Arena EPD Testing

These are the 8 steps you need to follow to have the engine and EPD's successfully set up in Arena.

How to test EPD's in Arena?

Code:

1. Download Arena 2.01 (www.playwitharena.com)

2. Click Arena.exe

3. Install engine (Engine -> Manage -> Details -> New -> UCI/Wb Engine)

4. Download Test Suites and store them in a folder. (Let's say: C:\STS)

5. Click - Engines -> Automatic Analysis -> List of EPD/PGN -> Load ALL EPD's from C:\STS

6. In "Automatic Analysis" window - go to the next tab "Engines", select .installed engine, and specify time per move.

7. In "Automatic Analysis" window - go to the previous tab "Source", Start the test.

8. Once the test is finished, In "Automatic Analysis" window - go further to the next tab "Output", and click "view comprehensive output in Report file"