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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