Author: Gordon Rattray
Date: 04:18:30 09/07/01
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On September 07, 2001 at 04:33:11, Peter McKenzie wrote: >I am looking for endgame test positions for an endgame test suite that I am >putting together. Good test positions are not that easy to find, so any help >would be appreciated. > >No positions that are already in existing test suites thanks. > >cheers, >Peter When running your tests, do you take the evaluation and/or main line into consideration? I've found that with many endgame positions it is possible to return the right move but for the wrong reason. This can happen with all kinds of positions, but I've found endgame positions to be the most prone. For example, in the book "Test Your Endgame Ability", the tests expect the reader to find a complete continuation. For many of the positions, I've seen my computer agree with the first move while having no real idea of the solution. It's just a consideration I had when thinking about making up my own test suite. I didn't conclude it however. Gordon
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