Answers.Body: <p>First download StockFish. You click on the button shown in the below image and choose "Save as". It will be saved as <code>.rar</code> file, which you can open with WinRar, 7Zip or similar utility... </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IHpyi.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Then you unzip it ( put it where you want ). After that run Fritz, and choose <em>Engine -> Create UCI engine</em> like in the picture below:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AX8ij.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>The following dialog box will pop up, after which you need to press <em>Browse</em> button:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/iR8Cr.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Then you will see a dialog box that will help you find StockFish. Once you find it, select it and click <em>Open</em> ( <em>in the picture below I didn't click on the StockFish when creating screen capture; sorry, I just forgot to do it</em> ) :</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/PS5Py.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>After Fritz finishes loading engine your dialog box should look something like the image below. Then just click on the <em>OK</em> button:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/J72it.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>That should do it. I think that the procedure is the same for ChessBase. To use StockFish instead of Fritz, press <em>F3</em>, select StockFish from the list of engines in the dialog box that pops, and click <em>OK</em> button. Wait a few seconds and you will be good to go.</p>
  
  <p>That's all, if you need further help leave a comment. Best regards.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: @Petrosian you should update your question again.
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Answers.Text: 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.
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Answers.Text: 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).
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Answers.Text: @Petrosian: Did you set Houdini ( or any other program ) as your **main engine?** This is important, please tell me as soon as possible.
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Answers.Text: Yes, when I click on Engine > Change Main Engine, it seems that the main engine is Houdini 3 Pro x64.
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Answers.Text: @Petrosian: Change it back to original engine ( Fritz if I am right ), and repeat what I have said.
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Answers.Text: I tried with each one of the 4 engines, and it did not work.
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Answers.Text: @Petrosian: *I tried with each one of the 4 engines, and it did not work.* What does this mean? I cant read your mind. Did you press F3 and changed the main engine to Fritz? Or did you try to create UCI with all 4 engines? What **exactly** did you do?
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Answers.Text: I clicked on Engine > Change Main Engine, and then I selected Fritz 12 (as the "main engine"). Then I clicked on "Create UCI engine" and tried to install Stockfish, but it did not work. (And I also tried the same thing with the 3 other engines just in case but it didn't work either.)
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Answers.Text: 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 been installed successfully. I even also installed another engine called "Gull 3". Thank you AlwaysLearningNewStuff for all the help you provided me.
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Body: <p>I'm on Windows 8. I have the Fritz/ChessBase GUI since I bought both Fritz 12 and Houdini 3 Pro.</p>
  
  <p>I would like to know how exactly can I download and install the free latest version (and most powerful version) of Stockfish.</p>
  
  <p>I've found this website to download Stockfish: <a href="http://stockfishchess.org/">http://stockfishchess.org/</a></p>
  
  <p>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?</p>
  
  <p>Please try to explain it step by steps because I'm not that good with computers.</p>
  
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  <p>.</p>
  
  <p>@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".</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gVdkg.png" alt=""></p>
  
  <p>Then I clicked on the "..." button (which looks to be the "Browse..." button). I went in C:\Program Files (x86)\ChessBase.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5awpM.png" alt=""></p>
  
  <p>But then clicking on one of the three files does not work.</p>
  
  <p>Maybe the problem comes from the fact that the icon for Stockfish is different than the the other icons:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ADhIU.png" alt=""></p>
  
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Comments.Text: You are always welcome. Good luck and best regards until next time :)
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Comments.Text: AlwaysLearningNewStuff's answer is right, try placing the stokfish engine out of program files folder (it has special permissions on windows 8), try c:\chess\engines
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Tags: <engines><software><stockfish>
Title: How to download Stockfish and install it on the Fritz/ChessBase GUI?
ThreadText: # How to download Stockfish and install it on the Fritz/ChessBase GUI?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-09)
  
  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.
  
  .
  
  .
  
  @username_1: 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".
  
  ![](https://i.sstatic.net/gVdkg.png)
  
  Then I clicked on the "..." button (which looks to be the "Browse..." button). I went in C:\Program Files (x86)\ChessBase.
  
  ![](https://i.sstatic.net/5awpM.png)
  
  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:
  
  ![](https://i.sstatic.net/ADhIU.png)
  
  **Tags:** engines, software, stockfish
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: You are always welcome. Good luck and best regards until next time :)  
  > **username_2**: username_1's answer is right, try placing the stokfish engine out of program files folder (it has special permissions on windows 8), try c:\chess\engines  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-09. Score: 13 | Accepted answer
  
  First download StockFish. You click on the button shown in the below image and choose "Save as". It will be saved as `.rar` file, which you can open with WinRar, 7Zip or similar utility...
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IHpyi.png)
  
  Then you unzip it ( put it where you want ). After that run Fritz, and choose *Engine -> Create UCI engine* like in the picture below:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/AX8ij.png)
  
  The following dialog box will pop up, after which you need to press *Browse* button:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/iR8Cr.png)
  
  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* ) :
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/PS5Py.png)
  
  After Fritz finishes loading engine your dialog box should look something like the image below. Then just click on the *OK* button:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/J72it.png)
  
  That should do it. I think that the procedure is the same for ChessBase. To use StockFish instead of Fritz, press *F3*, select StockFish from the list of engines in the dialog box that pops, and click *OK* button. Wait a few seconds and you will be good to go.
  
  That's all, if you need further help leave a comment. Best regards.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I answered you by editing my question.  
  > **username_1**: 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.  
  > **username_0**: 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).  
  > **username_1**: @Petrosian: Did you set Houdini ( or any other program ) as your **main engine?** This is important, please tell me as soon as possible.  
  > **username_0**: Yes, when I click on Engine > Change Main Engine, it seems that the main engine is Houdini 3 Pro x64.  
  > **username_1**: @Petrosian: Change it back to original engine ( Fritz if I am right ), and repeat what I have said.  
  > **username_0**: I tried with each one of the 4 engines, and it did not work.  
  > **username_1**: @Petrosian: *I tried with each one of the 4 engines, and it did not work.* What does this mean? I cant read your mind. Did you press F3 and changed the main engine to Fritz? Or did you try to create UCI with all 4 engines? What **exactly** did you do?  
  > **username_0**: I clicked on Engine > Change Main Engine, and then I selected Fritz 12 (as the "main engine"). Then I clicked on "Create UCI engine" and tried to install Stockfish, but it did not work. (And I also tried the same thing with the 3 other engines just in case but it didn't work either.)  
  > **username_0**: 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 been installed successfully. I even also installed another engine called "Gull 3". Thank you username_1 for all the help you provided me.  
  > **username_3**: @Petrosian you should update your question again.  
  > **username_3**: What is the difference between _modern and not?  
  
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