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 enlarge | From: Focus Multimedia Ltd
Category: Video Games
List Price: £9.99
Buy New: £5.13
You Save: £4.86 (49%)
New (5) Used (1) from £5.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 657
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows Xp, Windows Me
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: CM10THEDITION
EAN: 5031366016256
ASIN: B000ES3IUC
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 great software while it works - but it freezes my PC. November 4, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a piece of software I find great but it freezes my PC repeaedly
De & re-installs make no difference, nor do playing 2d or 3d.
A game might go without a problem, then it begins.
What a pity. I've now turfed it off.
 chessmaster rocks September 28, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I learnt how to play chess years ago as a child but in recent years I haven't found opponents to play. This game is perfect for people who haven't played for years and are rusty and for complete beginners and those who play very well. You can choose to play at any level to suit yourself. The game has many, many personalities with differing levels from complete novice to world champions. The personalities of the great chess masters are included and Shakespeare, interestingly. The tutorials include voice overs from real Chess champions and have puzzles and exercises to solve. The tutorials greatly helped and improved my game, openings are explained, tactics and endgame. There's scope to play this game for years. I highly recommend it.
Installation Problems April 28, 2007
18 out of 28 found this review helpful
I bought Chessmaster 10th Edition at the same time as I bought Fritz 10 and have to say that Fritz is far and away the better programme in more ways than one.
I successfully installed Fritz at the first attempt even though I have not been able to use the 3D function fully. However I have had no end of problems with Chessmaster. Initially the programme would not install at all because of what seems to be a problem with the 3D engine. When I eventually succeeded in installing Chessmaster it crashed after a day and I am now having to attempt to install it again.
Although there is a technical support back up system you can contact there does not seem to be any straight forward answer available to the problems I am experiencing. Various patches are available to download but any which I have attempted to download have been rejected for some reason.
When I buy a cd or a dvd I expect it to work without any problem. Likewise when I buy a computer game I do not expect to have to waste hours of my time trying to find answers as to why it won't work when I should be using my time getting pleasure from playing the game.
I would add that Fritz comes contained on 1 disc, Chessmaster comes on 3 discs which have to be loaded in turn and if you cannot install it then you have to go through the whole process again.
I cannot recommend this product at all due to the problems I have experienced and anyone purchasing it should be prepared for the worst.
As long as you like chess....... February 14, 2007
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is the pinnacle of Chess programmes. Obviously, if you don't like chess you probably wont go for it, but then if you're reading this review it is probably your cup of tea. But if you are a complete novice looking to learn and develop your chess ability, this is perfect. Forget reading a book on the subject, buy this.
It is difficult to rate graphics in a chess game, and a little pointless so I wont bother. What you will find here are a group of computer generated opponents covering the spectrum of abilities. So, from the strictly amateur to Grnadmasters, a challenge will be found here.
It has hints and tips to help you along, blunder alerts for beginners and of course a detailed explanation of the game for the uninitiated. The boards and pieces are rather pleasant, and some of the lessons are very useful. This is also at a ragian price so just snap it up right away, this is the best chess simulator on the market.
Great for kids who've got the chess bug September 6, 2006
75 out of 78 found this review helpful
I run chess clubs at primary schools, and have seen numerous players progress on to County, National and even International standard.
One thing they all have in common is that they either play chess with someone at home ... or play on Chessmaster (or sometimes both). There's nothing more pleasing to my ears than a child saying something like "Oh, I've already done skewers on Chessmaster", when you introduce the concept to a group - then being able to do all the puzzles you give them as well! The teaching material in the 'learn' section is excellent and the puzzle positions are well thought out.
In contrast, the puzzles in the 'fun' section seem to be randomly generated and often unhelpful. In many cases the move it's looking for (e.g. when the objective is 'find a pin') isn't the best move as there's a free queen or a forced checkmate available. I would leave these well alone. (NB: These are the puzzles in the Fun->Puzzles menu option, not those incorporated into the Fun->Learn basics section, which are good.)
Another observation some have made is that it makes some very odd moves when you play against it on its lower levels (though, to be fair, the kinds of things a complete beginner making random moves might come up with). I think that this isn't a problem if the child is already picking up how to play good moves from the Chessmaster lessons or from knowledgable players at a well-run chess club, but it would be very difficult for a child to pick up how to play well from playing against the low levels on Chessmaster alone.
My tips would be to use the 2D->Expert chess set settings most of the time, and to play as much as possible with the good sections outlined above (i.e. playing using the 'Play' mode, doing the 'Learn' section and doing the Fun->Learn basics section). I like how it's self-directed, i.e. kids can choose what they want to do each particular time they play with it.
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