Game: Chessmaster

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Game: Chessmaster
System: Playstation 2
Players: 1-2
Memory: 635 Kb
Online: Yes
Written by: moose2006
Version: 1.02
Started on: 6/3/03
Last updated: 6/21/03
Email: [email protected]
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* T E A C H E R ** M E N T O R ** U L T I M A T E O P P O N E N T *
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BEFORE WE START:
If you don't know how to play Chess, and you don't have the game, and my FAQ
doesn't help you, go to:

http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html

This is where I first went to learn Chess, and it's a GREAT site!

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| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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| -i. Legal Stuff |
| -ii. Contacting Me |
| -iii. Introduction |
| -iv. How to play Chess |
| -Chapter 1: Settings/Mentor |
| -Chapter 2: Chess Sets |
| -Chapter 3: Opponents |
| -Chapter 4: Getting Started |
| -Chapter 5: Game Modes |
| -Chapter 6: Championships |
| -Chapter 7: Pandolfini Chess School |
| -v. Version History |
| -vi. Thanks/Credits |
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i. Legal Stuff
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Do not steal this FAQ to use on another site. It is copyrighted by law as soon
as it is published on the Internet. If you do want to use this on your site,
just E-mail me and ask. I will most likely let you use it! Just remember that
if you do use it, paste it on there EXACTLY how it is now. Absolutely NO
changes! And if you see a FAQ somewhere that seems to have been ripped off
from mine, please let me know. Thank you!

The only sites that can use it as of now are:

- http://www.Gamefaqs.com
- http://www.cheats.de

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ii. Contacting Me
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If you want to contact me, please make sure your question is not answered
somewhere in this FAQ. Also, make sure you make "Chessmaster" the subject.
I get a LOT of junk mail everyday, so if you don't put "Chessmaster" as the
subject, I may accidently delete it.

CONTACT ME AT: [email protected]

I WILL ACCEPT:
- Questions NOT answered in this FAQ
- Suggestions
- Corrections

I WILL NOT ACCEPT:
- Hate Mail
- Junk Mail
- Advertisements
- Anything NOT related to this game!

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iii. Introduction
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This is my first FAQ/Walkthrough! I'll try to make it as good as I can but I
ask that you send me any E-mails that will help me improve it. Also, if you
have any questions about the game, please E-mail me so I can get a FAQ section
up. I will try my hardest to answer your question.

I am by no means a Chess Master! So keep that in mind when asking a question.
One of the main reasons I am writing this is for people who are considering
getting this game and want to see what is in it. That's also one of the
reasons I put a 'How to play Chess' section. Just in case people want to learn
how to play Chess before they buy this.

If you need to find something just push Ctrl+F and type what chapter or section
you need in the Find box. It should take you to it eventually.

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iv. HOW TO PLAY CHESS
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Alright, if you don't know how to play Chess, I am surprised you bought this
game. But, if you really don't know how to play, I'll give you the basics,
even though there's a tutorial in the game.

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* The Object *
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To Checkmate the King. To do this, you must get the King in a
position where it cannot move out of Check, it cannot be defended by another
piece, or the piece that is threatening it cannot be taken. This is all
explained a little bit later under 'Check' and 'Checkmate'

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* The Board *
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An 8x8, 64-square board. Same as used in Checkers. Dark square
should always be in left-bottom corner when starting.
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|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
^Dark square

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* The Setup *
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Light pieces from left to right:
-Rook-Knight-Bishop-King-Queen-Bishop-Knight-Rook
Dark pieces from left right:
-Rook-Knight-Bishop-Queen-King-Bishop-Knight-Rook
**The Queen is always on her color (dark queen on dark square, light queen on
light square)

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|R|k|B|Q|K|B|k|R| <-Dark pieces
|P|P|P|P|P|P|P|P| <-Row of Pawns
|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_| *Notice how Queens are opposite!
|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
|P|P|P|P|P|P|P|P| <-Row of Pawns
|R|k|B|Q|K|B|k|R| <-Light pieces

Just remember Rook-Knight-Bishop is always on the left. Then King/Queen (in
whatever order they need to be in) and then it's just the opposite for the
last three squares. Bishop-Knight-Rook.

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* The Movements *
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Here are the movements of the pieces.

