Why is this game no longer available on steam?

[Snogurt]

It's has one of the most brilliant interactive chess tutorials i've ever found! Really helped me to understand the game and fall in love with it!

[InTo_The_Sun]

I agree it has great tutorials but the multiplayer is simply non-playable ;)

[SFT | |IIII|I|IIIII|]

ask ubisoft... the only reason that can I think is: there's no more support from ubisoft for this game... issues like errors on tutorials and not longer support for online play. All of this things could make that Steam decide to take it out from the store. I don't know the truly reason, but like you, I wish to see more CM stuff in the future, maybe not with the great Josh W. tutorials, but other(s) actual GM could help. Sadly I don't see any change in short term

[ShinyToyGuns]

I suspect because it appears to be no longer supported by Ubisoft, and in particular Ubisoft has shut down the Internet multiplayer servers in March 2012.

While it apparently does work under Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, it was only officially supported under Windows XP and Vista. In terms of support it appears to be abandoned and no longer available in digital or physical (box) form. The last patch was released in November 2007.

The associated studio, Ubisoft Bucharest (Romania) were responsible for both the 10th edition (2004) and the Grandmaster edition, aka XI edition (2007), but since then Ubisoft Bucharest have been involved in a number of large blockbuster titles which would make Chessmaster far less of a priority because of reduced sales volume in comparison.

I also don't know of the chess engine, The King being updated, which has historically been done by its creator Johan de Koning (used since Chessmaster 4000) up to the Grandmaster edition, which would be a potential motivation for releasing a new version of the game. Additionally, the version included with the Grandmaster edition was tested on dual-core processors, but not multi-core (more than two) processor systems, and some users have had issues with it on > 2 core systems. So this is one issue that would have to be resolved given the increased popularity in quad and higher core processors in personal systems.

Experienced chess players (rated or tournament level) have largely moved to Chessbase (database) and/or Fritz (engine) for serious analysis and human-computer play. Though Chessmaster is still the most desirable chess system for children and novices of any age; this divides Ubisoft's Chessmaster potential market even further.

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[gorgeouskykhan]

I missed deals. I would like to be here at 2010. Anybody idea to get giftable copies with tradeable Steam TF2 keys or etc? Challenge or Grandmaster Edition.

[Sudden]

The tutorials are 90% of what I go over when playing ChessMaster :) Love them