Fritz for Fun 13

Fritz for Fun 13 is a chess game and training program. You can play against the Fritz engine, which adjusts its play to suit your rating, or use the Fritz Training engine as a sparring partner you can beat repeatedly while practising your technique. An integrated chess coach explains moves and positions, offers tips, points out hidden dangers and provides detailed opening statistics.

Training tools

Video trainers demonstrate how to defeat opponents, and the game includes 1,000 checkmate exercises as well as “101 Checkmate puzzles.” In Friend Mode, you can get hints and spy. The Fritz 13 interface comes with the Fritz 13 engine and the 32-bit Fritz Training engine.

Chess resources

The game includes a database of 1.5 million games and access to Let’s Check!, a database of over 200 million extensively analyzed positions through December 2015. You can choose from 18 3D chessboards, 9 2D chessboards and 5 sets of 2D pieces.

Online chess

An included one-month Premium membership provides access to Playchess, an online chess community where over 20,000 players from around the world meet every day, from beginners to Grandmasters. You can play in regular tournaments and traditional blitz games, take part in training sessions, and watch live broadcasts with Grandmaster commentary.