Chess Titans
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| Developers | |
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| Oberon Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 30, 2007 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Genres | Chess |
| Series | Microsoft Windows |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Reversi | 1985 |
| Microsoft Solitaire (series) | |
| Minesweeper | 1990 |
| Hearts | 1992 |
| 3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet | 1995 |
| Internet Backgammon | 2001 |
| Internet Checkers | 2001 |
| Internet Spades | 2001 |
| InkBall | 2004 |
| Chess Titans | 2007 |
| Mahjong Titans | 2007 |
| Purble Place | 2007 |
| Hold 'Em | 2007 |
| Tinker | 2008 |
| Microsoft Ultimate Word Games | 2011 |
| Microsoft Mahjong | 2012 |
| Microsoft Minesweeper | 2012 |
| Microsoft Bingo | 2013 |
| Microsoft Jigsaw | 2014 |
| Microsoft Sudoku | 2014 |
| Microsoft Treasure Hunt | 2014 |
Key points
- Requires a workaround on Windows 8 and later (see Run on Windows 8 and later).
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Bundled with Windows Vista and Windows 7. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Chess Titans |
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ChessTitans.xmlcontains settings for windowed mode. -
ChessTitansMCE.xmlcontains settings for Windows Media Center mode (launch with-mceparameter).
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Microsoft Games\Chess Titans |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | For fullscreen mode, launch with -mce parameter. |
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| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Set the graphics quality slider to maximum. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Native Windows Vsync. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Only uses mouse. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Only supports XInput controllers and Windows Media Center remotes. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Issues fixed
Run on Windows 8 and later
- Chess Titans and other bundled games are unavailable after upgrading to Windows 8.
- The steps below make the Windows 7 version run on Windows 8 (there is no fix for the Vista version yet).
| Fix Chess Titans compatibility[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | Depends on OS version. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Aero-capable WDDM 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
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