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Subject: Re: Create a new test-suite by the favorite positions of the programmers ...

Author: Koundinya Veluri

Date: 12:46:13 03/01/04

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On February 29, 2004 at 07:48:47, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>Hi,
>
>very interesting are the personal favorite test poistions by the programmers.
>From time to time I asked programmers for his personal favorits but maybe we can
>start a little collection.
>
>If every porgrammer add the top five favorite positions in this forum we have
>maybe 2.000 interesting test positions :-)
>
>200 or more would be great!
>As EPD file and all is perfect!
>
>If the programmers have interest I will collect the positions and will add the
>positions in Arena Setup files.
>
>THANKS!
>
>Best
>Frank

Hi Frank,

Here are some that are difficult for King of Kings. Some of these might have
been posted before on CCC because I often steal positions from here. I'm just
writing the solutions from my head here, and also, I don't know if the given
solution is the only best move.

[d]3rk2r/p4pRp/4p3/q1pPn3/1pP5/4p2B/PQ2KP1P/2R5 b k - bm Rxd5;
[d]2rNk3/1Q1Rp1r1/1p5p/p1q1p1p1/P1P2n2/1P6/1K5P/3R4 w - - bm Qe4;
[d]8/5p1k/7p/1p2Q3/8/5PP1/7P/1q4NK w - - bm Qe4+;

This one is easy for humans but needs some sort of knowledge that makes a
program want to exchange queens.

[d]br3rk1/3p2pp/1p1Pp2n/5pNQ/2q2P2/3R3P/1B4PK/5R2 w - - bm Nxh7;

I think this position is a few moves after a position posted by Vincent
Diepeveen.

[d]8/5k2/3r1r2/8/6p1/PP4Pp/8/4Q2K b - - bm Rf3;
[d]r2r2k1/ppq1bpp1/2bppn1p/6B1/3NPP1P/2N5/PPPQ2P1/1K1RR3 b - - am hxg5;
[d]r3r1k1/1bbn1pp1/pqp2n1p/1pN2N2/3P1P2/3B4/PPQB2PP/4RRK1 w - - bm Rxe8;
[d]5k2/pb4pp/1pn5/r7/2PpP1n1/PP3NPq/3Q1P1P/3RR1K1 b - - bm Rf5;

This one isn't that hard, but it's a nice move anyway.

Koundinya



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