1989 · The Software Toolworks · Board game

The Chessmaster

Nintendo exclusive

Video game series

Released: 1 November 1989
Platforms: NES SNES
Genres: Board game
Developers: The Software Toolworks
Publishers: Hi-Tech Expressions
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L
Languages: English

About

Chessmaster (originally The Chessmaster) is a chess video game series, currently owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess video game series, with more than five million units sold. The same cover art image featuring Will Hare was used from Chessmaster 2000 to Chessmaster 9000.

Keywords

chess

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

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, Computer Gaming World 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",