The Chessmaster is a chess simulation game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, allowing players to compete against the computer at various skill levels. It features 16 levels of difficulty, ranging from beginner to advanced, with an infinite mode that continuously analyzes moves. A teaching mode displays possible moves for selected pieces. Players can also engage in local multiplayer or watch the AI compete against itself.
The Chessmaster is a game where the player has the chance to play against the CPU controlled Chessmaster at a standard game of chess.
To play the game the player must pick up the chess pieces with there hand cursor and place it in the desired location, within the rules a standard chess game. There are 16 different difficulty levels that includes 2 beginner levels, 13 standard levels (ranging from an average of 5 seconds to 4.5 minutes per shot depending on level), and a infinite level that will keep thinking of a shot until a perfect shot can be made or it is forced to move. There is also a teaching mode that shows the player all the possible moves with the selected piece. Two players can play each other with two controllers and there is also an option of letting the Chessmaster play itself.