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Developers | |
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Mindscape | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 1997 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Genres | Chess |
Series | Chessmaster |
⤏ Go to series page | |
The Chessmaster 2000 | 1986 |
The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 | 1989 |
Chessmaster 3000 | 1991 |
Chessmaster 4000 Turbo | 1993 |
Chessmaster 4000 | 1995 |
Chessmaster 5000 | 1996 |
Chessmaster 5500 | 1997 |
Chessmaster 6000 | 1998 |
Chessmaster 7000 | 1999 |
Chessmaster 8000 | 2000 |
Chessmaster 9000 | 2002 |
Chessmaster 10th Edition | 2004 |
Chessmaster Challenge | 2005 |
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition | 2007 |
Key points
- Sounds and voice don't work correctly on modern versions of Windows (see Crashes constantly for the necessary fixes).
- Chessmaster Live online multiplayer service has been shut down.[1]
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Disc check. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is v1.1.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename CmMovie.exe[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\*.ini[Note 1] |
-
cm.ini
contains general game settings. -
cmsound.ini
contains sound settings. - Other
*.ini
files do not need to be edited.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\*.CMG[Note 1] |
- Saves can be saved anywhere (the default is the installation folder).
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Always runs windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Native Windows Vsync. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Native Windows cursor. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 | Shared-screen. | ||
LAN play | 2 | |||
Online play | Chessmaster Live servers have been shut down.[1] |
Issues unresolved
SmartBoard Error at launch
Chessmaster 5500 relies on a VXD driver that is not compatible with Windows XP and later. This error appears even if SmartBoard is disabled in the settings.
Issues fixed
Crashes constantly
- Chessmaster 5500 crashes constantly on Windows XP and later because of a sound incompatibility; the changes below prevent these crashes.
Disable unsupported features[citation needed] |
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Interface is offset
Set Windows 95 compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | P-90 IBM PC or compatible | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 MB | 500 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA 640x480 256 colors |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).