Today Ubisoft announced that it is releasing Chessmaster LIVE on the Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360. Ubisoft says that Chessmaster LIVE will feature hundreds of AI opponents to play in ELO-ranked matches, voice-chat and LIVE Vision capabilities for head-to-head matches, new 3D chess sets inspired by luxury board designer - House of Staunton, and five original chess variants including the all-new Message Chess option which allows players to engage in a match over the course of days, weeks or even months Chessmaster LIVE will be available for download in January 2008. Ubisoft will also be publishing Chessmaster for the PSP in Spring 2008.