The Chessmaster

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The Chessmaster

Publisher: Sega

Developer: The Software Toolworks, NovaLogic

Genre: Puzzle^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-12^[2]		2317
EU	1991		2317
UK	1991	£24.9924.99^[3]	2317
BR	199x		013520
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x

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The Chessmaster, called Sega Chess in Brazil, is a simple chess game for the Sega Game Gear. A Sega Mega Drive version was originally set for a physical release in the second half of 1992^[4], and then March 1993^[5], before finally being released as a Sega Channel exclusive.

The Chessmaster is part of the Chessmaster series, and, given its age, is likely an adaption of the 1989 game, The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, the second major entry in the series.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	The Chessmaster	The Chessmaster
English (US)	The Chessmaster	The Chessmaster
Portuguese (Brazil)	Sega Chess	Sega Chess

Magazine articles

Main article: The Chessmaster/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Consoles + (FR)	97	^[6]
Game Mania (UK)	82	^[7]
Game Zone (UK)	91	№6, p51
Joystick (FR)	90	^[8]
Player One (FR)	88	^[9]
Sega Power (UK)	95	№32, p40
Sega Pro (UK)	83	^[10]
Sega Force (SE)	90	^[11]
Sega Force (UK)	90	^[12]
Supersonic (FR)	92	^[13]

	90
Based on 10 reviews

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	DA811BA6
MD5	B24D5C5548ACB3B35AAF02802B3BB7D5
SHA-1	DAEA9A76DEDC080B9965CFA32E2DDB1EAAAAB0B4

128kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

The Chessmaster

Main page | Comparisons | Hidden content | Magazine articles

[:File:Chessmaster_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:Chessmaster GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p95-2] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:SegaPower_UK_32.pdf_p40-3] Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 40

[:File:GamePro_US_034.pdf_p100-4] GamePro, "May 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p100-5] Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_009.pdf_p111-6] Consoles +, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 111

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p70-7] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:Joystick_FR_027.pdf_p191-8] Joystick, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 191

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_020.pdf_p112-9] Player One, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-10), page 112

[:File:SegaPro_UK_07.pdf_p56-10] Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 56

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1992_01.pdf_p24-11] Sega Force, "1/92" (SE; 1992-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:SegaForce_UK_05.pdf_p11-12] Sega Force, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 11

[:File:Supersonic_FR_01.pdf_p24_.2828.2F29.29-13] Supersonic, "Mai/Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 28/29 (24)

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