

Release
1992
Player score
56/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
The Chessmaster is a game where the player has the chance to play against the CPU controlled Chessmaster at a standard game of chess.
To play the game the player must pick up the chess pieces with there hand cursor and place it in the desired location, within the rules a standard chess game. There are 16 different difficulty levels that includes 2 beginner levels, 13 standard levels (ranging from an average of 5 seconds to 4.5 minutes per shot depending on level), and a infinite level that will keep thinking of a shot until a perfect shot can be made or it is forced to move. There is also a teaching mode that shows the player all the possible moves with the selected piece. Two players can play each other with two controllers and there is also an option of letting the Chessmaster play itself.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
More like this
The Software Toolworks · Altron Corporation
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Languages
1 supported
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 4
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Gen 4

Super Famicom
Gen 4