Fritz 19

Fritz 19 is one of the strongest chess playing software around – in fact it is the reigning World Champion. As such it is vastly stronger than any human player. So it is an excellent companion for studying the game, finding new variations you can use in your games.

Of course it is pointless playing directly against a program that is more than 1000 Elo points stronger than you. But Fritz 19 has something very special to offer in one-to-one games against human opponents.

The program has six different characters that mimic typical club players: Allrounder, Aggressive, Positional, Swindler, Fearful, Endgame Expert. Fritz 19 plays human moves that fit these types. At the same time it builds in tactical mistakes so that you can win with a aggressive play. The sharper the position, the more likely the program will misstep.

Fritz 19 also offers is a wide range of tips and advice that you can use to the full, or ignore, depending on your mood. Using all the tips you will practically always win against the “strong club player” level. If you ignore them completely, it becomes a real challenge. 

Here are details on how training with Fritz 19 can be fun!

Opening Encyclopedia 2024

At first glance, the sheer volume of openings, variations and sub-variants is impressive, to say the least. What the renowned authors, led by Thomas Stark and Dorian Rogozenco, have put together requires a great deal of attention to detail and a keen eye for the latest developments on the tournament scene.

An impressive 27 hours of video footage and countless variations and commentaries are presented in eight chapters. Some of these are aimed at professionals or strong amateurs who want to keep their repertoire up to date or add to it. Others are aimed at players of all levels. With the help of the ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia they can make important progress in building an opening repertoire.

Dorian Rogozenco, the project's chess director and a former national coach, had already given an important all-clear in an interview: "As complicated as the openings may be, it's not about memorising variations, it's about understanding the openings. This can be achieved by watching videos and tutorials as well as real and ideally annotated games. An approach that is far more focused on pleasure than frustration".

Here are full details on the Opening Encyclopedia 2024

Here is a video tutorial on how to use the Opening Encyclopedia with Fritz 19

Summer special

Here his how you can save really big time:

• Fritz 19 costs €89.90
• Opening Encyclopaedia 2024 costs €149.90
• Total: €239.80
• Special price as a bundle: €199.90

This week, from July 1st to 7th, 2024 you can get the ChessBase 17 + Fritz 19 at a special discount price.

Buy Fritz 19 + Opening Encyclopaedia 2024 in the ChessBase Shop for €179.90