**Pawns -Can move one or two spaces on the first move. After that, can only
move one space. Can only move straight up. Cannot move backwards! Can
only take pieces one space, diagonal to it. Once Pawns make it to the other
side of the board, it can change into any piece it wants except for a King
or Pawn.
**Most often changed into a Queen. You can have many Queens at a time!
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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|P| <-Pawn can be changed into anything...Like a Queen!
|_|_|_|@|#|@|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|P|_|_|_| <-Pawn has already moved.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| # Where Pawn can move.
|_|*|_|_|_|_|_|_| @ Where Pawn can take a piece.
|@|*|@|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|P|_|_|_|_|_|_| <-Starting Pawn.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| *Where it can move.

**Knights -Moves in three-square L's. ONLY piece that can skip over pieces.
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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|*|_|*|_|_|
|_|_|*|_|_|_|*|_|
|_|_|_|_|k|_|_|_| <-There's our Knight.
|_|_|*|_|_|_|*|_| *That's where the Knight can move.
|_|_|_|*|_|*|_|_| Notice: Three-square L's.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

**Bishops -Moves diagonal. If the Bishop starts on a black square, it can
move ONLY on back squares, and vice versa.
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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|*|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|*|_|_|_|_|_|*|
|_|_|*|_|_|_|*|_|
|_|_|_|*|_|*|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|B|_|_|_| <-Our Bishop
|_|_|_|*|_|*|_|_| *Where the Bishop can move.
|_|_|*|_|_|_|*|_|

**Rooks -Moves straight across, up, or down.
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|_|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|
|*|*|*|*|R|*|*|*| <-Our Rook
|_|_|_|_|*|_|_|_| *Where the Rook can move.

**Queen -Moves any direction. Needless to say: The Queen is VALUABLE!
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|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|*|
|*|_|_|*|_|_|*|_|
|_|*|_|*|_|*|_|_|
|_|_|*|*|*|_|_|_|
|*|*|*|Q|*|*|*|*| <-Our Queen
|_|_|*|*|*|_|_|_| *Where the Queen can move.
|_|*|_|*|_|*|_|_|
|*|_|_|*|_|_|*|_|

**King -Moves one space any direction. Cannot move into Check!
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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|*|*|*|_|_|
|_|_|_|*|K|*|_|_| <-Our King
|_|_|_|*|*|*|_|_| *Where the King can move.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

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* The Ratings *
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All pieces (except King) have a value rating. This tells you what pieces you
will want to sacrifice for. Higher the rating, higher the value.
Hint: Sacrifice ANY piece for a Queen. Unless you don't want to sacrifice
your Queen.

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|Queen - 10| <-Try not to lose it!
|Rook - 5| <-Very nice!
|Bishop - 3| <-Slightly more valuable than a Knight.
|Knight - 3| <-Nice because it can skip over pieces.
|Pawn - 1| <-Expendable to a certain amount.
+===========+

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* Castling *
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Castling is a special move where you can move the King and a Rook in
one move. You can only do this if the King and Rook have not been moved, and
you cannot do this if the King is in Check. All pieces must be cleared
from in between the King and the Rook. What you do is move the King two
spaces towards a Rook, and then move that Rook on the opposite side of the
King.

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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|R|_|_|K|_|_|_|R| -> |R|_|_|_|R|K|_|_| <-See! I hope so. Can also do this
----^ for other Rook.
^------

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* En Passant *
**************

This is a special and unusual capture with the Pawn. It can be
used only ONCE per game! What happens is this: A Pawn is in its starting
position. There is an enemy pawn two squares in front of it, in the column
adjacent to it. The starting Pawn can move two squares to be aligned with
the Pawn. Now, the enemy Pawn can actually capture the Pawn just like any
other capture! But remember: ONLY ONE TIME!

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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| *Starting Pawn moves up two squares.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Enemy pawn moves below it and captures
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| it!
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|p|*|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|*|_| -> |_|_|_|_|_|_|p|_| <-Enemy pawn moves diagonal just like
|_|_|_|_|_|_|P|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| regular. The other Pawn is now gone!
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

REMEMBER: Can only use this if the opponent moves 2 squares, and you MUST
do it on the next move!

