Chessmaster 9000
Developers | |
---|---|
Ubisoft | |
macOS (OS X) | Zonic Limited |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 31, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | July 25, 2004 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
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Key points
- Online multiplayer services have been discontinued.[1]
General information
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is no longer available digitally.[4]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
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, pieces may not be drawn correctly in True3D mode.
A temporary fix exists for Windows Vista:
- Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the task manager menu, and press ESC to return to Chessmaster.
Alternatives:
- 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
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
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 98, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz AMD K6-3 500 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB |
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PC Multiplayer availability - Chessmaster 9000 - PC - Ubisoft Customer Support Site
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Removed from GOG?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com