Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition launches this Friday on Steam and Xbox One

Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition launches this Friday on Steam and Xbox One

It was announced by Ripstone Games, the developer and publishing house best known for titles such as Stick it to the Man, Ironcast and Pure Hold’em, that is giving you the opportunity to play Pure Chess against a Grandmaster this Friday on Twitch, as part of a special Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition Twitch-first event.

Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition is set to launch on Steam and Xbox One on September 9, the definitive edition of the multi-million selling title, with exclusive chess sets, comprehensive tutorials and an in-depth ELO ranking system, all for £9.99 / $12.99 / €12.99.

Check out the Twitch vs Pure Chess trailer of Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition, introducing a bit of the backstory of Garry Kasparov and the Twitch Challenge:

“To celebrate the launch, Ripstone is giving Twitch viewers the chance to play a crowdsourced game of chess against Simon Williams, the British veteran chess grandmaster, with a FIDE rating of 2444.

Starting at 8am PST on September 9th, Ripstone and Williams will be streaming Twitch vs Pure Chess at twitch.tv/ripstonegames. By typing chess moves into the Twitch chat, viewers will be able to vote on the moves that Twitch makes against Williams.

And if the Twitch chat manages to beat Williams, everyone taking part in the event will receive a free random Steam game from the Ripstone catalogue.

Follow Ripstone on Twitch to make sure you’re notified when Twitch vs Pure Chess goes live this Friday at 8am PST.

Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition is a stunning celebration of the greatest strategy game of all time.

Pure Chess is packed with an amazing level of features and accessible tutorials, so whether you’re a budding Grand Master or playing Chess for the first time, you’ll find everything you need right here. Pure Chess is the only chess set you’ll ever need!

Developed with the aid of a respected chess Grandmaster, the game features a depth of tutorials for players of all ages to learn and improve the game. Pure Chess also has a powerful and finely tuned AI setting, across ten levels, so you can play at the ELO best suited to you. The better you are, the more challenging the AI can be.

The Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition is bigger than ever and includes a variety of beautifully crafted, exclusive Chess Sets and Chess Pieces, from the antique to the modern day. There’s a chess set and setting to suit everyone’s style. With a stunning level of detail and cutting edge graphics, after 100’s of years, Chess looks better than ever.”

For more information on Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition, visit its Steam page.