Description:
For more than 12 years, the Chessmaster series has been the leading force in computer-based instructional and competitive chess game play. With more than four million copies sold worldwide, it's not surprising that Mindscape, now part of The Learning Company, continues to update the venerable series to accommodate the cutting-edge technology of the times. With Chessmaster 7000, the designers have created perhaps the most well-rounded chess game to date. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced chess player, you'll find something in Chessmaster 7000 to suit your style. If you're new to chess or wish to improve the fundamentals of your play, you can head into the classroom section and receive audio walk-throughs and visual game analysis from renowned chess master Josh Waitzkin, the subject of the hit movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. When you're ready to move on to the tournament scene, Chessmaster 7000 offers 80 computer-controlled (yet very humanlike) opponents, each with a distinctive playing style. Furthermore, 35 grandmaster personalities are provided, including Kasparov and Fischer, when you're ready to challenge the best of the best. Chessmaster 7000 includes so many excellent features that it's difficult to mention them all. A "kid's room" helps teach children 6-12 the basic fundamentals and strategies of chess. A complete game database with more than 500,000 classic grandmaster chess encounters can be viewed and analyzed. Also, Chessmaster 7000 includes multiplay over network, modem, or their Internet gaming service ChessmasterLive. An excellent package for any chess fan. --Doug Radcliffe
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