Chessmaster 9000 Updater 1.0.2 review
DownloadThe last version of Chessmaster to appear on our favourite platform was Chessmaster 6 way back in the last century… Times have moved on and after a gap of five years Chessmaster is returning to the Mac in its latest incarnation as Chessmaster 9.
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The last version of Chessmaster to appear on our favourite platform was Chessmaster 6 way back in the last century… Times have moved on and after a gap of five years Chessmaster is returning to the Mac in its latest incarnation as Chessmaster 9.
Here are some key features of "Chessmaster 9":
Enjoy and learn from more than 800 classic games, including the best of 2001 and 2002 Grand Master games.
Study the best opening moves and learn how to dominate the opponent sitting across from you.
Experience a new and improved chess engine that allows players to compete against more than 150 different opponents, from beginner to Grandmaster level.
Includes the new Psychology of Competition chess course taught by International Master Josh Waitzkin.
Play using a variety of online, multiplayer options, including rated chess games and high-speed "blitz" chess games.
Set up Tournaments to see how you would fare against famous historic chess players, or pit them against each other in a battle of wills.
View the best graphics ever seen in a chess program on the Mac, featuring more than 30 new chess sets and optional, true 3D gameplay.
Play against new random opponents for greater replay value.
Improve your game with the new Blunder Alert feature that immediately notifies you of better moves when you move you pieces into danger.
Test your skills with the new Endgame Quiz from five-time US Chess Champion Larry Evans.
Jump right into a game with the new 'Quickstart' play or turn up the action with “speed chess”.
What's New:
This version of the update is a Beta, this means that it is not complete and has not met our criteria for an official patch.There are several, minor outstanding issues with this version that should not affect enjoyment of the game.An official release will be made available as soon as possible.
This release of Chessmaster fixes the following issues over previous releases:
Resolved incompatibilities with Mac OS X Tiger, allowing personalities to be loaded.
Fixed the calculation of time spent on game analysis.
Resolved issues with invalid FSAA settings.
Clipped windows and dialogs have been fixed.
Chessmaster 9 will suspend operation when in the background.
You will need to install the 1.0.1 patch (http://www.feralinteractive.com/?game=chessmaster9k§ion=patches&file=cm9k1.0.1) before installing this.
What's New:
Resolved incompatibilities with Mac OS X Tiger, allowing personalities to be loaded.
Fixed the calculation of time spent on game analysis.
Resolved issues with invalid FSAA settings.
Clipped windows and dialogs have been fixed.
Chessmaster 9 can suspend operation when in the background.
Added tick-box to toggle the CPU usage when in background.
Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Chessmaster 9 for Mac OS X version 1.0
PowerPC G3/G4 700 MHz
256 MB RAM
Hardware accelerated 3D Graphics Card with 16 MB VRAM
DVD Drive
1.3 GB free hard disk space
Mouse and Keyboard
QuickTime 6.
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