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The Chessmaster 2000

The Chessmaster 2000 is the most powerful computer chess program in the world today and the friendliest! It draws from a mammoth opening library of over 71,000 moves - the world's largest. In mid-game, it…

1 June 1986

The Chessmaster 2000 is a puzzle developed by Software Country, released 1 June 1986 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II and Atari 8-bit.

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What The Chessmaster 2000 is

The Chessmaster 2000 is a puzzle game developed by Software Country and released in 1986. It was published by Dro Soft. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Chessmaster 2000 is the most powerful computer chess program in the world today and the friendliest! It draws from a mammoth opening library of over 71,000 moves - the world's largest. In mid-game, it displays amazing combinations of classical and modern strategy. At end game it calls further upon the world's newest and finest computer chess algorithm to mount virtuoso tactics.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did The Chessmaster 2000 come out?
The Chessmaster 2000 was released on 1 June 1986 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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