Contents

Fritz 21 Handbook

The menu bands

The menu ribbons can be adjusted to your taste with two independent toggles available in the right-click context menu of the ribbon:

Minimize Ribbon – hides the icon area, leaving only the tab headers visible. Click a tab header to temporarily expand the ribbon. Toggle the entry again to keep the ribbon expanded permanently.

Simplify Ribbon – switches to a more compact ribbon style with smaller icons, useful on screens with limited vertical space.

When both toggles are off, the ribbon is in its standard (full) display.

Example

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2 General operation
2.1 Ribbons
2.2 The menu bands
2.3
2.4
2.5 Style specifications
2.6 Board design – 2D board
2.7 Board window navigation
2.8 User Info
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17 New board sounds
2.18 Style variants
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
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
3.6.28
3.6.29
3.6.30 The Analysis board
3.6.31 Variation board
3.6.32 Visualize Search
3.6.33 Animated engine variants
3.6.34 Chess problems, mate search
3.6.35 Mate search with Fritz
3.6.36 Tips in the engine window
3.6.37 Calculating Elo ratings retrospectively
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3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
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