Paid chess software

Chessbase16 – Features on chessbase16:

* Better overview when playing through deeply analyzed games thanks to dynamic folding of the notation

* Urgent news about recently played innovations with direct access to the database

* Direct access to recent live tournaments

* Preparation for opponents with recognition of their weaknesses taking into account your own repertoire

* Innovations and trends as annotations in Tactical Analysis

* Update service for Mega Database with a single click

* After an update to the Mega database, an overview of important recent innovations and theoretical trends

* Search for characteristic tactical positions in an opening variation

* Slimmed-down search booster: required hard disk space halved

* New chat + chat options

Fritz 18 – About and features of Feitz 18:

Fritz has fascinated the chess world for 30 (!) years: victories over world champions Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik, innovative training methods for amateurs and professionals, 20 years of Internet chess on the Fritz server, 10 integrated WebApps for mobile training: Fritz offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.

* Intelligent tips: Fritz provides subtle hints in difficult positions

* Visual evaluation: pawn structure, king safety, piece activity, and sharpness of the position

* New chessboard in Direct2D technology with a fresh look and improved animation

* New engine analysis: interesting threats, appealing ideas, and the game continuation

* Animated engine variations: Intuitive visual display of the best continuation

* Improved calculation training to give your Elo a quick boost.

* Stronger Fritz 18 engine by Frank Schneider, optimized for short time controls.

Shredder chess – About Shredder chess:

Tutor is a Windows program for the learning of chess, based on the internationally successful Stappenmethode by Brunia/van Wijgerden, with which more than 400 000 children and young people have already learned chess. Cor van Wijgerden is a chess IM (International Master) and a former national trainer for the Netherlands; he also, being a teacher, has the necessary pedagogical background.