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[[FILE:MajesticChess.jpg|border|right|thumb|158px|link=http://www.mobygames.com/game/hoyle-majestic-chess| Majestic Chess <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/hoyle-majestic-chess Hoyle Majestic Chess for Windows (2003)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref> ]]
'''Majestic Chess''', (Hoyle Majestic Chess <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Hoyle Edmond Hoyle from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majestic majestic - Wiktionary]</ref>)<br/>
a [[Windows]] chess program dedicated to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_market mass market], featuring an adjustable game AI and personalities, a variety of [[3D Graphics Board|3D chess boards]] and pieces, [[2D Graphics Board|2D boards]], single- and multi-player and adventure modes, online play, and chess teaching tutorials. Majestic Chess was developed by ''Fluent Entertainment, Inc.'' <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/company/fluent-entertainment-inc Fluent Entertainment, Inc.] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref>, founded by former [[Mindscape]] product manager [[Donald W. Laabs]], released in 2003 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi Vivendi] and [[Sierra]], with [[John Merlino]] as associate producer, and [[David Bringhurst]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX DirectX] graphics <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311494 Re: Majestic /Pocket PC] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], August 15, 2003</ref> and [[GUI]] programming involved <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=422644 Re: Historical Chessmaster ?] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], April 24, 2005</ref>. The chess engine is based on [[WChess#2000|WChess 2000]] by [[David Kittinger]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=305792 Re: Hoyle Majestic Chess : Head-To-Head with ChessMaster?] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], July 10, 2003</ref> .
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:majestic-chess-screenshot.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|link=Majestic Chess#Video]]
Majestic Chess - Start Screen <ref>Screen capture from the [[Majestic Chess#Video|Majestic Chess Video]]</ref>
=Associated People=
==Programmer & Producer==
* [[David Bringhurst]]
* [[David Kittinger]]
* [[Donald W. Laabs]]
* [[John Merlino]]
==Chess Consultants==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_de_Firmian Nick DeFirmian]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Eade James Eade]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Evans Larry Evans]
=See also=
* [[Chessmaster]]
* [[Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures]]
* [[Various Classifications#Nobility|Nobility]]
* [[WChess]]
=Reviews=
* [http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hoyle-majestic-chess-review/1900-6074888/ Hoyle Majestic Chess Review] by Jeff Lackey, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot GameSpot], September 10, 2003 <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=315412 Review Of Majestic Chess] by Anthony Martini, [[CCC]], September 12, 2003</ref>
* [http://www.faz.net/aktuell/technik-motor/strategie-und-aufbauspiele-majestic-chess-11247342.html Strategie- und Aufbauspiele: Majestic Chess - Technik & Motor] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_Allgemeine_Zeitung Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung], February 10, 2005 (German)
=Forum Posts=
==2003==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=305782 Hoyle Majestic Chess : Head-To-Head with ChessMaster?] by Anthony Martini, [[CCC]], July 10, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=308107 Hoyle Majestic Chess goes gold!] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], July 25, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=309098 Question for John Merlino...re:Majestic Chess] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], July 30, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311001 Majestic Chess website is live -- free demo download!] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], August 12, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311046 Majestic Demo] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 12, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311490 Majestic /Pocket PC] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], August 15, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311552 inbetween log with majestic chess] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], August 16, 2003 » [[InBetween]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311603 Wb2Uci log for Majestic Chess engine in Arena] by David Dahlem, [[CCC]], August 16, 2003 » [[Arena]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=312710 First Impressions about Majestic] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 24, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=324110 Request to Majestic Chess team] by [[Mridul Muralidharan]], [[CCC]], October 28, 2003
==2004 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=363145 Just a couple of thoughts (For steven Blincoe)] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], May 03, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=420387 Majestic Chess Program] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], April 10, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15651 Life is Unfair: the Majestic Chess Case] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 07, 2007
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/hoyle-majestic-chess Hoyle Majestic Chess for Windows (2003)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]
* [http://www.gamespot.com/hoyle-majestic-chess/ Hoyle Majestic Chess] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot GameSpot]
* [http://games.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Majestic-Chess-Screenshot-29151.html Majestic Chess Screenshots] - [[Softpedia]]
* <span id="Video"></span>Hoyle Majestic Chess [PC], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmQ5sjBRCE|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
==Hoyle==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/according_to_Hoyle according to Hoyle - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Hoyle Edmond Hoyle from Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hoyle Hoyle - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoyle Hoyle (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoyle_Casino Hoyle Casino from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.hoylesonline.com/ Hoyle's Games]
==Majestic==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majestic majestic - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic Majestic (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majesty majesty - Wiktionary]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Majesty Majesty - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty Majesty from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty_%28disambiguation%29 Majesty (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[FILE:MajesticChess.jpg|border|right|thumb|158px|link=http://www.mobygames.com/game/hoyle-majestic-chess| Majestic Chess <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/hoyle-majestic-chess Hoyle Majestic Chess for Windows (2003)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref> ]]
