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Subject: Re: Sparring mode very week in Fritz 6 and Chess Tiger14.0?

Author: Roy Brunjes

Date: 20:19:51 09/23/01

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On September 23, 2001 at 17:29:46, Francois Bertin wrote:

>
>Has someone else noticed that Sparring mode seems to be very weak in F6 (latest
>patch) and Chess Tiger? I'm a 1200-rated player and I had to work hard to beat
>F? in Sparring mode set to "easy". Now, I can beat Fritz with ease at each of
>the sparring mode levels, up to "very hard". Same thing happens when I try the
>Sparring mode in Chess Tiger 14.0.
>
>I don't know if this is a bug or an intentional weakening of the Sparring option
>by Chessbase, but in either case it makes it useless. Fortunately, the Friend
>mode is still working right, but although I like to play games using it, I find
>that using Sparring mode is much more useful for training purposes.
>
>Does someone know where I can find the previous patches for Fritz 6. The
>Chessbase site only offers the latest one for download.
>
>Thanks,
>
>François Bertin

I can confirm that you are correct.  I ran sparring mode with "Normal" setting
and it hung a piece, then a rook, and then its queen.

This is seriously broken and needs yet ANOTHER patch.

You would think these guys would hire a professional software tester ...

Roy



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