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Subject: Re: Observations on Fritz6 (English ver)

Author: Steve Lopez

Date: 13:44:00 12/12/99

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On December 12, 1999 at 09:17:14, Martin Grabriel wrote:

>It will take Kasparov or Anand to tell the difference :).
>Both engines are beyond the apt of ordinary men like us to detect the
>difference. In engine vs engine I played, Fritz6 just did a very very little
>better than Fritz5.32 and Hiarcs7.32. And users elsewhere (I think including
>Steve Lopez) have commented that Fritz6 is slightly slower in its search because
>of its built-in chess knowledge.

Yes, I did post that in r.g.c.c.

I haven't played a lot of games against Fritz6 yet, but in the few I've played
I've noticed very un-Fritzlike play. It plays a more human-type game than
previous Fritz programs (I haven't noticed a difference this marked since the
difference between Fritz2 and Fritz3).

I'm not a strong enough chessplayer to be able to determine whether or not
Fritz6 is stronger than Fritz5.32. But it's a strong program regardless and the
new GUI alone is worth the price of admission, IMHO. I use the Green Marble
board with the Ornate pieces and I think the damn thing is *gorgeous*.

-- Steve Lopez

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