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Subject: Re: Fritz 9 engine

Author: Günther Simon

Date: 03:54:35 08/26/05

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On August 26, 2005 at 04:44:33, Shaley wrote:

>On August 26, 2005 at 04:22:01, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>From CSS Online:
>>
>>"Neue wissensbasierte und extrem spielstarke Schach-Engine: Fritz9". Hmm does
>>this mean: loses to Fruit, but it's strong against humans?!
>>
>>Jouni
>Hi Jouni,
>
>Looks like a lot of people over here are crazy about Fruit even w/o trying it
>over other engines. Lol! Someone used to post, it seems, that an 11 games'
>tourney cannot be a proof of the programme's strengths or weaknesses. Long-term
>testing should be done. No-one really knows how strong the new Fritz version
>really is. As is said, "let's wait and see", right? Friedel used to tell me the
>new engine is simply packed with chess knowledge.

I am not sure if 'Friedel' still wants to 'talk' to you after your message,
I have quoted below?

<quote 'A. Shaley'>
I never buy commercial programmes, except for ones written by Mark. I usually
download them via the donkey system. And I'm not hot Fritz fan. You must have
taken me for someone else, buddy.
</end quote>

I guess 'download them via the donkey system' is what we call piracy?

Guenther


> It is only some while after
>when we get a chance of feeling it that we can see what he can do in reality
>with Fruit, Zappa and other silicon monsters. I remember Frans Morsch said in an
>interview that from now on they would be working to make this engine play sound
>chess; not good chess from the point of view of beating machines or sound chess
>for beating humans. They will try to make Fritz play universally sound chess; it
>may compete very successfully against the machines as a result, he said. But
>their ambition is to make an engine that will play very good chess in general
>terms.
>Cheers,
>Alexander



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