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Subject: Re: that wasn't an answer (n.t.)

Author: David Dahlem

Date: 14:27:43 06/20/04

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The subject in this thread is "test suites", which have a proposed solution
move, which may or may not be correct. There are only two possible results from
each position in a test suite, either the proposed solution move is found, or is
not found. All i'm saying is that counting the number of so-called solved
positions is a totally unreliable way to test engine strength. An engine may not
find the proposed "best" move, but might find a "better" move than the
comparison engine(s). And this isn't reflected in test suite results. That's the
problem with test suites, as i see it.

"Analyzing" a single position is a totally different concept than "test suites".

Regards
Dave




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