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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