Chessmaster 7000
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| Developer | Mindscape |
| Publisher | Mindscape |
| Series | Chessmaster |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | 1999 |
| Genre | Computer chess |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Chessmaster 7000 is a 1999 chess video game developed and published by Mindscape for the Windows. It is part of the Chessmaster series.
Chessmaster 7000 has a new interface. The game's features are organized into "rooms". The Classroom has quizzes and tutorials with audio game commentary from Josh Waitzkin. In the Game Room or Tournament Room, you can play against personalities. The Game Room offers options like coaching modes and watching the computer's thought process. The Tournament Room has single rated games and tournaments with no hints or other help features allowed, and games affect your rating. New to Chessmaster 7000 is the Kid's Room that has features tailored to children like chess sets, tutorials, and personalities. The game's database includes over 500,000 matches, 200,000 more than Chessmaster 6000. The chess engine, King, is the same as the one in Chessmaster 6000.[1] Network multiplayer options are LAN, modem, and TCP/IP. Internet play, Chessmaster Live, is through MPlayer.com service.[2]