Chessmaster 9000

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Fun chess game for beginner, intermediate, or advanced players
• Learn from more than 800 classic games; new Blunder Alert function
• Improved chess engine; compete against 150+ different opponents
• Over 30 new chess sets and optional, true 3-D gameplay
• QuickStart and "speed chess"; variety of online, multiplayer options

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AL6HJ2
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 12, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,887 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #18 in Video Games > PC Games > Board Games
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The world's best-selling chess brand invites you to master history's greatest game. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player, Chessmaster 9000 promises to improve your skills and elevate your level of play.

Features:

• Enjoy and learn from more than 800 classic games, including the best of 2001 and 2002 Grand Master games.
• Study the best opening moves and how to dominate the opponent sitting across from you.
• Experience a new and improved chess engine, which allows players to compete against more than 150 different opponents from beginning to Grandmaster level.
• Includes the new Psychology of Competition chess course taught by International Master, Josh Waitzkin.
• Play a variety of online, multiplayer options, including rated chess games and chess games just for fun.
• View the best graphics ever seen in a chess program, featuring more than 30 new chess sets and optional, true 3-D gameplay.
• Play against new, random opponents for greater replay value.
• Improve your game with the new Blunder Alert feature.
• Test your skills with the new Endgame Quiz from five-time U.S. Chess Champion, Larry Evans.
• Jump right into a game with the new QuickStart play or turn up the action with "speed chess."

Product Description

Chessmaster 9000 places you where you must master one of history's great challenges -- the age-old game of chess! Avoid common mistakes with Blunder Alert Speed up the action in Speed Chess mode You are invited to test your brain by mastering history's greatest game!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

82 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the series, July 13, 2006

By 

G. Kovacich (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Chessmaster 9000 (CD-ROM)

I've played Chessmaster since the 3000 version, which was DOS based and actually my favorite before Chessmaster 9000. I've also played the latest Chessmaster 10 but didn't like it. I prefer to play computer chess in 2D, and I didn't see a selection of boards to choose from the way I can in Chessmaster 9000. Also, I consider 9000's interface to be superior to Chessmaster 10, and featurewise you've got everything you need in 9000, including tutorials and a readily accessible openning book library to reference as you play. There's also a database of thousands of games you can easily query if you enjoy studying the games of the great masters. You can also create custom opponents, but you really shouldn't need to because there are dozens of pre-made ones to choose from, from total patzers to the mighty Chessmaster, himself. Also, the game isn't a hog that requires a powerhouse computer to play on. I play it on a Pentium 3, 700MHZ, with 256MB RAM no problem. Last but not least, there's the price. You can't go wrong at 10 bucks for this great game that's the best of it's series.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars first class, July 1, 2006

By 

it (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chessmaster 9000 (CD-ROM)

The finally got their act together. I originally used version 5500 with good results. Then I tried a version between 5500 and 9000 and it was dismal. They subscribed to the software philosophy of switching features instead of adding features. This version 9000 has all of the features with none left out. They finally got their act together.

There is one problem. On my XP SP2 computer every 50 times I shut down the program the computer hangs up and I have to hold the power button down until the computer shuts down. Then I restart the computer. It is best to run this program when no other programs are running.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging and Exciting Chess, February 4, 2006

By 

Mark Miller "Chess Lover" (Arroyo Grande, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Chessmaster 9000 (CD-ROM)

Chessmaster 9000 is a nice improvement on Chessmaster 7000, the version I previously owned. The graphics are better, there are a few more nice features. Overall it is an excellent product.