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Subject: Re: Test suites - my opinion

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 01:22:05 06/21/04

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On June 21, 2004 at 04:15:29, Jouni Uski wrote:

>I haven't read what is said last days about test suites. But anyway my 2 cents.
>My principal use for chess programs has always been running test suites! And
>probably always will be! So they are important at least for me... My years old
>goal is to make own test suite, which predicts engine strength well. And I think
>I have now quite good suite containing selected positions from WM test and
>as much from others tests. No endpositions at all (e.g. Yace scores there
>extremely well, but they are so rare in actual play).
>
>Jouni

would you like to make your selection available, or send it to me by email
(joachim@iwanuschka.de)? I would be interested in using them too. For what
purpose do you use such testsuites and how do you try to achieve a strength
estimation via testsuites?

regards Joachim



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