Chessmaster 3000

The Chessmaster 3000 is a 1991 video game published by The Software Toolworks and an installment of the Chessmaster series.

Chessmaster 3000
Cover art featuring Will Hare[1]
Developer(s)	The Software Toolworks
Publisher(s)	The Software Toolworks
Series	Chessmaster
Platform(s)	Classic Mac OS, DOS, Windows
Release	1991 October 1, 1993 (Mac OS)[2]

Gameplay

The Chessmaster 3000 is a game in which the computer opponents range in skill from Novice to Chessmaster.^[3]

Reception

Computer Gaming World in 1992 reported that Chessmaster 3000 had added "a lot" to its predecessors, with new tutorial features and a variety of computer opponents making the game "a truly impressive sequel".^[3]

Chessmaster 3000 was named the 40th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote that "it remains [...] the premier PC chess title, with just the right balance of fancy game options and high-end gameplay. ChessMaster 3000 runs much faster than subsequent versions of the game and makes a welcome change from guns and guts".^[4]

Reviews

• Game Players PC Entertainment^[5]
• Top Secret - May, 1993
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jul, 1993
• PC Games (Germany) - Aug, 1993
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Sep, 1994
• All Game Guide (1998)^[6]
• Play Time (German) - 1992 May