What does the modern chess player need? A sparring partner, a trainer, an up-to-date database and access to an online chess server! Fritz, probably the world’s most popular chess program (think back to FRITZ’s unforgettable victories against Kasparov, Kramnik & Co) offers just that for beginners and tournament players alike: it plays at the highest level, offers training features for every stage of the game and comes with access to playchess.com. It also includes management and analysis options for your own games, as well as a database with 2 million games.
| App ID | 427480 |
|---|---|
| App type | Game |
| Developer | ChessBase GmbH |
| Publisher | ChessBase GmbH |
| Release date | 2016-02-22 08:58 UTC |
| Original release | 2016-02-15 08:00 UTC |
| Release state | released |
| Store page | store.steampowered.com/app/427480 |
| Last store refresh | 6 hours ago |
Launch options
| # | Executable | Arguments | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ChessProgram15\ChessProgram15.exe | -Fritz15 | windows |
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Price history, US store (USD)
| Date | Price | Regular | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| No price changes recorded yet. Price tracking starts the first time SteamRaw sees an app. | |||
| DLC | AppID | Release | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| No DLC known for this app. | |||
Branches
| Branch | Build ID | Description | Updated | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| public | 2303894 | 2017-11-21 13:33 UTC | ||
| beta | 2303894 | Release Candidate | 2017-11-21 13:33 UTC | |
| local | 1017734 | Local Content Server |
Depots
| Depot | Name | OS | Size | Download | Public manifest | Notes |
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| 228986 | windows | from app 228980 · shared install | ||||
| 228990 | windows | from app 228980 · shared install | ||||
| 427481 | windows · 64 | 53.01 MB | 25.90 MB | 7714440481710280868 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427482 | windows · 32 | 48.22 MB | 24.94 MB | 5391906693743697547 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427483 | windows | 944.51 MB | 441.38 MB | 3709212438175119169 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427484 | windows · german | 21.58 MB | 20.96 MB | 3168379206057089035 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427485 | windows · english | 14.29 MB | 13.25 MB | 474911049430409890 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427486 | windows · spanish | 19.91 MB | 19.41 MB | 4790662273492690521 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427487 | windows · french | 15.67 MB | 15.39 MB | 8661767339527231057 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427488 | windows · italian | 49.51 MB | 48.79 MB | 4613291953637283785 | branches: beta, local | |
| 427489 | windows · dutch | 33.45 MB | 32.83 MB | 2859651895759864987 | branches: beta, local |
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| Build ID | Branch | Updated | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1017734 | local | 2026-09-11 21:54 UTC | 6 hours ago |
| 2303894 | public | 2017-11-21 13:33 UTC | 6 hours ago |
| 2303894 | beta | 2017-11-21 13:33 UTC | 6 hours ago |
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