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Fritz is described as 'The world’s most popular chess program, developed by ChessBase, “the world's leading chess software company” (Washington Post). Whether you are a beginner, club player or professional – Fritz has everything that chess players could want: automatically adjusting' and is a Chess Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Fritz for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Android, Mac and iPad apps. The best Fritz alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other Fritz like games are Chess.com, Noctie.ai, Scid vs. PC and Take!.

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Fritz is the world’s most popular chess program, developed by ChessBase, “the world's leading chess software company” (Washington Post). Whether you are a beginner, club player or professional – Fritz has everything...

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  1. Lichess icon

    Lichess

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    Lichess is the most complete chess experience, with a simple interface that focuses on the game, a massive array of game related tools and a huge, worldwide community.

    66 Lichess alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    Home page, light background

    Lichess Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Lessons
    4.  Study Mode
    5.  Single player
    6.  Patron
    7.  Online Gaming
    8.  Chess Training

    Lichess VS Fritz

     
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    Negative •Jun 19, 2017
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    Lichess is a site to play against humans/Fritz is a desktop app to play against computer.

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    • Lichess is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Fritz.

    • Lichess is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Fritz.

    • Lichess is Free and Open SourceFritz is Paid and Proprietary
    • Lichess is MultiplayerFritz is not according to our users
  2. Chess.com icon

    Chess.com

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    Play chess online with millions of players around the world! Enjoy free unlimited games and improve your chess rating with 50,000+ tactics puzzles, interactive lessons and videos, and a powerful computer opponent. Unlock your inner chess master today!

    52 Chess.com alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    Chess.com screenshot 1

    Chess.com Features

    1.  Lessons
    2.  Chess Training

    Chess.com VS Fritz

     
  4. Noctie.ai icon

    Noctie.ai

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    Noctie.ai is a personal AI chess coach with a human touch. We aim to teach chess in a joyful and effective way – just like you would with a loved and respected human coach.

    12 Noctie.ai alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Noctie.ai screenshot 1

    Noctie.ai Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  FIDE compatible
    4.  Chess Training
    5.  AI-Powered

    Noctie.ai VS Fritz

     
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    DecodeChess

    Explore the first AI chess tutor that explains the why behind moves, offering personal feedback and rich analysis for players up to a 2000 ELO rating. Perfect for discovering chess beauty and logic, DecodeChess combines master in...

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  6. Scid vs. PC icon

    Scid vs. PC

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    Shane's Chess Information Database is a powerful Chess Toolkit, with which one can create huge chess databases, run engine analysis, or play casual games against the computer or online with the Free Internet Chess Server.

    24 Scid vs. PC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Scid vs. PC screenshot 1

    Scid vs. PC VS Fritz

     

    • Scid vs. PC is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Fritz.

    • Scid vs. PC is Free and Open SourceFritz is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Take! icon

    Take!

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    Capture matching pieces to reach the golden king.

    22 Take! alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Take! Features

    1.  Ad-free

    Take! VS Fritz

     
  8. Chessify icon

    Chessify

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    Chessify is a multi-service chess platform that offers training tools for amateur and professional players. The company provides a cloud platform for chess analysis.

    12 Chessify alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Chessify screenshot 1
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    Chessify screenshot 3

    Chessify Features

    1.  Chess Analysis
    2.  Chess Training

    Chessify VS Fritz

     
  10. DecodeChess icon

    DecodeChess

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    Explore the first AI chess tutor that explains the why behind moves, offering personal feedback and rich analysis for players up to a 2000 ELO rating. Perfect for discovering chess beauty and logic, DecodeChess combines master insights with engine precision and is free to use.

    57 DecodeChess alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    DecodeChess screenshot 1

    DecodeChess Features

    1.  Chess Analysis

    DecodeChess VS Fritz

     

    • DecodeChess is the most popular SaaS alternative to Fritz.

    • DecodeChess is Freemium and ProprietaryFritz is Paid and Proprietary
  11. Lucas Chess icon

    Lucas Chess

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    The aim is to play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor.

    35 Lucas Chess alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Lucas Chess screenshot 1

    Lucas Chess Features

    1.  Portable

    Lucas Chess VS Fritz

     
  12. Chessmaster icon

    Chessmaster

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    Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.

    55 Chessmaster alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    No new releases since 2008. But the old games get some solid praise for teaching features—might be worth a try.

    Chessmaster VS Fritz

     

    • Chessmaster is the most popular commercial alternative to Fritz.

    • Chessmaster is Paid and ProprietaryFritz is also Paid and Proprietary
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    XBoard

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    XBoard, also known as WinBoard on Microsoft operating systems, is a free graphical user interface client developed by Tim Mann that is compatible with various chess engines that support the Xboard Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess.

    56 XBoard alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    XBoard screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2016

    XBoard Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Graphical User Interface

    XBoard VS Fritz

     
  14. Echo Chess icon

    Echo Chess

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    Echo Chess is the viral daily puzzle game: you become what you eat. Play Classic, Epic, Zen Mode, for free. Transform as you capture in this mobile web chess variant.

    21 Echo Chess alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Echo Chess screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking

    Echo Chess VS Fritz

     
  15. Arena icon

    Arena

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    Arena is a free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess. Arena helps you in analyzing and playing games as well as in testing chess engines. It runs on Linux or Windows. Arena is compatible to UCI and Winboard protocols.

    27 Arena alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Arena Chess GUI

    Arena Features

    1.  Database Publishing

    Arena VS Fritz

     
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