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Subject: Re: 4 days with Fritz 6

Author: Lonnie Cook

Date: 06:13:47 12/05/99

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On December 05, 1999 at 04:09:04, Keith Kitson wrote:

>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

I justify it through results, i used to use it on ICC all the time and it could
kick any of the top programs there square in the pants with its agressive style
>>
>> 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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