Software:The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

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Short description: 1988 video game
The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 cover.jpg
Cover art featuring Will Hare[1]
Publisher(s)The Software Toolworks
Platform(s)Amiga, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, DOS
Release1988
Genre(s)Computer chess
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a 1988 video game published by The Software Toolworks. An Atari ST version was advertised but never released.[2][3] A Sega Mega Drive version was also planned and shown at Winter CES 1992 but was never released.[4]

Gameplay

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a game in which 110 historical chess matches from 1834 to 1988 are included.[5]

Reception

Roy Wagner reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "The beginning chess player will find that Chessmaster 2100 is easier to beat with it's [sic] "Newcomer" and "Coffeehouse" option and this is something every beginner's ego needs."[5]

Reviews

References

  1. Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012). "The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star". G/O Media. https://kotaku.com/the-life-and-death-of-pc-gamings-most-famous-cover-st-5939503. 
  2. "The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100". Advertisement (Mindscape). http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-chessmaster-2100_24742.html. "Available for IBM and compatibles, Commodore 64/128, Apple II/Mackintosh, Amiga and Atari ST.". 
  3. "The BEST Just Got Even Better!". The One (EMAP) (10): 25. July 1989. https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-10/page/n23/mode/2up. "Available for IBM and compatibles, Commodore 64/128, Apple II/Mackintosh, Amiga and Atari ST.". 
  4. "News Special - CES Show". Mean Machines (EMAP) (17): 10-14. February 1992. https://archive.org/details/Mean_Machines_Issue_17_1992-02_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n11/mode/2up. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Wagner, Roy (September 1989). "Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4". Computer Gaming World 1 (63): 20–21. 
  6. "Jeux & stratégie NF 2". December 1989. https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-nf-2/page/20/mode/2up. 

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