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Subject: Re: Question about Gerbil

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:41:20 07/11/01

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On July 11, 2001 at 16:37:38, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On July 11, 2001 at 16:16:29, Artem Pyatakov wrote:
>
>>I was just in the process of making my own program hash, and I was looking at
>>the Gerbil 01 source code for some guidance, but I noticed something strange.
>>
>>Does Gerbil at this point NOT hash En Passant squares?
>>Am I correctly thinking that this information should be hashed?
>
>Gerbil has the smartest e.p. hashing of any program I have ever seen.  I intend
>to brashly copy it, as soon as I find the time.
>
>Gerbil hashes ONLY those e.p. information points where the pawn can *actually*
>be taken which is just plain brilliant.  It will result in a lot more hash hits
>for no apparent penalty.
>
>An example of the genius of Bruce Moreland.

Several of us do this.  I never produce an "EP target square" unless an EP
capture is actually possible.  IE just playing e4 isn't enough.  There must
be a black pawn at d4 or f4, or I won't think an ep is possible and I won't
hash a thing for it...




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