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|cover        = Chessmaster 9000.jpg
 
|cover        = Chessmaster 9000.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Ubisoft}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Ubisoft Bucharest}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Zonic Limited|OS X}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Zonic Limited|OS X}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 31, 2002}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 10, 2002}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 25, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 25, 2004}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|chessmaster-9000|81}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Chess }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|Chessmaster}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658756
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658756
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|hltb        = 24018
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|igdb        = chessmaster-9000
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = chessmaster-9000
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      = 418
 
|winehq      = 418
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Chessmaster}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc}}. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc}}. | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.application-systems.de/familyfunpack3/kaufen.html | unknown | Bundled with [[Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]], [[Ford Racing 2]], and [[Bionicle: The Game]]. Available in English. | | OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | chessmaster_9000 | DRM-free | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is no longer available digitally.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/chessmaster_9000/removed_from_gog Removed from GOG?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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==Essential improvements==
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===Patches===
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* The latest official patch is [http://patches.ubi.com/chessmaster_9000/ v1.02a].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Piece overlap===
 
===Piece overlap===
In some systems, pieces may not be drawn correctly in True3D mode.
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In some systems (e.g. win10 x64), pieces may not be drawn correctly in True3D mode. Closer pieces appear to blend into further away pieces.
  
A temporary fix exists for Windows Vista:
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{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo2|fix=
* Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the task manager menu, and press ESC to return to Chessmaster.
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# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgvoodoo2].
 
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# Extract dgVoodooSetup.exe, dgVoodoo.conf & D3D8.dll (from the "MS/x86" folder) and place these files to the installation folder of Chessmaster 9000.
Alternatives:
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}}
* Use a non-True3D setting (these boards aren't scaled, and will look small on high-resolution monitors).
 
* Use a "flat" piece when using True3D.
 
  
 
===Mentor opening book===
 
===Mentor opening book===
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          =
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 
|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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|recOS    = 98, ME, XP
 
|recOS    = 98, ME, XP
 
|recmem  = 256 MB
 
|recmem  = 256 MB
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}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = OS X
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|minOS    = 10.2
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|minCPU  = PowerPC 7xx
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|minCPU2  = PowerPC G3
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|minRAM  = 256 MB
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|minHD    = 1.3 GB
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|minGPU  =
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|minVRAM  = 16 MB
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  =
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|recRAM  =
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|recHD    =
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|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Chessmaster 9000
Chessmaster 9000 cover
Developers
Ubisoft Bucharest
macOS (OS X) Zonic Limited
Publishers
Ubisoft
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows September 10, 2002
macOS (OS X) July 25, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Genres Chess
Series Chessmaster
Chessmaster 9000 on HowLongToBeat
Chessmaster 9000 on IGDB
Chessmaster 9000 on MobyGames
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

Online multiplayer services have been discontinued.[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1].
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Publisher website
DRM details are not known
Bundled with Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Ford Racing 2, and Bionicle: The Game. Available in English.
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

  • The latest official patch is v1.02a.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Input

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
LAN play
Online play
2 Online multiplayer services have been discontinued.[1]

Issues fixed

Piece overlap

In some systems (e.g. win10 x64), pieces may not be drawn correctly in True3D mode. Closer pieces appear to blend into further away pieces.

Use dgVoodoo2
  1. Download dgvoodoo2.
  2. Extract dgVoodooSetup.exe, dgVoodoo.conf & D3D8.dll (from the "MS/x86" folder) and place these files to the installation folder of Chessmaster 9000.

Mentor opening book

You may get an error message "A fatal error occurred when loading the Mentor Opening Book. The application will shut down.". As found in Windows 7, this may happen when running an account other than the one in which the program was installed. So the administrator account may not show this error when running the program, but when running from a different account such as a limited user account, the error may show since a copy of the Chessmaster 9000 folder is not created in that users profile when running (only the administrator account has a copy).

There are two folders used to store data:

  • C:\Program Files\Ubi Soft\Chessmaster 9000\
  • %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Chessmaster 9000\

If you receive that error message, Mentor.obk is missing from one of those two folders. Find it in one of the main Chessmaster subfolders, then copy it to the corresponding folder.

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
AMD K6-3 500 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.2
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 7xx
PowerPC G3
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.3 GB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]

References