Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 17:15:51 05/23/98
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Once you receive Fritz 5 and learn all the things that it can do, you will then guard the Fritz 5 with your life. You will simply fall in love with the program. -- Komputer Korner On May 23, 1998 at 16:11:04, Wayne Lowrance wrote: >I am seeking opinion information on the playing strength of Fritz 5. >I have ordered Fritz5, not yet received it. I have been reading internet >stuff that alarms me about Fritz5. Such as. > >Its current number 1 ranking ahead of nimzo98 and others is biased in >favor of fritz because of a testing platform that may be friendly too >Fritz, 100 meg of ram, not the version as the commercial version etc and >on it goes. > >A test of all the top programs is reported where all programs start at a >pre designated open position, all opening books are turned off. Fritz >finished 9th in this test which suggests to me that just maybe it does >not play as strong in endgame as other programs, like 8 others. > >The program, i learned does not come with a CD titled "powerbook" which >is apparently very important to its rating, at least I understand that >powerbook is used in all its games. > >I am pleased to say that I have been told that I may return the program >and purchase another program suchs as perhaps nimzo98 etc. > >By way of background I have been playing my oldest Son chess, program >and against program. We started out with him using Sargon 5 on MAC >g3-233 and I using CM5K on a laptop 100 meg pentium. cm5k usually won. >He purchased Hiarcs4 or 5 not sure as I write and I loose with cm5k all >the time ! I want to be the rascal, so i am looking for the best of the >best, iE; >Fritz5 >Nimzo98 >Hiuarcs 6.0 >Rebel 9.0 >Mchess Pro 7 >etc. > >I am as I said using a Toshiba laptop pentium 100, with 40 meg of ram >and lots of hard drive. > >Shower me with opinions please--I do not have but a couple of days to >decide wheather to send Fritz5 back when I get it or keep it. > >P.S. Are there plans that Fritz5 is going to fadeaway as implied in one >of the open letters this site titled "Fritz finds great move" or >something likek that. > >Thanks folks Wayne Lowrance
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