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Subject: Re: about WCCC test suite

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 14:40:57 07/14/04

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On July 14, 2004 at 17:15:39, Uri Blass wrote:

>On July 14, 2004 at 16:35:30, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>On July 14, 2004 at 05:11:07, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>I posted yesterday some test positions and it seems that people missed them
>>>
>>>see http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?376470
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>It looks to me like all positions have problems with one exception.  So the test
>>doesn't look that useful.  Or maybe I'm wrong (see comments).
>>
>>r4bk1/1b4p1/p3p3/q3n1B1/Np1NnQ2/1P3p1R/P1P5/2KR4 w - - bm Nxe6; " too hard ";
>
>Falcon found it during the game so it is not too hard
>

Amateur also plays Nxe6 in a few seconds, but doesn't see the right
continuation.  Probably Falcon got lucky as well.

The fact that Shredder or other super commercials can find some of these moves
in tournament time control on a 4-way opteron doesn't mean that our little
amateur efforts should be expected to do the same.



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