Author: Graham Banks
Date: 15:34:24 07/21/05
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On July 21, 2005 at 18:20:19, Juan Pablo Naar C. wrote: >On July 20, 2005 at 16:10:42, Graham Banks wrote: > >>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. > >Thanks for your information Graham, but I haven't received your mail about how >to use CM10th book under Fritz. Are you gonna email me the way or do you have >the book in the .ctg format? Hi Juan, I tried emailing it to you, but I got a delivery failed message. Is your email address the same as in your profile? Graham.
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