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Subject: Re: Random chess start up positions

Author: blass uri

Date: 07:36:53 08/27/99

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On August 27, 1999 at 08:02:46, Terry Ripple wrote:

>On August 27, 1999 at 07:43:51, Chris Taylor wrote:
>
>>I am thinking of running a set of games from random start up positions?
>>And would like some suggestions on different starts to begin with!  If any one
>>has some fischer positions they can send me I will start this weekend?  Is there
>>a large number of initial positions?  Guess Twenty would be a large enough
>>number to start a test set, for the various programs!
>>
>>Is this a good idea, or bad??
>>
>>Would this be of any use whatsoever?
>>
>>All the engines I have, that I can run, will be on the Fritz interface, and will
>>be on two machines, level 40/40, or game in 1 hour!  This should be enough time
>>to give an indication of playing strenth.  Seeing how both programs will be on
>>thier own from the very start!
>>
>>Chris Taylor
>>Notts
>>England
>
>Hi Chris,
>  Are you aware of the 10 Nunn Test Positions that come with Hiarcs7.32 which
>uses the Fritz interface, so Fritz probaly has the same! The opening test
>positions were chosen because each position is supposed to be equall from that
>particular opening. I believe that you are suppose to play 2 games from each
>test position so each engine will get white and black and so you will then have
>a total of 20 games for your tests!

These positions are not random positions but known positions and it is possible
that some engines are optimized for them.

I think that Chris want to test engine in random positions and not in known
positions.

Uri



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