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Subject: Re: ChessMaster 9000 Utzinger v Tiger 15

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 13:50:58 10/16/02

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On October 16, 2002 at 12:59:23, John Merlino wrote:

>Not exactly true. While the MAJOR difference between CMUtz and the default is
>the change from SS=9 to SS=12, Johan has commented that changing MyQueen from
>9.0 to 9.1 might also be significant, as it may help to prevent unnecessary (or
>poor) queen trades. However, he feels that the other two changes (to mobility
>and control of center) are insignificant.
>
>But, you are definitely correct about one thing, and every test I have seen has
>borne this out -- these settings are ONLY good for long time controls. They are
>much worse than the default at blitz (or possibly anything faster than G/30,
>depending on hardware).
>
>jm



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