Ben Mitchell for
ACE stated that "Unless you are a connoisseur of chess games or have beaten your old chess program then it is probably not worth upgrading to
Chess Champion 2175. Judith Kilbury-Cobb for
.info said that "If you've never played chess before, or even if you consider yourself an expert, check out
Checkmate." Cameron Crotty for
Electronic Entertainment said that "
CheckMate features much stronger game play – enough to keep even advanced club players hopping. The bare-bones interface lets you control the computer's style of play, and you can even tell your Mac to play a particular line from its large opening library." ==References==