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Subject: Re: Perft breakdown

Author: Tom Likens

Date: 10:43:55 12/02/03

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On December 02, 2003 at 09:35:05, Tom Likens wrote:

>On December 02, 2003 at 05:23:13, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>On December 02, 2003 at 05:20:14, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>What is your definition for PAWN_JUMP ?
>>>Forgive me if it is obvious.
>>
>>I guess it's a double pawnmove.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>>
>>>And thanks for the data.
>
>That's right.  For some reason, lost to antiquity, I broke this out as a
>separate move type.  Probably, at the time it made it easier to generate
>en'passant moves.
>
>If you're interested Dann, I could send you the engine so you'd have it
>for any subsequent perft tests.  It's not public yet, but (if I get a
>spare moment) will be eventually.
>
>regards,
>--tom

I also thought I'd mention, since it's not obvious, that PCAPTURE
represents a promotion that also captures an enemy piece.

--tom



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