Chess Champion 2175
Chess Champion 2175 (known in North America as Checkmate) is a 1990 chess video game developed and published by Oxford Softworks. It was published in North America by Interplay Entertainment. The game is a successor to Chess Player 2150.
Also recorded as Checkmate
Chess Champion 2175
- Date
- 1990
- Genre
- chess video game
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Chess Champion 2175 (known in North America as Checkmate) is a 1990 chess video game developed and published by Oxford Softworks. It was published in North America by Interplay Entertainment. The game is a successor to Chess Player 2150.
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Key facts
• Title — Chess Champion 2175 • Developer — Oxford Softworks • Designer — Chris Whittington • Platforms — Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS • Genre — Computer chess • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
Chess Champion 2175 is a game in which the program learns from experience, adapting to the style of a player. The computer adds moves and situations to its library, allowing the artificial intelligence to learn and improve.
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History of the object
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1990
Chess Champion 2175 published.
1990
Chess Champion 2175 is recorded as published in 1990.
Reception
Ben Mitchell for ACE stated that "Unless you are a connoisseur of chess games or have beaten your old chess program then it is probably not worth upgrading to Chess Champion 2175. Amiga Format summarized: "[...] Chess Champion stands up well and provides an excellent game for beginner and experienced amateur alike." Amiga Power said that "The game's mouse-only control is intuitive, its apparent depth - we're talking a huge library of opening moves here - is awesome and the level of tutoring offered is comprehensive." Génération 4 said it is superior to its competition of the moment, looks good, and does not suffer from major faults. Jay Kee reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Just another chess program? Is the Taj Mahal just another building? Is Bo Jackson just another ball player? No. They are all outstanding." Judith Kilbury-Cobb for.info said that "If you've never played chess before, or even if you consider yourself an expert, check out Checkmate." InCider said "If you've ever wondered how a computer plays chess, you can watch Checkmate as it asks 'what if?' of hundreds of possible moves." Cameron Crotty for Electronic Entertainment said that "CheckMate features much stronger game play – enough to keep even advanced club players hopping. The bare-bones interface lets you control the computer's style of play, and you can even tell your Mac to play a particular line from its large opening library."
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- 1.Strategy Plus (All Issues). 1990.
- 2.Mitchell, Ben. Screentest Console - Chess Champion 2175. ACE. EMAP. 35. 52. August 1990.
- 3.Smith, Tim. Screenplay - Chess Champion 2175. Amiga Format. Future plc. 13. 66. August 1990.
- 4.Foster, Karl. Game Reviews - Chess Champion 2175. Amiga Power. Future plc. 12. 77. April 1992.
- 5.Pressimage. En Bref - Chess Champion 2175. Génération 4. 25. 18. September 1990.
- 6.Moulinex. Test Mac - Chess Champion 2175. Joystick. 31. 238–239. October 1992.
- 7.Kilbury-Cobb, Judith. CyberPlay - Checkmate. .info. Info Publications Ltd. 35. 54. December 1990.
- 8.Kee, Jay. Castle Keep: Interplay's Checkmate. Computer Gaming World. 1. 78. 54, 56. January 1991.
- 9.IDG Communications/Peterborough. InCider A+ 1991-09: Vol 9 Iss 9. September 1991.
- 10.Electronic Entertainment 07 July 1994. July 1994.
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