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Subject: Re: An idea to generate a new test suite that is not only tactics

Author: David Rasmussen

Date: 12:52:55 01/15/01

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On January 15, 2001 at 12:55:34, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 15, 2001 at 12:34:50, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On January 15, 2001 at 12:24:10, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>It is possible to use some games and a lot of computer time to genrate a test
>>>suite.
>>>
>>>The idea is to give some top programs to analyze all the positions in the games
>>>and to give them 24 hours per position.
>>>
>>>The test suite can include all the positions that there was an agreement between
>>>all the top programs about the best move after 24 hours of search when part of
>>>them needed more than 3 minutes to converge to the best move(otherwise the
>>>position is too easy).
>>>
>>>People can claim that the fact that all of the program converge to the same move
>>>is not a proof that it is the best move and I agree but I think that in
>>>more than 90% of the cases the solution will be correct.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>You just came up with an excellent idea.  First you need to post the position
>>that you want us the CCC club fans to analyze and also mention what programs you
>>want to participate in the analysis, and what is the minimum hardware required
>>to participate. Everyone who meet this criteria can start the analysis
>>after you post the position and reply to your message the next day.
>>
>>PS: How many of you are willing to participate, I have several programs, but I
>>would like to analyse with either Junior 6.0 or Nimzo 8.
>>
>>Pichard.
>
>I suggest to analyze the positions from the first match between kasparov and
>deeper blue.
>
>Here is  one position that I suggest to analyze(it is from game 5 of this match)
>
>[D]3r2k1/p4bp1/5q1p/8/3Npp2/1PQ5/P2R1PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
>
>Deep blue(1) played g3 when I suspect(but not sure) that all top programs of
>today converge to Ne2 when part of them need a long search.
>
>The following programs are the candidates
>
>1)Deep Fritz
>2)Tiger13
>3)Gambittiger
>4)Junior6
>5)Nimzo8
>6)Shredder5
>7)Gandalf4.32g
>8)Rebel Cnetury3
>9)Chessmaster8000
>10)Hiarcs7.01 or 7.32
>11)The latest Crafty
>
>I will be happy if at least 6 of them will be used.
>
>Minimal Hardware:Everything with at least 450 Mhz and 64 Mbytes of Ram.
>
>Uri

As I've posted before, Chezzz prefers Ne2 from some point on, and keeps with it
for at least 24 hours. But then again, Chezzz is not a top program.



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