Chessmaster 8000 '
Packaging: Retail Box
Condition: New
Publisher: UbiSoft
Platform: Windows
Rating: Everyone
Description:
Make your move and capture the latest innovation in computer chess!
Chessmaster Just Got Even Better with a More Powerful Chess Engine and Dynamic Graphics! Chessmaster 8000 has taken its visual look to another level with the addition of several new chess boards and sets, all done in crisp 16-bit graphics.
Prepare for the ultimate interactive chess experience with the latest installment of the legendary Chessmaster® series. Featuring a brand new game engine, Chessmaster 8000 delivers the most advanced opponent available on a home computer. An ideal introduction for the chess newcomer and a worthy challenge for the aspiring Grandmaster, Chessmaster 8000 remains the final word in computer chess. Experience a brand-new chess engine, capable of playing at Grandmaster level!
What's New in Chessmaster 8000:
- Discover an improved user interface with new animated cursors
- Stunning new chess sets in new 16-bit graphics
- Build your skills through an expanded library of Classic Games and new chess drills that randomly generate each time you play
- Enjoy the exclusive “Match the Masters” feature by a by noted chess author and teacher, Bruce Pandolfini
- New Natural Language guidance and instruction geared specifically toward kids
- Challenge friends and live opponents over the Internet with Chessmaster Live
- Grandmaster level strength
- Wider range of opponents.
- New chess sets and boards
- More animated - easier to navigate
- New ways to improve and study
- Thousands of new games
- Save rated games in PGN file
- Updated reference materials
New Chess Engine
- Totally revamped the core chess engine to make it play at Grandmaster-level strength. At its top level, Chessmaster 8000 is the best chess opponent.
- Challenge more than three dozen opponents styled after Grandmasters such as Kasparov. Morphy and Fischer.
New 16 bit Graphics
- The stunning Irish set
- The whimsical Dessert set
- The classic Staunton set
- And many others
New Opponents
- New opponents added with a wide range of playing styles. All of these have been tournament-tested to assure that everyone, regardless of how you play, can find an opponent for a challenging, enjoyable game.
- Now you can set up your own Swiss-stle tournaments, against up to 32 opponents!
- Establish your chess rating by playing rated games.
- For even more variety, create and customize your own computer opponent.
New for Kids
- A new version of the innovative Natural Language
- Advice aimed specifically at kids.
- Fun chess sets designed especially for kids 6-12.
- New computer opponents designed to play like kids.
New Ways to Improve
- An entire endgame course by IM Josh Waitzkin - more accessible than any book on the subject, and way more enjoyable!
- The exclusive "Match the Masters" feature from legendary chess teacher Bruce Pandolfini lets you pit your chess knowledge against the best players in the world!
New Interface
- Resize windows to create your own custom layout
- Select from new chess wallpaper
- Customize your 3D board
New Ways to Study
- New chess drills that randomly generate each time you play
- Thousands of new games in the database, including top master games from 1999 and 2000
Chessmaster as Opponent
- At its top level, the most powerful chess opponent you can buy
- Computer opponents for all levels of play, even kids.
- Create your own opponent, right down to his opening book
- Earn a chess rating
Chessmaster as Teacher
- Let Chessmaster introduce you to the rules of chess
- Let Chessmaster coach you through the opening and middle game tactics
- Get quick hint or in-depth advice with the Illustrated Voice Analysis
Chessmaster as Trainer
- Improve your game by learning from International Chess Master Josh Waitzkin
- Try to "Match the Masters" with noted chess teacher Bruce Pandolfini
- Use the new chess drills to sharpen your play
An entire endgame course by International Master Josh Waitzkin.
Josh has been working with the Chessmaster team since early 1997. His vision is to convey the passion and artistry of chess through a computer program. Josh's audio annotated games, the Kids Room, and his new endgame course, all add a unique human dimension to the world's best-selling personal computer chess program.
Minimum System Requirements:
- Operating System: . Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
- Processor: Pentium II 233 (or higher) IBM PC or compatible
- Memory: 48 MB
- Hard disk space: 50 MB
- Drive: 4x CD-ROM
- Others: 56.06 Kbps modem for Internet or LAN play on CHESSMASTER LIVE
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