Fritz 18 Steam Edition

ChessBase GmbH / Mar 14, 2022 / Strategy

Singleplayer
Multiplayer

windows

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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.

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Fritz 20 SE - available on Steam on 16.09.2025!

2025-09-09

Fritz 20 SE from 16.09.2025 on Steam Special launch discount available on Steam! The wait is over Fritz 20 SE is here with more power, style, and training options than ever before! Look forward to Fritz 20 SE. This is new: Compete against legends Compete with the strategies of the greatest players in history: Morphy, Lasker, Capablanca, Tal, Fischer, Karpov, - with an ELO adapted to you, but in an authentic style. More highlights in Fritz 20 SE: • Fritz engine now with 3,580 ELO - world-class level • Manual opponent configuration • New game styles: "Romantic" and "Hypermodern" • Bullet training, AI chat, new 3D visuals, game controller support, new achievements • Configure opponent simulation from ChessBase 18-Style Reports Fritz 20 SE will be released on Steam on 16.09.2025! Dear chess fans,

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Fritz 20 SE will soon be available on Steam! As a ChessBase customer, you have the opportunity to use the latest version of the legendary chess software right here. Stay tuned!

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What players say

8 user reviews

38% positive, 8 reviews

Not recommended16 hrs played

Just bought this to improve my chess. Tried for over 10 hours to get certain functions to work. Only to discover that this is a steam edition.... Which means that there are some features missing that are quite essential in my opinion. After discovering this i wanted a refund because clearly this wasn't what i had in mind. Buying a limited version paying the exact same price as the complete version on chessbase. But...

89 found this helpful, 2022-06-11

Not recommended1,168 hrs played

It's a ripoff. It's ridiculously expensive at $80 and the overall software quality is very low. When I spend $80 on a game, I expect that software to be damn perfect. But the interface is cryptic and there are a lot of bugs. You can easily put the program in a state where you don't know what's happening. I've had to kill the running process because it was stuck and I couldn't cancel whatever it was it was...

50 found this helpful, 2022-05-29

Not recommended6 hrs played

Do not buy this game. It is the stripped down version. You will not be able to access Gamebase.com for training or etc. a lot of tabs and info is faded. Not the full game... I didn't know that until after 2 hours which is the limit of refund... So disappointed in Steam... :(

33 found this helpful, 2022-11-04

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