The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a 1988 video game published by The Software Toolworks. An Atari ST version was advertised but never released.^[2][3] A Sega Mega Drive version was also planned and shown at Winter CES 1992 but was never released.^[4]

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
Cover art featuring Will Hare[1]
Publisher(s)	The Software Toolworks
Platform(s)	Amiga, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, DOS
Release	1988
Genre(s)	Computer chess
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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]

Reviews

• Top Secret - Nov, 1992
• Jeux & Stratégie nouvelle formule #2^[6]
• .info, November/December 1989
• Tilt, March 1990