[5] The game supports the Xbox Live Vision webcam and allows to save replays of matches.

[7][1] In April 2008, a chess set based on Rayman Raving Rabbids was released as downloadable content.

[5] 1UP.com said the game has "[...] nearly everything you'd want in a competitive simulator while including all the necessary tools for engrossing offline and online matches".

[4] TeamXbox called it "a solid enough game to impress most players, even if the Xbox Live Arcade market was flooded with chess titles.

"[11] Official Xbox Magazine US gave a positive review but criticized the coach system or the fact that AI can't play any of the chess variants.