Fritz has fascinated the chess world for 30 years. And the success story continues. In Vienna, the most popular chess program ever was once again able to underline its premier position: the newly developed neural engine with NNUE technology won the official Chess Software World Championship! With Power Fritz 18 you have the world champion program on your PC!

Despite overwhelming playing strength, it is fun to play against Fritz: with the game mode "Evolving Genius” you will succeed in scoring glorious wins against Fritz. The new AI-based training method leads you to brilliant sacrificial combinations via clever variant selection and discreet hints!

Exclusive to this special edition: the Fritz Powerbook 2022! This complete chess opening theory with 25 million positions and 1.7 million tournament games guarantee you total insight into every opening position including statistical evaluation. With it Fritz can play every opening optimally and make you an opening specialist!

This is what Power Fritz 18 offers:

• 2 top chess engines: Fritz18 NEURONAL, the world champion engine with NNUE technology by Frank Schneider and Fritz 18-"Classic"-engine, optimised for short thinking times.
• Fritz Powerbook 2022 with 25 million opening positions and 1.7 million chess games
• 1 year Premium ChessBase Account: 10 professional WebApps for mobile playing and training!

Also in Power FRITZ 18:

• Intelligent tips: Fritz provides subtle hints in difficult positions
• Visual evaluation: pawn structure, king safety, piece activity and sharpness of the position
• Stylish chessboard in Direct2D technology with a fresh look and improved animations.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum: PC Intel i3 or i5 or Ryzen 3, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 (32- or 64-Bit), DirectX11, graphic card with 512 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive (not required in download version), Windows Media Player and Internet access. Recommended: PC Intel i7, i9 or Ryzen 7/9, 8 GB RAM, Windows 11 or 10 with 64-Bit, Windows Media Player, graphic card with 1 GB RAM, RTX graphic card for real time Raytrace board, DVD-ROM drive and Internet access. For ChessBase ACCOUNT: Internet access and up-to-date browser, e.g. Chrome, Safari. Runs on Windows, OS X, iOS, Android and Linux.