Author: Graham Banks
Date: 13:10:42 07/20/05
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On July 20, 2005 at 15:55:14, Graham Banks wrote: >On July 20, 2005 at 13:03:55, Juan Pablo Naar C. wrote: > >>On July 20, 2005 at 04:24:57, Graham Banks wrote: >> >>>On July 20, 2005 at 01:33:51, Juan Pablo Naar C. wrote: >>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>What does the mobility setting in CM do? What affects it? What happens if it is >>>>slow, high? I ask the same question about the other opposing settings. >>> >>>Control of centre = how much importance CM places on keeping control of the >>>centre or preventing the opponent from doing the same. CM10th is very good at >>>flank play, but neglects the centre a little at times. >>> >>>Mobility = activity and spatial control. CM is already quite active, but needs >>>to restrict the opponent a little more than it does. >>> >>>King safety = maintaining pieces not too far away from being available to defend >>>its own king or concentrating play more strongly on the opposing king. CM10th is >>>much better at both than CM9000 was. >>> >>>Passed pawns = importance attached at creating and pushing its own passed pawns >>>or preventing the opponent from doing the same. A real area of weakness for >>>CM10th is in underestimating the value of oposing passed pawns and not always >>>having sufficient protection for its own. >>> >>>Pawn weaknesses = the importance placed on maintaining pawn chains/islands and >>>avoiding doubled/islolated pawns. CM10th is quite good in this area. If you bump >>>the value of this setting up too much, you could get closed/semi-closed >>>positions which don't suit computers. >>> >>>Just my thoughts, >>> >>>Regards, Graham. >>Thanks for the information, but i'm not clear about what the Opposing XXX do. >>Does Opposing XXX prevents the opponent to XXX in all settings? Also, in the >>Fritz GUI, is there any way to use the CMx own book there? >>Thanks in Advance > > >The opposing value (opp=opponent) is the importance placed on taking those >particular areas of the opponents play into consideration. >The CM10th book can be used under Fritz. I'll email it to you. > >Graham. I should really expand on my statement. oppcc=restricting opponents control of centre oppmob=restricting opponents mobility oppks=aggressiveness towards opponents king opppp=importance placed on prevention of opponents passed pawns or restricting their movement. opppw=importance placed on creating pawn weaknesses in the opponents position. Graham.
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