Game overview
Fritz Chess 18 Steam Edition
At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.
- Last tracked players
- 2
- All-time peak
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- 53.3% positive 30 reviews · via SteamSpy
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innovative training methods for amateurs and professionals, 20 years of Internet chess on the Fritz server.
Evolving Genius – The new path to playing brilliancies
Fritz shows you what you are capable of being: an attacking
player who can conjure up magnificent brilliancies over the board!
The new AI-based training method leads you to brilliant sacrificial
combinations via clever variant selection and discreet hints.
Also new in FRITZ 18:
• Intelligent tips: Fritz provides subtle hints in difficult positions
• Visual evaluation: pawn structure, king safety, piece activity
and sharpness of the position
• New chess board in Direct2D technology with a fresh look and
improved animation
• New engine analysis: Interesting threats, appealing ideas and
the game continuation
• Animated engine variations: Intuitive visual display of the best
continuation
• Improved calculation training to give your Elo a quick boost.
• Stronger Fritz 18 engine by Frank Schneider, optimised for
short time controls
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System requirements Windows
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows 8.1 (32- or 64-Bit)
- Processor: PC Intel i3 or i5 or Ryzen 3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: graphic card with 512 MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Windows Media Player
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: Windows 11 or 10 with 64-Bit
- Processor: PC Intel i7, i9 or Ryzen 7/9
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: graphic card with 1 GB RAM, RTX graphic card for real time Raytrace board
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Windows Media Player
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- ChessBase GmbH
- USK rating
- 0
- Brazilian rating
- l
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Features
- Single-player, Multi-player, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Simplified Chinese
*languages with full audio support - Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
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Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 71th percentile. Priced as Premium at $79.99.
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