Chessmaster

Chessmaster
Chessmaster
Genre(s)	Computer chess
Developer(s)	David Kittinger; Kathe Spracklen; Dan Spracklen; Johan de Köning
Publisher(s)	The Software Toolworks (1986–1994); Mindscape (1993–1999); Mattel Interactive (2000); Ubisoft (2001–2008); Feral Interactive (OS X)
Platform(s)	List Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Mac, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, NES, Super NES, Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Xbox, Xbox 360;
Original release	1986–2008

Chessmaster (originally The Chessmaster) is a chess video game series, currently owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess video game series, with more than five million units sold as of 2002. The same cover art image featuring Will Hare was used from Chessmaster 2000 to Chessmaster 9000.