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Chessmaster is a chess-playing computer game series, which is owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.^[2]

Since Chessmaster 3000 for Windows 3.x the moves are explained with voice output.

Timeline[edit]

• 1986: The Chessmaster series started with The Chessmaster 2000 first published by Software Country, and soon after by The Software Toolworks. It was published for Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Macintosh, and DOS. The game had a chess engine (without mouse control) written by David Kittinger and the manufacturer rated the game at 2000 Elo. USCF 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 Mobile, Alabama.^[3]
• 1988: The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 was published for the Apple IIGS.
• 1989: The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 was published for DOS. A version for the Sega Mega Drive was planned but never released.^[4]
• 1990: The Chessmaster was published for the NES, and the Game Boy.
• 1990: The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 was published for the Amiga.
• 1991: The Chessmaster was published for the SNES.
• 1991: The Chessmaster was published for the Game Gear.
• 1991: Chessmaster 3000 was published for DOS, Windows 3.x.
• 1993: Chessmaster 4000 Turbo was published for Windows 3.x.
• 1993: Chessmaster 3000 was published for Macintosh.
• 1995: Chessmaster 4000 was published for Windows 95.
• 1995: Chessmaster 3D for PlayStation had the Chessmaster 4000 engine.^[5]
• 1996: Chessmaster 4000 was published for Macintosh.
• 1996: Mindscape publishes Chessmaster 5000 for Windows 95.
• 1997: Chessmaster 5500 was published for Windows 95.
• 1998: Chessmaster 6000 was published for Windows 95 and Windows 98 and Macintosh.
• 1999: Chessmaster 7000 was published for Windows 98 and Chessmaster II was published for PlayStation.^[6]
• 2000: Chessmaster 8000 was published for Windows 98.
• 2002: Ubisoft publishes Chessmaster 9000 for Windows 98/ME/XP
• 2004: Chessmaster 10th Edition was published for Windows XP.
• 2004: Chessmaster 9000 was published for Mac OS X by Feral Interactive.^[1]
• 30 October 2007: The current version, Chessmaster XI, was released for Windows XP/Vista (titled Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition) and Nintendo DS (titled Chessmaster: The Art of Learning), and 12 February 2008 for PlayStation Portable (also titled Chessmaster: The Art of Learning). It includes numerous tutorials by International MasterJoshua Waitzkin and GM Larry Christiansen for players of all skill levels.^[7] Also contains the minigames Fork my fruit (which practices forking), Minesweeper (practices safety of pieces) and the tail game (where the player chooses a long-range chess piece, then trying to make a long tail using captured pieces, and avoiding the enemy pieces to capture the main piece or tail parts).

Chess engine[edit]

The Chessmasterchess engine is called The King, written by Johan de Köning of the Netherlands. 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 Interplay's USCF Chess, WChess for the German company Millennium 2000, and Sierra Entertainment's Power Chess, Majestic Chess and Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures. The second edition had an engine designed by Kate and Dan Spracklen of Sargon fame.

According to the September 2009 Swedish Chess Computer Association (SSDF) rating list, Chessmaster 9000 had an estimated Elo rating of 2718 on an Athlon-1200 PC.^[8] If multiple versions of other engines are stripped out of this list, Chessmaster 9000 ranked 14th among all engines tested. As of May 2008, Chessmaster 9000 remained 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. CCRL placed it 121st on its August 2020 list (15th among engines only available via purchase).^[9]

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. Chessmaster 9000, for example, features over 150 different personalities ranging from International Grandmaster strength down to Stanley, a chimpanzee who, in most situations, plays completely random moves. The Stanley chimpanzee personality inspired the Stanley Random Chess Variant.^[10]

Notable games[edit]

• Larry Christiansen vs. Chessmaster 9000 (September 2002), annotated at GameKnot: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

Chessmaster won the four-game match against Christiansen held in September 2002, by a score of 2½–1½.^[11] 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 Grandmasters: Alexander Alekhine, Bobby Fischer, and Mikhail Botvinnik. 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 draw.

Platforms[edit]

To date, various versions of Chessmaster have appeared on Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, DOS, PC, Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Sega Genesis (as a Sega Channel exclusive), Sega Game Gear, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and mobile phones.^[12] Early Macintosh versions Chessmaster 3000 and 4000 were developed by Sebastian Rapport and Troy Heere that leveraged the Kittinger and de Koning engines respectively.^{[citation needed]} Later Macintosh versions were ported by Feral Interactive, 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.^[13]

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 Battle Chess or the Wizard's chess set from Harry Potter. Chessmaster 10th Edition also comes packed with a pair of red and blue glasses to view the set in 'enhanced 3D'.

