STS (v7.0) - "Offer of Simplification"

[swami]

Chapter 7 of the Strategic Test Suite: Offer of Simplification is now available for download.

* Consists of carefully selected 100 questionairres on "Offer of simplification"

* All of the questions in this test suite are selected by me and thoroughly verified by Dann Corbitt through analysis with the help of top engines for hours. I initially selected about 170 problems and sent them to Dann, of which 100 has passed criteria. Dann then made the final selection after thorough tests.

* All the answers carry similar traits:

(1) Placing pieces in direction of trade especially when you're either materially superior or positionally superior.
(2) Tests your engine's understanding of simplification, trading of one of opponent's active pieces.
(3) The best moves involve the offer for trade of pieces. In most cases, the offer has to be accepted to avoid any more positional disadvantage but in some positions the offer is best declined.

Download it! here:
http://sites.google.com/site/strategict ... lification

Thanks to those who reported bugs and tested out the v1.0, v2.0, v3.0 and v4.0, v5.0 and v6.0.

Test Suite release time: 4th of November, 2009
Swaminathan and Dann Corbit

[swami]

Ofcourse, I should add: Feel free to report the results from your engine/ favourite engine, suggestions are welcome.

For short time control tests: Recommended time is 10 seconds each move.

[Eelco de Groot]

Code: Select all

7. Offer of Simplification 


Engine: Rainbow Serpent 1.5 Build 003 (Athlon 2009 MHz, 128 MB)
by Romstad, Costalba, Kiiski, De Groot

10 seconds per move

Right until now: 63 of 100  ;  7:08m


         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   0 |   -   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   2   0   -   0   -   0   -   0   -
  20 |   1   -   -   9   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   -   -   0   0   2   0   0   -
  40 |   -   -   1   -   0   -   0   -   1   4   0   -   0   -   0   0   -   -   0   0
  60 |   -   0   -   0   -   -   0   -   0   -   -   8   -   0   0   -   2   -   0   0
  80 |   0   0   4   0   -   0   -   1   0   -   0   2   0   0   -   -   -   0   0   -

   1 sec ->  48/100
   2 sec ->  53/100
   3 sec ->  58/100
   4 sec ->  58/100
   5 sec ->  61/100
   6 sec ->  61/100
   7 sec ->  61/100
   8 sec ->  61/100
   9 sec ->  62/100
  10 sec ->  63/100
  n/s: 594.294  
  TotTime: 16:42m    SolTime: 7:08m

[michiguel]

Ofcourse, I should add: Feel free to report the results from your engine/ favourite engine, suggestions are welcome.

For short time control tests: Recommended time is 10 seconds each move.

Gaviota 0.74.8 AMD 2.4 Ghz, 2 cores

total nodes: 640816974
total secs : 1000.1
average nps: 640775
solved: 62
wrong : 38
ratio : 62.00%

Miguel

[opraus]

Xpdnt on 2Ghz Core 2 Duo [single core]
10 sec/pos
score = 68 points

Thank you again for this labor!

the following were missed, altogether:

