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Play The Chessmaster (US edition) Online
The Chessmaster
Play The Chessmaster online. Move pieces with the hand cursor, learn legal moves in Teaching mode and plan a checkmate.
Browser play
Sega Game Gear — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| 1 / 2 | X / Z |
| START | Enter |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play The Chessmaster
Quick start
Press START at the credits to open the board. White moves first. Move the hand with the D-pad, press 1 to pick up a piece, move to a legal square and press 1 to release it. Use START for options and Teaching mode when learning legal moves.
Controls
D-pad: move the hand or menu marker. 1: pick up/release a piece, confirm an option or close a message. 2: enter Takeback/Replay. START: switch between board and options or leave Takeback/Replay. At promotion, 1 cycles pieces and START confirms.
The Chessmaster — About this game
The Chessmaster brings a full chessboard to Game Gear, with a hand cursor for choosing and moving pieces. Your aim is checkmate: attack the opposing king while leaving it no legal escape, and keep your own king safe. Start with a simple opening that develops pieces rather than moving the same pawn repeatedly. Teaching mode shows legal destinations for the selected piece, making it useful when learning how the pieces move. The options are available from the board, and Takeback/Replay lets you examine the sequence of play. Whether facing the computer or another person, look at the opponent’s threat before committing to a capture; gaining one piece is less useful if it exposes your king.
The Chessmaster Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · segaGG
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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