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* Check *
*********

Check is where the King is in a position where it can be taken the
next move. The King has to get out of check by moving, having a piece take
the threatening piece, or by blocking the King with another piece. The King
cannot move into Check.
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|_|_|_|K|_|_|_|_| <-King in Check!
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|B|_| <-This Bishop can take the King on next move.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|R|_|R|_| <-Two Rooks on the King's side.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| To get out of Check the King can move away from the
Bishop's path, have a Rook get in the Bishop's way, or just
take the Bishop with a Rook!

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* Checkmate *
*************

When the King is in Check, but cannot get out of it. If you get
the King in Checkmate, YOU WIN!
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|_|_|_|K|R|_|_|_| <-King and Rook of the same color
|_|_|Q|_|_|_|_|_| <-Queen of different color. Puts King in Checkmate!
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|R|_|_|_|_|_| <-Rook on Queen's side prevents the King from taking the
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Queen because the King would move into Check.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

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* Stalemate *
*************

I HATE Stalemates! They usually happen to me when I am
overwhelming the other side and I make a stupid mistake. Stalemates are
draws. They happen when the King cannot move anywhere (because it'll move
into Check), but it is not in Check. If you're confused, here's an example.

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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|k|_|_|_|_|_| <-Enemy Knight
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|R| <-Enemy Rook
|_|_|_|_|K|_|_|_| <-Our King - His turn to move.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|R| <-Enemy Rook
|_|_|_|_|_|Q|_|_| <-Enemy Queen
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

See that. The King isn't in Check but it can't move! Stalemate!

Remember: If there's another piece to move it's NOT a Stalemate!

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Chapter 1: Settings/Mentor

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!----------!
SETTINGS
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When you're playing a game of Chess, you have the chance to change the settings
by pressing L1. In Quick Game you have the choice to 'Setup Game' or you can
choose 'Preferences'. When you are playing a rated game or a tournament, you
can only choose 'Preferences'.

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* Setup Game * - Only in Quick Game and Setup Position
**************

*Players: This is where you go to change your opponent. Also where you can
pick to be black (by default your white).

*Time Controls: There are 6 different types of Time Controls to choose from.
-moves/min: How many moves allowed in how many minutes.
-seconds/move: How many seconds per move.
-minutes/game: How many minutes are in the whole game.
-fischer: How much time each player gets to finish the game, and how many
bonus seconds they get each time they move.
-hourglass: Each player gets a certain number of seconds to move. The time he
takes to move gets added to the other persons time.
-infinite: No time limit.

And you always have to choice to have each player have the same amount of time,
or different times for each player. So you could have 30 second moves, while
they have 10. Whatever you'd like.

**In a rated game, you choose the opponent and time control BEFORE the game
starts.

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* Preferences * - Available in all games
***************

This is where you go to choose your prefences for the game.

*Choose Chess Set: Where you choose what chess you want. [See Chapter 2]

*Sounds: Adjust music volume and sounds/speech volume.

*Board Settings: Four choices you can either check or uncheck.
-Move Highlights: Highlights last move.
-Sliding Pieces: You see the pieces slide along the board instead of just
showing up where you clicked.
-Quick Entry: If you click a piece or square, and there's only one move
associated with it, it will automatically move it. So, if you
click a pawn that's already been moved, it will just move it
one square up.
-Announce Openings: A guy says what move you just did. Also announces Check.

*Notations: Choose what Notation you want the moves to be listed in. I don't
know them so I can't describe them, I'll just list them. But, I
think they are explained in the in-game tutorial. I'll try to get
some descriptions up soon.
-Coordinate
-Algebraic
-Long Algebraic
-Figurine Algebraic
-Descriptive
-International

*Screen adjustment - Adjust screen.

!--------!
MENTOR
!--------!

While in Quick Game, you have to choice to change a few options under the
Mentor menu. This will, of course, help you through the game.

*Quick Hint: Select this if you need a hint of where to move. Then you can
choose to Move or Don't Move.

*Move Advice: Advises you a move...then you can play it or have the computer
Think some more.

*Teaching Mode: You can choose one of these options to help you with your game.
- Legal Moves - Shows you the legal moves the selected piece make.
- Possible Captures - Shows the pieces that can be captured.
- Threatened Pieces - Shows all pieces your opponent can capture on next move.
- Pinned Pieces - Shows pieces that can't or shouldn't be moved because they
are protecting a more essential piece.
- Skewered Pieces - Highlights pieces that are protecting pieces of lesser
rank.
- Isolated Pawns - Highlights Pawns that are not supported by another Pawn.
- Passed Pawns - Hightlights Pawns with no enemy pawns in the file in front of
them or adjacent to them.
- Board Coverage - Highlights squares covered by either black or white.

