Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 23:53:15 08/30/02
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On August 30, 2002 at 17:24:42, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On August 30, 2002 at 15:20:36, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 30, 2002 at 11:52:09, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >> >>>On August 30, 2002 at 08:26:27, Omid David wrote: >>> >>>>What's the latest on the "0x88 vs. Boitboard"? Is bitboard still the most >>>>popular implementation among the top programs? (while Crafty uses bitboards, >>>>Ferret and DIEP use 0x88 if I remember correctly, right?) >>> >>>Ferret does not use 0x88, it uses pre-generated tables according to Bruce >>>Moreland. >>> >>>Miguel >> >> >>I thought he had said he used 0x88 for the board representation, but that >>he didn't use it for move generation because of the pre-generated tables >>you mentioned... > >From http://ccc.it.ro/search/ccc.php?art_id=189800 : > >Ferret's board representation is an array of 64 squares. Each element is pretty >big. Move generation is accomplished by use of a move table, much expanded from >the system used in Gnuchess. > >Gerbil's board representation is 128 squares, so it can use 0x88. And Chess Tiger's board representation is 256 squares, so it can...? Dave
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