What Chess engine should i buy that costs under $69? My level is intermediate-ish

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Ask 6 people and you'll get 14 opinions. :)

What do you want the engine to do?

Stockfish is free, so I'd start there before paying for others.

Fritz 16 seems like a fantastic product to study and learn from your games with your computer so it's definitely a great buy it if you can afford it without issues.

Personally, the last program I bought was... Fritz 7 many years ago  Enjoyed it quite a bit but now I am simply happy with Stockfish for analysis purposes. To play and train against a computer, I actually like playing against the old programs from the late 1980s and early 1990s that had a strength between 1700-2000 (the original Fritz is free, for example). I prefer trying against the "real" program and not a dumbed down version of a modern engine that tries to play poor chess artificially by playing a weak move here and there (Fritz 16 seems to do this much better than previous programs, though, but I didn't have a chance to test it personally)

 1050 blitz rating is intermediate...ish?

The Amateur's Mind, IM Jeremy Silman.

You don't need an engine at this level (well, kinda) but you should spend more time understanding principles, not just engines and tactics. Of course, I think you should do Fritz, Komodo... meh.

Buy ?

Aw, man, I paid infinitely more than 0$.

Thank you all for the helpful comments. I agree that i need more time on principles, but also more time on strategy and tactics would not hurt. The what behind the why i suppose. Well next dumb question is where can I get the free download of Stockfish? Thanks again.

just use stockfish lol why pay for a chess engine if you are an intermediate?

 Shredder is a pretty good option. It will adjust itself to your playing strength, and increase its strength as you improve.