'''Majestic Chess''', (Hoyle Majestic Chess <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Hoyle Edmond Hoyle from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majestic majestic - Wiktionary]</ref>)<br/>
a [[Windows]] chess program dedicated to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_market mass market], featuring an adjustable game AI and personalities, a variety of [[3D Graphics Board|3D chess boards]] and pieces, [[2D Graphics Board|2D boards]], single- and multi-player and adventure modes, online play, and chess teaching tutorials. Majestic Chess was developed by ''Fluent Entertainment, Inc.'' <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/company/fluent-entertainment-inc Fluent Entertainment, Inc.] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref>, founded by former [[Mindscape]] product manager [[Donald W. Laabs]], released in 2003 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi Vivendi] and [[Sierra]], with [[John Merlino]] as associate producer, and [[David Bringhurst]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX DirectX] graphics <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311494 Re: Majestic /Pocket PC] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], August 15, 2003</ref> and [[GUI]] programming involved <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=422644 Re: Historical Chessmaster ?] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], April 24, 2005</ref>. The chess engine is based on [[WChess#2000|WChess 2000]] by [[David Kittinger]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=305792 Re: Hoyle Majestic Chess : Head-To-Head with ChessMaster?] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], July 10, 2003</ref> .
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:majestic-chess-screenshot.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|link=Majestic Chess#Video]]
Majestic Chess - Start Screen <ref>Screen capture from the [[Majestic Chess#Video|Majestic Chess Video]]</ref>
=Associated People=
==Programmer & Producer==
* [[David Bringhurst]]
* [[David Kittinger]]
* [[Donald W. Laabs]]
* [[John Merlino]]
==Chess Consultants==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_de_Firmian Nick DeFirmian]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Eade James Eade]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Evans Larry Evans]
=See also=
* [[Chessmaster]]
* [[Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures]]
* [[Various Classifications#Nobility|Nobility]]
* [[WChess]]
=Reviews=
* [http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hoyle-majestic-chess-review/1900-6074888/ Hoyle Majestic Chess Review] by Jeff Lackey, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot GameSpot], September 10, 2003 <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=315412 Review Of Majestic Chess] by Anthony Martini, [[CCC]], September 12, 2003</ref>
* [http://www.faz.net/aktuell/technik-motor/strategie-und-aufbauspiele-majestic-chess-11247342.html Strategie- und Aufbauspiele: Majestic Chess - Technik & Motor] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_Allgemeine_Zeitung Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung], February 10, 2005 (German)
=Forum Posts=
==2003==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=305782 Hoyle Majestic Chess : Head-To-Head with ChessMaster?] by Anthony Martini, [[CCC]], July 10, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=308107 Hoyle Majestic Chess goes gold!] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], July 25, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=309098 Question for John Merlino...re:Majestic Chess] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], July 30, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311001 Majestic Chess website is live -- free demo download!] by [[John Merlino]], [[CCC]], August 12, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311046 Majestic Demo] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 12, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311490 Majestic /Pocket PC] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], August 15, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311552 inbetween log with majestic chess] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], August 16, 2003 » [[InBetween]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=311603 Wb2Uci log for Majestic Chess engine in Arena] by David Dahlem, [[CCC]], August 16, 2003 » [[Arena]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=312710 First Impressions about Majestic] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 24, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=324110 Request to Majestic Chess team] by [[Mridul Muralidharan]], [[CCC]], October 28, 2003
==2004 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=363145 Just a couple of thoughts (For steven Blincoe)] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], May 03, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=420387 Majestic Chess Program] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], April 10, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15651 Life is Unfair: the Majestic Chess Case] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 07, 2007
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/hoyle-majestic-chess Hoyle Majestic Chess for Windows (2003)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]
* [http://www.gamespot.com/hoyle-majestic-chess/ Hoyle Majestic Chess] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot GameSpot]
* [http://games.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Majestic-Chess-Screenshot-29151.html Majestic Chess Screenshots] - [[Softpedia]]
* <span id="Video"></span>Hoyle Majestic Chess [PC], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmQ5sjBRCE|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
==Hoyle==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/according_to_Hoyle according to Hoyle - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Hoyle Edmond Hoyle from Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hoyle Hoyle - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoyle Hoyle (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoyle_Casino Hoyle Casino from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.hoylesonline.com/ Hoyle's Games]
==Majestic==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majestic majestic - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic Majestic (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majesty majesty - Wiktionary]
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Majesty Majesty - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty Majesty from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty_%28disambiguation%29 Majesty (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
=References=
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'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
