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Subject: Re: What is the best positional test for chess programs ???? ANYBODY KNOW??

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 00:03:43 04/21/99

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On April 21, 1999 at 02:31:35, jose hernandez wrote:

>What is the best positional test for chess programs?

The LougetII (I hope I spelled that right. :) test suite has some pretty good
positional problems.  A couple of the Nolot positions could be called positional
as well.  I'm sure there are others, but I don't know really how good any of
them are.

>What is more important Tactic Abilities  or Positional Knowledgment ???

It depends.  I'd say a balanced approach is needed, to some extent.  For
example, a program (CS-TAL, for one) might play a beautiful 'positional' game,
but will get crushed tactically, or (as in DB1 vs. Kasparov, game 6) a computer
can play very well tactically but get crushed positionally.

>I think that Hiarcs7 is the most beautiful strong program in all the world.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, though many would disagree. :)

>I think that Hiarcs7 in a faster machine could win an important top human
>tournament.
>
>What do you think?

I don't really think so.  At tournament time controls, top GM's would kill any
micro program, IMO.

Jeremiah



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