Fritz 18 Steam Edition captivates chess players with its legacy of triumphs against champions and decades of online play on the Fritz server. This strategy powerhouse evolves your game through an AI-driven training path that uncovers brilliant sacrificial combinations with smart variant picks and gentle guidance. New intelligent tips steer you through tough spots, while visual evaluations break down pawn structures, king safety, piece activity, and positional sharpness.
A revamped Direct2D chessboard delivers smooth animations and a modern feel. Engine analysis highlights key threats, fresh ideas, and top continuations, with animated variations making the best lines easy to grasp. Enhanced calculation drills sharpen your skills fast, powered by a stronger engine tuned for quick time controls. Amateurs and pros alike gain the edge to play attacking chess and boost their Elo.
Fritz has fascinated the chess world for 30 (!) years: victories over world champions Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik,
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
