Pocket Fritz 3 Wins 'Human' Chess Tourney
There have been so many chess events taking place lately that it might have been easy to overlook an unremarkable tournament in Argentina, the Copa Mercusor, except for one small thing - one small pocket PC sized thing.
The winner of the category VII tournament (average rating 2410) was none other than the latest version of Fritz for the Pocket PC - Pocket Fritz 3. This version is now so powerful it has an estimated rating of 2550 Elo!
Pocket Fritz went through the tournament undefeated, winning 6 games and drawing 4.
The final standings:
| 1 | Pocket Fritz 3 | GER | 8 | ||
| 2 | GM | Bachmann Axel | 2511 | PAR | 7 |
| 3 | IM | Valerga Diego | 2502 | ARG | 6 |
| 4 | GM | Slipak Sergio | 2439 | ARG | 6 |
| 5 | IM | Mareco Sandro | 2477 | ARG | 5½ |
| 6 | IM | Flores Rios Mauricio | 2438 | CHI | 4½ |
| 7 | IM | Real De Azua Ernesto | 2429 | ARG | 4½ |
| 8 | FM | Della Morte German | 2387 | ARG | 4½ |
| 9 | GM | Rodriguez Vila Andres | 2531 | URU | 4½ |
| 10 | FM | Molina Roberto Junio Brit | 2402 | BRA | 2½ |
| 11 | FM | Fusco Leonardo | 2392 | ARG | 2 |
Pocket Fritz 3 actually uses the powerful Hiarcs chess engine developed by Mark Uniacke.
How long before a chess program running on a Pocket PC can consistently beat the best Grandmasters?
