H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Sep 16, 2016 05:23 PM UTC:
It would probably be good enough to test at 40 moves/1 min. There still seems to be a problem running matches starting from set-up positions with 'engine-defined variants', where the engine also sends a position. At least in the WinBoard version I distributed in the Sac-Chess package. I will check if the latest WinBoard also has that problem.
- waiting 1 turn to get a rook is a big deal, what can the oposite bishop do in 1 turn to turn the tables.
The Bishop might be able to attack the square in front of the opponent passer, so that he cannot promote at all. This is only a 50-50 chance, because the Bishop might have the wrong color, but the chance that a Knight, Zebra or Camel (or a Wizard or Champion) can do that in one move seems much smaller. And if there are other, blocked Pawns elsewhere on the board, you might win much easier with a minor against nothing than with a Rook against a minor. Which is what you would get if you delayed promotion to go for the Rook, while in the mean time he would promote to minor.
It would probably be good enough to test at 40 moves/1 min. There still seems to be a problem running matches starting from set-up positions with 'engine-defined variants', where the engine also sends a position. At least in the WinBoard version I distributed in the Sac-Chess package. I will check if the latest WinBoard also has that problem.
- waiting 1 turn to get a rook is a big deal, what can the oposite bishop do in 1 turn to turn the tables.
The Bishop might be able to attack the square in front of the opponent passer, so that he cannot promote at all. This is only a 50-50 chance, because the Bishop might have the wrong color, but the chance that a Knight, Zebra or Camel (or a Wizard or Champion) can do that in one move seems much smaller. And if there are other, blocked Pawns elsewhere on the board, you might win much easier with a minor against nothing than with a Rook against a minor. Which is what you would get if you delayed promotion to go for the Rook, while in the mean time he would promote to minor.