Author: pavel
Date: 19:50:00 06/23/02
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On June 23, 2002 at 22:30:14, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: >On June 23, 2002 at 19:50:11, pavel wrote: > >>On June 23, 2002 at 19:16:24, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>It's been said 100 times. Fritz is written in assembly. In order to port it to >>>64-bit, Frans would have to re-write the entire program. >>> >> >>We dont know that for sure, it's mostly assumptions. >>We know about the source of fritz as much as we know about the source of any >>other commercial programs, nothing. >> >>besides there is no point of porting fritz for this hardware, unless there is a >>significant amount of customers. >>Maybe 10-20 people atmost inthe world will buy these systems for computer-chess. >>why bother? >> >>cheers, >>pavs > >As long as we are all going to have fun with wild speculation, let me have some >of the fun too by suggesting that every active GM who can afford it will get the >very best, whatever that may be. > >I "speculate" that the Fritz people already have a very long list of persons who >could be counted on to purchase anything that is a big improvement in >performance. Remember, there are many GMs who see chess as a source of $$$$. >They will want the best tools for their profession that they can get. And there >are the non-GMs like me who would do the same thing. > >Again: Just speculation. Truthfully, I do not know all of the GMs personally >and cannot speak for them. But if everybody else is going to speculate about >Fritz software, . . . > > >Bob D. What makes you think that GMs practice with computer programs? Of all the Gm, IMs and strong players I have spoken with in ICC, and FICS and chess.net, Bitler, Pawelek, Cuoo, to name a few, they dont like playing with computer programs, they plainly said playing with a computer program is a bore even if they beat them. They don't practice with chess programs, but most of them have agreed to have atleast a reasonably strong chess program, mostly Fritz, Junior and Shredder, unfortunately few mentioned Chesstiger. Last week I asked Pawelek (GM) in chess.net to play a few games with a computer program, he was very nice and agreed to play few games, The progarm was a dumbed-down version of Crafty, running by the handle "Dingbat", anyways he lost most of the games, in our lengthy discussion after the game, he agreed that he doesnt enjoy playing chess programs , because they are just plain boring, according to him. I know that database programs are very important tools for GM and alike, but I am not sure that they are very fond of chess programs. It's mostly interesting to spectators & kbitzers like us and "WE" are the main customers. I would buy fritz 8 even if its 1 elo stronger than the previous version, because I am a collector, and there are many people like me. For GMs fritz5.32 is good enough to point out most techtical mistakes, they might have missed out. cheers, pavs
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