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Subject: Re: what i dislike with fritz5.32 and fritz6, and why...

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 03:14:28 10/23/99

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On October 23, 1999 at 06:08:33, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On October 22, 1999 at 18:47:52, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>I believe that not many buy Fritz6.
>>
>>I do not buy Fritz programs after Fritz5 before it is clear that they improve
>>it.
>>I do not buy versions of Genius after Genius3 for the same reason.
>>
>>I see no reason to buy Fritz6 when it is not clear if  it is better than
>>previous versions of fritz.
>
>If you want to imply that Fritz 6 is no improvement over Fritz 5, I disagree
>with you radically. In the first place, Fritz 6 is not only a new engine, but a
>new interface. You can argue that the engine has not been improved because it is
>not X Elo points better/worse than F532, whatever that means, but it does play a
>more enjoyable game of chess and this is a clear improvement. And if in spite of
>this you don't like it all that much, it is always possible to use it with
>Hiarcs, Junior and over 20 other engines.
>
>As for the interface, Fritz 6 is not only better than before. It is light years
>ahead of anything else aesthetically and functionally. It is a beauty and it is
>fun. Without a hint of a doubt in my mind, it is my "desert island" chess
>program.
>
>Only my (very strong) opinion, of course.
>
>Enrique

 Thanks Enrique!
 I think I go for that upgrade after all...

 Sune






>
>>I think they would do better not to release a new program before they are sure
>>that they have a clear improvement.
>
>>Junior6 will be a clear improvement above Junior5(not only in the level of play
>>but also for analysis because it can learn by position and
>>You can go forward and backward and the program is going to improve the
>>knowledge of the root position).
>>
>>Maybe the programmers of Fritz like you too much and after they read that you
>>are happy that they lost they do not want you to be sad))
>>
>>Uri



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