Version 12 of the Strategic Test Suite series is now available for download.

* Consists of carefully selected 100 test positions on "Center Control"

Information:

Posting the piece in the center in early middle game to late middle game.

[color=blue]4 center squares (e4,d4,d5,e5) are the most important squares. It's obvious someone has to take control before their opponent does. [/color]

It consists of:

* Posting the piece in the center.
* Usually a Queen/Rook/Bishop/Knight.
* No pawn moves.
* Plan is to post the piece in the center and exert pressure on other side.
* Another plan is to have access to more squares on the board.

Tests engine's strength on initiative, and mobility.

Download it! [url]https://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/center-control/STS12.epd]here[/url]:

https://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/center-control

Test Suite release time: 15th of July, 2010
Swaminathan and Dann Corbit