The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a 1988 video game published by The Software Toolworks. An Atari ST version was advertised but never released.[2][3] A Sega Mega Drive version was also planned and shown at Winter CES 1992 but was never released.[4]
| The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 | |
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| Publisher(s) | The Software Toolworks |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, DOS |
| Release | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Computer chess |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay edit
The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a game in which 110 historical chess matches from 1834 to 1988 are included.[5]
Reception edit
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."[5]
Reviews edit
- Top Secret - Nov, 1992
- Jeux & Stratégie nouvelle formule #2[6]
- .info, November/December 1989
- Tilt, March 1990
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100". Advertisement. Mindscape.
Available for IBM and compatibles, Commodore 64/128, Apple II/Mackintosh, Amiga and Atari ST.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "News Special - CES Show". Mean Machines. No. 17. EMAP. February 1992. pp. 10–14.
- ^ a b Wagner, Roy (September 1989). "Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 63. pp. 20–21.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie NF 2". December 1989.
External links edit
- The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 at MobyGames
- The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 at the Hall of Light
- The MS-DOS version of The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive