Opinions on Fritz 15 / Friend Mode

[WuShock]

It was time to upgrade anyway ( F12) , and I wanted to try the Friend Mode ..... Overall , I like it ...... I win about 50% of my games , so it does a good job of that . Nice not to get hassled about the time , and even enjoy some of the comments , though some overused ...... It would be nice to see that area greatly expanded , with meaningful comments..... a couple small glitches : I seem to lose games from time to time . I went from 95 total to 74 total , after restarting the next day , and there have been others ...... Also the Elo rating can jump around sometimes upon restarting...... One time I had a nice win , and my rating jumped 200 pts ( after 70+ games ) , only to have it drop back down after the next game.........

None of this bothers me too much ,I would buy it again ..... I really like being able to have 2 instances of F15 running at the same time , and excited to see Vas back in the game , and look forward to watching his progress .....

Also interested in opinions on ratings .? Of course with no clocks , and everything else , but wonder if it's ballpark ??

Thanks ,

Tom Glenn

[Sean Evans]

It was time to upgrade anyway ( F12) , and I wanted to try the Friend Mode ..... Overall , I like it ...... I win about 50% of my games , so it does a good job of that . Nice not to get hassled about the time , and even enjoy some of the comments , though some overused ...... It would be nice to see that area greatly expanded , with meaningful comments..... a couple small glitches : I seem to lose games from time to time . I went from 95 total to 74 total , after restarting the next day , and there have been others ...... Also the Elo rating can jump around sometimes upon restarting...... One time I had a nice win , and my rating jumped 200 pts ( after 70+ games ) , only to have it drop back down after the next game.........

None of this bothers me too much ,I would buy it again ..... I really like being able to have 2 instances of F15 running at the same time , and excited to see Vas back in the game , and look forward to watching his progress .....

Also interested in opinions on ratings .? Of course with no clocks , and everything else , but wonder if it's ballpark ??

Thanks ,

Tom Glenn

This should be posted in the CCC forum, not the CPForum. Vas and Rybka are a fraud. The software was plagiarised from several programs and no one should buy it and Chessbase should not be selling it!

Sean

[fern]

Do not worry about nasty comments about Vas and the program.
You tempted me to get the F15 thing.

Fern

[AdminX]

Sorry to say that I have not really tested it yet. I've been using it to play chess online at Playchess and to help me analyze my games mainly. At some point, I plan to hook up my DGT Chessboard and play some games using Friend mode with Delfi Trainer or Rebel.

[WuShock]

The Friend Mode seems to automatically promote to a Queen ..... Sometimes that isn't a good idea....... I lucked into a pretty finish , only to see it turn in to a stalemate .......

Black to move...........



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[fern]

Yes, it was promotion to knight, mate, BUT remember he was playing in friend mood....whatever that means...

[Graham Banks]

......Vas and Rybka are a fraud. The software was plagiarised from several programs and no one should buy it and Chessbase should not be selling it!

Sean

That opinion is not shared by everybody, including some well-respected programmers.