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The Chessmaster is a strategy video game developed by The Software Toolworks inc. and distributed by Hi Tech Expressions Video Games in the year of 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The video game is an adaptation of the original game released in 1986 on various platforms. The video game is a recreation of the Chess board game.
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Perhaps due to the technical limitations of the time, the game runs with errors on the NES console, the computer freezing when we play at high levels, however there is a way to unfreeze it, but this makes it less attractive than the difficulty of the game. This detracts from the more experienced chess players.
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The Controller for Chessmaster NES
During the game we use the control pad used to move the hand and selection arrow, we use the A Button to grab and drop the pieces inside the board, we also use it in the items menu; we use Button B to enter Take Back or Replay mode; with the START button we enter the game and with the SELECT button we use it to switch back and forth between the chessboard and the menu.
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Starting The Game
On the title screen we press the START button this will take us to the copyright screen, we press the START button again and the chessboard will be presented, we are ready to play chess.
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To move one of our pieces, we use the control pad to move the hand, press the A button and grab it, with the control pad we move the piece to the desired position and press the A button to release it, we will receive a warning if we make an illegal move.
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When the Chessmaster is thinking about his next move the hand will change into a light bulb, after he makes his move the light bulb will change to the hand.
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The Menu in Chessmaster NES
The menu is used to change settings and select options, we access the menu by pressing the SELECT button, sometimes we can not access the menu. The menu is divided into two sections Actions and Settings.
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The Actions Submenu
In the Action Submenu we have this options: Begin New Game: This selection cancels any game in progress and starts a new game; Play Against Chessmaster: we can play a game of chess against the Chessmaster; Chessmaster Plays Self: The Chessmaster will play both sides of the game; Play Against Another Human: with this selection we can play against another player; Change Sides: when it is our turn we can ask the Chessmaster to play with the black chess pieces; Force Chessmaster To Move: When Chessmaster is thinking we can force his move using this option.
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Enter Take Back/Replay Mode: with this selection we can return some of our moves, we can do this option from the board by pressing the B button; Set Up The Board: with this selection we make an arrangement of pieces on the board, although there are certain restrictions; Solve for Mate: This selection allows the Chessmaster to examine the possibility of making a mate and the necessary moves.
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The Settings Submenu
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In the Settings Submenu we have the following options: Mate in 1 Move (s): this setting is used in conjunction with Solve For Mate, this indicates the number of moves Chessmaster will use to resolve a forced mate; Level Of Play is Newcomer 1: There are 16 levels of play available in The Chessmaster these are: Newcomer 1, Newcomer 2, Levels 1 through 13, and Infinite.
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Deep Thinking On/Off: when on Chessmaster thinks about your move when off it only thinks about your move; Opening Book Is On/Off: when it is open the Chessmaster will consult about 150,000 position during the early part of the game, when it is closed it will not consult the book.
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Teaching Mode Is On/Off: it will teach us the legal movements that we can make; Board Coordinates Are On/Off: When On, the Rank file coordinates are displayed along the edge of the chessboard; White Pieces On Bottom: the chessboard may be rotated so that the White pieces are on the bottom, top, left or right.
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The View Is Chessboard: there are two chessboard displays available, the other view is called The War Room, in the War Room view, in this view a small version of the chessboard is displayed along several information windows: move list, thinking and captured pieces.
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The game ends when one of the players ends in checkmate or the game is declared a draw. To start a new game press the SELECT button and select a new game.
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This concludes this review of this game, if you are a player with a low Elo it will be enough but if you are a player with a high Elo you will find it frustrating to have to wait for the Chessmaster to make his move, in any case it is a matter of a little patience and think very well the plays. I hope you liked this review if you want me to talk about a game do not hesitate to ask, see you in the next one.
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