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Subject: Re: A Good Program for Analysis

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 09:10:25 04/29/99

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On April 28, 1999 at 22:46:53, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>On April 28, 1999 at 14:36:44, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>On April 28, 1999 at 14:27:31, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>>On April 28, 1999 at 13:24:40, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>On April 27, 1999 at 23:27:23, Claudio Duarte wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>   A few days ago I saw a discussion about a good program for analysis,
>>>>>   and it seems that Crafty on a Fritz 5.32 platform emerged as a good
>>>>>   choice. And I had just ordered Hiarcs 6.0 engine for the same purpose.
>>>>>   How does it compare to Crafty? Does its positional knowledge trans-
>>>>>   lates into good analysis?
>>>>The Hiarcs engine is truly excellent at analysis.  We use it in the C.A.P.
>>>>project.  It also helps us fill a problem caused by crafty not analyzing epd
>>>>positions which are singular and forced.  Highly recommended.
>>>
>>>Crafty is probably checking to see that it has only one legal move, and
>>>preventing the search if that is the case.  Wouldn't it be easy enough to simply
>>>remove the test?
>>Probably, but I might break something.  I would need to do a full regression
>>test of some kind for a change of that nature. Which means I would have to write
>>a full test plan, etc.
>
>Hmm.  You could ask Bob to add an option!?  It could then be tested with
>whatever testing he normally does.
I have asked for this feature.  I may ask again.



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