Fritz Chess
{{Short description|2009 video game}}
{{about|the video game| the chess software|Fritz (chess)}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Fritz Chess
| image = Fritz Chess coverart.png
| caption =
| developer = Freedom Factory Studios{{efn|DS version developed by Shanblue Interactive.
Mobile version developed by PlayWay.}}
| publisher = Deep Silver{{efn|Mobile version published by Gammick Entertainment.}}
| designer =
| engine =
| released = iOS
April 17, 2009{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2009 |title=Fritz Chess |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/fritz-chess-kasparov-beating-chess-sim-arrives-on-the-iphone |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=GamesIndustry |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420045329/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/fritz-chess-kasparov-beating-chess-sim-arrives-on-the-iphone |url-status=live }}
Wii{{vgrelease|NA/EU|July 10, 2009}}Nintendo DS{{vgrelease|EU|July 10, 2009|NA|July 13, 2009}}PlayStation 3{{vgrelease|EU|July 31, 2009}}
| genre = Computer chess
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii
}}
Fritz Chess is a video game for the Wii, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation 3 developed by Freedom Factory Studios and published by Deep Silver in 2009. A mobile port bearing the same name was developed by PlayWay and published by Gammick Entertainment and released the same year. It includes single player and multiplayer modes (for up to two players) and allows user to partake in various chess games, including classic chess, chess 960 or giveaway.
Gameplay
Perceived rarity
The North American release of Fritz Chess was quite limited and has fueled speculation that it may be the rarest Wii release in the region.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesportsgamer.com/?p=1226 |title=The hunt for Fritz Chess – the Wii’s first “rare” game…, TSG: The Sports Gamer 25 April 2010 |access-date=16 August 2011 |archive-date=9 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009121703/http://www.thesportsgamer.com/?p=1226 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesportsgamer.com/?p=1256 |title=The conundrum that is Deep Silver’s Fritz Chess (or, the Wii’s first “rare” game Pt. 2), TSG: The Sports Gamer 3 May 2010 |access-date=16 August 2011 |archive-date=9 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009121723/http://www.thesportsgamer.com/?p=1256 |url-status=live }} Copies on Amazon and other retailers can run above $100.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Fritz-Chess-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B00288KO4E |title=Amazon.com:Fritz Chess |access-date=2017-08-31 |archive-date=2016-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222172744/http://www.amazon.com/Fritz-Chess-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B00288KO4E |url-status=live }} It was later revealed that Fritz Chess had a limited run on all console releases including the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS due to Deep Silver specifically developing the console version for those who wanted to learn to play chess competitively. The Fritz Chess series has another DS release "Learn to Play with Fritz and Chesster" which has assumed similar rarity.
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Category:Freedom Factory Studios games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Spain
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