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Subject: Re: Fritz6 questions

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 13:18:29 07/18/00

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On July 18, 2000 at 14:42:23, James Thompson wrote:

>1.	Shouldn’t the last sentence read, “If after about six games Fritz sets your
>handicap above 400 (= four pawns) you….”?  If I understand this concept
>correctly, the weaker the player the higher the handicap, thus the higher the
>number.  That’s the only way “top players will indeed achieve a negative
>handicap”.  Right?

Yes, that would be correct. At least if it's supposed to be equivalent to golf
;o).

>2.	Regarding endgame tablebases, this quote is in Fritz’s help system, “The
>endgame databases are in the Nalimov format and are know as "Tablebases". They
>are in the directory \TBs on your Fritz CD.”  Does this mean that the Fritz
>Endgame Turbo is included in the Fritz6 program?  If not, is it worth purchasing
>given the existing endgame database in Frtiz6?

I don't know anything about this question, except that endgame tablebases are
worthwhile. According to the help file they should be present on the Fritz CD.

>3.	I’m playing a lot of my games as Black.  I particularly want to practice
>against Queen pawn openings.  Normally I have to take back Fritz’s initial move
>until it plays e4.  Can I build a separate database of e4 openings and use that
>database to practice against?

You can create your own book in Fritz. First you create a new book and then you
import games with the openings you desire.

Best wishes...
Mogens



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