Xbox Live Arcade[edit]

An Xbox Live Arcade version with Xbox Live multiplayer and Xbox Live Vision camera support for the Xbox 360 called Chessmaster Live was released on 30 January 2008, but is no longer available.

Reception[edit]

The combined sales of the Chessmaster series had reached 1 million copies by September 1996.^[14] The series surpassed 5 million units in sales by 2002, making it the highest-selling computer chess series ever at the time.^[15]

In 1989, Computer Gaming World found Chessmaster 2100's features 'the clear winners' over Sargon 4,^[16] 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',^[17]and in 1994 approved of Chessmaster 4000 Turbo's new AI 'personalities' based on historical chess players.^[18]4000 Turbo received a perfect 10 out of 10 score from Electronic Entertainment.^[19]

In Japan, Famitsu magazine scored the 1991 Super Famicom version of the game a 23 out of 40,^[20] and the 1994 Game Boy version a 21 out of 40.^[21]

Critical reaction to the Chessmaster series has been mostly positive. GameSpot commented that 'Chessmaster has remained the consummate standard in console chess games since the '80s.'^[22]IGN said that 'the series itself remains the best way to play and learn about chess on the PC.'^[23]

Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition, the most recent PC edition of the series, scored positive reviews, with PC Gamer saying: 'this one-stop shop for an entire chess-playing and learning family should last until you're all grandmasters.'^[24]Chessmaster 10th Edition holds an 84% rating on review aggregator site GameRankings.^[25] IGN gave Chessmaster 10th Edition a score of 8.4/10, calling it 'the best chess game in town.'^[23] 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.^[26]

The mobile phone 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.'^[27] 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.^[28] 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.'^[29]

Although the Chessmaster engine is generally not as strong as the engines of other commercially available chess programs such as Fritz,^[30][31] 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.'^[32] 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.'^[26]

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.'^[23]

Awards[edit]

The editors of Computer Games Strategy Plus named Chessmaster Online the best online game of 1997.^[33]

In 1994, PC Gamer UK 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?'^[34] In June 1994 Chessmaster 4000 was a finalist for Computer Gaming World's Strategy Game of the Year award, losing to Master of Orion The editors wrote that 'Software Toolworks still has the capacity and the will to improve their best-selling chess engine'.^[35]

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'.^[36]

In 1997 Chessmaster 5000 was a finalist for Computer Gaming World's Classic/Puzzle Game of the Year award,^[37] losing to Baku Baku Animal.^[38]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab[1]
2. ^Chessmaster 9000 Review
3. ^Oxner, Bill (November 1986). 'The Chessmaster 2000'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 32. p. 44. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
4. ^'News Special - CES Show: Games List - Megadrive'. Mean Machines. No. 17. EMAP. February 1992. p. 12.
5. ^'Chessmaster 3d Review'. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
6. ^Chessmaster II at GameFAQs. Accessed 24 March 2013.
7. ^[2]
8. ^'The SSDF Rating List'. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
9. ^'CCRL 40/40'.
10. ^Verdra H. Ciretop (12 March 2004) 'Stanley Random Chess Introduced & Explained for Beginners'. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
11. ^'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'. Business Wire. 1 October 2002.
12. ^'Search Games - Chessmaster'. GameFAQs. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
13. ^Chessmaster ChallengeArchived 9 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Ubisoft
14. ^Coleman, Terry (September 1996). 'Pawn to Infinity'. Computer Gaming World. No. 146. pp. 159, 160.
15. ^IGN Staff (5 December 2002). 'Who's the Master?'. IGN. Archived from the original on 7 February 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
16. ^Wagner, Roy (September 1989). 'Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4'. Computer Gaming World. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
17. ^Carter, Tim (August 1992). 'Software Toolworks' Chessmaster 3000'. Computer Gaming World. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
18. ^Coleman, Terry (January 1994). 'The Ultimate Gambit'. The Ultimate Gambit. pp. 42, 44, 46.
19. ^Brenesal, Barry (March 1994). 'Chessmaster 4000 Turbo'. Electronic Entertainment. 1 (3): 88, 89.
20. ^New Games Cross Review - チェスマスター. Weekly Famitsu. No.323. Pg.39. 24 February 1995.
21. ^NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: チェスマスター. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.307. Pg.40. 4 November 1994.
22. ^Chessmaster mobile review, GameSpot, 15 June 2004
23. ^ ^abcChessmaster 10th Edition review, IGN, 26 August 2004
24. ^PC Gamer, Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition review, April 2008, p.64
25. ^Chessmaster 10th Edition, GameRankings
26. ^ ^abChessmaster 10th Edition review, GameSpot, 7 September 2004
27. ^Chessmaster mobile reviewArchived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, IGN, 7 July 2004
28. ^Chessmaster: The Art of Learning - DS review, IGN, 4 December 2007
29. ^Chessmaster: The Art of Learning - PSP review, IGN, 28 February 2008
30. ^Chessmaster 8000 vs. Fritz 6Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Roger McIntyre, Logical Chess
31. ^Chessmaster 9000 vs. Fritz 6Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Roger McIntyre, Logical Chess
32. ^Chessmaster 9000 review, IGN, 17 September 2002
33. ^Staff (19 January 1998). 'The winners of the 1997 Computer Games Awards'. Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
34. ^Staff (April 1994). 'The PC Gamer Top 50 PC Games of All Time'. PC Gamer UK. No. 5. pp. 43–56.
35. ^'Announcing The New Premier Awards'. Computer Gaming World. June 1994. pp. 51–58.
36. ^Flynn, James; Owen, Steve; Pierce, Matthew; Davis, Jonathan; Longhurst, Richard (July 1997). 'The PC Gamer Top 100'. PC Gamer UK. No. 45. pp. 51–83.
37. ^Staff (April 1997). 'Best of the Bunch; Finalists Named for CGW Premier Awards'. Computer Gaming World. No. 153. pp. 28, 32.
38. ^Staff (May 1997). 'The Computer Gaming World 1997 Premier Awards'. Computer Gaming World. No. 154. pp. 68–70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80.

