Chess Magician for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

Chess Magician offers a challenging chess experience against a powerful AI. It's designed for players of all skill levels, providing features to enhance enjoyment and improve gameplay.

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Pros
- Adjustable AI difficulty from 900 to 2400 ELO
- AI level can be changed mid-game
- Offers AI help for assistance
- Suitable for beginners and experts
Cons
- Requires an internet connection to play
- Limited information on specific features

Chess Magician for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: March 20, 2002

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 9.02

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows 98 SE
Windows ME
Windows 98
Windows XP

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 96,632

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.5/5

22 User Votes

All reviews 5 stars or 1 star? Guess which are real.
Darkbob2July 25, 2010
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Why do people bother.
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Waste of time.
Summary
Come on CNET. How did this thing get on here?
False positives
e23erfdfOctober 31, 2005
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Its not free after 15 days u got to buy it
Summary
mediocre graphics, and just plain didn't work
September 12, 2004
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it froze on me
Problems with installer?
May 26, 2004
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This game seems to require connecting to the internet to get it's move info. Perhaps this is only in the demo version. Either way, the link it attmpted to hit to "think" was not reachable. Try another game.
All great
November 24, 2003
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I love the chess game esp. the chessboard.
All great
June 2, 2003
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I love the chess game esp. the chessboard.
Great work !
May 17, 2003
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Chess Magician taught me how to play chess.
Dont Download
April 14, 2003
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This is a horrible repititive chess program. The computer always plays the same moves. Don't even consider downloading unless you are crazy and/or mental.
Always the same moves
March 31, 2003
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I've played by that program for an hour starting up first level. At the 3rd level I have surprized ?:-0 Because it had made same moves always... Please try that moves at the 3rd level (I have tried it at least 5 times:) 1) d4 d5 2) c4 dxc4 3) Nc3 Bg4 4) h3 Be6 5) e4 Nd7 6) d5 Bxh3 7) Nxh3 Ne5 8) Bf4 Nd7 9) Bxc4 g6 10) Qf3 Rc8 11) d6 exd6 12) Bg5 Ngf6 13) Nd5 Be7 14) Nxe7 Qxe7 15) 0-0 Qxe4 16) Rae1 d5 17) Rxe4+ dxe4 18) Qc3 0-0 19) Bxf6 Nxf6 20) Qxf6 Rce8 21) Ng5 Re6 22) Nxe6 fxe6 23) Bxe6+ Rf7 24) Qxf7+ Kh8 25) Qf8# Maybe this is not the shortest game.
great game!
March 29, 2003
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Summary
this game is awsome it has 9 different levels.I can not beat it.it has different boards too.

Developer’s Description

By Huntersoft Inc.

Play chess against the Gigantic Computer.