Have we already done the chequered past gag? Well, it's another chess game anyway.
October 5, 2005
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: Excalibur
Oxfordshire, October 5th 2005
Product: Fritz Chess 9
Developer: ChessBase GmbH
Genre: PC Chess playing program
Platform: PC DVD
Release: 28th October 2005
Territory: UK & Scandinavia
SRP: £34.99
Barcode: 5060020472091
Excalibur Publishing is pleased to announce that it has secured the rights to publish the latest version of the ever-popular Fritz Chess brand. Fritz Chess 9 reaches shops on 28th October and brings with it an array of updated features which include:
An improved and more powerful chess engine
A one-hour video of how to play chess - ranging from a beginner's tutorial to lessons for advanced players
A brand new 3D chess set which features the celebrated mechanical chess machine The Turk
One year's subscription to www.playchess.com worth over £20 with many new functions
An improved and more powerful knowledge based chess engine
New 3D chess sets with physical attributes
New training features for attack and defence
A chess engine which explains every position
3D stereo surround sound
Commenting on the deal, Excalibur Publishing's managing director, Robert Stallibrass offered, "We're incredibly pleased to have secured the rights for Fritz Chess 9. Considered by many to be the best chess-playing program available, the strength of this best-selling brand means that the product virtually sells itself!"
For box art, screen shots and product information, please go to: www.excalibur-publishing.co.uk/Fritz9.htm
For press enquiries contact Richard Barclay on 020 7386 7398 or [email protected]
For publishing and distribution enquiries contact Robert Stallibrass on 01869 346104 or [email protected]
UK Press Information Contact:
Richard Barclay
Richard Barclay PR & Marketing
Tel: 020 7386 7398
Email: [email protected]
Note to editors:
About Excalibur Publishing
Set up in 2004, and a division of distributor Contact Sales Limited, Excalibur Publishing is the PC video game publishing arm of the group. Its aim is to bring good quality, original and innovative products to the PC games player. www.excalibur-publishing.com
About ChessBase GmbH
ChessBase GmbH is a German developer of chess-based products for the PC. Its bestselling Fritz brand has been carefully honed over the past thirteen years to offer the consumer one of the best and most compulsive computer-based chess programs available.
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