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Chessmaster

This portable version of the game comes with 16 different skill levels along with multiple features incorporated including color and sprite choices for the board and pieces, a teaching mode, move automations…

15 November 1999

Chessmaster is a card & board game developed by Park Place Productions, released 15 November 1999 on Game Boy Color.

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What Chessmaster is

Chessmaster is a card & board game game developed by Park Place Productions and released in 1999. It was published by Mindscape. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This portable version of the game comes with 16 different skill levels along with multiple features incorporated including color and sprite choices for the board and pieces, a teaching mode, move automations, customizable game rules, a clock, chess board orientations, a move counter, and chess piece coordinates.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Chessmaster launched on 15 November 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.

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When did Chessmaster come out?
Chessmaster was released on 15 November 1999 for Game Boy Color.

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