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@xjcl xjcl released this 31 Mar 22:33
· 1 commit to master since this release

The March release improves strength by fixing bug, but also reworks time management:

  • work around Arena bug by writing to stdout as little as possible
  • always encode correct mate distance in evaluation, even when retrieving from transposition table
    • this has the unfortunate side effect of causing more timeouts
    • also some of the mates are so deep they don't seem plausible
    • mate distance encoding: because mates beyond depth 100 are found, encode M1 as 199.99 instead of 299
  • now no more illegal moves should ever get played
    • fix bugs in is_pseudo_legal and add unit test
    • also check transposition table moves for legality
  • big fix: fix undefined behavior due to KILLER_TABLE being too small
  • time use: use time based on move number (use less time in the opening and more in the middlegame)