:Chessmaster Live
680:and Grandmaster
572:Game Boy Advance
555:and in 2004 for
540:Chessmaster 9000
523:Chessmaster 8000
504:Chessmaster 7000
484:Chessmaster 6000
475:Chessmaster 5500
466:Chessmaster 5000
458:Chessmaster 4000
395:and in 1992 for
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267:Chessmaster 2000
229:Original release
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