Version History
| Version | Year of release | Platforms | New features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Deluxe | 1992 | DOS | |
| Fritz 2 | DOS | ||
| Fritz 3 | DOS | ||
| Fritz 4 | |||
| Fritz 5 | Windows | ||
| Fritz 6 | 2000 | Windows | revised graphics, improved menu |
| Fritz 7 | 2001 | Windows | online play, highscore lists, chat functions, watch other people play |
| Fritz 8 | 2003 | Windows | photo-realistic virtual 3D boards that zoom and tilt, 500,000+ games database including historical matches between the world chess champions Bobby Fisher and Boris Spassky, Napoleon versus The Chess Automaton |
| Fritz 9 | 2005 | Windows | new preset AI opponents, handicap, realistic sound effects for the various types of chess pieces, several new 3D enhanced playing boards, board customization |
| Fritz 10 | 2006 | Windows | |
| Fritz 11 | 2007 | Windows | |
| Fritz 12 | 2009 | Windows | redesigned ergonomic interface, analysis option, annotate option, 5 minute per side game without any added time option, option to load .PGN files, runs on MacBook Pro when Microsoft Windows is installed, Grandmaster play level, 12 months premium membership on Playchess.com, new Fritz 12 engine, openings book by Alex Kure, 12 hours chess tutorial videos with international trainers and world class players, updated database of 1.5 million games from 1625 to 2009 |
| Fritz 13 | 2011 | Windows | “Let’s Check” online knowledge base for chess, Application Menu Button changed to File Menu button |
| Deep Fritz 13 | 2012 | Windows | Deep Fritz 13 includes everything that the single core version (Fritz 13) does. The difference is that the deep version can use 2 or more cpu cores to analyze the game much faster. According to the manufacture the deep version is 60% faster than the single core version. Deep Fritz 13 also includes a new feature called "the chessbase engine cloud". The feature makes use of the cloud technology and lets users use engines that are running on other peoples computers and use them to do position analyses, blunder searches, engine matches, etc. |
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