Deep Fritz 8

by Viva Media

Product Features

• Advanced positional understanding makes playing the computer as challenging as variable as playing a human chess master
• 3D graphics with board zooming and tilt functions for a look at the action from any angle
• New Chess Media System which offers a new dimension in chess training - featuring video, pictures, sound, text and a synchronized graphical chess board
• Comes with the World Championship engine and World Championship openings book

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0001GDEVU
• Item model number: 00145
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 3, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,287 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Deep Fritz 8: New multi-processor version with spectacular 3D! Play chess with the strongest chess engine ever available in retail! *Speed! On a single processor system Deep Fritz 8 is superior to its little brother Fritz 8. On a dual processor system Deep Fritz 8 calculates 85% faster than Fritz 8, achieving an even better performance. *Understanding! One of the most interesting features of Deep Fritz 8 is that in addition to its speed the program has gained a remarkable degree of positional understanding. The endgame technique has also been improved, something you will see especially in the way it prepares the way to an advantageous ending in the middlegame - just like a strong human master. All of this has been achieved without sacrificing any of the program's legendary tactical strength. *Stunning Graphics! Beautiful 3D Boards with zoom and tilt functions. Featuring the Spanish Room where you can play in just the right atmosphere. The Chess Media System which offers a new dimension in chess training. The media system including video pictures, sound, notation, text and a synchronised graphical chess board - there is no better way of presenting chess! *Deep Fritz comes with the World Championship engine and the World Championship openings book. *Exclusive Bonus: 12 months free subscription to the chess server Playchess.com. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: PC: Pentium PC, 32 MB RAM, Windows 98, ME, XP, 2000, CD-ROM Drive, mouse

Product Description

A completely different world of chessProduct InformationDeep Fritz 8: multi-processor version with spectacular 3D! Deep Fritz 8 offers the strongest chess engine ever available in retail. Play the kind of chess matches that you would when facing a grand Master -- and improve your strategic and tactical skills in no time.  Player options and a new earning system make this the chess software of choice for beginners and experts.Product FeaturesSpeed! On a single processor system Deep Fritz 8 is superior to its little brother Fritz 8.On a dual processor system Deep Fritz 8 calculates 85% faster than Fritz 8 achieving an even better performance.Understanding! One of the most interesting features of Deep Fritz 8 is that in addition to its speed the program has gained a remarkable degree of positional understanding. The endgame technique has also been improved something you will see especially in the way it prepares the way to an advantageous ending in the middlegame - just like a strong human master. All of this has been achieved without sacrificing any of the program's legendary tactical strength.Stunning Graphics! Beautiful 3D Boards with zoom and tilt functions. Featuring the Spanish Room where you can play in just the right atmosphere. The Chess Media System which offers a new dimension in chess training. The media system including video pictures sound notation text and a synchronized graphical chess board - there is no better way of presenting chess!Windows RequirementsExclusive Bonus: 12 months free subscription to the chess server Playchess.com.Windows 98 ME NT 4.0 or higher 2000 XPPentium PC processor32 MB of RAMCD-ROM DriveSound CardHiColor or TrueColor GraphicsThe photo-realistic 3D graphics needs DirectX 8.1 Mouse 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great program yet over-hyped and costly, April 11, 2004

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"spite_check" (east coast of usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Fritz 8 (Video Game)

deep fritz is a great program for playing chess. it is not the best though.
for most people the ordinary fritz8 will run faster and it costs less--you do not have a motive to spend so much money on this software unless you already use a specialized computer system with dual cpus(like two xeon chips instead of a single pentium4, eg.). otherwise the extra coding in the software for the second cpu will actually slow down playing performance strength by at least 2-5% on a single processor system.

if you want the best chess playing program consider purchasing shredder8 or deep junior8 from the same publisher because either of these two have beaten deep fritz8 in world computer championships and have a different opening book than fritz does so you will enjoy another style of play.
this is the golden age of chess software. you have many glorious choices to savour-- i do not believe any choice is really bad. but don't spend too much money in the mistaken belief that you are getting 'the best and only' software to have because that sets up disappointment and unreal expectations from a machine.
use the money that you save to buy endgame tables or extra opening books for your chess engine if computer performance is your central issue. otherwise consider purchasing chess training and teaching software to learn tactics well-- you will see a marked improvement in your playing strength and purchase satisfaction if you choose this course.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good program, bad support, August 21, 2004

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P. K. Price (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Deep Fritz 8 (Video Game)

The program is pretty good, but it isn't much better than Fritz 7, and isn't much faster either, so it doesn't seem worth the extra over just the normal Fritz8. I'm also really annoyed about the support - my CD came without a user manual, which means that I don't have a product key to register my copy, and can't play online. Amazon blamed the publisher, and the publisher blamed Amazon, and I still don't have a manual or a product key.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Program But..., July 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Deep Fritz 8 (Video Game)

It seems to have everything you could want in a chess program, but the instruction manual really is poorly done. It takes an inordinant amount of time to locate the information which will tell you how to set it up for your preferred style of play. I have only had the program for 3 days, but the manual is infuriating-maybe it'll get better as I get used to it. If the manual had been done better, I would have rated it a 5.