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Grandmaster Chess

DOS - 1992

Year 1992
Platform DOS
Released in United States
Genre Strategy
Theme Chess
Publisher Capstone Software
Developer Capstone Software
Perspectives Top-Down, Diagonal-down
Dosbox support Supported on 0.61
4.15 / 5 - 13 votes

Description of Grandmaster Chess

One of the best games from Capstone (and given their miserable track record, that is saying a lot), Grandmaster Chess is an innovative chess game that sadly received far too little recognition in its time.

To compete with the dominance of Mindscape's Chessmaster series in home computer market, chess developers tried different approaches to differentiate their games from Mindscape's stable. Interplay tried animated pieces in Battle Chess series, while Capstone focused on "neural network technology" and an AI that was supposed to learn from mistakes. Grandmaster Chess is one of their best results - a game that looks good (it offers both VGA and SVGA modes) and plays an excellent game of chess. The AI does seem to learn from mistakes as far as I can tell, as it does not repeat the mistakes it made in the first few games. But mind you, my puny chess talent only allows me to beat the game on one of the easier settings, so your mileage may vary.

Anyone who wants a solid chess game that represents a different and innovative approach than Mindscape's familiar classics should definitely give Grandmaster Chess a serious look. Two thumbs up!

Review By HOTUD

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Comments and reviews

pico 2026-02-21 0 point

Me gusta mucho este juego, el ajedrez te hace pensar en cómo lidiar con la caída del pelo, tienes que preguntar al tablero de ajedrez y escuchar la inevitable calvicie crónica. ¡Muchas gracias

George 2026-02-11 0 point

This game is very good, we have to look at it from a different point of view, we have to talk to the chessboard and permeate the strands of hair that fall out as an undeniable form of chronic baldness accumulation. Therefore I would like to express my gratitude and respectful greetings

jose 2026-02-05 0 point

Este juego es muy interesante y te hace pensar en cómo prevenir la calvicie por la caída del cabello, porque piensas demasiado, no hay cura efectiva y puede llevar a una calvicie crónica. Parece una broma, pero esta es la etapa final del ajedrez. Tenemos que encontrar un buen remedio, gracias

Oliver _Nicholas 2020-11-28 -1 point

Epic me

Me 2019-02-17 -1 point

Tons of fun.

strike'em 2014-05-10 -3 points DOS version

Play

Carlsgro 2013-01-08 -2 points DOS version

good chess, now king me, I mean check mate

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