Chessmaster

Article summary

Chessmaster (originally The Chessmaster) is a chess video game series, currently owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess video game series, with more than five million units sold. The same cover art image featuring Will Hare was used from Chessmaster 2000 to Chessmaster 9000.

Key claims

1. publication date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2008-01-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2008-01-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372702784