Chessmaster: The Art of Learning

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
by UBI Soft

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
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Product Summary

Brand: UBI Soft
Release Date: 2007-10-23
Platform: Nintendo DS
Model: 16366
Publisher: UBI Soft
Product features:
  • Learn from champion Josh Waitzkin - Using the principles outlined in his book The Art of Learning, Josh puts players in his shoes during some of the most riveting moments of his career, then walk through the classics, introducing beginners to the fundamentals of the game and providing revealing commentary about the road to mastery
  • Multiplayer wireless - Two players can battle each other using the wireless option on the DS including varieties such as Dark Chess (opponent's pieces are invisible), Extinction Chess (first player to capture all of the opponent's pieces), and Losing Chess (first player to lose all of his/her pieces)
  • Six original mini-games - Each mini-game is packed with its own music, sound effects, a high-score record and 20 levels of gameplay such as Minefield (chess pieces are used to locate mines hidden in the board), Breaking the Lines (the knight is moved to capture all of the pawns) and Fork My Fruit (uses chess pieces to fork fruit of the same kind, among others)
  • Famous games - Players have access to 900 of the most important chess games, which are analyzed to provide key tactics
  • Checkmate - With an arsenal of 600,000 games, players will never run out of fun

Video Game Reviews of Chessmaster: The Art of Learning

Customer Review: Great for Beginners and Intermediates
Summary: 5 Stars

Basics: You play against the Chessmaster or up to 23 weaker versions of it. Only basic time controls of minutes per game or second per move or unlimited time are offered. It has a tutorial that covers rules, piece movement and some basic tactics. It has six mini-games that are intended to help teach basic chess thinking techniques. It offers chess 'puzzles' in the following areas: capture a piece, find check, move to safety, find fork, find pin, avoid mate, and find mate.

Pros:

At ~1850 the playing strength is challenging to the vast majority of players.
Chess puzzles are newly generated each time.
Most of the six mini-games were well-done and surprisingly fun.
Keeps track of your rating, chess puzzle best times and mini-games levels/scores.

Cons:

Chess puzzles are always answered in one move so they are really more for teaching than offering a difficult challenge.
You can only save an incomplete game to continue playing it later(So if you want to review your just-completed game you have to do it immediately afterwards).
No online multiplayer(However, you can play another person if they are in the same place as you, with or without their own gamecard)
Can't change board/piece color.

Comments: This is a great chess game for beginners to improve with and for intermediates to play a game on the go. If you need a stronger chess engine then get the DS version of Fritz Chess, which is better overall for more advanced players.

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