The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
Cover art with Will Hare[1]
PublisherThe Software Toolworks
PlatformsAmiga, Apple IIGS, Classic Mac OS, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
Release1988: IIGS, C64, Mac
GenreComputer chess
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a computer chess video game published in 1988 by The Software Toolworks for the Apple IIGS, Classic Mac OS, and Commodore 64. Versions for MS-DOS and Amiga were later released. An Atari ST version was advertised[2][3] and a Mega Drive version shown at Winter CES 1992,[4] but neither were published.

Gameplay

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a game in which 110 historical chess matches from 1834 to 1988 are included.[5]

Reception

Roy Wagner reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "The beginning chess player will find that Chessmaster 2100 is easier to beat with it's [sic] "Newcomer" and "Coffeehouse" option and this is something every beginner's ego needs."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012). "The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100". Advertisement. Mindscape. Available for IBM and compatibles, Commodore 64/128, Apple II/Mackintosh, Amiga and Atari ST.
  3. ↑ "The BEST Just Got Even Better!". The One. No. 10. EMAP. July 1989. p. 25. Available for IBM and compatibles, Commodore 64/128, Apple II/Mackintosh, Amiga and Atari ST.
  4. ↑ "News Special - CES Show". Mean Machines. No. 17. EMAP. February 1992. pp. 10–14.
  5. 1 2 Wagner, Roy (September 1989). "Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 63. pp. 20–21.