Chessmaster 10 th Edition Hotkeys Common Actions Force Move: CTRL+F Pause: CTRL+P Wake Up: CTRL+W Help: F1 Training Mode – Mentor Quit: ALT+F4 Quick Hint: CTRL+H Windows Advice: CTRL+A Shortcuts Bar: CTRL+1 Chess Coach: CTRL+C Game Status: CTRL+2 Hide/Display Chess Coach Annotation: CTRL+3 Hints: SPACE Captured Pieces: CTRL+4 Display Chess Navigation Bar: CTRL+7 Coach Hints for the Opposing Side: TAB Hide/Display Windows: CTRL+TAB Online Training Mode – Actions Get Game: CTRL+G Quickstart Lobby Chat: CTRL+L Game: CTRL+Q In-Game Chat: CTRL+H New Game: CTRL+N Competition Save Game: CTRL+S List: CTRL+M Load Game: CTRL+L Player List: CTRL+Y Take Back Web Site: CTRL+W Move: CTRL+T Offline Messages: CTRL+O Replay Move: CTRL+R © 2004 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Chessmaster is a registered trademark 681946-MNL and Ubisoft. ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Searching for Bobby Fisher is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures. Software platform logo TM and © IEMA 2003. Made in the U.S.A. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION . .2 GETTING STARTED . .3 GAME MODES . .5 QUICK GUIDE TO CHESSMASTER® . .8 YOUR ALTER EGO . .10 THE USER INTERFACE . .11 LEARNING TO PLAY . .14 PLAYING AGAINST THE AI . .20 PLAYING ONLINE . .36 PLAYING IN A NETWORK . .53 STUDYING FAMOUS GAMES . .53 THE DATABASE . .54 THE FUN AREA . .56 PROOF OF PURCHASE . .60 WARRANTY . .inside front cover TECHNICAL SUPPORT . .inside back cover Introduction Getting Started ® Welcome to Chessmaster 10th Edition! System Requirements Whether you’re new to chess programs or a Chessmaster veteran, ® you’ll discover that Chessmaster 10th Edition is the most Supported OS: Windows XP (only) comprehensive chess software available. Old friends will quickly Processor: Pentium® III 450 MHz or AMD DuronTM 600 MHz realize that the 10th Edition is one of the most important updates of the franchise in both graphics and content. RAM: 128 MB (512 MB recommended) Here are the most important new or revised elements: Video Card: 4 MB (for 3D gameplay see supported list*) • A brand-new, clean, clear, and easy-to-navigate user interface. Sound Card: DirectX® 9 sound device optional • A full-featured online chess module, allowing players to communicate, DirectX Version: DirectX 9 (included on disc) compete, and learn from each other. CD-ROM: 4x CD-ROM or better • The new Chessmaster Academy, where International Master Josh Waitzkin will introduce players to the world of chess. Hard Drive Space: 540 MB • More than 30 full-3D chess sets, including the first animated chess sets Multiplayer: 56 Kbps or better for Internet or LAN play (broadband in a Chessmaster PC game. recommended) • A large selection of game modes for greater replay value. *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release • The updated version of The King – the chess engine behind GeForceTM 1/2/3/4/FX families Chessmaster. ATI ® RadeonTM 7500/8000/ 9000 families If you want to learn more about what Chessmaster 10th Edition has to offer, take a look at the Game Modes section of this manual. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game in 3D. If you want to jump right into the game, make sure you read the Additional chipsets may be supported after release. For an up-to- Quick Guide to Chessmaster section before you proceed. date list of supported chipsets, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: http://support.ubi.com. Notice: This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disc and virtual drives. 2 3 Installation Game Modes Installing Chessmaster 10th Edition Play: Training You must use the setup program to install If you want to start playing right away, just enter this game mode. It Chessmaster 10th puts you in the game as White, facing either a random opponent (if Edition. You cannot this is the first time you’ve played) or the last opponent you have install it by copying the played against. software from the CD to This game mode is where you can hone your skills playing any your hard drive. opponent you want while analyzing your game using the tools Insert Disc 1 in your CD- available. It’s also one of the two game modes where you can take ROM drive. If you’re back your moves or get hints and advice. installing Chessmaster 10th Edition for the first Play: Ranked Play time, Chessmaster’s If you want to play “for real,” this is the game mode to use. Your Autorun screen appears. Clicking Install will launch the setup rating is affected by every victory or defeat while in this game program. Follow the instructions on-screen, choose the installation mode, so be careful. folder, and select the features you want. Chessmaster’s