Majestic+Chess

a Windows chess program dedicated to the [|mass market], featuring an adjustable game AI and personalities, a variety of 3D chess boards and pieces, 2D boards, single- and multi-player and adventure modes, online play, and chess teaching tutorials. Majestic Chess was developed by //Fluent Entertainment, Inc.//, founded by former Mindscape product manager Donald W. Laabs, released in 2003 by [|Vivendi] and Sierra, with John Merlino as associate producer, and David Bringhurst in [|DirectX] graphics and GUI programming involved. The chess engine is based on WChess 2000 by David Kittinger. || toc =Screenshot=
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 * Majestic Chess - Start Screen ||

=Associated People=

Programmer & Producer

 * David Bringhurst
 * David Kittinger
 * Donald W. Laabs
 * John Merlino

Chess Consultants

 * [|Nick DeFirmian]
 * [|James Eade]
 * [|Larry Evans]

=See also=
 * Chessmaster
 * Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures
 * Nobility
 * WChess

=Reviews=
 * [|Hoyle Majestic Chess Review] by Jeff Lackey, [|GameSpot], September 10, 2003
 * [|Strategie- und Aufbauspiele: Majestic Chess - Technik & Motor] - [|Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung], February 10, 2005 (German)

=Forum Posts=

2003

 * [|Hoyle Majestic Chess : Head-To-Head with ChessMaster?] by Anthony Martini, CCC, July 10, 2003
 * [|Hoyle Majestic Chess goes gold!] by John Merlino, CCC, July 25, 2003
 * [|Question for John Merlino...re:Majestic Chess] by Mike Byrne, CCC, July 30, 2003
 * [|Majestic Chess website is live -- free demo download!] by John Merlino, CCC, August 12, 2003
 * [|Majestic Demo] by Fernando Villegas, CCC, August 12, 2003
 * [|Majestic /Pocket PC] by Mike Byrne, CCC, August 15, 2003
 * [|inbetween log with majestic chess] by Mike Byrne, CCC, August 16, 2003 » InBetween
 * [|Wb2Uci log for Majestic Chess engine in Arena] by David Dahlem, CCC, August 16, 2003 » Arena
 * [|First Impressions about Majestic] by Fernando Villegas, CCC, August 24, 2003
 * [|Request to Majestic Chess team] by Mridul Muralidharan, CCC, October 28, 2003

2004 ...

 * [|Just a couple of thoughts (For steven Blincoe)] by Fernando Villegas, CCC, May 03, 2004
 * [|Majestic Chess Program] by Fernando Villegas, CCC, April 10, 2005
 * [|Life is Unfair: the Majestic Chess Case] by Fernando Villegas, CCC, August 07, 2007

=External Links=

Chess Program
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 * [|Hoyle Majestic Chess for Windows (2003)] - [|MobyGames]
 * [|Hoyle Majestic Chess] - [|GameSpot]
 * [|Majestic Chess Screenshots] - Softpedia
 * [|Majestic Chess : Free Download & Streaming] - [|Internet Archive]
 * Hoyle Majestic Chess [PC], [|YouTube] Video

Hoyle

 * [|according to Hoyle - Wiktionary]
 * [|Edmond Hoyle from Wikipedia]
 * [|Hoyle - Wiktionary]
 * [|Hoyle (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
 * [|Hoyle Casino from Wikipedia]
 * [|Hoyle's Games]

Majestic

 * [|majestic - Wiktionary]
 * [|Majestic (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
 * [|majesty - Wiktionary]
 * [|Majesty - Wiktionary]
 * [|Majesty from Wikipedia]
 * [|Majesty (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]

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