Contents.Timeline. 1986: The Chessmaster series started with first published by Software Country, and soon after. It was published for,. The game had a written by David Kittinger and the manufacturer rated the game at 2000. Rated it 2100; in reality, it is unknown at what strength it plays because the testings were done on slow 1980s computers. Chessmaster 10th EditionThe Chessmaster is called The King, written by Johan de Koning of the. It was introduced in Chessmaster 4000; the first edition featured a chess engine written by David Kittinger, who went on to develop the engines for 's USCF Chess, WChess for the German company Millennium 2000, and 's, Majestic Chess and Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures.

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The second edition had an engine designed by Kate and Dan Spracklen of fame.According to the September 2009 (SSDF) rating list, Chessmaster 9000 has an estimated of 2718 on an -1200 PC. If multiple versions of other engines are stripped out of their list, Chessmaster 9000 ranks 14th among all engines tested. As of May 2008, Chessmaster 9000 remains the most recent version rated by the SSDF.The latest version, Chessmaster 11th Edition, was released in 2007, and has lagged behind more current chess engines. Places it 84th on its February 2017 list.The King engine allows users to create new playing styles, also 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. Chessmaster 9000, for example, features over 150 different personalities ranging from International Grandmaster strength down to Stanley, a who, in most situations, plays completely random moves.The personality feature has inspired many amateur enthusiasts to attempt to find more optimum personalities.

In Chessmaster 10th Edition, the creation of new personalities has been made easier than before.Notable games. vs.

Chessmaster 9000 (September 2002), annotated at GameKnot:,Chessmaster won the four-game match against Christiansen held in September 2002, by a score of 2½-1½. The Chessmaster program was operated by John Merlino, the Project Manager of Chessmaster at the time of the match.

Four different personalities were used in the match, the first three of which were based on famous human:,. The final game of the match used the default 'Chessmaster' personality. Christiansen won the first game, lost the second and third games, and the fourth game resulted in a.Platforms To date, various versions of Chessmaster have appeared on Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, (as a exclusive), PlayStation,. Early Macintosh versions Chessmaster 3000 and 4000 were developed by Sebastian Rapport and Troy Heere that leveraged the Kittinger and de Koning engines respectively. Later Macintosh versions were ported by, and the latest Macintosh version available is Chessmaster 9000. Ubisoft also offers a downloadable version of the game, Chessmaster Challenge, which differs from Chessmaster 10th Edition in its simplified interface and scaled-down tutorials.The more recent editions of Chessmaster include both 2D and 3D designs, and a large number of different boards and themed chess piece designs. The interface was revised for Chessmaster 10th Edition and features animated 3D sets in which the pieces 'walk' between squares and have simulated battles when a piece is taken, reminiscent of or the set from.

Chessmaster 10th Edition also comes packed with a pair of red and blue glasses to view the set in 'enhanced 3D'.Xbox Live Arcade An version with multiplayer and camera support for the called Chessmaster Live was released on 30 January 2008, but is no longer available.This version of Chessmaster contained a bug allowing the white player to indefinitely hold up a match until a player resigned. The game was eventually patched so that neither player would gain or lose Elo points if they resign before the first move.Reception The combined sales of the Chessmaster 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.In 1989, found Chessmaster 2100 's features 'the clear winners' over Sargon 4, in 1992 reported that Chessmaster 3000 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 Chessmaster 4000 Turbo 's new AI 'personalities' based on historical chess players. 4000 Turbo received a perfect 10 out of 10 score from.In Japan, magazine scored the 1991 Super Famicom version of the game a 23 out of 40, and the 1994 Game Boy version a 21 out of 40.Critical reaction to the Chessmaster series has been mostly positive. Commented that ' Chessmaster has remained the consummate standard in console chess games since the '80s.' Said that 'the series itself remains the best way to play and learn about chess on the PC.'

Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition, the most recent PC edition of the series, scored positive reviews, with saying: 'this one-stop shop for an entire chess-playing and learning family should last until you're all grandmasters.' Chessmaster 10th Edition holds an 84% rating on review aggregator site. IGN gave Chessmaster 10th Edition a score of 8.4/10, calling it 'the best chess game in town.' GameSpot's review of Chessmaster 10th Edition 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 Chessmaster 10th Edition.The version of Chessmaster 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 Chessmaster: The Art of Learning 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 Chessmaster: The Art of Learning, but added that 'there's no doubt that the information is valuable and can teach you the finer points of the game.' Although the Chessmaster engine is generally not as strong as the engines of other commercially available chess programs such as, critics have praised the Chessmaster series for its comprehensive tutorials aimed at players of amateur and moderate skill levels.

In its review of Chessmaster 9000, IGN said that 'the series has always distinguished itself with first-rate chess teaching tools,' and welcomed the game's 'appeal towards inexperienced and mid-level players. With all manner of tutorials, detailed analysis and exercises, the game helps ease newbies into the experience.' GameSpot's review of Chessmaster 10th Edition 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.' A common criticism of the series has been the lack of new features in successive installments.

IGN's review of Chessmaster 10th Edition commented, 'it simply doesn't add enough over any of the last two versions to make it a necessary upgrade.' Awards The editors of named Chessmaster Online the best online game of 1997.In 1994, named Chessmaster 4000 Turbo 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 Chessmaster 4000 was a finalist for Computer Gaming World 's Strategy Game of the Year award, losing to The editors wrote that 'Software Toolworks still has the capacity and the will to improve their best-selling chess engine'.Chessmaster 3000 was named the 40th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote that 'it remains. the premier PC chess title, with just the right balance of fancy game options and high-end gameplay. ChessMaster 3000 runs much faster than subsequent versions of the game and makes a welcome change from guns and guts'.In 1997 Chessmaster 5000 was a finalist for Computer Gaming World 's Classic/Puzzle Game of the Year award, losing to.

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