Games Database
PC
Board Game: Chess
| Requires: | Mouse, Keyboard | ||
| Viewed: | 3D Combination | Genre: | Board Game: Chess |
| Media: | DVD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Chessbase | Soft. Co.: | Chessbase |
| Publishers: | Excalibur
(GB/GB) |
Released: | 22 Feb 2008
(GB) 27 Apr 2012 (GB) |
| Ratings: | PEGI 3+, No rating | ||
Summary
For many years now, Fritz Chess has fascinated the chess world, beating World Champion Vladimir Kramnik 4-2 in Bonn Germany in 2006. Millions of fans follow these amazing duels between man and machine that produces world class games.
However, the beauty of Fritz is that it can be used at beginners' level or to help you hold your own against a Grandmaster! It explains moves and positions using its sophisticated and numerous coaching functions and it will adjust its playing strength to exactly match the opponent. There are training modules and amusing handicap levels and Fritz is used by club and tournament players in the study of their games.
New Features in Fritz 11:
Another feature of Fritz is the Chess Media System, bringing the world's greatest chess players into your living room. You can benefit from instruction from famous chess teachers in subjects such as opening traps, middlegame strategy and endgame skills. There are over 14 hours of full high-resolution video and sound featuring the likes of Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viktor Korchnoi and many others. Also included is three months free subscription to www.playchess.com, a one-click connection to the largest chess community in the world.
However, the beauty of Fritz is that it can be used at beginners' level or to help you hold your own against a Grandmaster! It explains moves and positions using its sophisticated and numerous coaching functions and it will adjust its playing strength to exactly match the opponent. There are training modules and amusing handicap levels and Fritz is used by club and tournament players in the study of their games.
New Features in Fritz 11:
- New dramatically improved chess engine (about 80 Elo points stronger)
- Upgraded database with over one million games - from 1625 to 2007
- Improved openings book
- New training function to practice the calculation of variations
- New section on the chess server with tactical puzzle solving competitions
- "The Magic Eye" which scans the 3D board making the search visible for the user
Another feature of Fritz is the Chess Media System, bringing the world's greatest chess players into your living room. You can benefit from instruction from famous chess teachers in subjects such as opening traps, middlegame strategy and endgame skills. There are over 14 hours of full high-resolution video and sound featuring the likes of Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viktor Korchnoi and many others. Also included is three months free subscription to www.playchess.com, a one-click connection to the largest chess community in the world.
