So even though a key/mouse click sequence turns off the engine in a sofware that 90%+ of all serious players use (and live by!) and you still want something easier?
I think you've got "show threats" turned on and a few other dynamic options as well. Turn that off as well and you might feel a lot better and get a "silent board" that doesn't do anything. Couldn't hurt to spend a little time getting to know your software and what it is really used for. Might I recommend Steve Lopez's tutorials (google for them, it is easy enough) for any Fritz version to understand how to use it.
Hey i've just recently started playing chess and i got a copy of playing winning chess from a local library. I have bought fritz 12 because all of this great things i've heard about it but now i feel like i wasted my money.
all i want to do is set up a board where i can make moves for both white and black to follow the book i am reading but the engine keeps making moves, i found out you can turn off the engine but i was wondering if there was a easier way to do this for such an expensive software?