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Subject: Re: Good Test Move...

Author: Phil Dixon

Date: 15:24:43 02/11/99

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On February 11, 1999 at 17:21:26, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 10, 1999 at 07:48:22, Dusan Dobes wrote:
>
>>On February 10, 1999 at 05:18:48, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Dusan! After testing Phalanx in couple of days I must say that it's
>>>tactically unbelievable fast. In ECMF5 testsuite it scores almost same result
>>>as Fritz5 and Junior5!! And it beats Nimzo, Rebel, Mchess, Genius by far in
>>>same suite.
>>
>>Oh, thanks :-).  Good Phalanx's results in tactical test suites are often
>>achieved via huge king safety bonuses.  And material sacrifices for king
>>safety are always correct in test suites (that's the way how the positions
>>are selected), but not in practical games.  Maybe pawngrabber style would
>>be stronger but I prefer high risk of incorrect sacrifice and 'king hunting'.
>Can Phalanx be used for EPD test analysis (EPD in / EPD out)?
>If so, it might be a very excellent addition to the C.A.P. project.
Where can I find some good test suites? Do you have the URL?  THANKS!



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