I know this thread is a few weeks old but i thought i'd offer some advice. Both seem good choices from reading the description, but aside from using Chessmaster I do not know much about chess software (or anything at all). Here on Steam I noticed both this 'Fritz for Fun 13' and the 'Deep Fritz 14'. It even had a extensive database and chessgame analysis function, which I surmise is standard for chess software nowadays. For those who never heard of it, Chessmaster 9000 had over a hundred difficulty levels (most named after famous players such as Garry Kasparov or Emanuel Lasker), puzzles, exercises and lessons for the purpose of learning to play or improving one's chess skills, with the particular input of Joshua Waitzkin. The disk has unfortunately outlived its usefulness (I loved that software), and I would like to get some new chess software that can substitute it. The software I was using up until now to learn, practice and play was Chessmaster 9000. Now, I would like to dedicate myself more seriously to chess, especially because I found a rival of sorts I would like to win against.for a change.

For years, I have entertained a on/off relationship with chess and therefore my skills have deteriorated terribly.

Fritz chess steam 13