7. Offer of Simplification

Chapter 7 of Strategic Test Suite series consist of carefully selected 100 test positions on "Offer of Simplification"

All the answers carry similar traits:

* Placing pieces in direction of trade especially when you're either materially superior or positionally superior.

* Tests your engine's understanding of simplification, trading of one of opponent's active pieces.

* The best moves involve the offer for trade of pieces.

In most cases, the offer has to be accepted but sometimes the offer is best declined.

Feel Free to report the results from your engine/Favourite engine.

Recommended Test time:

Short time control: 10 seconds each move.

Intermediate Time Control: 1 minute each move

Long Time Control: 7 minutes each move.

Regards,

Swaminathan and Dann Corbit