5/29/2017 – The latest and greatest chess engine is here, Komodo 11, helping chess players analyze and understand games and positions with ever greater skill and knowledge. That said, while there is no question the engine is an essential part of the equation, when you buy Komodo 11 at Chessbase, you get a series of other benefits such as a 6-month Premium subscription to ChessBase Account. Learn what’s new in Komodo 11 and why you should not delay in adding it to your stable.
Chess Festival Prague 2025 with analyses by Aravindh, Giri, Gurel, Navara and others. ‘Special’: 27 highly entertaining miniatures. Opening videos by Werle, King and Ris. 10 opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more. ChessBase Magazine offers first-class training material for club players and professionals! World-class players analyse their brilliant games and explain the ideas behind the moves. Opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in tactics, strategy and endgames show you the tricks and techniques you need to be a successful tournament player! Available as a direct download (incl. booklet as pdf file) or booklet with download key by post. Included in delivery: ChessBase Magazine #225 as “ChessBase Book” for iPad, tablet, Mac etc.!
The multiple computer chess world champion comes in a new and yet more powerful version. Thanks to co-author US Grandmaster Larry Kaufman, Komodo is the strategist among the top chess programs!
Even more power for Fritz. Even more chess knowledge for you.
€89.90
The first thing to take note of, as odd as it might seem, is the actual version number. The reason is that users will not only know that they are in the presence of an engine that has been worked on for 11 full releases, but that even after such a long track record, it is still at the pinnacle of chess engines. This is no mean feat, and is not to be underestimated. Keeping an engine such as Komodo at the very top, requires enormous work, dedication and ingenuity.
The result is what you now have, an engine that continuously challenges its own limits, seeking to improve, even when many of those improvements are subtle things that may never be seen. However, it also means an improvement in the quality of its analysis and improved productivity for the user.
Although there is a distinct Elo gain in strength, as is to be expected, that Elo is not merely a foot pressed on the accelerator, and is the result of hundreds of small improvements that have made their way into the engine’s code. 230 to be exact since Komodo 10, according to Mark Lefler, the chief programmer, now teamed up with GM Larry Kaufman.
Let’s start with actual engine features that users can play around with. The engine’s configuration has been enriched with a slew of new options to change the engine’s behavior, but without hamstringing its strength.
Variety: allows Komodo to play with more variety and choose different moves without a big Elo reduction
Smart Syzygy: allows use of 6 piece Syzygy even on machines with hard drives. This is not insignificant, since 6-piece tablebases are as much a boon as a curse when used with a classic hard drive. On the one hand they offer absolute evaluations and moves, but on the other, the number of searches can cause the hard drive to spin endlessly and bring the analysis speed to its knees. Ideally, they should be used from either an SSD drive or a pen drive, but if that is not an option, then Smart Syzygy is a partial solution.
A glance at the new engine settings for Komodo 11
Among the improvements brought to the engine itself, here are a few:
many speedups
improved king safety
entirely new material imbalance system
better move ordering
better Selectivity
improved multi-processor search
better time management
better evaluation of bishop and knight mobility
improved handling of under promotions
better understanding of bishops of opposite colors
better evaluation of pinned pieces
better handling of advanced pawns
better understanding of drawish endgames
better understanding of wing pawns
better understanding of bishop and castled kings
Needless to say, this is all just in the engine, but when you buy Komodo 11, you are also getting a top-of-the-line interface, which brings an amazing array of analytical tools, including the Live Book, which not only brings full stats and analysis on moves in the opening, but countless unplayed novelties, fully analyzed, just waiting to be unleashed.
There is also a solid working database and Opening book, and last, but definitely not least: a 6-month subscription to ChessBase Account with all the features that entails, such as the Cloud Database, the Video Archive, the Tactics Trainer, and of course complete access to Playchess, to name a few.
Presentation of the ChessBase Account video archive
A look at the Tactical Trainer in ChessBase Account
Albert SilverBorn in the US, he grew up in Paris, France, where he completed his Baccalaureat, and after college moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He had a peak rating of 2240 FIDE, and was a key designer of Chess Assistant 6. In 2010 he joined the ChessBase family as an editor and writer at ChessBase News. He is also a passionate photographer with work appearing in numerous publications, and the content creator of the YouTube channel, Chess & Tech.
In this insightful video course, Grandmaster David Navara shares practical advice on when to calculate deeply in a position — and just as importantly, when not to.
The Trompowsky is especially suited for faster time controls as you don‘t have to memorise endless lines of theory, and you push your opponent out of their comfort zone after your second move.
Trompowsky Powerbook 2025 is based on 53,000 computer games from the engine room of playchess.com as well as 49,000 games from Mega and correspondence chess.
Trompowsky Powerbase 2025 is a database and contains a total of 8727 games from Mega 2025 and the Correspondence Database 2024, of which 316 are annotated.
2025 European Championship with a German double victory and analyses by Bluebaum, Svane, Rodshtein, Yuffa, Navara and many more. Opening videos by Engel, King and Marin. Training sections “The Fortress”, “The Trap” and “Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" etc.
In this dynamic and practical video course, IM Andrew Martin arms you with powerful antidotes to White’s most annoying sidelines.
€34.90
We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, analysis cookies and marketing cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies. Here you can make detailed settings or revoke your consent (if necessary partially) with effect for the future. Further information can be found in our data protection declaration.
Pop-up for detailed settings
We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies, analysis cookies and marketing cookies. You can decide which cookies to use by selecting the appropriate options below. Please note that your selection may affect the functionality of the service. Further information can be found in our privacy policy.
Technically required cookies
Technically required cookies: so that you can navigate and use the basic functions and store preferences.
Analysis Cookies
To help us determine how visitors interact with our website to improve the user experience.
Marketing-Cookies
To help us offer and evaluate relevant content and interesting and appropriate advertisement.