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Subject: A Good Test Position

Author: Robert Henry Durrett

Date: 04:58:21 08/21/98

There have been quite a few threads this month dealing with test positions which
test verious aspects of the software.

But there is one question about the software which nobody seems to want to
mention:  Why do the chess engines have trouble with the initial position where
no pieces have been moved yet?  [Position at the start of all chess games]

If the programs can be "tweaked" so that they play good openings, then all of
the opening books will become unnecessary!

Why not work on the "initial position" and get the programs to find the best
move for that position?

Re: A Good Test Position Serge Desmarais 00:24:04 08/28/98
Re: A Good Test Position Robert Hyatt 05:59:25 08/21/98
- Re: A Good Test Position Serge Desmarais 00:35:11 08/28/98
- Re: A Good Test Position blass uri 06:56:10 08/21/98
  - Re: A Good Test Position Robert Hyatt 07:33:44 08/21/98
    - Re: A Good Test Position Serge Desmarais 01:01:22 08/28/98
    - Re: A Good Test Position blass uri 07:54:04 08/21/98
      - Re: A Good Test Position Robert Hyatt 13:31:42 08/21/98
        
        Re: A Good Test Position Serge Desmarais 01:06:51 08/28/98
        
        Re: A Good Test Position blass uri 20:43:09 08/21/98
Re: A Good Test Position Dan Homan 05:55:50 08/21/98
- Re: A Good Test Position Robert Henry Durrett 19:02:57 08/22/98
  - Re: A Good Test Position Serge Desmarais 22:45:55 08/27/98
    - Re: A Good Test Position Robert Henry Durrett 08:40:44 08/28/98
      - Re: A Good Test Position Serge Desmarais 19:29:24 08/28/98
- Re: A Good Test Position (Tim/Steve, check this out) Robert Hyatt 06:01:30 08/21/98
  - CCC Has Good Timing Again ( was: Tim/Steve, check this out) Steven Schwartz 13:29:10 08/21/98

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