Fritz 20
FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
New: playing style simulation at the highest level
FRITZ 20 analyses your next opponent – and plays like them! Use the style analysis in ChessBase 18 to configure whether Fritz should play aggressively, riskily, positionally or or exchange-oriented. This allows you to train specifically for your next game – realistically and practically.
Compete against legends
Compete against the strategies of the greatest players in history: Morphy, Lasker, Capablanca, Tal, Fischer, Karpov – with ELO ratings tailored to you, but in their authentic style. The unique style engine simulates their playing style as convincingly as only FRITZ can. New: the additional playing styles ‘Hypermodern’ and ‘Romantic’.
Play better - even under time pressure
Perfect your reflexes with the new Bullet Training mode: configure the time limit exactly, and learn to keep your nerves under pressure – ideal for blitz and bullet players on online platforms.
AI that understands chess – and speaks
Experience a new dimension of interaction with AI chat and voice output: polished commentary, amusing analyses and subtle hints – spoken in natural language if desired. Fritz commentary at its best. Even stronger.
Even more beautiful. Even more direct.
Highlights in Fritz 20:
- Fritz with 3,580 ELO – world-class level
- Capablanca, Tal, Kasparov Master as virtual opponents
- Opponent simulation via ChessBase 18 Style Report
- Manual opponent configuration
- New playing styles: ‘Romantic’ and ‘Hypermodern’
- Bullet training, AI chat, new 3D graphics, game controller support, new achievements
- 2 month Premium membership
Opening Encyclopaedia 2025
YOUR EASY ACCESS TO OPENING THEORY
Be well prepared with the new Opening Encyclopaedia 2025! Whether you want to build up a reliable and powerful opening repertoire or find new opening ideas for your existing repertoire, the Opening Encyclopaedia covers the entire opening theory on one product and is the ideal start for your opening training. Many new articles enrich the current theory with new or revisited ideas. The Encyclopaedia can help you learn openings quickly and give you a head start on your next opponent. Each article contains explanations and annotated games illustrating typical plans to deepen your understanding.
Free video sample: GM Dorian Rogozenco: Opening Trends - Italian Game
Free video sample: GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov: 1.e4 c5 2.a4
The Opening Encyclopaedia offers quick access to all openings. The openings are sorted by name and ECO code via the menu for quick and easy access to your favorite openings. Opening Tutorials give a quick yet comprehensive overview of all established openings to help every chess player find the most suitable opening according to their personal preferences. 100 high-class opening videos are included in the Encyclopaedia 2025, from our popular ChessBase Authors. Daniel King, Dorian Rogozenco, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Mihail Marin, Ivan Sokolov, Adrian Mikhalchishin, Leon Mendonca, Jan Werle, Luis Engel, Rainer Knaak, Robert Ris, Felix Blohberger and many other grandmasters present new opening ideas clearly and vividly. The number of articles in the Opening Encyclopaedia is growing – it now contains 1,524 and the included database contains all games from all opening articles.
One more highlight:Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenco presents opening trends in world-class chess. You can look forward to a total of 9 videos on the French, Sicilian, Najdorf, Ruy Lopez, Italian, Petroff, English, Queen’s Gambit Declined, from the entire year 2024 to spring 2025. A separate video “early deviations” shows the trend of leaving the territory of the established main variations. An approach that is becoming increasingly popular in grandmaster chess. All this makes the new Opening Encyclopaedia 2025 an indispensable reference work for every tournament player.
- 1,524 special theoretical databases – analyses with annotated games & ideas by Grandmasters
- Over 40,000 illustrative games
- 7,850 opening surveys, 300 new or updated
- 100 opening videos. Total duration: over 35 hours
- Grandmaster Lectures : Dorian Rogozenco: The latest trends (9 Videos)