*Blunder Alert: On or Off? Off by default. If you make a stupid move, a
message comes up telling you not to do it. Then you can see
Why it was dumb, you can Take Back the piece, or just
Disagree with the computer and be dumb!

*Solve For Mate: Ask it to solve for Checkmate in 5, 10, 15, or 20 moves.
The larger amount of moves, the longer it takes to Analyze.
Make sure you actually have a chance at getting Mate sooner or
later or else it'll Analyze forever!!! I, personally, never
use it.

*Game Analysis: Give it an X amount of seconds to analyze each move, then it'll
go through you game move by move. After it's done, you can
play the game back and forth as many times as you want to
just to analyze yourself.

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Chapter 2: Chess Sets

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In this game, you have the choice between 20 different Chess Sets. Once you
choose one, it will be used for every mode until you change it again. Some
of the sets are weird, there's one I would never use in my life, some are just
fun, and others are just neat! Each one affects how the pieces look (of
course), the colors, the background, the music and some other minor things
you won't really care about (like the capture board). I'll tell you the names
of all 20, and of the ones that don't resemble real pieces, I'll try to
describe what they look like.

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* Regular * - Resemble real pieces. Still very cool, though!
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-Anna
-Classic
-Figurine - The only 2D chess board.
-Express
-Facet Stone
-Facet Wood
-Fancy
-Irish Stone
-Irish Wood
-Kids Clay - I HATE this one! VERY hard to tell the pieces apart. Wacky colors!
-Mongol - The pieces actually resemble people, though.
-Staunton
-Lewis - Similar to Mongol.

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* Fun * - These are the sets that are just fun to play with sometimes!
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-Dogs - The pieces are dogs.
-King - Bulldog
-Queen - Poodle
-Rook - Fire hydrant
-Bishop - I can't really specify the breed. Just an average dog.
-Knight - Looks like Lassie!
-Pawns - Chihuahas.

-Dessert - The pieces are desserts.
-King - Cake
-Queen - Sufle
-Rook - A rook...I don't know what it's supposed to be.
-Bishop - Ice cream cone!
-Knight - A weird looking dessert.
-Pawns - Cupcakes

-Gnomes - Resemble gnome-like or fantasy pieces.
-King - Your typical, fantasy-like King! Red cape, crown, etc.
-Queen - Your typical, fantasy-like Queen! Red cape, crown, etc.
-Rook - Haunted tree
-Bishop - A taller, bearded gnome
-Knight - Dragon
-Pawns - Garden Gnomes

-Halloween - Anything to do with Halloween!
-King - Mummy head with Pharoah hat
-Queen - Witch head
-Rook - Castle
-Bishop - Ghost head
-Knight - Wolf head
-Pawns - Pumpkin

-Mechanic - Umm...metal-like pieces. VERY hard to describe.
-King - Thing with this thing on top?
-Queen - Uh..pipe with thing on top?
-Rook - A pipe?
-Bishop - Looks like a lamp...but isn't.
-Knight - Resembles a hose-nozzle
-Pawns - Can't explain it.

-Modern - Resembles weird Modern art scultpures. I'll try to describe them.
-King - Very tall cone
-Queen - Shorter cone
-Rook - Cube
-Bishop - A cylinder with the top sliced lopsided
-Knight - This thing that kind of spins toward the center
-Pawns - Spheres

-Nutz & Bolts - Screws and the like. Again, hard to describe!
-King - A longer nut with screw in it
-Queen - Longer nut with a shorter nut on top with screw in it
-Rook - Short nut on longer nut
-Bishop - Short nut with screw then short nut then rounded top
-Knight - Short nut with hook
-Pawns - Short nut with short, round-topped screw

Well, I explained them the best I could! If you can describe them better,
PLEASE E-mail and I'll give you FULL credit!

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Chapter 3: Opponents

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What would chess be without opponents? It would just be you trying to beat
yourself. That wouldn't be fun. Well, in this game, there are over 150
opponents to choose from! You will be sure to find somebody to play against!
Trust me! The ratings range from Stanley the monkey (rating of 1) to,
of course, the Chessmaster (rating of 2755). So, you should be able to find
somebody easy enough to beat, or hard enough to challenge.

