The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
Cover art with Will Hare
PublisherThe Software Toolworks
PlatformsAmiga, Apple IIGS, Classic Mac OS, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
Release1988: IIGS, C64, Mac
GenreComputer chess
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a computer chess video game published in 1988 by The Software Toolworks for the Apple IIGS, Classic Mac OS, and Commodore 64. Versions for MS-DOS and Amiga were later released. An Atari ST version was advertised and a Mega Drive version shown at Winter CES 1992, but neither were published.

Gameplay

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a game in which 110 historical chess matches from 1834 to 1988 are included.

Reception

Roy Wagner reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "The beginning chess player will find that Chessmaster 2100 is easier to beat with it's [sic] "Newcomer" and "Coffeehouse" option and this is something every beginner's ego needs."

References

  1. ↑ Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012). "The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100". Advertisement. Mindscape. Available for IBM and compatibles, Commodore 64/128, Apple II/Mackintosh, Amiga and Atari ST.
  3. ↑ "The BEST Just Got Even Better!". The One. No. 10. EMAP. July 1989. p. 25. Available for IBM and compatibles, Commodore 64/128, Apple II/Mackintosh, Amiga and Atari ST.
  4. ↑ "News Special - CES Show". Mean Machines. No. 17. EMAP. February 1992. pp. 10–14.
  5. 1 2 Wagner, Roy (September 1989). "Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 63. pp. 20–21.