Power Chess
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Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line |
Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows 95 |
Release | September 30, 1996 |
Genre(s) | Chess |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Power Chess is a chess-playing video game originally released in September 1996 by Sierra On-Line for the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system. Later revisions of the software were released as "Power Chess '98" and "Power Chess 2.0".
Engine[]
Its chess engine is "Wchess" by David Kittinger, which played against Deep Blue in the 1995 World Computer Championship in Hong Kong. The game is included as a watchable "Great Game" in Power Chess.
Gameplay[]
Power Chess had two major innovations: the program would adjust its level during the game trying to match that of the player (presaging Chessbase Fritz's Friend Mode). In addition, after each game, a female voice, the Queen, walks the player through the game, pointing out and explaining where the player could have played better. [1] The program keeps track of the player's rating. Players can also create their own characters with differing gameplay styles and difficulty.
Narration[]
The voice of the Power Chess Queen was voiced in English and French by voiceover artist Natacha LaFerriere.[2]
"Great Games"[]
A collection of famous games is included for review and study, each one narrated turn-by-turn by the Queen. The games include:
- The Evergreen Game, Adolf Anderssen vs. Jean Dufresne (1852)
- The Opera Game, Paul Morphy vs. Duke Karl of Brunswick and (1858)
- Wilhelm Steinitz vs. Curt von Bardeleben (1895)
- Ruger vs. Gebhard (1915)
- Vasily Smyslov vs. Bobby Fischer (1970)
- Wchess vs. Deep Blue (1995)
- Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov, Game 1 (1996)
Reception[]
Power Chess won Computer Games Strategy Plus's award for the 1996 "traditional" game of the year.[3]
See also[]
Comparison_of_chess_video_games
References[]
- ^ Dulin, Ron (1996-11-15). "Power Chess Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ "Power Chess 98 | Natacha LaFerriere". www.natlaf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ Staff (March 25, 1997). "Computer Games Strategy Plus announces 1996 Awards". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
External links[]
- 1996 video games
- Windows games
- Windows-only games
- Sierra Entertainment games
- Chess software
- Video games developed in the United States