Contents

Fritz 21 Handbook

Can Let’s Check be used anonymously?

Let's Check can be used without logging into a Playchess.com account.

In this case you will receive no information about who analysed which position.

Contents

1 First steps

1.1 Introduction

1.2 System requirements

1.3 Program Activation

1.4 Serial Number

1.5 The starting screen

1.6 Login

1.7 Play against different Opponents

1.8 Playing a game

1.9 Help and coaching

1.10 Playing Levels

1.11 Value of the pieces

1.12 Position setup

1.13 Configure the robot opponent

1.14 VIP opponents

2 General operation

2.1 Ribbons

2.2 The menu bands

2.3 Windows

2.3.1 Docking Windows

2.3.2 Window Pane Icons

2.3.3 Options – Board Design

2.3.4 Detach a window

2.4 Layouts

2.4.1 Standard Layouts

2.4.2 Creating layouts

2.4.3 Save and load layouts

2.5 Style specifications

2.6 Board design – 2D board

2.7 Board window navigation

2.8 User Info

2.9 Options

2.9.1 Options – Clocks and Notation

2.9.2 Options – Game

2.9.3 Options – Multimedia

2.9.4 Options – Version

2.9.5 Options – Clipboard

2.9.6 Options – Engine

2.9.7 Options – Language

2.10 Program windows

2.10.1 Window "panes"

2.10.2 Notation window

2.10.3 Clear notation with coloured highlights

2.10.4 Correcting notation

2.10.5 Elements of commentary

2.10.6 Toolbar in the notation

2.10.7 Display of the balance of material

2.10.8 Print scoresheet

2.10.9 Book window

2.10.10 Chess clocks

2.10.11 Engine window

2.10.12 Kibitzers

2.10.13 Evaluation profile

2.10.14 Chatter window

2.10.15 Variation board

2.10.16 The analysis board

2.10.17 2D control board

2.10.18 Window Pane Icons

2.11 Engines

2.11.1 Visual evaluation

2.11.2 Animated engine variations

2.11.3 Continuous analysis with commentary

2.11.4 Tips in the engine window

2.11.5 Display win probabilities

2.11.6 Disable engine bar

2.11.7 Openings display

2.11.8 Different displays in the engine window

2.11.9 The chess engine as commentator

2.11.10 Adjust thinking time

2.12 Move entry

2.12.1 Chess notation

2.12.2 Move Input

2.12.3 Entering moves with single click

2.12.4 Entering moves on the keyboard

2.12.5 Position setup

2.12.6 Set Move Number

2.12.7 Variations

2.12.8 Edit and annotate game

2.13 Keyboard

2.13.1 Customize keyboard

2.13.2 Keyboard shortcuts

2.13.3 Entering moves on the keyboard

2.13.4 Keyboard functions

2.13.5 Keyboard input for commentary symbols

2.14 Mouse

2.14.1 The right mouse button

2.14.2 Mouse wheel

2.14.3 Mouse wheel not working?

2.15 Real 3D views

2.15.1 Board design – 3D

2.15.2 Select 3D board

2.15.3 Demonstrating games on the 3D board

2.16 3D Boards in Fritz

2.16.1 3D Boards in Fritz

2.16.2 3D Raytraced board

2.16.3 Options

2.16.4 Settings

2.16.5 Screenshot

2.16.6 Change camera

2.16.7 Adjust lighting

2.16.8 Advanced functions

2.16.9 Navigation switches

2.17 New board sounds

2.18 Style variants

3 Reference

3.1 Help during the game

3.1.1 Help and coaching

3.1.2 The chess coach

3.1.3 Hint

3.1.4 Suggestion

3.1.5 Rookie

3.1.6 Explain all moves

3.1.7 Position tutor

3.1.8 Engine evaluations beside the chess board

3.1.9 Animation for mate and capture moves

3.1.10 Mouse

3.1.11 Dynamic Hints

3.1.12 Opening Classification

3.1.13 Assisted Analysis

3.1.14 Threat

3.1.15 The Kibitzer

3.1.16 Move indicator

3.1.17 Note on the Fritz coach

3.1.18 Winning probability

3.2 Playing levels

3.2.1 Playing levels

3.2.2 Blitz games

3.2.3 Long (tournament) games

3.2.4 Customized game levels

3.2.5 Different types of opponents

