Ubisoft Announces Chessmaster: the Art of Learning Now Available

[wraggster]

Today, Ubisoft announced that Chessmaster: The Art of Learning for the PSP
(PlayStation Portable) system is in stores. In both games, Josh Waitzkin, International Master and eight-time National Chess Champion, coaches players 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 (Free Press).

Key features include:
* Guidance from champion Josh Waitzkin: Using the basics from his book,
Josh puts players in his shoes during some of the most riveting moments
of his career, walks them through the classics, and introduces beginners
to the fundamentals of the game, all the while providing revealing
commentary about the road to mastery.

* Single/Multiplayer modes: Compete against 24 advanced AI characters
(ranging from easy to hard) or challenge real players via wireless.

* New chess variants: Discover new ways to play chess, with original
mini-games and variants - Dark Chess, Losing Chess and Extinction Chess.

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning for the PSP system is rated "E" for
Everyone by the ESRB and has a MSRP of $29.99.

http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/852/852288p1.html

[Buddy4point0]

lol we have plenty of homebrew chess

[jamotto]

lol we have plenty of homebrew chess

Not enough commercial chess programs though.

[Baboon]

For me the only great chess game was the amigas Battle Chess. The animations in the game were cool.



It runs great on both amiga emu's on the psp.