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The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a 1988 video game published by The Software Toolworks. An Atari ST version was advertised but never released. A Sega Mega Drive version was also planned and shown at Winter CES 1992 but was never released.

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The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
Cover art featuring Will Hare1
PublisherThe Software Toolworks
PlatformsAmiga, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, DOS
Release1988
GenreComputer chess
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a 1988 video game published by The Software Toolworks. An Atari ST version was advertised but never released.23 A Sega Mega Drive version was also planned and shown at Winter CES 1992 but was never released.4

Gameplay

The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 is a game in which 110 historical chess matches from 1834 to 1988 are included.5

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."5

References

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. Wagner, Roy (September 1989). "Chessmaster 2100 vs. Sargon 4". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 63. pp. 20–21.
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