3.2.6 Winning trophies

3.2.7 Appendix: List of all trophies

3.2.8 Trading cards

3.2.9 Evolving Genius

3.2.10 Your best games

3.2.11 Friend mode

3.2.12 Playing a Friend Game

3.2.13 Rated games

3.2.14 Chess 960

3.2.15 Optimise playing strength

3.2.16 Losing chess

3.2.17 Chess 960 in practice

3.2.18 Thinking time in Friend mode

3.2.19 Interrupting a running game

3.3 The openings book

3.3.1 The openings book

3.3.2 Opening books from databases

3.3.3 The book window

3.3.4 Extended Book Display

3.3.5 Book display options

3.3.6 Book settings

3.3.7 Tournament move

3.3.8 ECO chess openings classification

3.3.9 Copy openings book to hard disk

3.3.10 Import old book

3.3.11 Importing games to the openings book

3.3.12 Extending the openings book manually

3.3.13 Import analysis into openings book

3.3.14 Openings book, learning from a database

3.3.15 Deleting a game from the Book

3.3.16 Maximum size of the tree of positions

3.3.17 Online book

3.4 Opening Training

3.4.1 Start

3.4.2 Easy game

3.4.3 My Moves

3.4.4 Extending your repertoire

3.4.5 Coloured highlights in the repertoire

3.4.6 Working with a repertoire

3.4.7 Standard Repertoires

3.4.8 Memorising opening variations

3.4.9 Free Drill

3.4.10 Viewing your opening repertoire

3.4.11 Repertoire deletion

3.4.12 Delete opening lines from the repertoire

3.4.13 Rebuilding repertoire

3.5 Database functions

3.5.1 The database window

3.5.2 Preview window

3.5.3 Games list

3.5.4 Sorting by columns

3.5.5 List views

3.5.6 Player Index

3.5.7 Tournament index

3.5.8 Commentator index

3.5.9 Source Index

3.5.10 Team Index

3.5.11 Openings Key

3.5.12 Game Title

3.5.13 Theme Keys

3.5.14 Load and replay games

3.5.15 Save game

3.5.16 Saving games

3.5.17 New data format 2cbh

3.5.18 FAQ about the 2CBH format

3.5.19 Search for beauty values

3.5.20 What does beauty mean ...?

3.5.21 Save Mask Annotators/Team

3.5.22 Copying Games

3.5.23 Players database

3.5.24 Autosave database

3.5.25 Automatic storage in Cloud Clip database

3.5.26 Search for games

3.5.27 Search for names, tournaments, etc.

3.5.28 Search for positional fragments

3.5.29 Search for game commentary

3.5.30 Search for medals

3.5.31 Search for Time Controls

3.5.32 Search booster

3.5.33 Find position

3.5.34 Archive database

3.5.35 Install on Harddrive

3.5.36 Backup database

3.5.37 Database text

3.5.38 Database formats

3.5.39 ChessBase Magazine

3.5.40 ChessBase

3.6 Analysing games

3.6.1 Enter & Analyse

3.6.2 Evaluation of the position

3.6.3 Analysis with the Buddy Engine

3.6.4 FAQ Buddy Engine

3.6.5 Visualize engine analysis

3.6.6 Visual Evaluation

3.6.7 Evaluation history in the search

3.6.8 Different displays in the engine window

3.6.9 Full analysis / Tactical Analysis

3.6.10 A tip for Full analysis

3.6.11 Infinite analysis

3.6.12 Duration analysis with analysis comments

3.6.13 Example Tactical Analysis

3.6.14 Deep position analysis

3.6.15 Blundercheck

3.6.16 Using engines interactively

3.6.17 Blitz & train on Playchess.com

3.6.18 Training questions

3.6.19 Commentary symbols in the Fritz Blunder search

3.6.20 Compare analysis

3.6.21 Automatic analysis of server games

3.6.22 Shootout

3.6.23 The Kibitzer

3.6.24 Parallel analysis

3.6.25 Monte Carlo

3.6.26 Extended Engine Information

3.6.27 Let`s Check

3.6.27.1 Description

3.6.27.2 LiveBook

3.6.27.3 Start Let`s Check

3.6.27.4 How should a game be analysed with Let’s Check?

3.6.27.5 What do the green, blue and red letters for the depth mean?