Chessmaster: The Art of Learning

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning presents chess as both a game and a broader path to learning. Josh Waitzkin guides players through chess fundamentals and lessons inspired by his book The Art of Learning, alongside examples from notable games and moments from his career.

Features

• Four player profiles with saved progress and performance ratings.
• An extensive beginner-focused chess course taught by International Chess Master Josh Waitzkin.
• Training mode with predefined opponents and game analysis.
• Ranked play against varied opponents to establish a rating.
• Position setup for solving problems or recreating famous positions.
• Six mini-games, including Fork My Fruit, Minefield, Masterpiece, Chain Reaction, Breaking the Lines, and Pawn Charge.
• Chess puzzles across up to seven categories.
• One-on-one multiplayer and five chess variants: Progressive Chess, Dark Chess, Extinction Chess, Losing Chess, and Los Alamos Chess.

Released on October 23, 2007, the game was developed by Ubisoft Romania and Ubisoft Sofia, and published by Ubisoft and Ubisoft Entertainment for Nintendo DS and PSP.