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Chessmaster: The Art of Learning | 
| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.19
You Save: $9.80 (49%)
New (12) Used (5) from $10.19
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1234
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 16366
Model: 16366
UPC: 008888163664
EAN: 0008888163664
ASIN: B000RF4PLS
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new, factory sealed, in stock, and ships right now.
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| Features:
| • | Learn from champion Josh Waitzkin - Using the principles outlined in his book The Art of Learning, Josh puts players in his shoes during some of the most riveting moments of his career, then walk through the classics, introducing beginners to the fundamentals of the game and providing revealing commentary about the road to mastery | | • | Multiplayer wireless - Two players can battle each other using the wireless option on the DS including varieties such as Dark Chess (opponent's pieces are invisible), Extinction Chess (first player to capture all of the opponent's pieces), and Losing Chess (first player to lose all of his/her pieces) | | • | Six original mini-games - Each mini-game is packed with its own music, sound effects, a high-score record and 20 levels of gameplay such as Minefield (chess pieces are used to locate mines hidden in the board), Breaking the Lines (the knight is moved to capture all of the pawns) and Fork My Fruit (uses chess pieces to fork fruit of the same kind, among others) | | • | Famous games - Players have access to 900 of the most important chess games, which are analyzed to provide key tactics | | • | Checkmate - With an arsenal of 600,000 games, players will never run out of fun |
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Product Description
Josh Waitzkin, International Master and eight-time National Chess Champion, coaches you to grasp the basic fundamentals of chess and to master the game through exciting courses and tutorials taken directly from his groundbreaking book, The Art of Learning. You can then practice your newly learned skills in single-player mode or challenge their friends to a fun-spirited competition in multiplayer mode via LAN or Internet.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Great Fun and Educational Game August 15, 2008
My 6-year old and 7-year old love this game and the fact that they can play chess with each other using only one game card. They are novice chess players, but with this game they can really expand their skills.
 Not bad July 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are choosing between buying this for your Nintendo DS or for your PC, obviously go with the PC. The AI in the DS version leaves much to be desired. It is a much simpler, trimmed-down variation.
With that said, however, for a small, compact and portable chess game that you can play virtually anywhere, Chessmaster on DS is pretty excellent. Some common complaints include: You cannot play a friend by handing the DS back and forth; you cannot give one person more time than the other on the clock. Two of my own complaints are that the "people" in the game (programmed personalities accompanied by a photo) tend to respond to the same move in exactly the same way (not so on the PC version). This takes a lot of fun out the game. Also, you cannot set the clock below 10 minutes. My biggest complaint of all is that you have to go through far too many screens to get to rated play. There should be an icon that takes you straight to it. Also, you should NOT have to select what language you want EVERY time you turn the game on. Ridiculous. On the plus side, moving the pieces with the stylus is a lot of fun. I also really like the graphics, the way the pieces look--simple, but elegant. I also really like the optional music that you can have on while you play. Very suiting.
5 for a good time July 10, 2008
I gave it five because for the platform you use it on it's great and I'm having fun. I don't think for the price you can go wrong. Not exactly a lot of different chess games out there for handhelds to compare it to.
Not perfect but fun.
 Buggy Chess Engine May 14, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been looking forward to chess game for the DS and I thought the Chessmaster game would be perfect. I started a profile and have played up through 'Kenji'. I believe the Kenji profile and beyond plays a somewhat realistic chess match, though it still has some problems. A couple key issues I've found:
- The computer appears to play the same opening, no variance. Once you play a game that beats an opponent, then the same game can be played with the same results. They should have put in a simple opening book with some variance. This would make playing the same opponent last a bit longer. Using different time settings will alter AI play.
- Always set a game time in rated play, there are instances where the AI will just hang and there is no way to force moves in a rated game. Here is a game I played against Kenji that caused the AI to hang:
[White "Drew F."]
[Black "Chessmaster (Kenji)"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nd7 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. Nc3 c6
7. Nf3 e5 8. d3 Bd6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 e4 12. dxe4 Nxe4
13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bc3 Qe7 15. Re1 Rg8 16. e4 Nb6 17. Qb3 Qxe4??
18. Rxe4
This was a 20 minute rated game, at this point, Kenji still had 11 minutes on his clock and he ran out of time. Something fried when Kenji blundered on move 17 and I had to wait for the time to run out, this would have been more annoying if I didn't set a time control.
- There isn't a way to replay a set up position, so you are forced to set up the position again.
chessmaster March 31, 2008
Chessmaster is the ideal programme for Nintendo. Comprehensive and versatile. The portability and screen clarity make it ideal for use anywhere without the need of a PC. I would recomend it to any chess player.
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