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Subject: Re: Fritz 9 - the first human-like chess engine in the world

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 15:07:18 10/30/05

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On October 29, 2005 at 09:13:11, Torstein Hall wrote:

>On October 29, 2005 at 03:25:46, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>>On October 28, 2005 at 19:09:12, Bertil Eklund wrote:
>>
>>>On October 28, 2005 at 18:00:22, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>>
>>>Of course this whole article is a joke and with an ad in the end.
>>>
>>>The idea is that noone should buy Fritz after one dubious move and four losses.
>>
>>No, that´s not the idea. Read the text from Chessbase.com.
>>I certainly don´t mind if people buy Fritz 9 but I can´t stand being taken for a
>>fool.
>>
>>Michael
>
>Why do you feel taken for a fool if you find 4 bad games from Fritz and a few
>positions where Fritz do not play the best move? (And at least the first

Does not find the best move? That´s putting it mildly.
In the examples it either played or suggested illogical moves which a strong
human does not even consider.

Fritz simply has now a much more speculative eval than the early previous
version 8.
This doesn´t make the style more human-like IMHO.

postion
>is well within Fritzes opening book and will not be condidered under normal
>play!) It is still one of the top programs out there and as far as I can see
>must be a great imporvment on version 8. And just wait until the bug fix is
>here.....
>
>Torstein

I don´t care much about improved engine-engine strength.

The Bug has no influence on opening or middle game evaluation.

Michael

>
>>
>>>
>>>Bertil



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