Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

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Date: 13 Jul 2008 18:12:54
From: Gary
Subject: Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

Guys I'm am going to buy Fritz 11 if it is compatible with Vista. Is it?
Also does the Fritz engine make use of 2 CPU cores, is there a Deep Fritz
11?

Using Fritz 8 at the moment but the GUI is a bit shaky under Vista, I'm
getting the occasional redraw errors and giant letters appear in the Game
Setup window instead of graphical pieces however I try to configure it.

Any other chess program recommendations?

Is there any way to convert giant PGN files into a browsable games file
under Fritz? At the moment it seems a case of having to open the PGN in
Wordpad, copy a game to the clipboard and pasting into Fritz, not very user
friendly is it?

Cheers.

Date: 22 Jul 2008 19:35:13
From: johnny_t
Subject: Re: Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

Gary wrote:
> Guys I'm am going to buy Fritz 11 if it is compatible with Vista. Is
> it? Also does the Fritz engine make use of 2 CPU cores, is there a Deep
> Fritz 11?
>
> Using Fritz 8 at the moment but the GUI is a bit shaky under Vista, I'm
> getting the occasional redraw errors and giant letters appear in the
> Game Setup window instead of graphical pieces however I try to configure
> it.
>
> Any other chess program recommendations?
>
> Is there any way to convert giant PGN files into a browsable games file
> under Fritz? At the moment it seems a case of having to open the PGN in
> Wordpad, copy a game to the clipboard and pasting into Fritz, not very
> user friendly is it?
>
> Cheers.
>
>

Yes, but buy deep rybka 3 instead. It uses the fritz UI, provides
additional functionality than fritz, and more importantly kicks fritz's
ass like the red-headed step child he is.

Date: 16 Jul 2008 21:55:32
From: Dilberto
Subject: Re: Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

On 2008-07-13 13:12:51, "Gary" wrote:
> Guys I'm am going to buy Fritz 11 if it is compatible with Vista. Is it?
> Also does the Fritz engine make use of 2 CPU cores, is there a Deep Fritz
> 11?
>
> Using Fritz 8 at the moment but the GUI is a bit shaky under Vista, I'm
> getting the occasional redraw errors and giant letters appear in the Game
> Setup window instead of graphical pieces however I try to configure it.
>
> Any other chess program recommendations?
>
> Is there any way to convert giant PGN files into a browsable games file
> under Fritz? At the moment it seems a case of having to open the PGN in
> Wordpad, copy a game to the clipboard and pasting into Fritz, not very user
> friendly is it?
>
> Cheers.

Is Fritz11 compatible with Vista?

The chessbase website seems to be pretty clear.
Look at the bottom of the Fritz11 product page:

"System requirements:

MINIMUM:
Pentium 300 MHz,
64 MB RAM,
Windows Vista or XP (SP 2), <<=== mimimum (choice of two)
DVD ROM drive,
Windows Media Player 9.

**RECOMMENDED**
Pentium IV 2.2 GHz or higher,
256 MB RAM,
Windows Vista, <<=== **recommended** (choice of one)
GeForce5 or compatible graphics card with 64 MB RAM or higher,
100% DirectX compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 9, DVD ROM drive."

Therefore, Chessbase feels Fritz11 is better off with Vista than with WinXP-SP2.

--
nod32; zonealarmpro; spywaredoctor

Date: 14 Jul 2008 16:47:50
From: Tony M
Subject: Re: Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:12:54 +0100, "Gary" <[email protected] > wrote:

>Guys I'm am going to buy Fritz 11 if it is compatible with Vista. Is it?
>Also does the Fritz engine make use of 2 CPU cores, is there a Deep Fritz
>11?

There isn't a deep version of Fritz 11 yet, the one that is available
is only single CPU. Usually the deep version comes out shortly after
the single CPU version, but for the version 11 release there is a
delay for some unknown reason.

>
>Using Fritz 8 at the moment but the GUI is a bit shaky under Vista, I'm
>getting the occasional redraw errors and giant letters appear in the Game
>Setup window instead of graphical pieces however I try to configure it.
>
>Any other chess program recommendations?
>

There's Arena and Winboard for free products, or Chessmaster for a
commercial product.

>Is there any way to convert giant PGN files into a browsable games file
>under Fritz? At the moment it seems a case of having to open the PGN in
>Wordpad, copy a game to the clipboard and pasting into Fritz, not very user
>friendly is it?
>

You should be able to choose a PGN file from the File/Open menu option
in the Database window in Fritz, without having to go through all
that. It will display the list of games like it does for files in
native .cbh/.cbv format.

>Cheers.
>

Date: 14 Jul 2008 22:25:40
From: Morten Skarstad
Subject: Re: Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

Tony M skrev:
>> Any other chess program recommendations?

> There's Arena and Winboard for free products, or Chessmaster for a
> commercial product.

A note on CM: The latest incarnation (Grandmaster Edition) is currently
the only version "supported" under Vista, but in my experience you are
probably just as good off using 10th edition, which you should be able
to get cheap. Yes, there are bugs in CM10 under Vista, but the same bugs
are still present with CM:GM under Vista.

Don't get me wrong, overall I consider CM to be a good product and it
offers a good package deal. But it's not perfect, and it's far from bug
free.

Date: 14 Jul 2008 06:50:28
From: Sanny
Subject: Re: Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

> Any other chess program recommendations?

Play Chess at GetClub. 5 Levels and you can play 120 games for free
before purchasing.

http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html

If you are rated 1800+ then there is a Baby Level for you.

If you are rated 2000+ then play with Beginner Level.

If you are rated 2200+ then play with Easy Level.

There are 3 more higher Levels.

If you are learning Chess then there is handicap level where you can
play with extra Rook/ Knight as per your skills.

A lot of options at GetClub Chess. You must have Java installed to
play Chess at GetClub.

Bye
Sanny

Play Chess at: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html

Date: 14 Jul 2008 22:19:08
From: Morten Skarstad
Subject: Re: Fritz 11 Vista Compatiblity

Sanny skrev:
>> [Any alternatives to Fritz?]

> Play Chess at GetClub.

Is he kidding?