Chessmaster 3000

Chessmaster 3000
Chessmaster 3000
	Cover art featuring Will Hare
Developer	The Software Toolworks
Publisher	The Software Toolworks
Series	Chessmaster
Platforms	Classic Mac OS, DOS, Windows
Release	1991; October 1, 1993 (Mac OS)

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.^[3]

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".^[3]

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".^[4]

References

^ Coates, James (August 27, 1993). "The Chessmaster captures Fisher et al". Chicago Tribune. p. 139. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012). "The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b Carter, Tim (August 1992). "Software Toolworks' Chessmaster 3000". Computer Gaming World. No. 97. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ Flynn, James; Owen, Steve; Pierce, Matthew; Davis, Jonathan; Longhurst, Richard (July 1997). "The PC Gamer Top 100". PC Gamer UK. No. 45. pp. 51–83.

[1] Coates, James (August 27, 1993). "The Chessmaster captures Fisher et al". Chicago Tribune. p. 139. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012). "The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[carter199208-3] Carter, Tim (August 1992). "Software Toolworks' Chessmaster 3000". Computer Gaming World. No. 97. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

[pcgameruktop100-4] Flynn, James; Owen, Steve; Pierce, Matthew; Davis, Jonathan; Longhurst, Richard (July 1997). "The PC Gamer Top 100". PC Gamer UK. No. 45. pp. 51–83.

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Chessmaster 3000
Cover art featuring Will Hare^[2]
Developer	The Software Toolworks
Publisher	The Software Toolworks
Series	Chessmaster
Platforms	Classic Mac OS, DOS, Windows
Release	1991 October 1, 1993 (Mac OS)^[1]