Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 13:39:32 04/05/03
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On April 05, 2003 at 14:57:21, Albert Bertilsson wrote: >Wouldn't it be a good idéa to hash the 50 move counter when it aproach say 45? >To avoid regarding positions as draws by mistake, or the other way around avoid >not regarding as draws by mistake. This would only be relevant if you use the HT >for pruning though. A few thoughts (maybe not correct)... If you hashed the fifty move counter at all, I think then you create problems for repetition detection. Besides, if you reach a fifty move count of 45, there is probably nothing you can do to avoid a draw anyway (unless there is a long mate in the works, like KBN vs. K, and you can mate before you hit the fifty move limit). IIRC, this is one of those problems that has no good solution.
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