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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
September 1996. The series surpassed 5 million units in sales by 2002, making it the highest-selling computer chess series ever at the time.
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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
Portable version of
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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
1873:"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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Sebastian Rapport and Troy Heere that leveraged the Kittinger and de Koning engines respectively. Later Mac versions were ported by
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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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who, in most situations, plays completely random moves. The
Stanley chimpanzee personality inspired the Stanley Random Chess Variant.
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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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series for its comprehensive tutorials aimed at players of amateur and moderate skill levels. In its review of
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was released on 30 January 2008, but is no longer available.
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s new AI "personalities" based on historical chess players.
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remained the most recent version rated by the SSDF.
2403:. No. 154. pp. 68–70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80.
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1282:s Classic/Puzzle Game of the Year award, losing to
2112:. Weekly Famitsu. No.323. Pg.39. 24 February 1995.
605:version was published. In 2007 released also for
525:was published for Windows 98. In addition to the
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1495:. Level/area: Credits screen during game intro.
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2231:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning - PSP review
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672:. It includes numerous tutorials by
558:. Compared to the previous title, a
2347:"Announcing The New Premier Awards"
1559:from the original on 2 October 2002
654:Chessmaster XI: Grandmaster Edition
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1830:Verdra H. Ciretop (12 March 2004)
1676:"PlayFirst and Ubisoft play chess"
1579:"Chessmaster has arrived on Palm!"
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769:Swedish Chess Computer Association
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1956:Coleman, Terry (September 1996).
1589:. 7 November 2002. Archived from
1541:Butts, Steve (6 September 2002).
1349:Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012).
1325:"Pawn, anyone? | Feral News"
1128:series has been mostly positive.
756:Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures
626:was published for Windows XP and
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2378:. No. 153. pp. 28, 32.
2110:New Games Cross Review - チェスマスター
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1183:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
1144:Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
909:Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
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650:Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
16:For a skilled chess player, see
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2012:"Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4"
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1977:IGN Staff (5 December 2002).
1674:Surette, Tim (1 March 2005).
1381:Oxner, Bill (November 1986).
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932:Nintendo Entertainment System
918:To date, various versions of
630:. The Xbox version is titled
444:version was released in 1994.
364:The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
3060:The Software Toolworks games
2439:player profile and games at
2353:. June 1994. pp. 51–58.
2307:Computer Games Strategy Plus
2265:Chessmaster 9000 vs. Fritz 6
2246:Chessmaster 8000 vs. Fritz 6
2189:, GameSpot, 7 September 2004
1891:"Search Games - Chessmaster"
1834:. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
1231:Computer Games Strategy Plus
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1008:The more recent editions of
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2039:Carter, Tim (August 1992).
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1200:, critics have praised the
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367:was published for Apple II/
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2199:Chessmaster mobile review
2131:Chessmaster mobile review
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1394:. No. 32. p. 44
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2133:, GameSpot, 15 June 2004
2092:Electronic Entertainment
1218:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1210:Chessmaster 10th Edition
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1109:Electronic Entertainment
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1014:Chessmaster 10th Edition
1003:Chessmaster 10th Edition
623:Chessmaster 10th Edition
533:translation was created.
285:Chessmaster 10th Edition
2909:Red Storm Entertainment
2417:The Chessmaster Network
2284:Chessmaster 9000 review
2235:, IGN, 28 February 2008
2204:21 January 2009 at the
1707:"Chessmaster Challenge"
1439:"Chessmaster 3d Review"
1338:Chessmaster 9000 Review
1049:camera support for the
724:. It was introduced in
687:and other minigames. A
660:. Portable version for
411:was published for DOS,
301:. It was published for
2220:, IGN, 4 December 2007
2087:Chessmaster 4000 Turbo
2074:. pp. 42, 44, 46.
1785:"The SSDF Rating List"
1481:Park Place Productions
1383:"The Chessmaster 2000"
1303:List of chess software
1249:Chessmaster 4000 Turbo
1097:Chessmaster 4000 Turbo
915:
562:translation was added.
299:The Software Toolworks
287:
79:The Software Toolworks
3070:Video game franchises
2877:Massive Entertainment
2857:Film & Television
2400:Computer Gaming World
2393:Computer Gaming World
2375:Computer Gaming World
2351:Computer Gaming World
2150:, IGN, 26 August 2004
2068:"The Ultimate Gambit"
2045:Computer Gaming World
2017:Computer Gaming World
1963:Computer Gaming World
1918:Chessmaster Challenge
1391:Computer Gaming World
1277:Computer Gaming World
1257:Computer Gaming World
1075:Computer Gaming World
1001:, which differs from
999:Chessmaster Challenge
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639:Chessmaster Challenge
542:, first published by
428:, first published by
311:Atari 8-bit computers
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2364:Staff (April 1997).
771:(SSDF) rating list,
742:Sierra Entertainment
674:International Master
666:PlayStation Portable
408:The Chessmaster 3000
294:The Chessmaster 2000
196:PlayStation Portable
2561:The Art of Learning
2314:on 6 February 2005.
2072:The Ultimate Gambit
1979:"Who's the Master?"
1924:9 June 2007 at the
1812:on 11 November 2020
1583:chessmaster.ubi.com
1275:was a finalist for
1255:was a finalist for
981:Early Mac versions
449:The Chessmaster 3-D
3065:Ubisoft franchises
2389:Staff (May 1997).
2270:9 May 2008 at the
2208:, IGN, 7 July 2004
1958:"Pawn to Infinity"
1939:"Chessmaster LIVE"
1741:. 3 December 2007.
1445:on 5 November 2010
1236:Chessmaster Online
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881:Alexander Alekhine
839:Larry Christiansen
681:Larry Christiansen
382:was published for
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89:Mattel Interactive
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1879:. 1 October 2002.
1861:. 31 August 2012.
1847:. 24 August 2015.
1765:. 29 January 2008
1593:on 10 August 2004
1414:"Marketing blurb"
991:Feral Interactive
889:Mikhail Botvinnik
775:had an estimated
341:. The game had a
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1093:Chessmaster 3000
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1080:Chessmaster 2100
1055:Chessmaster Live
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1045:multiplayer and
1039:Xbox Live Arcade
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983:Chessmaster 3000
948:Game Boy Advance
926:, Commodore 64,
843:Chessmaster 9000
821:Chessmaster 2000
804:Chessmaster 9000
789:Chessmaster 9000
785:Chessmaster 9000
773:Chessmaster 9000
726:Chessmaster 4000
697:Chessmaster Live
679:and Grandmaster
571:Game Boy Advance
554:and in 2004 for
539:Chessmaster 9000
522:Chessmaster 8000
503:Chessmaster 7000
483:Chessmaster 6000
474:Chessmaster 5500
465:Chessmaster 5000
457:Chessmaster 4000
394:and in 1992 for
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266:Chessmaster 2000
229:Original release
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