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Subject: Re:Fritz is only the tactical monster.

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 02:48:23 07/17/01

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On July 17, 2001 at 03:32:26, Uri Blass wrote:

>On July 16, 2001 at 22:53:40, Mr.Yukio Rokujo wrote:
>
>> I do not understand why they say that Fritz is the strongest program.It is only
>>the tactical monster.Fritz is miserable in positional understanding.Naturally
>>every program has positional defects,but Fritz(
>> Junior,Hiarcs,Nimzo etc,also)is helpless.I prefer Rebel Tiger,Rebel Century,and
>>Schredder.These three programs are solid and somewhat humanlike.



>
>I do not think that Fritz is inferior in positional understanding relative to
>other top programs.


  Including king safety ?!

  Sune



>
>For every program there are positions when it is foolish.
>For every 2 top programs there are positions when one is better than the other
>one and positions when the opposite is truth.
>
>If you look at the second half of the match between Fritz and Junior for the
>right to play against kramnik you can find positions when Fritz showed superior
>positional understanding relative to Junior.
>
>Uri



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