Author: Stephen A. Boak
Date: 22:14:11 01/31/00
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On January 31, 2000 at 23:17:31, Dann Corbit wrote: >A web site would sure be nice. > >PGN? > >Crosstables? > >Machine specifics, hash-tables, author's notes? > >Exact program versions? > >Time controls? > >Interesting moves? Losses on time? Crashes? > >Too many questions. Not enough answers. Your suggestion 'Interesting moves?' may be the same but-- It would be great to post some of the most interesting positions that were tough for the actual contestants to find the best move (as others have done in prior posts), plus post analysis logs of the other programs in the tournament to show how they would have done (depending on thinking time and ply depth). Collected in one place, without showing the same starting position over and over, ad nauseum, it would be a neat resource to see which programs solve a given position and which have trouble with it. Example--show an intriguing Board Postion, one time, using the new graphics board capability based on a FEN position, then any comments about 1) where it came from and what was the move played in the actual game 2) the potential difficulty of computer analysis, and 3) what is the best move(s). Follow with a header about a particular program used to analyze the position and then show its iterative search log. Subsequent program posters simply add a header regarding their program followed by their program's analysis log. After collecting such positions for a while, the collection might become the basis for a new 'test set' of positions. They could be categorized to test tactics, positional play, endgame play, etc, and monitor improvements to various home or commercial programs. --Steve Boak
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