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1994 2005 (unused) 2005–2006 (unused) 2007–2018 2015 (unused)
1994 2005 (unused) 2005–2006 (unused) 2007–2018 2015 (unused)

Chess

1994

Chess 1994

A Chess Game was bundled with The Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 in 1992.

This game would be re-introduced in Windows Vista Beta Build 5219.

2005 (unused)

Chess vista-5219

This icon was used from Windows Vista Beta Build 5219 to 5259.

Chess Titans

In Windows Vista Beta Build 5259 Chess would be renamed to Chess Titans and its icon would be updated.

2005–2006 (unused)

Chess vista-5284

Used in Windows Vista Beta Builds 5259-5459.

2007–2018

Chesstime

The game would get its final icon with the removal of Game Tiles since Windows Vista Beta Build 5459.

Used in Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.

The game would be removed with the Games Explorer in 2018.

Microsoft Chess (unreleased)

2015 (unused)

Microsoft Chess unused
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In 2015, Microsoft Casual Games held a vote on what their next game would be. Microsoft Chess was one of these games, but lost to Microsoft Ultimate Word Games.[1]