Author: Marc van Hal
Date: 13:54:51 11/22/02
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On November 22, 2002 at 09:29:44, m.d.hurd wrote: >Today I noticed Fritz 8 was being used on the playchess server. > > >Regards > >Mike. Yesterday someone mentioned the Barain engine This is what I found on Chess Central Fritz 8 Features New features: Interface with photo-realistic 3D chessboard; tournament chess pieces with highly detailed wood and marble textures; chess clocks with 1/10th second display; score-sheet style notation; greatly improved playing strength (Bahrain engine, Elo performance 2809); complete introductory chess course for beginners; interactive openings training; theme blitz for middle and endgame training; deep position analysis with preset times and different engines; engine matches with different time settings; new chess server functions: simultaneous exhibitions, team championships, message system to make contact with your chess partners, opponent info (full name, Elo charts, fair play rating), satellite world maps (for DirectX 8.1), blinking button for draw offers, rooms for shuffle chess, theme blitz, eight pawn matches. System requirements: Pentium/AMD PC, 32 MB RAM, 3D graphics card, Windows 98, ME, XP, 2000, CD-ROM drive, mouse. Fritz 8 Fritz 8 is not just a chess playing monster. It is a friendly chess partner for beginners and amateurs. It will teach you to play chess from scratch, and can automatically adjust its playing strength to suit your needs. It will warn you when you go wrong in a game, giving you hints on how to play better. In any position it will explain all possible continuations to you in plain language, and it will display all pieces that are attacked, defended or "hanging". Afterwards it will analyze your games and point out mistakes and blunders. It has many handicap and friendly levels. In the sparring level the program will actually set up tactics for you to discover, teaching you to keep a lookout for opportunities throughout the game. Fritz has a photo-realistic 3D chessboard and will chatter humorously during the game. It has a giant openings book with a very wide repertoire and full statistics on every move. It has a built-in database with half a million top-quality games and is the companion and analytical partner of top players all over the world. Even Garry Kasparov admits: "I use Fritz regularly for my analysis." Fritz is also the only chess program that has been in space. In April 1999 it was transported to the space station Mir to entertain the cosmonauts who were spending many months in orbit. Fritz is also your key to a completely different world of chess. The program has a no-hassle connection to the Internet chess server Playchess.com where you can play with chess enthusiasts all over the world. You will find hundreds of opponents, day and night, you can start a blitz game, play a tournament or simply watch and chat. You can also find the latest chess news, live coverage of international tournaments and online training sessions. This is what chess is all about. Marc
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