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Kasparov Chessmate

The game is backed by grand chessmaster, Garry Kasparov. Players can create a personal profile using their own name, MSN nickname for online/network play, country and a facial icon. Select a side black or…

62 5 January 2003

Kasparov Chessmate is a card & board game, released 5 January 2003 on Mac, Palm OS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Mobile.

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What Kasparov Chessmate is

Kasparov Chessmate was released in 2003. It was published by 1C Company. It is available on Mac, Palm OS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Mobile.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is backed by grand chessmaster, Garry Kasparov. Players can create a personal profile using their own name, MSN nickname for online/network play, country and a facial icon. Select a side black or white and game type: "Local" against the computer or other human to either no time limit or specified; "Online" via MSN Game Zone or over a computer network; and "Kasparov Chess Club" of 45 club members in a single "exhibition" game versus any member or "championship" to become Club Champion against all members each has different abilities and ratings ranging from Bronze to Gold with "hints" available during play. Actual play has accessible "history" record of all movement, option to…
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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.

How it was received

Kasparov Chessmate holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 29% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Kasparov Chessmate launched on 5 January 2003, within three weeks of SimCity 4, Space Rangers, Sonic Advance 2 and Panzer Dragoon Orta. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: SimCity 4, Space Rangers, Sonic Advance 2, Panzer Dragoon Orta.

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When did Kasparov Chessmate come out?
Kasparov Chessmate was released on 5 January 2003 for Mac, Palm OS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Mobile.

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