Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:49:46 01/20/98
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On January 20, 1998 at 00:54:39, Don Dailey wrote:
>On January 19, 1998 at 22:31:53, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>I think that everyone who's involved in this wants something different.
>>
>>I want a tactical suite that is challenging and doesn't take fifteen
>>hours to run.
>>
>>I think you want something that is more correct than this.
>>
>>bruce
>
>Ok everyone, let's reach a consensous. Fill out this form:
>
>YES NO
>
>---- ---- 1. Should the program have a single clearly best move?
>
>---- ---- 2. Can it have more than 1 clearly better than others?
>
>---- ---- 3. Should we KEEP the easy problems?
>
>---- ---- 4. Is it ok if programs tend to solve it by accident?
>
>
>Here's my answers:
>
>1. YES but don't care that much
>2. NO but don't care that much
>3. YES but don't care that much
>4. NO but I can cull them later
>
1. doesn't matter. I don't mind multiple solutions but see (4) below.
2. doesn't matter as above.
3. some of them. I don't want all 800+ as it takes too long to run.
4. no. this is a key point. I used to (in Cray Blitz) have a suite
format that had this: solution Bxh7+(+2) CB would not count Bxh7
as correct unless the eval was also +2 in material or more, which
prevented lots of right moves for wrong reasons solutions.. I don't
want "accidental" solutions as it makes comparing results with
others
(or old versions) very difficult.
>
>I believe point 4 is the only one anyone feels strongly about but I'm
>not sure. If this is the case let's do the set without worrying about
>this point. Later we can decide without hurting a thing. I can cull
>these out later and if anyone else wants this they can either help me
>or wait for me to do it.
>
>But we've done good work so far and identified a bunch of bad problems
>so let's get moving! We should post a list of the whole set minus
>the bad problems once every day or two. Certainly we can start with
>the incorrect ones which we tend to agree on as Amir notes.
>
>P.S. Who is going to post the set (minus the cooks?) I can do this
> if no one else is going to. Ed volunteered to use his site
> as a repository and I concur.
>
>
>- Don
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