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Subject: Re: Why is Fritz, called Fritz?

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 18:23:05 12/03/99

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On December 03, 1999 at 21:14:52, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>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.

Chessbase probably tried to compile Franz's engine and had something messed up
and thought it was on the fritz & the name just stuck.

Pete

>
>>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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