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Subject: Re: 4 days with Fritz 6

Author: Keith Kitson

Date: 01:09:04 12/05/99

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On December 04, 1999 at 17:45:17, Lonnie Cook wrote:

>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

I've played Wchwss2000 from within CG6 and it is weaker than most of the other
top programs.  I don't rate Wchess at all.  So I don't know how you can justify
this post
>
> 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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