Chessmaster 5000

Description

The game is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the release of Chessmaster 5000.

This implementation includes a redesigned Windows interface, new tutorials, a new chess database with over 27,000 entries, new time controls, sound effects, and music, and a redesigned chess game.

The game can either be played against an opponent controlled by artificial intelligence, another human, or a remote participant.

The following is a list of the top fifteen new features of this game that are included in the game's documentation: A brand new engine that has been optimized for a 32-bit Pentium processor * Updated graphics, including over ten new chess sets in both 2D and 3D, in addition to a number of new boards. * A new database with over 27,000 entries dedicated to the game of chess. This is not included in the game's installation; it must be accessed from the CD-ROM. About twenty brand new tutorial courses developed and published by Eric Schller, the current State Champion of California * A brand new user interface for Windows 95 that makes use of pop-up menus and help that is context sensitive. Moreover, the Chessmaster 5000 is able to support lengthy file names. * A NEW Coach window that provides a concise rundown of all the many actions that can be taken * Bespoke True Type chess typeface that enables support for figurine notation and embedded board diagrams within annotations in Chessmaster 5000. There are almost sixty new opening books that have been customized to mimic the play of a well-known grand master. * Over thirty new characters available across all levels * New time controls, including the Fischer time control, the hourglass time control, and a new digital clock in the shape of an LCD display in addition to the existing analog clocks * New characters available across all levels Two thousand different openings are specifically named, which is a significant improvement over earlier versions, which only recognized two hundred. The hippopotamus gambit, the tumbleweed gambit, and the Latvian Defense/Corkscrew counter gambit are some of the new openings that have been added. In addition, there is a glossary with more than sixteen hundred entries. The enhanced annotator now generates summary statistics for the game as well as additional commentary on moves that are not recommended.