Chessmaster | |
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Genre(s) | Computer chess |
Developer(s) | David Kittinger Kathe Spracklen Dan Spracklen Johan de Köning |
Publisher(s) | The Software Toolworks (1986–1994) Mindscape (1993–1999) Mattel Interactive (2000) Ubisoft (2001–2008) Feral Interactive (OS X)[1] |
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Original release | 1986–2008 |
Chessmaster (originally The Chessmaster) is a chess-playing video game series, which is owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise, with more than five million units sold as of 2002[update].[2] The same cover art image featuring Will Hare was used from Chessmaster 2000 to Chessmaster 9000.[3]