External links[edit]

• The MS-DOS version ofThe Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

In this era of mobile technology, there is hardly any person who has never used any mobile device. Among Android, iOS and other mobile devices, which makes the remarkable position among them are Android devices. When more and more people are using Smartphones as the best affordable solution to meet their needs, Android OS has become most popular around the world because of its amazing functionalities and features to the users.

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But, do you know that you can use these Android apps on your Windows PC and Mac OS?

These apps are exclusively developed to use on Android devices, so you cannot use them directly on your system. But, it doesn’t mean having to follow some complex or paid procedure to get these apps on PC. We have one free solution with the help of which you can perform this task easily and stress-free.

Using this solution, you can also play mobile-based online games on your PC/Mac and can gain excellent gaming experience on the big screen than your mobile phones.

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Contents

• 4 How to Install the Android app on PC using BlueStacks?

BlueStacks – Most Popular and Reliable Android Emulator to Meet Gaming needs on PC

Now, you may be thinking of how this android emulator can help you to install and run Android apps on your system.

Android emulator is actually third-party software that works great in emulating the Android environment on Windows OS and enables you to get all its apps on Windows PC and Mac systems.

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You know what? Millions of people around the world have used this emulator for different purposes, where the main reason involves their gaming needs. Yes, no matter what game you want to play on your PC, with the help of BlueStacks, you can get your desired game on your PC/Mac and that too with better performance and quality.

If you are an action game lover, you must use BlueStacks to install Clash Royale, State of Survival, Crystal Borne, Raid Shadow Legends, Clash of Clans or any Android game on your desktop.

Before moving to the installation steps of BlueStacks, it would be good to be more familiar with this emulator through its wonderful features.

Features of BlueStacks – How it Stands Out?

Let’s have a look at some of the amazing features of BlueStacks that makes it stand out from other android emulators out there in the market.

• This emulator allows you to set the customized keymap based on your needs. BlueStacks also has a default keymap for its users, but you can choose to set your keys, which is quite simple using drag and drop function.
• Do you want to play various games on PC simultaneously? Yes, BlueStacks supports multiple instances that enable you to play many games using different Google accounts or many games using the same Google account, all at the same time. All these games can be played in separate windows.
  
• If we talk about its performance, you will be amazed to know that BlueStacks perform 6 times faster and much better than Android devices. Due to this reason, BlueStacks is widely used to play games on Windows PC.
• BlueStacks has a simple and user-friendly interface; it means even if you are using this emulator for the time, you will not find any difficulty in accessing apps on this emulator.
• It is also recommended to use the latest version of BlueStacks. It is so because it performs 8 times faster than its prior versions.
• Moreover, there is no need to worry about your system’s resource consumption, as this emulator is well-known for its lower memory and CPU consumption.