1q1rb1k1/5p1p/p3pnpb/P1r5/2B1P3/1P3P2/2R1N1PP/R2NQ2K b - - bm Bb5; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.006"; c0 "Bb5=10";
1r4k1/3b1pbp/R2Np1p1/4n3/1P1NP3/3BP3/4K1PP/8 w - - bm Nf3; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.012"; c0 "Nf3=10, Nc4=3, Ra7=1, b5=1";
2bq2k1/4pp2/p2p1n2/n1pP2p1/2P3Pp/P1Q1N2P/3NPPB1/6K1 w - - bm Be4; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.018"; c0 "Be4=10, Nc2=8, Nd1=7, Nef1=9";
2r1r1k1/1p1bn1p1/p2Bpb1p/5p1q/P2P4/5NQP/1P2BPP1/R2R2K1 w - - bm Ne5; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.022"; c0 "Ne5=10";
2r1rk2/1p2bpp1/p4nbp/4R3/P2R1P1B/2N5/1P2B1PP/5K2 b - - bm Red8; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.025"; c0 "Red8=10";
3r1r2/1p2k1pp/p2ppn2/4n3/P3P3/1BN4P/1PP2RP1/5R1K b - - bm Nfd7; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.040"; c0 "Nfd7=10, Rb8=6, Rf7=6, g5=6";
3r2k1/1b3qp1/pp2p1p1/4P1P1/2PN1P1P/b1NR2K1/P3Q3/8 w - - bm Nc2; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.043"; c0 "Nc2=10, Nb3=6, Ne4=3, Nf3=4";
3r2k1/1p3ppp/p3nn2/Qbp4r/2N5/1B3PP1/PP3RKP/8 w - - bm Rd2; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.044"; c0 "Rd2=10";
3r2k1/2rq2pp/4bp2/p1p1pn2/1n2N3/B2PP1P1/1R1Q1P1P/1R3BK1 b - - bm Nd6; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.045"; c0 "Nd6=10";
4r1k1/1p1n1p1b/2n2q2/2P4p/1PBp1PpN/6P1/3Q2P1/3R1NK1 w - - bm Bd3; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.050"; c0 "Bd3=10";
4r3/q4pkp/2p1bnp1/p3p3/PbP1P2P/4NNP1/1RQ2P2/5BK1 b - - bm Ng4; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.056"; c0 "Ng4=10";
4rk2/1b2rqb1/p4p2/1p1P1Pp1/2pRp1N1/P1N1R1PQ/1P4P1/6K1 w - - bm Nh6; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.058"; c0 "Nh6=10, Kf2=3, Qh2=3, Qh7=3";
5k2/4rpp1/pp6/4b2p/4N1q1/2NRB1P1/BP3P1P/6K1 b - - bm Rd7; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.061"; c0 "Rd7=10, Qf5=2";
5r2/6pk/5qnp/4p3/2QpP3/P2R1NP1/1r3P1P/2R3K1 b - - bm Nf4; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.063"; c0 "Nf4=10, Nh4=9";
6k1/p4ppp/4p3/3n4/8/1Pn1PP1P/P3b1P1/R1B3K1 w - - bm Bd2; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.068"; c0 "Bd2=10, Bb2=9, Kf2=4, a4=5";
6rk/2R4p/Pp1pq3/1P2pp2/1P2b3/8/6PP/2Q2BK1 w - - bm Qc4; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.070"; c0 "Qc4=10, a7=5, g3=5, h4=4";
7r/p1P2kb1/1nB1b3/6pp/4p3/2P3BP/PP3PP1/R5K1 b - - bm Nd5; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.073"; c0 "Nd5=10, Nc4=7, e3=8, h4=7";
8/p4k2/1p3r2/2pPnb2/2Pr3P/PPK3P1/4B1Q1/8 b - - bm Bg4; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.074"; c0 "Bg4=10, Bd3=7, Be4=7, Ng4=4";
b7/3r2bk/p2Np1p1/2B1p1Pp/qP2P2P/P2Q1RK1/8/8 w - - bm Rf7; id "STS(v7.0) Simplification.076"; c0 "Rf7=10, Kh2=7, Qb1=7, Qe2=7";

[michiguel]

Ofcourse, I should add: Feel free to report the results from your engine/ favourite engine, suggestions are welcome.

For short time control tests: Recommended time is 10 seconds each move.

Gaviota 0.74.8 AMD 2.4 Ghz, 2 cores

total nodes: 640816974
total secs : 1000.1
average nps: 640775
solved: 62
wrong : 38
ratio : 62.00%

Miguel

Not much improvement in a minute

total nodes: 4040138863
total secs : 6000.1
average nps: 673349
solved: 65
wrong : 35
ratio : 65.00%

Miguel

[beachknight]

Chapter 7 of the Strategic Test Suite: Offer of Simplification is now available for download.

* Consists of carefully selected 100 questionairres on "Offer of simplification"

* All of the questions in this test suite are selected by me and thoroughly verified by Dann Corbitt through analysis with the help of top engines for hours. I initially selected about 170 problems and sent them to Dann, of which 100 has passed criteria. Dann then made the final selection after thorough tests.

