Chessmaster 9000

List Price: $9.99 Discount Price: $7.66

Features:

• Fun chess game for beginner, intermediate, or advanced players
• Learn from more than 800 classic games; new Blunder Alert function
• Improved chess engine; compete against 150+ different opponents
• Over 30 new chess sets and optional, true 3-D gameplay
• QuickStart and "speed chess"; variety of online, multiplayer options

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

You CAN teach an old dog new tricks [Posted on 2007-06-27]
I am a total novice at chess at the age of 60. I am having so much fun learning this game that had always intimidated me. To top it off I even win on occasion.
Chessmaster 9000 helps build your skill levels and provides a variety of opponents - all in an attractive interface. Because Chessmaster 10 is now out the prices on this version are so reasonable it would be foolish to pass it up

Customer abuse [Posted on 2007-08-03]
The game itself is OK--not great, mind you, but OK. But to be unable to play a piece of software that I paid a lot of good money for until I get up from my computer, track down the disk, insert it, take it out, put it back on the shelf, etc., etc., is such abominable customer abuse that I've now had enough! I refuse to play this game anymore and will NEVER buy a Chessmaster game again. I find it incredible that so many people are willing to put up with this garbage! I have scores of software disks I've bought over the years and Ubisoft is the ONLY one that makes me prove over and over again that I'm not cheating them out of their money. Do NOT buy this game unless you think this gross customer abuse is the way things should be!

good value [Posted on 2007-11-21]
Simply the best value in chess games out there. Sure it has flaws, but it's fun and easy to use, and may even improve your skills.

Full install fails [Posted on 2008-01-07]
Chessmaster 9000 fails to install the complete package. I bought two of them, returned one, the unopened one I got for my kids. Maybe it would work on an older version of Windows than XP, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Chessmaster 9000 [Posted on 2008-01-20]
If you enjoy spending hours fiddling with software that doesn't run properly, searching every possible website imaginable to help troubleshoot that software, and reading a 40 page PDF file hoping to find a morsel of useful information on installation, then Chessmaster is the game for you. A colossal waste of time. I have purchased many other games and had no trouble installing and running them, but this one is pure frustration. I managed to get a few false starts with this game which merely let me watch the introductory video that tells you how great the game is. Funny thing is, that's the only part of this software that worked. Now I get to find out how difficult they will make it for me to return it for a refund.

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