Chessmaster 9000 for Mac

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Version:

1.1.3
Total Downloads:

28,463
Date Added:

May 04, 2012
Price:

Free to try; $40.00 to buy

File Size:

9.43MB
Downloads Last Week:

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Mac
Product ranking:

#6 in Board Games

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Category	Games
Subcategory	Board Games

Publisher's Description

From Feral Interactive: Chessmaster 9000 introduces players to the rules and strategies of chess, while building skills through fun yet comprehensive tutorials. Beginners as well as seasoned chess players can enjoy the many features and stimulating competition that have made Chessmaster the world's most popular chess program. Featuring challenging gameplay wih unrivalled personal instruction and chess resource material to elevate your game, Chessmaster 9000 is the teacher, mentor and ultimate opponent that provides countless hours of interactive competition and fun.

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"Useless with Snow Leopard!!!"

Riqiv July 02, 2010 / Version: Chessmaster 9000 1.1.2

2010-07-02 13:55:02 | By Riqiv

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While this program is awesome, it must have the CD to work and was constantly freezing up on OS 10.4. After you download this patch it asks if you'd like to download 1.1.3, Snow Leopard won't even allow me to start the program and I must force quit! It opens to the daily puzzle (when it does open) and there is no way to default it go directly to a game. Opening up saved games or taking back moves quickly can make the game quit . . . spinning beach ball.

Just rebuilt my directory and corrected permissions on my Mac and have no problems w/other programs. Unless your running Windows on Mac this program has proved to me to be utterly useless on Snow Leopard. If Feral would come up with a working patch, I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars, it's currently -5. Someone please make a chess game as comprehensive and visually striking as Chessmaster with a nice interface for Mac that truly works and I'm there!

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"Excellent Chess game!"

eholt--2008 January 25, 2006 / Version: Chessmaster 9000 1.0.2

2006-01-25 17:10:04 | By eholt--2008

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Fantastic Chess game with in depth training, great graphics and numerous levels to play against.

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"Chessmaster 9000 on Mac OS 10.4 Tiger"

cellist December 23, 2005 / Version: Chessmaster 9000 1.0.1

2005-12-23 15:41:08 | By cellist

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If you want to fix the opponent option for this system you can download a beta patch update by emailing support@feralinteractive.com and requesting it.

It works now! yay!

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"Chessmaster 9000 on Mac OS 10.4 Tiger"

cellist December 23, 2005 / Version: Chessmaster 9000 1.0.1

2005-12-23 15:41:00 | By cellist

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"If you're using OS 10.4, you can't select an..."

dkeegan--2008 July 26, 2005 / Version: Chessmaster 9000 1.0.1

2005-07-26 13:07:01 | By dkeegan--2008

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...opponent
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Like the previous person who commented on this program, after updating to OS 10.4, I found that I can no longer select from players ("personalities") in the program's "game room." And like the previous person who commented, I contacted Feral's support by email (no phone support allowed) several times about this problem. They never responded. I too think this is a potentially nice program, looks good and has a few decent features -- but that's about as generous as I can be. A chess application for which you cannot select an opponent? Please don't waste your money.

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"No Support and No Updates to Fix Bugs!"

gryphonent June 25, 2005 / Version: Chessmaster 9000 1.0.1

2005-06-25 10:48:27 | By gryphonent

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I bought Chessmaster 9000 in December 2004 and instantly encountered many bugs. The program looks good and has great potential, but it is a terrible port by Zonic (a company that has become a brand name for doing a terrible job in bringing games to the Mac). Not only have I been reporting all bugs to Feral (without receiving ANY support at all), but also continued hoping that an update would be around the corner. IÃ¢??m starting to lose that hope now. DonÃ¢??t know what issues the update to version 1.01 addressed, but surely not the ones IÃ¢??m having, namely:
+ pieces move very slowly at times and are not positioned correctly (which is reason for crying out loud when playing in tournament mode where a move cannot be taken back);
+ no chance to win a rated game under hourglass timing. The pieces cannot be moved smoothly enough, sometimes even wobble around after being positioned;
+ a further annoyance of the game is the fact that I have to insert the DVD each time I want to play, which means I have to carry the DVD on travels with me... now, if this would be a FPS like Doom 3 I would understand that a DVD is needed, but as it stands Chessmaster is a chess program and has performed a full install;
+ in the classroom, when running a tutorial you cannot select a subsection of the tutorial and get credit for completing it without doing the ENTIRE section from start to finish;
+ when playing in tournament mode and the computer is loosing, the game always ends with the message that the computer draws and my rating is adjusted! Why am I not made an offer and can make the decision myself? Maybe I don't want to draw and would prefer to defeat the computer, increasing my rating by more points than it would be the case when accepting a draw;
+ furthermore, at least on my system, since upgrading to MacOS X 10.4.1 all computer players in Chessmaster 9000 1.01 are invisible. When selecting a random player in tournament mode (as the drop-down window is not working anymore) the program crashes without notice.

I think the program is very good in its concept and visual look... it's just the overall playability that sucks and makes me return to shareware SigmaChess. If anyone from Feral is reading this: PLEASE GET THE JOB DONE AND FIX THE BUGS!!!

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General
Publisher	Feral Interactive
Publisher web site	http://www.feralinteractive.com
Release Date	May 04, 2012
Date Added	May 04, 2012
Version	1.1.3

Category
Category	Games
Subcategory	Board Games

Operating Systems
Operating Systems	Mac OS X 10.4 Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel/PPC
Additional Requirements	None

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File Size	9.43MB
File Name	chessmaster9k_1.1.3.dmg

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Total Downloads	28,463
Downloads Last Week	8

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License Model	Free to try
Limitations	Not available
Price	$40

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