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Subject: Re: 4 days with Fritz 6

Author: Lonnie Cook

Date: 14:45:17 12/04/99

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On December 04, 1999 at 16:59:57, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:

>After a few hours lost in the woods with a new interface I must say I'm rather
>satisfied with the standard windows layout. I don't go for fancy board designs,
>so returned to the old Fritz 5 layout.
>
>The program has become more stable. Sometimes my 'old' Fritz5 gui showed garbled
>pieces on the board after task switching or after energy save monitor mode, but
>with fritz6 that's over.
>
>Only thing I miss (or can't find) is to switch permanent brain off and play
>thorugh a game or an opening tree.
>Also not all commands (a few) are IMO logically placed in the pulldown menus.
>
>In blitz and bullet Fritz6 is certainly weaker, but at longer time controls I
>indeed found out (am finding out)

I am finding out the opposite. it is stronger!

Fritz6 is slightly stronger than Fritz5. I
>will post the results on my website asap, although I think it's more important
>Fritz6 plays a lot better against me stylewise than did Fritz5. That's why I
>love Nimzo99.

Nimzo was atroucious! U wanna get a good feeling of playing a powerhouse, play
Wchess 2000 from within the CG6 program, aggressive as anything and smart

 Fritz6 gives me that feeling too.
>
>Are there any stronger players over here who have some thoughts about the
>"human' playing style of Fritz6?
>
>Thx.
>
>Jeroen ;-}



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