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Subject: Re: HIARCS Test Suites

Author: Komputer Korner

Date: 22:48:29 11/26/98

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On November 26, 1998 at 23:04:21, Mark Gaddis wrote:

>In the DATABASE folder for HIARCS 6.0 for the Mac, there is a file called
>btcomb.epd.  It is the BT2630 test suite with an additional seven positions
>added to it.  Does anyone know why theses seven positions have been added?  If
>included in the scoring, the calculated rating will tend to go down.
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>There is also a file called WAC.epd which I believe is the Win at Chess test
>suite.  Does anyone know what the intructions are for running this suite?
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>These questions may also be pertinent for the PC version of HIARCS 6.0.  Any
>help would be greatly appreciated.

The same as for running any epd file within Hiarcs. Import EPD and Analyze EPD.
Note that
"Analyse EPD" only reports nodes used if the "bm" (best move) or
"am" (avoid move) EPD tag is used, and HIARCS stops when it first finds
the solution. Note that this can lead to falsely high scores on EPD
problem tests, since HIARCS might change its mind given more time.
For these tests Richard Fowell recommends using false "best moves" in the test
file to make HIARCS think the full time.
--
Komputer Korner



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