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 |
⤏ 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) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Chessmaster Challenge\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Chessmaster Challenge\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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 |
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Remapping | Keyboard is not used during gameplay. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
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 |
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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