Fritz is a commercial chess program, whose from the Dutchman fray to rotten programmed chess engines (one designates in such a way the play program strictly speaking, which is applicable under different user surfaces usually also in German colloquially) for many years to the point programs heard.

Already 1994 won Fritz a strongly occupied lightning tournament in Munich with Kasparow, which could become generally accepted then in the pass fight. In the play with tournament considering time the program could arrange matches undecided against Kramnik (2002, result 4:4) and Kasparow (2003, result 2:2). The versions were in each case professionally marketed, thus Fritz ranks among the most well-known chess programs. Meanwhile most chess players do not have no more chance against chess programs themselves and to use them more to training and to the analysis of portions.

At present up-to-date version is published 9 of the program, in September 2005. These control also the chess variants Chess 960 and robber chess. There is also a multiprocessor version (Deep Fritz) as well as a teaching program for children (Fritz & Fertig). The program runs under Windows. The graphic user surface belongs functionally to at the furthest developed.

In the meantime Fritz has however plentifully competition of Engines like the clearly stronger engine Rybka, which Shredder as well as open SOURCE programs get repeated computer chess world champion, which can be used for example under the free user surface arena, which likewise offers an abundance of functions for a risers and progressing.

The manufacturer of Fritz, the company ChessBase, operates the most well-known German chess server on Schach.de. On this players of all play levels and it meet give also an engine room, in which one may test its Engines. Valuation-freely one can play there free of charge. The fight for Elo numbers is liable to pay the costs, it gives however free alternatives such as freechess.org and Chessgate.

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