Chessmaster 3000 Explained

Chessmaster 3000
Developer:	The Software Toolworks
Publisher:	The Software Toolworks
Series:	Chessmaster
Platforms:	Classic Mac OS, DOS, Windows
Released:	1991 October 1, 1993 (Mac OS)^[1]

The Chessmaster 3000 is a 1991 video game published by The Software Toolworks and an installment of the Chessmaster series.

Gameplay

The Chessmaster 3000 is a game in which the computer opponents range in skill from Novice to Chessmaster.

Reception

Computer Gaming World in 1992 reported that Chessmaster 3000 had added "a lot" to its predecessors, with new tutorial features and a variety of computer opponents making the game "a truly impressive sequel".^[2]

Chessmaster 3000 was named the 40th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote that "it remains [...] the premier PC chess title, with just the right balance of fancy game options and high-end gameplay. ChessMaster 3000 runs much faster than subsequent versions of the game and makes a welcome change from guns and guts".^[3]

Reviews

• Game Players PC Entertainment^[4]
• Top Secret - May, 1993
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jul, 1993
• PC Games (Germany) - Aug, 1993
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Sep, 1994
• All Game Guide (1998)^[5]
• Play Time (German) - 1992 May

Notes and References

1. Web site: James. Coates. The Chessmaster captures Fisher et al. Chicago Tribune. 139. August 27, 1993. January 8, 2022. Newspapers.com.
2. Software Toolworks' Chessmaster 3000 . Computer Gaming World . Carter . Tim . August 1992 . 3 July 2014 . 42–43 . 97.
3. Flynn, James . Owen, Steve . Pierce, Matthew . Davis, Jonathan . Longhurst, Richard . . The PC Gamer Top 100 . July 1997 . 45 . 51–83 .
4. Web site: Game Players PC Entertainment Volume 5 Issue 7 (Holiday 1992).
5. Web site: Chessmaster 3000 - Review - allgame . www.allgame.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141116150623/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13690&tab=review . 2014-11-16.