Now, it could be hard finding somebody to play by choosing from amongst 150
opponents. That's why they included a filter. You select from a couple
different options to narrow down your selection. It's like this:

Select by rating:
o 0-100
o 1001-1500
o 1501-2000
o Over 2000

Select by age:
o 6-18
o 19-24
o 25-40
o Over 40

You just select which ones you want to filter by. So, if you want to play
somebody who's between 6 and 40, with a rating somewhere between 1000-2000,
just select those four circles that would let you do that.

Select by rating:
o 0-1000
@ 1001-1500
@ 1501-2000
o Over 2000

Select by age:
@ 6-18
@ 19-24
@ 25-40
o Over 40

Alright, you get the picture.

Each opponent has their own unique style. Some say 'trade away pieces' while
others 'defend'. It seems like each person has a unique style. For example,
the monkey, he just moves randomly! Aside from the regular opponents, they
also have some of the greatest Chess players to ever live. For example, the
great Alekhine (you've heard of the Alekhine's Defense, eh?). Of course,
these all fall before the Chessmaster.

Well, that's enough about opponents.

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Chapter 4: Getting Started

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Alright, you turn on the PS2, the game's in, it goes through a couple short
loading screens, and then you're at this menu. Now what? Should you:

Create Player?
-OR-
Add Player to List?

Well, if it's your first time playing, Create a player.

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* Create a Player *
*******************

*Enter your name: Well, just enter your name!
*Enter your age: Enter your age!
*Are you a club level player with an official rating? : Yes or No?
-YES: Put in your rating.
-NO: You get three choices:
-I am completely new to Chess - They'll give you a rating of 800.
-I have played Chess before and now I want to regain form - They give
you a rating based on your age. Lowest is 800 and highest is 1400.
-I play Chess regularly but do not have an official rating - Again,
based on age. Lowest is 900 and highest is 1500.

After you create your player, you should probably save it, or else it won't
be there next time you start up Chessmaster.

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* Add Player to List *
**********************

Select this if you already have a previous player saved. Just select it,
select the player, and then you can play as that player.

**REMEMBER: ALWAYS save your game when you have ended a Rated game or anything
else that needs to be saved! To save, just go to the main game
menu, go Back to the original menu and save your player! DO NOT
FORGET!

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Chapter 5: Game Modes

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Here are all the different modes in this game and an explanation of each. If
there is a mode that you want a complete chapter on, please tell me, and I
will be happy to create one!

*Quick Game - This is where you go if you just want to go play a normal game of
chess. It'll set you up with everything you need, opponent included, and you
can play without worrying about your rating. Of course, before you begin
playing, there are a lot of changes you can make including choosing a different
opponent or a different chess set! This is the only mode (besides Chess
Battlefield) where you can take back a move.

*Rated Game - This is where you go to start competing in the fantasy world of
Chessmaster. This is where your games start being rated! You cannot take back
your moves here!

*Championships - Tournaments. That's all I have to say: tournaments.

*Chess Battlefield - The pieces come alive! You can choose either Orcs or
Knights. It's just a regular chess game except when you capture there piece,
you'll see your guy kill their guy! It's awesome when the Queen swings her
sword around her head a couple time then bashes the guy in the head! The
camera angle takes a little getting used to, but after one game you'll be used
to it!

*Puzzle of the Day - An unlimited amount of puzzles. They set up the
scenario and you have one move to complete it. Very fun but usually pretty
hard! An example is this (this is probably NOT in the game):

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|_|_|_|K|_|_|_|_| King's turn. Move King out of Check.
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|B|_|
|Q|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Well, this is a very easy one, so I know it won't be in the
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| game. But, you get the idea. Sometimes you'll also have to
|_|_|_|R|R|_|_|_| move your King out of Mate or even get the King in Mate!
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

*Setup Position - This is where you can set up the pieces exactly how you want
to on the board and then play it in a 'quick game'-like setting.

*Famous Games - 825 famous matches that you can watch! I, myself, find
these rather boring, but it has commentary and everything you'll want! Also
includes a Search in case you know what game you want to see.

*Pandolfini Chess School - Where to go whether you're a beginner or veteran!
Go to Chapter 7 to find out more about it.

