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Subject: Re: Composed Problems Useful as Test Positions?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 11:19:21 06/21/02

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On June 21, 2002 at 09:56:27, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>I think the problem of most composed positions is that they
>usually present very unusual positions which are exceptions to
>a general rule and such.
>
>In practise, those positions won't happen, and the general
>rule (which is the one that is in the chessprogram) will work.

However, the crazy composed positions have two big advantages:
1.  They are great fun (I wonder where leo has gone)?
2.  They stress possibilities (e.g. your move generator cannot handle more than
150 generated moves and a position has 218 so BOOM.  Better to find out now than
in a WMCCC[1]).

[1] Murphy's law *always* surfaces at these contests.  If you have a bad book
line, it will surface.  If you have a serious bug, it will present itself.



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