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Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition

Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition expands the scope of chess to include broader principles of learning. Josh Waitzkin's much-anticipated book The Art of Learning (Free Press) is designed to pave the road to…

1 November 2007

Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition is a quiz/trivia developed by Ubisoft Bucharest, released 1 November 2007 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition is

Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition is a quiz/trivia game developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and released in 2007. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Chess Engine: The King.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition expands the scope of chess to include broader principles of learning. Josh Waitzkin's much-anticipated book The Art of Learning (Free Press) is designed to pave the road to successful long-term growth on and off the chessboard. The eight-time National Chess Champion and two-time martial arts World Champion puts users in his shoes in some of the most riveting and formative moments of his chess career, including the legendary climactic game from the book and film Searching for Bobby Fischer. Waitzkin then turns to the classics, introducing beginners to brilliant games from some of the most important players in the history of chess. In his most revealing…
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How it plays

Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition launched on 1 November 2007, within three weeks of Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Released around the same time: Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition come out?
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition was released on 1 November 2007 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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