You can train, build your own opening repertoire, and basically explore a decent slice of known chess theory.
CHESSMASTER 10 VISTA HOW TO
I heartily recommend you jump in and learn to use a chess database! Next is OPENINGS, and once again, if you know how to use a chess openings trainer then you probably won’t use Chessmaster, but for those of you just getting into chess this is an amazing feature. (The total number of people in the world who will use this database and who do not already have another chess database program is exactly 34.) Still, at $30 this is an amazing deal. The DATABASE has about 800,000 games in it and is a very powerful tool for the >.01% of the people in the world who actually would benefit from a chess games database. The FAMOUS GAMES is exactly what is says: a few hundreds unannotated great games that you can replay if you like doing that kind of thing (I’ll admit – I am a chess fanatic and played through a dozen of them J ). Sure, most of it is available in previous editions, but if you have never seen Chessmaster then you will be blown away by how much is there. It is truly dizzying how much content is in there.
Basically in the ACADEMY you get hundreds of tutorials that walk you through all facets of the game from beginning to expert concepts.
CHESSMASTER 10 VISTA SERIES
I headed off to the ACADEMY where you can learn from Josh Waitzkin, Larry Christiansen, or Chessmaster Series (meaning: some nameless master who doesn’t get credit). It is rare to get inside the mind of great players like Josh.Īfter I had all the “FUN” I could stand I went to the LEARN section where I could choose from ACADEMY, FAMOUS GAMES, DATABASE, and OPENINGS. I am pretty darn sure I have heard these games before from him on a previous version, but it was really fun to listen to them again. You can go over the rules in the tutorials section, do drills on basic principles, or listen to a mid-puberty version of Josh Waitzkin recount some of his games live. The LEARN BASICS section is really cool for those who are starting out or want to take their chess “to the next level” (one of my favorite clichés). I saw fruit on the chessboard and left immediately for the LEARN BASICS section. There I was able to do some very basic puzzles around simple themes that are helpful for beginners. I next ended up at the PUZZLE section of FUN. I tolerated that for about 11 seconds while I realized I was playing a version of chess aimed at the group of toilet-loving bunny aliens who live among us masquerading as humans. I immediately regretted having clicked on that link. Some bunnies were sitting on toilets and holding plungers and making gurgling noises. I clicked on the PLAY link in the FUN section and it immediately loaded a board with animated bunnies on a grassy board. I loaded up the FUN section and there are 4 sub-sections: PLAY, PUZZLE, MINI GAMES, and LEARN BASICS.
I immediately ignored FUN because chess is about winning, not having fun. I have subsequently owned 7000, 8000, 9000, and the hallowed 10th edition.Īfter loading the game, putting in my name, age, and chess experience I was presented with a cute simple menu of LEARN, PLAY or FUN. My first copy of Chessmaster was Chessmaster 4000 and I was a wee tyke back then who played the ever-so-sneaky move 1.
CHESSMASTER 10 VISTA PC
(Maybe next version will be the Presidential Edition? Or World Leader Edition?)All joking aside, I was excited to rip into the new copy of Chessmaster for the PC that arrived on my porch a mere 2 weeks late. And with that we have Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition. The first 5 editions are pretty straightforward, then the 6 th is fine because you have to get to the 7 th which is a magic number, but then the 8 th and 9 th are tough but worth it because then you get to launch the magical 10 th edition!! But once you have passed 10 you have to give up numerical editions. It’s hard to name something “11 th Edition” and have people get excited about it.
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