Author: Georg v. Zimmermann
Date: 13:14:24 10/13/99
Here is my first impression of Fritz6 engine strenth based on very few test-games and only a few hours of observation. It gets 2 positions less of LCTII test suit right than fritz5, thats worse than bringer, lg2000 and crafty. It is obviously less strong tactically than Fritz5. I stopped a 10minutes(K6II-400) Nunn Engine-Engine match after 4 draws and 2 wins for Fritz5 (by no means representative). I guess the strategical evaluation is taking more time, it searches a lot less nodes than fritz5. It will then probably play better in standart time-control matches. Fritz6 now even takes more time on first move out of the opening-book than fritz5, which is a good idea IMHO. It still tries to get dynamical positions at all costs (moving pawns about 2x as often as crafty in one game) which it understands best. Finally good TB-support with easy to use TB-Generator and TB on CD. Overall I do not think that Fritz6 is more than 30elo stronger than fritz5 in computer-computer. Interface looks great. Few minor bugs. Nothing special. Database support got even better. Be carefull when installing to select the right directories. Regards, --Tec.
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