The developer has also included a few animated boards which should keep the kids happy, even if they don’t know what chess is! As such Chessmaster 10th Edition is a chess game that you can dip in to now and again or into which you can become emerged and involved in the many varying aspects of play. The depth of these lessons is very impressive although in some cases you might need an entire afternoon to complete a topic at one sitting.Īs you'd probably expect, more boards have been thrown in, although most will rarely stray from the default look. If players feel that they have hit a wall in terms of progress, then they can turn to the academy section, which is packed with basic, intermediate, and advanced lessons that can then be backed up with follow-on drills and quizzes. With over two hundred opponents to choose from, absolutely everyone is catered for and as you play tournaments and individually rated games, you build up a database of statistics letting you check out how many times you’ve played and beaten particular characters and also the evolution of your rating as you improve.
Each one is represented by a character, with individual attributes and game styles.
Another superior aspect of Chessmaster is the range of difficulty levels that are available.