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Subject: Re: Fritz 9- no engine improvements

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 11:59:36 09/07/05

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On September 07, 2005 at 02:27:06, Walter Faxon wrote:

>On September 04, 2005 at 19:05:59, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On September 04, 2005 at 18:36:21, Roman Hartmann wrote:
>>
>>>On September 04, 2005 at 18:17:37, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>
>>>>p.s. how many of you have bought shredder9-uci classic gui?
>>>
>>>I did and I might even buy Zappa because it's coming with a new GUI. Just make
>>>sure it does support UCI engines and has some nice looking 2D-fonts for the
>>>pieces as well.
>>>
>>>Roman
>>
>>Actually you can dock your own fonts if you have certain ones. We default have
>>many fonts and in time more and more will be available.
>>
>>More interestingly is how good is the 3d engine. Well it's one of the best:
>>  http://www.diep3d.com/zappainaction.jpg
>
>
>The knights are facing forward -- wrong!  "What is that piece?"
>
>Most players like to see knights in profile, like on 2-D boards.
>
>The only controversy remaining is, should they face left, right, or towards the
>d-e line?  :)

This obviously wrong. The knight should have a "diagonal look." A knight on f3
looks at e4, etc. etc. :-)

Torstein
>
>-W



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