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Subject: Re: 4 days with Fritz 6

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 06:52:04 12/05/99

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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) 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. 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 ;-}


Hello Jeroen,
Don't be too quick on your judgement of Fritz 6 at Blitz.  My first
engine/engine match was won by Fritz6 over Fritz 5.32 by 28.5 to 21.5.  My
latest auto232 match was a very impressive win by Fritz 6 over Fritz 5.32 at
game/5.  In fact the last 12 games were +8 -0 =4 for a 10-2 score (Fritz 6 wins)
Overall I have already about 340 games at blitz and the rating is equal to Fritz
5.32 and Hiarcs 7.32 with Junior 5 coming up about 20 points short.  If you just
took Fritz 5.32 and added the tablebases you would have a small improvement so I
feel Fritz 6 is at the very least as strong as Fritz 5.32 even at blitz.
Jim Walker



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