OCS no. 1

OCS

OCS no. 2
ECS no. 1

ECS

ECS no. 2

Chessmaster 2000, The / Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, The

Chessmaster 2100

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

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Stats

7,196

Genre

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Apple II/IIGS
Apple IIGS
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
Atari 800/130/XL/XE
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
MSX 1/2
PC (DOS)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

OCS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
?
Chessmaster 2000, The
Commercial
Budget
Australasia
English
English
1
Rare
1986
Chessmaster 2000, The
Commercial
Full Price
Europe
English
English
1
Rare
1986
Chessmaster 2000, The
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English
English
1
Rare

Notes

[1] Graphic design by Art Huff.

[2] Game supports multitasking, savegames and a quit back to WB option.

Last known release: V1.7 (02-Oct-86)


TRIVIA:

[1] CHESSMASTER 2000 won the U.S. Chess Federation's 1986 and 1987 computer chess championships.

[2] CHESSMASTER 2000 won the Software Publishers Association's 1986 award for Best Entertainment Program.

Conversion Notes

PC versions: Hercules, CGA

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Hard Disk Installer

Yes
HD installer is contained on disk 1.

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1990
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, The
AKA Chessmaster 2100
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Game must be launched from WB.

[2] Game supports multitasking, savegames and a quit back to WB option.

Last known release: V1.2 (29-Nov-90)


TRIVIA: CHESSMASTER 2100 won the U.S. Chess Federation's 1988 computer chess championship.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1988 Software Toolworks Apple IIGS release.

Screen info

OCS
Screenshot OCS no. 3

ECS / OCS
Box: OCS
Box scan OCS no. 1

U.S Release (front)

Box scan OCS no. 2

U.S. Release (back)

Box scan OCS no. 3

UK Release (front) [Source: Moby Games]

Box scan OCS no. 4

UK Release (inside cover) [Source: Moby Games]

Box scan OCS no. 5

UK Release (back) [Source: Moby Games]

Box scan OCS no. 6

Budget Release (front) [ECP]

Box scan OCS no. 7

Budget Release (back) [ECP]

Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

Box scan ECS no. 2

Disk: OCS
Disk scan OCS no. 1

U.S. Release

Disk scan OCS no. 2

UK Release

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

Misc: OCS
OCS no. 1

Catalogue Entry [Source: Atari Mania]

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 16, 11/1990, Page 143)

Manual info

OCS
OCS no. 1

Instructions (English)

OCS no. 2

Manual (Italian)

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English)

OCS

No cheats found.

ECS / OCS

No cheats found.

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Apple II/IIGS
No conversion screens found.
Apple IIGS
Conversion Apple IIGS

Conversion Apple IIGS

Apple Macintosh (Classic)
No conversion screens found.
Atari 800/130/XL/XE
No conversion screens found.
Atari ST/E
Conversion Atari ST/E

Conversion Atari ST/E

Commodore C64/128
No conversion screens found.
MSX 1/2
Conversion MSX 1/2

Conversion MSX 1/2

PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

Hercules

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
Conversion Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

Conversion Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

Map info

OCS

No maps found.

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga User International
Vol 4 No 2 (Feb 1990)
Nigel Streeter
2
Amiga World
Vol 3 No 5 (May - Jun 1987)
Guy Wright
0
The Games Machine
1 (Oct - Nov 1987)
84%
2
Amiga Joker
Jan 1993
Joachim Nettelbeck
Re-release
1
Amiga Power
23 (Mar 1993)
84%
Mark Winstanley
Re-release
2
Amiga User International
Vol 7 No 3 (Mar 1993)
95%
Ashley Cotter-Cairns
1
Games-X
3 (May 1991)
5/5
1

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

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