12/13/2025 – Fritz Your Chess Coach 2 lets you play chess at seven strength levels, from beginner to world class, including games against legendary players like Morphy, Fischer, and Karpov with authentic playing styles adapted to you. It actively coaches you during games with AI-powered move hints, text and audio explanations, witty commentary, and dedicated tactics training for checkmates and material gains. You can also play online via Playchess, train openings, customize 2D/3D boards, and track your progress through saved games and achievements.
new: Fritz 20
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.
I am FRITZ, and I have been redefining the world of chess for over 30 years. I am FRITZ, and I have been redefining the world of chess for over 30 years. Whether in New York against Garry Kasparov or in Bonn in a 4:2 victory against the then world champion Vladimir Kramnik, millions of chess fans followed my ‘man versus machine’ duels. And even after 30 years, I'm still in top form: in 2023, I won the official chess software world championship and in 2024, I won the vice world championship title!
Even more power forFritz. Even more Chess knowledge for you.
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Fritz - Your Chess Coach 2
I am FRITZ, and I have been redefining the world of chess for over 30 years. Whether in New York against Garry Kasparov or in Bonn in a 4:2 victory against the then world champion Vladimir Kramnik, millions of chess fans followed my ‘man versus machine’ duels. And even after 30 years, I'm still in top form: in 2023, I won the official chess software world championship and in 2024, I won the vice world championship title!
But don't worry, I can also play differently. With my AI-supported help function, even beginners can play brilliant winning games against me: you receive tips for each move via text and audio. New: Compete against legends! Measure yourself against the great masters of chess history: Morphy, Lasker, Capablanca, Tal, Fischer, Karpov - with playing strength adapted to you, but authentic style. The unique style engine simulates their playing style as convincingly as only FRITZ can.
And fun is guaranteed: I provide intelligent commentary on the games! And of course you can choose the board design: 7 brilliantly designed boards in 2D and 3D are available. And if you want to get even better: tactics training with ever-changing tasks for checkmating and winning material!
Need even more excitement? Want to play games against other people? No problem: your new chess buddy FRITZ will find you opponents on the Playchess chess server at any time.
I'm not just a normal trainer, I'm FRITZ, the unexpected new dimension in chess! Now on your PC!
What Fritz offers:
Play chess against Fritz in 7 game levels, from amateur to world-class player!
I am FRITZ, and I have been redefining the world of chess for over 30 years. I am FRITZ, and I have been redefining the world of chess for over 30 years. Whether in New York against Garry Kasparov or in Bonn in a 4:2 victory against the then world champion Vladimir Kramnik, millions of chess fans followed my ‘man versus machine’ duels. And even after 30 years, I'm still in top form: in 2023, I won the official chess software world championship and in 2024, I won the vice world championship title!
9/15/2025 – The FIDE Grand Swiss is taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 4-15 September. An open event and a women's event are being played concurrently. Both tournaments are 11-round Swiss opens with classical time controls. Each tournament grants two spots in the next edition of the Candidates. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 12.00 CEST (6.00 ET, 15.30 IST)
5/11/2025 – Would you like to make the most of ChessBase 18, especially in the opening, to improve your repertoire? With the Powerbooks and Powerbases, you will always be one step ahead of your opponents. Learn how to use these comprehensive and up-to-date databases with ChessBase and how to train your favourite openings with Fritz.
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!
Opening videos: Daniel King presents new ideas against Caro-Kann with 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+. ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’: Najdorf, Petroff and Scotch. ‘Move by Move’ with Robert Ris. ‘Lucky bag’ with 37 analyses by Ganguly, Illingworth et al.
Instead of forcing you to memorise endless lines, Raja focuses on clear plans, typical ideas, and attacking motifs that you can apply in your own games without delay. A short, focused, and practical repertoire.
FIDE World Cup 2025 with analyses by Adams, Bluebaum, Donchenko, Shankland, Wei Yi and many more. Opening videos by Blohberger, King and Marin. 11 exciting opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
€49.90
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