Fritz 20 Handbook

Book settings

Analysis - Openings Book

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Book Style

Example

Generate/do-it.gif Optimal book instructs the program not to play moves that have been excluded from tournament play. If the option is off, the moves might sometimes be played.

Generate/do-it.gif Normal is for informal games.

Generate/do-it.gif Handicap for games on the handicap levels.

Extended book options

Right-click the tree window (on a free space) for extended openings book options:

Context menu

Generate/do-it.gif Search games displays a list of all games of the Database in which the current board position occurred.

Generate/do-it.gif Sort allows you to resort the list according to different criteria (number of games, percentage, Elo average and performance).

Generate/do-it.gif Delete whole tree removes the tree from your hard disk.

Generate/do-it.gif Weed tree removes moves which were played in very few games.

Generate/do-it.gif Remove book marks takes out all the evaluation symbols that encourage or discourage the program in its choice of lines.

Generate/do-it.gif Allow move adding makes it possible to add moves to the tree by executing them on the board.

Generate/do-it.gif Properties allows you to set certain display options, like “unplayed transpositions” (moves that have not been actually played, but which lead to another known position) and “retro moves” (moves leading to this position from other positions in the trees).

Generate/do-it.gif Choose font allows you to set a different font and size for the tree.

Generate/do-it.gif Close closes the tree window (the book remains active). Click View – “Extra Book Pane” or Ctrl-Alt-B to reactivate the window.