MODEL- 68366              VENDOR- UBISOFT
  
FEATURES- Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition   PC
       Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition expands the scope of chess to 
        include broader principles of learning. Josh Waitzkin's much-
        anticipated book The Art of Learning (Free Press) is designed to 
        pave the road to successful long-term growth on and off the 
        chessboard. The eight-time National Chess Champion and two-time 
        martial arts World Champion puts users in his shoes in some of the 
        most riveting and formative moments of his chess career, including 
        the legendary climactic game from the book and film Searching for 
        Bobby Fischer. Waitzkin then turns to the classics, introducing 
        beginners to brilliant games from some of the most important 
        players in the history of chess. In his most revealing commentary 
        ever, Waitzkin not only teaches the beginning chess player the 
        fundamentals of the game, but also humanizes the road to mastery. 
       Never has chess been so exciting.  
* LEARN CHESS
   - Extensive course on the basics of chess taught by International Chess 
     Master Josh Waitzkin.
   - Tutorials from Josh Waitzkin s groundbreaking book The Art of 
     Learning.
   - Attacking Chess course commentary by Grandmaster Larry Christiansen.
   - Famous Games: 900 of chess's most important games presented and 
     analyzed.
   - 600,000+ game database.
   - Coverage of all classic and modern opening variations.
* SINGLE-PLAYER
   - Training mode: Play one of many predefined opponents and analyze your 
     game.
   - Ranked Play: Test your skills against a variety of opponents and 
     establish your rating.
   - Play one of 50 predefined tournaments or create your own.
   - Set up a position to solve chess problems or reproduce famous 
     positions.
* MULTIPLAYER
   - Play with a friend via Internet or LAN connection.
   - Play rated and unrated games, tournaments, ladders, simultaneous 
     exhibitions, watch other matches, set up/take chess lessons via LAN or 
     Internet.
   - Play one of 12 new chess variants including Limited Shuffle, Shuffle, 
     Giveaway, Marseilles, Progressive, and Pocket Knight.
   - Play correspondence chess.
     
  -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------------
ESRB Rating   : E for Everyone
Genre/Category: Strategy
System        : PC
Requirements  : 
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