Fritz 18 Steam Edition
ChessBase GmbH · 2022 · Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics, Real Time Tactics, Education, Board Game
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About Fritz 18 Steam Edition
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
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players are divided on this chess software. Common complaints center on the Steam edition being a stripped-down version missing essential features found in the full release, combined with pricing that matches the complete version, along with technical issues including crashes, poor Steam Deck compatibility, and limited refund windows after discovering limitations. A few players praise the GUI and gameplay mechanics, though some feel the price is too high for what's offered.
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 after spending more than 10 hours trying to figure this game out. I wasn't eligible for a refund. Absolute waste of money and time. Get your chess software from a certified place rather than this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (first time, problems to be honest). This game is a scam. DONT BUY ITTTT89 found this helpful
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
Very good if you only buy for GUI. It is generally good. Bur price can be salty. Wouldn't be worth to pay more than 10 dollars.2 found this helpful
I played few times and now it will close by itself after every launch.2 found this helpful
Sadly this doesn't work on steam deck, the game doesn't scale, control commands are off the screen and the sound glitches. I've tried different proton layers, launch commands, full screen, windowed, gamescope etc all to no avail. Works on a PC but if you want to play chess on the go get a different program. Would I recommend, PC version is boiled down but ok, on deck it's a none starter. It's a shame because it still works with my DGT board, which would have made it really cool on deck, shame the implementation is so bad. As a long time Fritz fan, I'll probably swerve their next release too until they get a better customer focus.
Fantastic game.. Great human like response times! Thanks
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