zaterdag 21 mei 2022

Outside theory: 2 ply fun testset

Today's engines play all theoretical lines very well. Even without books they follow theory for a very long time, often leading to the same stuff over and over again. And lots of draws, of course. Are you tired of seeing the same openings all the time? Do you want to see something different than the well trodden paths that have been seen in thousands of games? Then the following testset for engine-engine testing might be interesting for you:

Noomen 2 ply fun testset

This is a testset with 2 ply openings only, thus one move for white and one move for black. But none of these 2 ply openings will lead to standard opening play. You'll find stuff in this testset like:

  • 1. h4 a5
  • 1. g4 b5
  • 1. Na3 Nh6
And so forth. Let your engines find out how to handle such non standard and sometimes even erratic positions! No theory, no standard play, no recognizable themes/patterns. Enjoy testing!

Note: don't take this testset too seriously. It's for fun purposes only :-).