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Subject: Re: Why is Fritz, called Fritz?

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 18:14:52 12/03/99

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On December 03, 1999 at 17:10:50, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:

>I supect it is a popular German name chosen by Fritz's creater, Franz Morsch?

First of al it's
  Frans Morsch
and not Franz

Secondly: Frans is dutch and not german.

Third: i can't imagine chessbase letting their engine maker invent a
name instead of their big PR department.

>Fritz1 was called Knight-Stalker here in the USA - I have no idea why...
>
>Larry T
>
>On December 03, 1999 at 12:50:37, Charles Unruh wrote:
>
>>Why is Fritz, called Fritz?  What's the idea behind that name, or is it named
>>after someone?



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