4/6/2026 – Meet the ultimate training-and-prep bundle: Fritz 20 plus Fritz Powerbook 2026 - your personal chess trainer combined with a modern, statistics-based opening reference. With opponent-style simulation, Bullet Training, and AI voice commentary on the Fritz side, you can turn preparation into realistic practice games. And with 25 million opening positions built from 1.7 million high-class tournament games, Powerbook 2026 gives you a clear, structured picture of what actually works in today's openings.
new: ChessBase 18 - Mega package
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The new version 18 offers completely new possibilities for chess training and analysis: playing style analysis, search for strategic themes, access to 6 billion Lichess games, player preparation by matching Lichess games, download Chess.com games with built-in API, built-in cloud engine and much more.
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. With this combination, you can’t go wrong: the comprehensive chess program Fritz 20 plus the latest opening theory from Powerbook 2026! FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it’s a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Together with Powerbook 2026, Fritz allows you to practise openings at every level and in every area. Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training or already playing at tournament level: with FRITZ 20, you’ll train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before!
How much opening prep is really necessary - especially in blitz and rapid games? The idea of a “lazy” but smart repertoire: minimal theory, rich ideas, and easy-to-remember structures.
€39.90
Fritz 20 & Fritz Powerbook 2026
With this combination, you can't go wrong: the comprehensive chess program Fritz 20 plus the latest opening theory from Powerbook 2026! FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it's a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals.
Together with Powerbook 2026, Fritz allows you to practise openings at every level and in every area. Whether you're taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training or already playing at tournament level: with FRITZ 20, you'll train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before!
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Even more power forFritz. Even more Chess knowledge for you. The Fritz Powerbook 2026 contains 25 millions opening positions, derived from 1.7 million high class tournament games. Together with each position all relevant information is stored: all moves that were played in the position, by players of what average rating, with what success and performance results.
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. With this combination, you can’t go wrong: the comprehensive chess program Fritz 20 plus the latest opening theory from Powerbook 2026! FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it’s a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Together with Powerbook 2026, Fritz allows you to practise openings at every level and in every area. Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training or already playing at tournament level: with FRITZ 20, you’ll train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before!
3/30/2026 – Chess returns to the Esports World Cup in 2026 following a successful debut at last year's event. On its biggest stage ever, chess cemented its place in the larger esports ecosystem, drawing impressive viewership numbers while packing the arenas. This year, chess expands with a 21-player pool that now includes a play-in stage prior to a reformatted group stage and playoffs.
3/27/2026 – An overview of the Opening Encyclopaedia 2026 highlights its role as a structured resource for studying modern opening theory. Combining articles, annotated games and video content, it offers both broad coverage and practical guidance. With contributions from authors such as Daniel King and Dorian Rogozenco, the material spans introductory tutorials and detailed analysis, alongside an extensive, searchable games' database.
On this 60 mins video we are going to concentrate on a simple, very solid idea in the main line Scandinavian, which even Magnus Carlsen has used to win games. Black focusses on making his life easy in the opening and forces White to work very hard to get advantage – but it is doubtful if White can get an advantage. Club players are always on the lookout for effective, time-saving solutions and here we have just that. Accompany FIDE Senior Trainer and IM Andrew Martin on this 60 mins video. You can learn a new opening system in 60 mins and start to play it with confidence on the very same day!
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
In this powerful new course, endgame expert Karsten Müller teams up with rising star Leon Mendonca to deliver what truly matters: 10 essential rules that every player must know.
In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!
From the 2026 Candidates Tournament, featuring a video review by Dorian Rogozenco, to Jan Werle’s opening video on the French Tarrasch Defence, and Oliver Reeh’s tactical column ‘Top Grandmasters at Work’. Analyses by Giri, So, Wei Yi and many others.
You will learn how Black's dynamic piece activity and structural counterplay more than compensate for White's extra tempo in the colour-reversed setups.
In this course, you’ll learn how to take the initiative against the London and prevent White from comfortably playing their usual system by playing 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 Nh5.
€9.90
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