New in the Grandmaster Edition: Ten brand-new 3D custom chess sets from luxury set designer The House of Staunton. Chess tutorial from Josh Waitzkin's groundbreaking book, "The Art of Learning." First-ever Nintendo DS™ system edition. Special Ubisoft Rayman Raving Rabbids™ chess set. New chess puzzles, mini-games, and variants aimed at sharpening your chess skills. Famous Games - 900 of chess's most important games presented and analyzed. Updated version of the King - the Chessmaster game engine.
Chessmaster®: Grandmaster Edition Features: LEARN CHESS Extensive course on the basics of chess taught by International Chess Master Josh Waitzkin. Tutorials from Josh Waitzkin’s groundbreaking book The Art of Learning. Attacking Chess course commentary by Grandmaster Larry Christiansen. Famous Games: 900 of chess’s most important games presented and analyzed. 600,000+ game database. Coverage of all classic and modern opening variations. SINGLE-PLAYER Training mode: Play one of many predefined opponents and analyze your game. Ranked Play: Test your skills against a variety of opponents and establish your rating. Play one of 50 predefined tournaments or create your own. Set up a position to solve chess problems or reproduce famous positions.
MULTIPLAYER Play with a friend via Internet or LAN connection. Play rated and unrated games, tournaments, ladders, simultaneous exhibitions, watch other matches, set up/take chess lessons via LAN or Internet. Play one of 12 new chess variants including Limited Shuffle, Shuffle, Giveaway, Marseilles, Progressive, and Pocket Knight. Play correspondence chess.
Chessmaster®: Grandmaster Edition Download Minimum System Requirements Supported OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® XP (only) RAM: 256 MB (512 MB recommended) Video Card: 32 MB DirectX® 9.0c-compliant video card (128 MB recommended) Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card optional DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Multiplay: 56 Kbps or faster for Internet or LAN play (broadband recommended) Peripherals Supported: Mouse, keyboards, headsets, ultra 3D glasses Supported Video Cards at time of release: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3/4/FX/6/7/8 series (GeForce4 MX NOT supported) ATI® Radeon® 7500/8000/9000/X series Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at:http://support.ubi.com