Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 13:11:04 05/23/98
I am seeking opinion information on the playing strength of Fritz 5. I have ordered Fritz5, not yet received it. I have been reading internet stuff that alarms me about Fritz5. Such as. Its current number 1 ranking ahead of nimzo98 and others is biased in favor of fritz because of a testing platform that may be friendly too Fritz, 100 meg of ram, not the version as the commercial version etc and on it goes. A test of all the top programs is reported where all programs start at a pre designated open position, all opening books are turned off. Fritz finished 9th in this test which suggests to me that just maybe it does not play as strong in endgame as other programs, like 8 others. The program, i learned does not come with a CD titled "powerbook" which is apparently very important to its rating, at least I understand that powerbook is used in all its games. I am pleased to say that I have been told that I may return the program and purchase another program suchs as perhaps nimzo98 etc. By way of background I have been playing my oldest Son chess, program and against program. We started out with him using Sargon 5 on MAC g3-233 and I using CM5K on a laptop 100 meg pentium. cm5k usually won. He purchased Hiarcs4 or 5 not sure as I write and I loose with cm5k all the time ! I want to be the rascal, so i am looking for the best of the best, iE; Fritz5 Nimzo98 Hiuarcs 6.0 Rebel 9.0 Mchess Pro 7 etc. I am as I said using a Toshiba laptop pentium 100, with 40 meg of ram and lots of hard drive. Shower me with opinions please--I do not have but a couple of days to decide wheather to send Fritz5 back when I get it or keep it. P.S. Are there plans that Fritz5 is going to fadeaway as implied in one of the open letters this site titled "Fritz finds great move" or something likek that. Thanks folks Wayne Lowrance
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