GameSpot commented that "Chessmaster has remained the consummate standard in console chess games since the '80s. In Japan, Famitsu magazine scored the Super Famicom version of the game a 23 out of 40, and the Game Boy version a 21 out of Critical reaction to the Chessmaster series has been mostly positive. InComputer Gaming World found Chessmaster 's features "the clear winners" over Sargon 4, in reported that Chessmaster 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 approved of Chessmaster Turbo's new AI "personalities" based on historical chess players. The combined sales of the Chessmaster series had reached 1 million copies by September The series surpassed 5 million units in sales bymaking it the highest-selling computer chess series ever at the time. Christiansen won the first game, lost the second and third games, and the fourth game resulted in a draw. The final game of the match used the default "Chessmaster" personality. Four different personalities were used in the match, the first three of which were based on famous human Grandmasters: Alexander Alekhine, Bobby Fischer, and Mikhail Botvinnik. In Chessmaster 10th Edition, the creation of new personalities has been made easier than before. The personality feature has inspired many amateur computer chess enthusiasts to attempt to find more optimum personalities. Chessmaster 9000Ĭhessmasterfor example, features over different personalities ranging from International Grandmaster strength down to Stanley, a chimpanzee who, in most situations, plays completely random moves. Individual piece values can also be adjusted. 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. The latest version, Chessmaster 11th Edition, was released inand has lagged behind more current chess engines.ĬCRL places it 84th on its February list.
If multiple versions of other engines are stripped out of their list, Chessmaster ranks 14th among all engines tested. The second edition had an engine designed by Kate and Dan Spracklen of Sargon fame. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of Since Chessmaster for Windows 3. Chessmaster is a chess-playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft.
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