*Player Stats - This is where to go to check out your stats.

*Online - Umm...where to go to play this game Online! I'm not going to have a
chapter for this one because I don't play PS2 games online yet! Sorry.

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Chapter 6: Championships

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The Championships mode takes you to a place with over 50 tournaments, and, of
course, all of your games are rated! It has a tournament for every rating, so
it won't be difficult for you to find one that fits your rating. And, there is
also a tournament mode for different Styles. So, if you want to play
against people who kamakaze their pieces, you can go and play them! Also, you
have the choice to create your own tournament, which is basically just setting
up a queue of opponents to play against since it's not rated or anything.
Here I will list all the pre-made tournaments and what ratings they cover. I
will not tell whether it's a round robin or swiss or all the other information
you won't care about. I will tell you each mode has it's own Time Control
[see Settings section for more detail]. Each tournament has it's own number of
players and games.

The name in stars is the championship mode (it branches out the different
tournaments), and then the names after that are each tournament in that mode.
The rating means that all the opponents in that mode/tournament are in that
rating.

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* Apprentices * - Rating - under 1200
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-Schoolyard - 0-400
-Old Tree - 400-800
-Subway - 600-1000
-Green Park - 800-1200
-Chess Burgers - 1000-1200

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* Initiates * - Rating - 1000 - 1800
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-Coffee Club - 1000-1400
-The Valliant Chessman - 1100-1500
-Bookstore - 1200-1600
-The Workshop - 1300-1700
-The Museum - 1400-1800

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* Adepts * - Rating - 1600 - 2200
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-Madison - 1600-1800
-New Orleans - 1600-2000
-Chicago - 1700-2100
-Philadelphia - 1800-2200
-Montreal - 1600-2200

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* Masters * - Rating - over 2200
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-London - 2200-2400
-Baden Baden - 2200-2600
-Vienna - 2400-2700
-Hastings - 2400+
-Nuremberg - 2700+

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* Style * - Each tournament has opponents of a specific style.
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-Agressive
-Defensive
-Fast
-Balanced
-Traders
-Tacticians
-Positional Play

Adjourning -
While playing a game in a tournament, you have the choice to just adjourn the
game if you do not want to finish it at the moment. You just Quit Game and
it asks if you want to Adjourn, after you say Yes, it will say Adjourned by
that game. Then you can go save it, shut the PS2 off, and come back whenever
you want and finish the Adjourned game! I just thought I better mention it.

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Chapter 7: Pandolfini Chess School

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Alright, I am finally going to check out this tutorial. And, I have to say,
there's a lot of stuff to check out! I'll list all the tutorials they have,
and a brief description if there is need to. All descriptions are credited
to the game itself.

Alright, there are 5 different selections to make depending on your playing
level. The names are in the star-boxes. After that, they branch out into
tutorials, drills, and whatever else they put in there. I made a list of all
of it, just to show you how thorough this Tutorial is!

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* Beginning * - Beginning lessons
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**TUTORIALS**

-1ST CHESS LESSON (all of these followed by at least one quiz)
-The Board
-The Rook
-The Knight
-The Bishop
-The Queen
-The King
-The Pawn
-Pieces Summary - like a review of what you just learned.
-Check & Checkmate - followed by 5 quizzes!

-BASIC CONCEPTS (all of these followed by at least one quiz)
-Castling
-En Passant
-Promotion
-Piece Value
-Defense
-Pins
-Forks
-Discoveries
-Stalemate
-Openings
-Algebraic Notation
-Tournament Play

-Beginning Strategy (all of these followed by at least one quiz)
-Planning Concepts
-Opening Principles
-Pawn Structure
-Rook Development
-Bishop Development
-Knight Development
-Queen Development
-Strong play based on Pawn structure (kind of review, no quiz following)

**DRILLS**

After each one of these, it will have a choice of what piece is
to move, I'm not going to list every piece to move because it's
not worth it. I will do it for the first one just to show you
what I mean.

