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Chessmaster Challenge

A downloadable version of the venerable Chessmaster . Provides a large selection of AIs to challenge opponents of any level. Includes six different chess boards, three of which are rendered in 3D, and audio…

1 March 2005

Chessmaster Challenge is a strategy developed by PlayFirst, released 1 March 2005 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Chessmaster Challenge is

Chessmaster Challenge is a strategy game developed by PlayFirst and released in 2005. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A downloadable version of the venerable Chessmaster . Provides a large selection of AIs to challenge opponents of any level. Includes six different chess boards, three of which are rendered in 3D, and audio tutorials that take you from learning to play chess to advanced strategy points. In ranked play mode, you can work your way up in chess rank against increasingly difficult AI opponents. In training play mode, you get hints and visual board analysis to help you with your game.
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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 Challenge launched on 1 March 2005, within three weeks of God of War, God of War I, Tekken 5 and Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening.

Released around the same time: God of War, God of War I, Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening.

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When did Chessmaster Challenge come out?
Chessmaster Challenge was released on 1 March 2005 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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