![]() ![]() I especially like 'Friend Mode,' which allows you to play against a computer opponent that adjusts to your skill level. It's a bit of a mess to install (activation keys!) and the interface is just as complicated as any free software's, but it comes with huge database of games, and some nice features. Much of what you're paying for is their completeness, and the quality of their training tools.įritz 15 ( $65 on Steam) is a storied piece of chess software, and its current engine is written by Rybka engine creator Vasik Rajlich (though you can use it with other commercial and free engines). You can play and learn a lot about chess without spending a dime, and that's where I recommend starting, but pro packages come with lots of bells and whistles if you have the cash. If you like the SCID interface, you can also try SCID vs PC as a GUI for playing chess. You'll want to pair it with MillionBase, a massive database of chess games in PGN format (scroll to 'Data Downlods' here) or other chess game databases. ![]() SCID: Like the other GUIs on this list, SCID can be used to play against an engine, but it's most useful as a fast way to organize and analyze databases of chess games. WinBoard: It isn't the prettiest GUI, but WinBoard and Xboard are feature rich and include support for chess variants, too. It includes a bunch of engines and training tools, and the UI isn't too confusing, even if you're unfamiliar with the more complicated functions of chess engines.Īrena Chess GUI: Arena Chess is more daunting for newcomers than Lucas Chess, but it includes a great deal of features, as well as support for 19 languages and a Linux verison. Lucas Chess: Simple and easy to understand for beginners. Most come with engines installed already, so you can get started with one download. To easily play against a chess engine or use it to analyze boards, you'll want to pair it with a chess GUI. and I'm not going to shell out for the deep versions, my chess level isn't that great, so the deep version will be too strong.Įdit, I bit the bullet and got the program from chessbase, might as well, who knows how long the issue with the steam version will take.An engine alone won't do much for you, as they don't include any kind of graphical user interface, just a console. but not really sure what to do, wait and see if the engine issue gets fixed? go for fritz 12 or 13, (the lets check feautre doesn't really bother me. I'm still interested in getting this softwar. Just doing another google search, the same publisher has sold older versions of the software else where too īut this is the first time, (it seems) that they are selling the fritz 14 version, even though there is technically only the deep version avaiable. However its intereting that this version does include a 6 month sub, so yeah, the reduction in price is a bit odd compred to their other versions that they have sold. If you read the comments, this is also the same fritz as the other more expensive versions, but doesn't have the 6 month lets check subscription, but the package, program is the same otherwise. It costs 100$, not 40$, and they no longer allow people to buy a cheaper 32bit single core version of this software as they used to with the previous iteration: Fritz 13 (around 60$) vs Deep Fritz 13 (around 100$). There is only one official and standard version now: Deep Fritz 14. It was published by Viva Media, just like Fritz Chess 14 on steam, at the same price.ĭo not buy this product on steam. As you can see with the reviews, it was a fraud, not the real product. It was clearly not a standard version of Fritz 13 (or Deep Fritz 13). Originally posted by Bruno:It reminds me of a version they used to sell on amazon, Fritz Chess 13. if it not, then the program should be removed from steam, as ita a clear case of fraid and not selling what is advetised. I was also interested in getting this program and will hold out until this is fixed. and its utter silly that they haven't, or maybe they forgot? but still begs the question why wasn't the steam release not checked? they have included fritz 14 for 32bit users, so they should be able to do this for 64bit users too. ![]() so they could easy make a fritz 14 for 64bit users and keep it single core, like fritz 13. single core and multi core, the deep version is multi, this is the reason its so expensive, this has nothing to do with the OS it can run on 32 and 64, but how many cores it can use. Well for fritz 13 and below they always sold 2 versions of the software. The latter is the most known by chess players. Originally posted by Bruno:Why would they sell the 64bit version on steam for like 30 bucks when they sell it for almost 100 bucks everywhere else? Fritz Chess 14 is a light version of Deep Fritz 14, the true 64bit multicore version. ![]()
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