Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 17:39:24 10/13/99
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On October 13, 1999 at 16:14:24, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote: >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. Darn, disappointing !
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