minimum space requirements are about 540 MB; installing all the features This game mode tries to be as close to the “real” chess experience takes about 1.7 GB. as possible, and it’s geared toward more advanced players. A minimal setup is necessary, as the player must choose his or her To start Chessmaster, insert Disc 1 in your CD-ROM drive. The preferences (opponent, color, time controls) before starting the Autorun screen appears. Click Play to launch Chessmaster. match. Also, to correctly measure the player’s performance, no You can also start Chessmaster using the appropriate shortcut in the advice tools are available. Windows programs menu. Play: Setup Position When you start Chessmaster for the first time, you will be asked to If you want to copy problems from books and use Chessmaster to create your alter ego first. Read the Your Alter Ego section for solve them, or if you want to reproduce a famous position and see details. if you can do better than famous players, this is the game mode for After logging in using your newly created alter ego, the Main Menu you. will be displayed. After building the position, the player may continue in the game, Tobegin your Chessmaster experience, click any of the Play, Learn, having at his or her disposal all the advice tools available. or Fun categories. Play: Tournaments Uninstalling Chessmaster 10th Edition What if you want to play in a tournament? Well, this game mode To uninstall Chessmaster, insert Disc 1 in your CD-ROM drive. The offers a series of increasingly difficult tournaments, allowing you to Autorun screen appears. Press Uninstall to remove Chessmaster test your playing strength in a competition environment. With more from your computer. than 50 tournaments overall, this game mode will certainly require You can also remove Chessmaster using the appropriate shortcut in a long time to complete. the Windows programs menu. However, for players who need more freedom, this game mode also allows the creation of new tournaments. 4 5 Play: Online Learn: Database Playing against computer opponents is fine, but the real challenge The Database game mode allows you to browse a chess game is to play and win against other people. The Online game mode database containing more than 530,000 entries, including lets you do just that – see who’s playing on the ubi.comTM grandmaster-level chess games from 2002 to 2004. If you feel Chessmaster servers, make friends and exchange messages in the intimidated by the complex searching tools available, you can Chat area or in the Forums, challenge people from all over the switch over to a simple “who/when/where” search form. world in rated or unrated games, play in tournaments, ladders, or simultaneous exhibitions, watch other people’s matches, or – if you Learn: Famous Games feel like sharing your knowledge with others – set up your own More than 800 famous chess matches played between 1619 and chess lessons. 2004 await you in this fully searchable database. You can watch Play: LAN them move-by-move, reading the commentaries made by famous chess players. In our opinion, this is perhaps the most addictive of You don’t have to be connected to the Internet in order to share a all the game modes – some of the games are more tension-filled good time with the friends in your network. This game mode offers than an action movie! you most of the Online mode features, but in a computer network – chat, voice chat, rated or unrated games, simultaneous Fun: Play exhibitions, and Teaching mode games. These game modes allow kids and absolute beginners to play chess Learn: Academy games against low-level opponents – with the help of simplified tools – using funny animated chess sets in a colorful and easy-to- The new Chessmaster Academy features an extensive course on use interface. the basics of chess as taught by IM Josh Waitzkin. An additional set of games, based on the attacking chess concept, are commented Fun: Puzzles on by Grand Master Larry Christiansen. Also, all the content If you don’t feel like playing a full game, then you can just have collected from previous editions of Chessmaster is still available. some fun trying to solve the puzzles proposed in this game mode. The following famous chess players are at your disposal: British GM You can try as many times as you want, and you can get another John Nunn, U.S. Champions GM Larry Evans and GM Yasser puzzle at any moment. Seirawan, U.S. Junior Champion IM Josh Waitzkin, and renowned chess teacher NM Bruce Pandolfini. The Chessmaster series content Fun: Learn Basics includes valuable information for beginning, intermediate, and The Learn section offers lessons on the basics of chess and advanced players.