Fritz 20 Handbook

Why does the progress bar often jump back after reaching 100%?

The progress bar shows how far you are from reaching the next goal.

Example

This can be the depth to win a variation. As soon as this has been achieved the progress bar shows the time needed to win the next variation.

When there is nothing left to win the depth goals for a position have been reached and the message “Deep Analysis” appears in the Chat window of the Live Book window.

Contents

1 First steps

1.1 Program Activation

1.2 Introduction

1.3 System requirements

1.4 Serial Number

1.5 The starting screen

1.6 Login

1.7 Play against different Opponents

1.8 Configure the robot opponent

1.9 VIP opponents

1.10 Playing a game

1.11 Help and coaching

1.12 Playing Levels

1.13 Value of the pieces

1.14 Position setup

2 General operation

2.1 Ribbons

2.2 Docking Windows

2.3 Standard Layouts

2.4 Window Pane Icons

2.5 The menu bands

2.6 Style specifications

2.7 Board design – 2D board

2.8 Board design – 3D

2.9 New board sounds

2.10 3D Boards in Fritz

2.10.1 3D Boards in Fritz

2.10.2 3D Raytraced board

2.10.3 Options

2.10.4 Settings

2.11 Adjust thinking time

2.12 Save and load layouts

2.13 Options

2.13.1 Options – Clocks and Notation

2.13.2 Options – Game

2.13.3 Options – Multimedia

2.13.4 Options – Clipboard

2.13.5 Options – Design

2.13.6 Options – Language

2.13.7 Options – Version

2.13.8 Options - Engine

2.13.9 User Info

2.14 Program windows

2.14.1 Window "panes"

2.14.2 Notation window

2.14.3 Different displays in the engine window

2.14.4 Clear notation with coloured highlights

2.14.5 Correcting notation

2.14.6 Display of the balance of material

2.14.7 Book window

2.14.8 Chess clocks

2.14.9 Engine window

2.14.10 Display win probabilities

2.14.11 Disable engine bar

2.14.12 Kibitzers

2.14.13 Evaluation profile

2.14.14 Chatter window

2.14.15 Openings display

2.14.16 Window Pane Icons

2.15 Move entry

2.15.1 Chess notation

2.15.2 Entering moves with single click

2.15.3 Move Input

2.15.4 Variations

2.15.5 Entering moves on the keyboard

2.15.6 The right mouse button

2.15.7 Mouse wheel

2.15.8 Mouse wheel not working?

2.15.9 Edit and annotate game

2.15.10 The chess engine as commentator

2.15.11 Position setup

2.15.12 Set Move Number

2.16 Keyboard

2.16.1 Entering moves on the keyboard

2.16.2 Keyboard input for commentary symbols

2.16.3 Customize keyboard

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

3.2 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

3.3 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

3.4 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 Infinite analysis

3.6.2 Analysis with the Buddy Engine

3.6.3 FAQ Buddy Engine

3.6.4 Evaluation history in the search

3.6.5 Enter & Analyse

3.6.6 Evaluation of the position

3.6.7 Visualize engine analysis

3.6.8 Extended Engine Information

3.6.9 Full analysis / Tactical Analysis

3.6.10 Example Tactical Analysis

3.6.11 A tip for Full analysis

3.6.12 Deep position analysis

3.6.13 Blundercheck

3.6.14 Commentary symbols in the Fritz Blunder search

3.6.15 Compare analysis

3.6.16 Shootout

3.6.17 Automatic analysis of server games

3.6.18 Blitz & train on Playchess.com

3.6.19 Training questions

3.6.20 Monte Carlo

3.6.21 The Kibitzer

3.6.22 Visualize Search

3.6.23 The Analysis board

3.6.24 Variation board

3.6.25 Visual Evaluation

3.6.26 Animated engine variants

3.6.27 Duration analysis with analysis comments

3.6.28 Tips in the engine window

3.6.29 Chess problems, mate search

3.6.30 Calculating Elo ratings retrospectively

3.6.31 Let`s Check

3.6.31.1 Description