Chessmaster Challenge
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| Developers | |
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| PlayFirst | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 7, 2005 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Controls | Point and select |
| 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 |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Chessmaster Challenge\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Chessmaster Challenge\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 800x600 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Switched by button in lower right corner or Alt+↵ Enter. 800x600 only. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 32 fps, can be higher during mouse movement.[1] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Keyboard is not used during gameplay. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Only master volume and mute are available. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
"Failed to unpack data" error while trying to download Basic Chess Concepts
Modify config.ini to replace broken url with one from internet archive.[2]
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 700 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 8 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/37200/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (37200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-07-22
- ↑ Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2019-07-22