Manual de Fritz 15 2015 | Page 321

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"F lip Boa rd" determines how the board is displayed. The meaning of the other function
buttons is obvious. The function "Boa rds" offers other sets of chess pieces.
The temptingly placed button "Engine " starts the analysis of a position with a chess
engine. It isn’t possible to cheat because the analysis engine only shows its evaluation
after the user has tried to find a solution by himself.
The button "Next Position" loads the next tactical position. If you ignore the currently
displayed position and jump to another position with "Next Position" points are
deducted from your personal rating.
In the case of difficult positions there is an "Advice" button. The program offers the
user more or less concrete tips on how to continue. The tips are given either as text
or by marking pieces on the chess board.
The "Solut ion" button displays the solution immediately. This means the deduction of
points, displayed in red letters, which are deducted from your personal rating.
The solution is displayed by a green arrow on the chess board.
If you are unhappy with a position you can send the developer a message with the
"Criticise Position" button. If a position particularly pleases you you can rate it
positively with the "Like" button.
On the right of the navigation bar there is a function button to send feedback to the
app’s developers. This function is intended for general tips and suggestions. The app is
multilingual, so you only have to select the language.

After you have started the app you see the position to solve on the main screen. On
the right you see additional information about the difficulty level and the number of
solved positions, as well as your own rating and performance.
When you first start you have a rating of 1600 and the positions offered you are
relatively easy to solve. The difficulty increases as you continue to solve positions.
Even if you have a high rating, every time you start the app you will first be offered
simple positions to "warm up".
Of you quit the app while a position hasn’t been solved the position is registered as
"unsolved", which has a negative effect on your personal rating. You can avoid this by
not clicking on "Ne xt Po s itio n" before you end the app. Just like blitz games, the
rating changes after every training session.
On the right side of the screen there are two small information windows.
In the first window there is information about the difficulty of the position, and there is
the following additional information in brackets:

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