Arena 3.5.1 and Mate Test epd requirements

[chessica]

Hello engine tester, i have a small database with mate tasks.
I would like to test the database with the help of arena with many engines.

Question:

How must the epd line look correct, e.g. h2-h4 and mate in 4?

[Dann Corbit]

Here is the grammar:
https://www.chessprogramming.org/Extend ... escription

[chessica]

Is this fen correct, or incorrect?

in the automatic analysis, the train is not recognized as a solution, even though the mate was found???

[fen]5K2/8/2qk4/2nPp3/3r4/6B1/B7/3R4 w - e6 0 1 [/fen]

FEN: 5K2/8/2qk4/2nPp3/3r4/6B1/B7/3R4 w - e6 0 1

SOS 5.1 for Arena:

1/3 00:00 4 65 -1,62 d5xc6 Td4xd1
1/4 00:00 10 163 +M1 d5xe6/ep+
2/4 00:00 39 639 +M1 d5xe6/ep+

best move (SOS 5.1 for Arena): d5-e6
not found in: 00:04
2/2 00:00 31 508 +M1 d5xe6/ep+

what is wrong here?

[JVMerlino]

The FEN is correct, but your EPD might not be correct in identifying the best move. What is the full EPD that you are using for this position?

[chessica]

The FEN is correct, but your EPD might not be correct in identifying the best move. What is the full EPD that you are using for this position?

This is the epd-line:

5K2/8/2qk4/2nPp3/3r4/6B1/B7/3R4 w - e6 bm #1; ep; 00:00;

[Dann Corbit]

I think that is a ChestUCI EPD row.
The bm expression is not correct according to the standard.
This part is OK:
5K2/8/2qk4/2nPp3/3r4/6B1/B7/3R4 w - e6

But the bm should be a best move (perhaps the e.p. pawn capture)
bm #1;
This is meaningless:
ep;

This is meaningless:
00:00;

Those things look like ChestUCI database annotations to me (which do not follow the standard)

[chessica]

Is it so correct?

5K2/8/2qk4/2nPp3/3r4/6B1/B7/3R4 w - e6 bm d5xe6 #1; ep;

[chessica]

Is it so correct?
5K2/8/2qk4/2nPp3/3r4/6B1/B7/3R4 w - e6 bm d5xe6 #1;

Is my assumption correct that in Arena in the automatic analysis of
the epd file only the key move, here d5xe6, is checked and the mate
is not? If this is true, then my test is obsolete. I want to exclude
that the key move is played for wrong reasons.

[JVMerlino]

Is it so correct?
5K2/8/2qk4/2nPp3/3r4/6B1/B7/3R4 w - e6 bm d5xe6 #1;

Is my assumption correct that in Arena in the automatic analysis of
the epd file only the key move, here d5xe6, is checked and the mate
is not? If this is true, then my test is obsolete. I want to exclude
that the key move is played for wrong reasons.

I don't know of any GUIs or tools that check for more than just playing the correct move when processing an EPD. In other words, if you want to make sure that your engine solves this position not only by playing dxe6ep but also declaring mate in 1 as specified in your EPD, I don't think any program can do that.