Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
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| Developers | |
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| Ubisoft Bucharest | |
| Publishers | |
| Ubisoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 19, 2007 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Genres | Chess |
| Series | Chessmaster |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| The Chessmaster 2000 | 1986 |
| The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 | 1989 |
| Chessmaster 3000 | 1991 |
| Chessmaster 4000 Turbo | 1993 |
| Chessmaster 4000 | 1995 |
| Chessmaster 5000 | 1996 |
| Chessmaster 5500 | 1997 |
| Chessmaster 6000 | 1998 |
| Chessmaster 7000 | 1999 |
| Chessmaster 8000 | 2000 |
| Chessmaster 9000 | 2002 |
| Chessmaster 10th Edition | 2004 |
| Chessmaster Challenge | 2005 |
| Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition | 2007 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
English version. | |
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| Retail | |
Russian versions use SecuROM v7 DRM. | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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- This game is no longer available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The v1.02 Patch updates the game to the latest version.
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename cmgm.bik[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\Users\<user-id>\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15260/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\Users\<user-id>\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15260/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Game exclusively uses windows. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | No separate sound groups needed, but no volume control. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Most speech does have text, but certain announcements (e.g. illegal moves) do not. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Versus |
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| LAN play | 2 | Versus |
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| Online play | 2 | Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Drills don't work
The drills in Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition do not function. About 50% of attempts to launch a drill will delay with a flickering "Waiting for drill" prompt. The drills that do function are restricted to a small subset - sometimes sticking with exactly the same puzzle for all ten drills.
Previous versions of Chessmaster do not have this issue.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD K6 III 1.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3400+ |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | 2.3 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 / 4 / FX / 6 / 7 ATI Radeon 7500 / 8000 / 9000 / X 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/15260/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (15260) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on January 2, 2020