The world's best-selling chess brand invites you to master history's greatest game.

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player, Chessmaster® 9000 promises to improve your skills and elevate your level of play.

Key Features

• Enjoy and learn from more than 800 classic games, including the best of 2001 and 2002 Grand Master games.
• Study the best opening moves and how to dominate the opponent sitting across from you.
• Experience a new and improved chess engine, which allows players to compete against more than 150 different opponents from beginning to Grandmaster level.
• Includes the new Psychology of Competition chess course taught by International Master, Josh Waitzkin.
• Play a variety of online, multiplayer options, including rated chess games and chess games just for fun.
• View the best graphics ever seen in a chess program, featuring more than 30 new chess sets and optional, true 3D gameplay.
• Play against new, random opponents for greater replay value.
• Improve your game with the new Blunder Alert feature.
• Test your skills with the new Endgame Quiz from five-time U.S. Chess Champion, Larry Evans.
• Jump right into a game with the new QuickStart play or turn up the action with "speed chess."

System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows® 98/Me/XP (only)
• Processor: Pentium® II 450 or AMD K6-3 500
• RAM: 64 MB RAM for Windows 98 & ME (128 MB RAM recommended); 128 MB RAM for Windows XP (256 MB RAM recommended)
• Video Card: DirectX® 8.1-compatible; 3D video card optional
• DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (included on CD)
• Hard Drive Space: 300 MB hard drive space
• Multiplay: 56k modem for Internet play