The best chess games

One of the most ancient tabletop games in the world was the inspiration for a plethora of PC games. There are literally tons of classic chess strategy games as well as less serious titles, based on fantasy settings (like the Battle chess series) or born from the marriage of strategy and action (like the popular Archon series).

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Chessmaster 3000

DOS1991 The Software Toolworks

Battle Chess

DOS1988protected Interplay Productions

You’ve never really lived until you’ve watched a rook pick up a pawn and slam dunk it into the floor. Battle Chess (1988) turns the world’s most intellectual board game into a medieval cage match. The pieces don&...

Chessmaster 9000

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002 UBI Soft

Chessmaster 9000 is a chess game developed by Ubisoft and released in 2002. It's part of the Chessmaster series, which has been around since the 1980s. Chessmaster 9000 was known for its strong chess engine and comprehensive tutor...

The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 The Software Toolworks

King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok

DOS1993protected Imagitec Design

Bobby Fisher teaches chess

DOS1994 Mission Studios

Ever wanted to get chess lessons from a genius who could crush your soul with a bishop and a glare? Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (1994, DOS) is your chance. Based on the classic book, the game patiently walks you through strategies...

Chess88

DOS1984

Grandmaster Chess

DOS1992protected Capstone Software

Socrates

DOS1993

Star Wars Chess

DOSWindows 3.x1993 The Software Toolworks

Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected Interplay Productions

Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots with trust issues. It’s chess... with ray g...

Psion Chess

DOSMac OS1985 Psion Software

Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected Minds Eye Productions

Kasparov's Gambit

DOS1993 Heuristic software

Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS1989 The Software Toolworks

Chess

DOS1981 International PC Owners

Mychess

DOS1984 The Software Toolworks

Sargon V: World Class Chess

DOS1991 Activision

Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess

DOS1990protected Interplay Productions

In Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess (1990), the classic formula gets an eastern makeover—complete with new rules, a new board, and a fresh batch of animated fatalities. If you thought regular chess was confusing, welcome to xia...

Cyrus

DOS1985