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Subject: Re: Different Board Techniques like 0x88

Author: Dave Kuntzsch

Date: 10:45:26 08/26/05

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On August 26, 2005 at 07:52:31, Gopikrishna wrote:

>I would like to know what other types of board techniques are there other than
>8x10 array type used in tscp, 0x88 used in gerbil and bitboards used in some
>programs. If possible the respective programs using it will also be fine.
>Thanks.

In an old program I wrote long before x86 architecture, I used 8x8. The move
generator just tested for a negative value for either the rank or file to
determine if it was valid or not. Somewhere around this house is the original
source, that I would like to use as an inspiration for a reincarnation.

Dave



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