-Take the unprotected piece
-Queen to move
-Rook to move
-Bishop to move
-Knight to move
-Find the Fork
-Find Check
-Pin the Piece
-Move to Safety
-Find Mate in One ______
-Mate with King and Queen |
-Mate with King and Rook |
-Mate with King and two Pawns |___ These do not have "piece to
-Mate with King | move" selections.
-Memorize the Position (4-6 pieces) |
-Follow the Game (3-5 moves) ______|

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* Intermediate * - Intermediate lessons
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**TUTORIALS**

-Opening Moves
-White's first/second/third/fourth move
-Black's first/second/third/fourth move
-Basic Themes
-The Five Basic Themes
-The Endgame
-Tactics and Positions
-The Basics
-Kings and Pawns
-Queens and Rooks
-Minor Piece Endings
-Mating Configurations
-Basic Combinations
-Roots of Combinations
-Double Attacks
-Sacrifices
-Strategy

**DRILLS**

-Take the Unprotected Piece
-Find the Fork
-Find Check
-Pin the Piece
-Move to Safety
-Avoid Mate
-Find Mate in One
-Mate with King and Pawn
-Memorize the Position (7-12 pieces)
-Follow the Game (6-10 moves)

**Larry Evan's Endgame Quiz**

This is a BIG quiz! There are 50 multiple choice questions designed to
test your endgame strength. They'll set up a position, and you will select
what the best move is. They will tell you if it was correct, and if it
wasn't, they'll tell you why. When you are done they will give you a score
and a rating. From the game: "...completing the quiz will take
approximately one to two hours, depending on your level of play."

**Rating Exam**

--DIAGNOSTIC RATING EXAM

These exams are designed to test your knowledge in ten different categories.
Designed for players with a rating from 1000-2000 but are very difficult
even for those people.

Most questions ask for the best move, and some ask how you would respond
to a move.

-Introduction - NOT an exam. Just explains what these are ^^.
-Test One - Checkmate
-Test Two - Opening Shots
-Test Three - Tactics
-Test Four - Mistakes
-Test Five - Endings I
-Test Six - Endings II
-Test Seven - Defense
-Test Eight - Strategy I
-Test Nine - Strategy II
-Test Ten - Strategy III

--SOLUTIONS TO RATING EXAM

These are the solutions to all ten tests listed above.

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* Advanced * - Advanced lessons
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**Match the Masters**

In Match the Masters you're 'in' a famous Chess game with two famous Chess
players. You are one of the players, and you have to decide which move they
made from a choice of multiple answers. They will start out the game for
you with a few moves, and then it will ask you, for example, "What is
black's 13th move?", it'll give you a list of moves, and you will select
the best move. If you get it exactly correct, you'll get full points, if
it was close you may get some, but if it was really bad you may lose some.
After you choose, it'll show the opponent's move, and then it'll ask you
what the next move is, and you continue until the game is over. Then, you
move onto the Bonus Question Section to get a few bonus points that will
add to your score.

-Jordachescu vs. Portisch
-Kaidanov vs. Blatny
-Dreev vs. Kotronias
-Polgar vs. Morozevich
-Charousek vs. Lasker
-Seidman vs. Reshevsky
-Kramnik vs. Karpov
-Pirc vs. Alekhine
-Botvinnik vs. Tal
-Eliskases vs. Gligoric

**DRILLS**

-Find Mate in Two (with a selection of "Piece to Move")
-Mate with King and Bishop and Knight
-Mate with King and two Bishops
-Mate with King and Queen vs. King and Knight
-Mate with King and Rook vs. King and Knight
-Mate with King and Queen vs. King and Rook
-Memorize the Position (13-24 pieces)
-Follow the Game (11-32 moves)

**Nunn's Puzzles**

Collection of 50 puzzles, favorites of British Grandmaster John Nunn.

I'm not going to list all FIFTY puzzles, but now you know there are 50
VERY HARD puzzles to choose from! The only reason I'm not listing them
is because all it says is who the puzzle's by and what year it was made in.

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* Josh *
********

As in International Master Josh Waitzkin. He's on the back of the Chessmaster
case.

**First Games**

12 games played by Josh himself. He's even commenting on everything, and it
is actually pretty cool to watch! The first game on the list, is one he
played when he was 8 years old!

Opponent
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-Arnett - Losing the Nationals
-Shaked - Winning the Nationals
-Palatnik - the Same Tactic
-Serper - Beware the Hanging Pawn
-Elbilia - Winning Combinations
-Paschall - the Second Mistake
-Granne - the Illusion
-Akopyan - the Car & the Cliff
-Frumkin - my First Master
-Khatena - Push & Pull
-Lunna - More Pins
-Friedman - Quality

**Annotated Games**

Some of these games are repeated from the First Games section. They are
exactly the same.

