Its detailed computer AI settings allow you to fully customize and develop a opponent suited to your ability level and style. With Chessmaster 4000, this is no longer the case. Sometimes in chess, you can have a difficult time finding the right opponent. For those who are not willing to spend the ten minutes or so configuring the game for the first time and want to jump into a game right away, there are eight pre-made layouts available which have all of the above setting chosen already. You may have them open or closed during the game depending on your own tastes. Different windows include pieces captured, game annotation, chess clocks and many more. After this you should pick and choose between the various window layouts featured. The other sets are all beautifully drawn and include Chinese, Deco, Mechanic, Napoleon, Oceanic, Alphabet, Modern and Fantasy. The 10 sets available are incredibly done in SVGA detail and range from a classic Staunton design to an eye- watering dinosaur set. Once you have decided on the boards, you can move on to the chess sets. These boards are all beautifully rendered to imitate various ivory, marble, teak, and metallic designs. There are four 2D chessboards to choose from, giving you a bird's-eye view of the game, and seven 3D boards for a more realistic effect. First of all, you should decide on which chess board you want to use. Starting a game of chess is simple enough in this game, however, there is a multitude of options and settings which you want to play with to customize the game for yourself. However, above all, Chessmaster 4000 is still a great chess game, utilizing an all new 32-bit chess engine to give it one of the best AI's of chess games on the market. With gorgeous SVGA graphics and a huge speech library, this game has all of the bells and whistles of games which seem to dominate the industry today.

Chessmaster 4000 MPC sports a new Windows design and full multimedia support.

The classic game of chess is revived again in this latest addition to Software Toolworks' famous Chessmaster series.

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