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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