The ones with a * by it means it's a repeat from the First Games section.

* -Khatena - Push & Pull
* -Lunna - More Pins
* -Friedman - Quality
* -Frumkin - my First Master
-Zlotnikov - Compensation
-Peter - Kingside Weakness
-Dyson - Little Differences
-Afek - Space Left Behind
-Bezold - Your Opponent's Timing
-Blatny - Space that Lies Ahead
-Stripunsky - the Dark Squares
-Christiansen - When you have to Win

**Pyschology of Competition**

Wow, this part of the tutorial is where it teaches you tactics of the mind.
The first introductin (Cat and Mouse) teaches you about tension, and how
to handle it, for example.

-Cat and Mouse (introduction)
-Waitzkin vs. Kaidanov

-Materialism (introduction)
-Waitzkin vs. Vulicevic
-Carlin vs. Gardner
-Gardner vs. Miller

-Downward Spiral (introduction)
-Waitzkin vs. Kreiman
-Digeng vs. Gardner

-Transitional Moments (introduction)
-Waitzkin vs. Lazovic
-Sax vs. Waitzkin
-Giorgadze vs. Waitzkin

-The Illusion of Certainty (introduction)
-Kogan vs. Waitzkin
-Lapshun vs. Waitzkin
-Waitzkin vs. Shabalov

-Poise Under Fire (introduction)
-Waitzkin vs. Steinhoff
-Tate vs. Waitzkin (1999)
-Tate vs. Waitzkin (1996)
-Waitzkin vs. Acs

-The Psychological Connection (introduction)
-Nguyen vs. Waitzkin
-Schwartzman vs. Waitzkin

-Presence (introduction)
-Kudrin vs. Waitzkin

-A note from Josh (conclusion)

**Endgame course**

-KING AND PAWN
-Opposition and Critical Squares
-Umezinwa vs. Waitzkin
-Lputian vs Waitzkin - with Queen vs. Pawn Theory
-Waitzkin vs. Dzindzichashvili - Square of the Pawn

-BISHOPS OF THE SAME COLOR
-Waitzkin vs. Bengston
-Waitzkin vs. Sureshkumar
-Teodoro vs. Waitzkin

-BISHOP VS. KNIGHT
-Waitzkin vs. Bonin
-Sant Amand vs. Waitzkin

-BISHOP AND KNIGHT VS. ROOK
-Waitzkin vs. Betanelli

-BISHOPS OF OPPOSITE COLOR
-Waitzkin vs. Moskow
-Yermolinsky vs. Waitzkin

-ROOK AND PAWN
-Vedder vs. Waitzkin
-Bacrot vs. Waitzkin
-Waitzkin vs. Gormally

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* Practice Openings *
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A list of 97 Openings and Defenses that you can practice on. Includes a
Search in case you know what opening or defense you want to practice on.

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* DRILL RECORDS/EXAM SCORES *
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Two separate options which show you your drill records or exam scores,
respectively.

And that's all I have for you on the Pandolfini Chess School. Now you know
that it will take a LONG time to complete, it is VERY thorough, and I think
it should be a lot of fun!

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v. Version History
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>- v. 0.80 - Finished How to play Chess, Settings/Mentor, Chess Sets,
Opponents, Getting Started, Game Modes, Championships sections.
>- v. 0.81 - Added http://www.cheats.de to the list of sites that can use my
FAQ.
>- v. 1.00 - Added a couple rules for capturing En Passant. Made a couple
minor changes. Finished Pandolfini Chess School section.
>- v. 1.01 - Just added a signature.
>- v. 1.02 - Changed signature a little.

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Special thanks to:

*CJayC - for creating GameFaqs and letting people write and publish FAQs!!!
*My parents - for buying this computer and the Playstation 2!
*Ubi Soft - for making such a great game!
*You people - for reading this FAQ!
*Jon Edwards (http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html) - for teaching
me almost everything I know about Chess!

Credits:

*Jon Edwards (http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html) - for teaching
me almost everything I know about Chess! (I know, I've already said it.)
*Joseph Condon ([email protected]) - for compliments and suggestions.
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