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How to download Stockfish and install it on the Fritz/ChessBase GUI?

I'm on Windows 8. I have the Fritz/ChessBase GUI since I bought both Fritz 12 and Houdini 3 Pro.

I would like to know how exactly can I download and install the free latest version (and most powerful version) of Stockfish.

I've found this website to download Stockfish: http://stockfishchess.org/

But after I click on the big green button that says "Download Stockfish 5 for Windows" I don't know what to do. Should I select "Save File" or

"Open with"? And after that what do I do?

Please try to explain it step by steps because I'm not that good with computers.

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@AlwaysLearningNewStuff: Thanks for your answer, but I did not succeed. I downloaded the file. I moved it to C:\Program Files

(x86)\ChessBase. I clicked on "Create UCI engine".

Then I clicked on the "..." button (which looks to be the "Browse..." button). I went in C:\Program Files (x86)\ChessBase.

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But then clicking on one of the three files does not work.

Maybe the problem comes from the fact that the icon for Stockfish is different than the the other icons:

engines software stockfish

edited Aug 9 '14 at 19:56 asked Aug 9 '14 at 18:15

Petrosian

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–You are always welcome. Good luck and best regards until next time :) AlwaysLearningNewStuff Aug 1 0 '14 at

1:06

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hey all i am not able to add engine to chessbase. I did as follows FRITZ8>>Stockfish done. But in chessbaase there

was no as such option for add uci engine just it shows default engines wat to do??????? ???? user6898 Feb 19

'15 at 4:57

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AlwaysLe arnin gNew Stuff's an swer i s rig ht, try pla cing the stokfish engi ne out o f prog ram file s folde r (it h as sp ecial

permissions on windows 8 ), try c:\chess\engines Fernando Gonzalez Sanchez Feb 19 '15 at 21:05

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First download StockFish. You click on the button shown in the below image and choose "Save

as". It will be saved as file, which you can open with WinRar, 7Zip or similar utility....rar

Then you unzip it ( put it where you want ). After that run Fritz, and choose

like in the picture below:

Engine -> Create UCI

engine

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The following dialog box will pop up, after which you need to press button:Browse

Then you will see a dialog box that will help you find StockFish. Once you find it, select it and

click (

) :

Open in the picture below I didn't click on the StockFish when creating screen capture;

sorry, I just forgot to do it

After Fritz finishes loading engine your dialog box should look something like the image below.

Then just click on the button:OK

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That should do it. I think that the procedure is the same for ChessBase. To use StockFish instead

of Fritz, press , select StockFish from the list of engines in the dialog box that pops, and click

button. Wait a few seconds and you will be good to go.

F3

OK

That's all, if you need further help leave a comment. Best regards.

answered Aug 9 '14 at 18:56

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–I answered you by editing my question. Petrosian Aug 9 '14 at 19:56

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It seems to me that you did create StockFish successfully, but if you wish to play against it you must load it. To do

that press F3, and select StockFish from the list, then click OK. Please try to do this and tell me what happens.

AlwaysLe arnin gNew Stuff Aug 9 '14 at 20 :55

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No I don't think I created Stockfish successfully. When I press F3, Stockfish is not on the list (there is only Fritz 11,

Fritz 12, Houdini 3 x64 and Houdini 3 Pro x64). Petrosian Aug 9 '14 at 21:03

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@Petrosian: Did you set Houdini ( or any other program ) as your This is important, please tell me as

soon as possible.

main engine?

AlwaysLe arnin gNew Stuff Aug 9 '14 a t 21:52

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I just realized what my mistake was. I did not understood correctly the part "Then you unzip it ( put it where you want

)." I searched on Google, and to unzip a file we have to right click on it and then click on "Extract all". So I did just

that, and now it works, Stockfish has be en installed successfully. I even also installed an other engine called "Gull

3". Thank you AlwaysLearningNewStuff for all the help you provided me. Petrosian Aug 10 '14 at 0:30

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