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Subject: Re: positional testsuites

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 08:15:38 05/20/99

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On May 20, 1999 at 03:01:03, Frank Schneider wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm looking for some kinds of testsuites:
>
>1) the best move is chosen for positional reasons only (doesn't win material)
>2) a positional blunder has to be avoided
>3) the best move wins a pawn (not more, no mate, ...)
>or
>4) the score of the best move is negative
>
>Are there testsuites like that?
>Is it possible to generate positions for (3) automatically by detecting
>such moves in selfplaygames? Has anyone done this?
>
>

Hi Frank,

Other than the positional positions in the well-known suites, I don't know of
anything like you describe.  But if someone else does, I'd be interested also.

CCR I think is mainly opening play.  Jon Dart posted some positions that had
negative bm scores, but not sure.

Will



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