* All the answers carry similar traits:

(1) Placing pieces in direction of trade especially when you're either materially superior or positionally superior.
(2) Tests your engine's understanding of simplification, trading of one of opponent's active pieces.
(3) The best moves involve the offer for trade of pieces. In most cases, the offer has to be accepted to avoid any more positional disadvantage but in some positions the offer is best declined.

Download it! here:
http://sites.google.com/site/strategict ... lification

Thanks to those who reported bugs and tested out the v1.0, v2.0, v3.0 and v4.0, v5.0 and v6.0.

Test Suite release time: 4th of November, 2009
Swaminathan and Dann Corbit

Hi swami,

I have problems of downloading your suites.
I tried FF and O, with no success. Could you
perhaps send me latest ones in a zipped file?
Or provide a second link outside googlepages?

best,

[swami]

Chapter 7 of the Strategic Test Suite: Offer of Simplification is now available for download.

* Consists of carefully selected 100 questionairres on "Offer of simplification"

* All of the questions in this test suite are selected by me and thoroughly verified by Dann Corbitt through analysis with the help of top engines for hours. I initially selected about 170 problems and sent them to Dann, of which 100 has passed criteria. Dann then made the final selection after thorough tests.

* All the answers carry similar traits:

(1) Placing pieces in direction of trade especially when you're either materially superior or positionally superior.
(2) Tests your engine's understanding of simplification, trading of one of opponent's active pieces.
(3) The best moves involve the offer for trade of pieces. In most cases, the offer has to be accepted to avoid any more positional disadvantage but in some positions the offer is best declined.

Download it! here:
http://sites.google.com/site/strategict ... lification

Thanks to those who reported bugs and tested out the v1.0, v2.0, v3.0 and v4.0, v5.0 and v6.0.

Test Suite release time: 4th of November, 2009
Swaminathan and Dann Corbit

Hi swami,

I have problems of downloading your suites.
I tried FF and O, with no success. Could you
perhaps send me latest ones in a zipped file?
Or provide a second link outside googlepages?

best,

Dear Harun,

I have uploaded the file in mediafire.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=0bf0 ... 95a948f811

No idea why downloading from googlesite doesn't work for you.

In future, I'll try to provide alternate sites to download it from.

Enjoy!

[swami]

Thanks for posting the results, guys!

Keep 'em coming!

[beachknight]

Chapter 7 of the Strategic Test Suite: Offer of Simplification is now available for download.

* Consists of carefully selected 100 questionairres on "Offer of simplification"

* All of the questions in this test suite are selected by me and thoroughly verified by Dann Corbitt through analysis with the help of top engines for hours. I initially selected about 170 problems and sent them to Dann, of which 100 has passed criteria. Dann then made the final selection after thorough tests.

* All the answers carry similar traits:

(1) Placing pieces in direction of trade especially when you're either materially superior or positionally superior.
(2) Tests your engine's understanding of simplification, trading of one of opponent's active pieces.
(3) The best moves involve the offer for trade of pieces. In most cases, the offer has to be accepted to avoid any more positional disadvantage but in some positions the offer is best declined.

Download it! here:
http://sites.google.com/site/strategict ... lification

Thanks to those who reported bugs and tested out the v1.0, v2.0, v3.0 and v4.0, v5.0 and v6.0.

Test Suite release time: 4th of November, 2009
Swaminathan and Dann Corbit

Hi swami,

I have problems of downloading your suites.
I tried FF and O, with no success. Could you
perhaps send me latest ones in a zipped file?
Or provide a second link outside googlepages?

best,

Dear Harun,

I have uploaded the file in mediafire.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=0bf0 ... 95a948f811

No idea why downloading from googlesite doesn't work for you.

In future, I'll try to provide alternate sites to download it from.

Enjoy!

MediaFire upload worked fine. Just downloaded ts7.

Well, I am thinking of a conspiracy theory.
Someone does not wish that I work with
your testsuites. I could easily download
Miguel's bigbook. Few megabytes. But
not your testsuites. Only few kilobytes.

There should be something for further
investigation!

Best,