Author: Chessfun
Date: 17:30:32 11/13/00
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On November 13, 2000 at 18:16:32, Jorge Pichard wrote: >GambitSoft first announced Nimzo 8 to be released at the end of August, then it >was postponed to Middle of October, later on to Beginning of November. There are >possibly two reasons why Nimzo 8 has not been released yet: > >1st. Either Dr. Donninger was totally disatified after the result of WCCC and >is trying hard to improved Nimzo 8 to the point where it is not just a little >bit better than Fritz 6a according to Chess Base, but to make it a solid program >all around in which it would not be trounced by a simple King side attack such >as in the game versus Patzer or versus Gambit Tiger when it Sac the rook for the >Knight. > >2nd. Another reason could be that Dr. Donninger just before releasing Nimzo 8 >found an astonishing improvement and decided to wait and implement his later >discoveries and it is taking more time than expected to incorporate his >improvements. > >PS: Whatever the reason is, in order for Dr. Donninger to keep his loyal >customers happy, he needs to make an explanation soon, or people will start >taking their order back and wait for Fritz 7 to arrive which is around the >corner. > >Pichard. I'll give you one single reason. They have been extra busy with Chessbase 8 and Deep Fritz. Sarah.
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