<s>
The	B-Application
Chessmaster	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
chess	I-Application
game	O
by	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
chess	B-Application
engine	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Kittinger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
Chessmaster	B-Application
2000	I-Application
"	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
yardstick	O
for	O
which	O
other	O
similar	O
programs	O
will	O
be	O
measured	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
favorably	O
cited	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
 '	O
decision	O
to	O
give	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
same	O
sophisticated	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
exceptional	O
"	O
and	O
concluding	O
"	O
highly	O
recommended	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
definitive	O
chess	B-Application
program	O
for	O
the	O
AMIGA	B-Device
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
features	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
using	O
algebraic	O
notation	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
found	O
that	O
Chessmaster	B-Application
2000	I-Application
defeated	O
Colossus	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
and	O
Odesta	O
Chess	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
's	O
playability	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
3-D	O
display	O
is	O
unusable	O
even	O
on	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
monitor-you	O
ca	O
n't	O
tell	O
the	O
overlapping	O
pieces	O
apart	O
"	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
chess	B-Application
clock	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
documentation	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Ewald	O
reviewed	O
Chessmaster	B-Application
2000	I-Application
in	O
Space	O
Gamer/Fantasy	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chessmaster	B-Application
2000	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
chess	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
top-rated	O
game	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
reader	O
poll	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