Let’s learn how to get BlueStacks on your PC and Mac.

Steps to Install BlueStacks on PC/Mac

Installing BlueStacks on Windows and Mac does not hold any kind of long or complex process, nor, you have to take the help of any paid tool. The whole process is quite simple and straightforward.

All you have to do is just use these steps and get this top-rated emulator on your computer/laptop.

• The first very step is to download BlueStacks using the download link given here.
• After this emulator is downloaded, you have to double-click this downloaded file to install the BlueStacks.
• After taking your confirmation, the installation process will get started.
  
• Make sure to follow the on-screen instructions attentively.
• The completion of the installation process may take a few minutes, so wait for it.
• Once it is installed completely, your system is ready to install and use Android apps on it.

Now, once BlueStacks is installed on your PC, you can use it to install any Android app or game without any hassle.

Let’s learn how to get the Android app on BlueStacks so that you can use it effortlessly on your PC.

How to Install the Android app on PC using BlueStacks?

Now, it’s time to install and run Android apps on your PC with the help of BlueStacks.

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As you have already learned the steps of getting BlueStacks on your system, now learn to get an app/game using BlueStacks.

It can be done in two ways. One is using the APK file of that particular app and another one is using Google Play Store.

In order to make you understand it in a better way, here we are going to install ‘Clash Royale’ with both these methods.

Installing Android app on BlueStacks using APK

• Download BlueStackson your PC/Mac with the help of the available download link.
• After this, you have to install by clicking its .exe file.
• Now, open the BlueStacks.
• In the next step, you have to download Clash Royale APK using the download link given here.
• Once it is downloaded, double-click this file.
• You will get a pop-up window, asking you to confirm the installation of this online game on your PC.
• After its installation, go to the main page of BlueStacks.
• You will find an icon of Clash Royale and click on it.
• Now, your game is ready to play on your system.

Installing Android app on BlueStacks using Google Play Store

• Download BlueStacks on your PC/Mac with the help of the available download link.
• After this, you have to install by clicking its .exe file.
• Now, open the BlueStacks.
• In the next step, you have to sign-in to the Google account with the aim to access apps available in the Google Play Store.
• No worries if you have no Google account, you can create the new to move further.
• Open the Google Play Store and type ‘Clash Royale’ keyword in the search bar.
• Now, select the topmost result and click its Install button.
  
• Once it is installed completely, its icon will be available on the main page of BlueStacks.
• That’s it, start playing your favorite game on the large screen of your computer.

BlueStacks – Is it safe to use?

No matter which Android app you want to install on your system, BlueStacks makes the entire process easier and smoother by letting you use any kind of Android app effectively on your PC.

Even though it is the most popular android emulator around the world, many users are still confused about their system’s privacy and security when it comes to getting third-party software on it.

It has been reported that this emulator is completely safe to use and you can blindly rely on it to meet your gaming needs on your PC.

More to this, the latest version of BlueStacks has overcome all downsides or errors which had been reported by some of its users. Some had complained of it as an insecure emulator and also reported some kind of warning message indicating it as an emulator with some viruses.

Moreover, this emulator does not contain any kind of malware. But still, if you are not satisfied with the answer, you are advised to go for its premium version instead of its free version.

Alternatives of BlueStacks

The above information about BlueStacks will surely encourage you to install this emulator on your PC/Mac and enjoy your desired apps on it.

Here are some of the alternatives to BlueStacks, which you can try to have a somewhat similar or better experience than BlueStacks.

• Genymotion
• Remix OS Player
• LDPlayer
• And many more…

No matter which emulator you will choose to get Android apps on your PC, each one of them will work great and will never disappoint you in terms of their performance.

System Requirements for Installing BlueStacks

It is really good that you have decided to go with BlueStacks on your PC. But, have you checked whether your system is capable enough to install and use BlueStacks without getting any issue?

For this, you must check these minimum system requirements and determine if your system meets these requirements or not.

Operating System – Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7
Processor – Intel or AMD Processor
RAM – at least 2 GB
HDD – 5 GB of free disk space
Graphics Card – latest Graphics drivers
DX – Version 9.0c

Note:
The system with better PC specifications than these minimum requirements always performs better and incomparable.

Final Words

If you are wondering how to get your favorite mobile-based game on your PC/Mac, this guide will help you to answer all of your queries with a 100% satisfied solution.

Simply, get BlueStacks on your system and gain fantastic gaming experience on the larger screen than your Android device, and that too with superior performance and speed.

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