Chess games sorted by release date
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).
Most popular chess games
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Chess
DOS19814/5 International PC Owners
Chess88
DOS19844/5
Mychess
DOS19843.8/5 The Software Toolworks
Cyrus
DOS19853/5
Psion Chess
DOSMac OS19853.9/5 Psion Software
The Chessmaster 2000
DOS19864.1/5 The Software Toolworks
Battle Chess
DOS1988protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions
Chess was a niche genre in video gaming. There were lots of chess simulations: black and white very old games, licensed games from chess champions, etc. No one ever attempted to broaden the audience until Interplay published Battle Chess. Battle Chess appeal was almost entirely focused on the animations when two pieces ended on the same square.
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
DOS19893.8/5 The Software Toolworks
Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess
DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions
Sargon V: World Class Chess
DOS19913.8/5 Activision
Battle Chess 4000
DOS1992protected4/5 Interplay Productions
Grandmaster Chess
DOS1992protected4/5 Capstone
Kasparov's Gambit
DOS19933.9/5 Heuristic software
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Imagitec Design
Socrates
DOS19934/5
Star Wars Chess
DOSWindows 3.x19934.1/5 The Software Toolworks
Bobby Fisher teaches chess
DOS19944/5 Mission Studios
Combat Chess
Windows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Minds Eye Productions
Chessmaster 9000
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20024.2/5 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 tutorial features, making it popular among both beginners and advanced players. The software also included annotated gam...
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