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Commit ID da854fe83a64b2181c372f7b51f8b2190f67840d
Author Tord Romstad
Date 2009-08-06 11:27:49 UTC
Added a new function build_pv(), which extends a PV by walking down the transposition table. When the search was stopped before a fail high at the root was resolved, Stockfish would often print a very short PV, sometimes consisting of just a single move. This was not only a little user-unfriendly, but also harmed the strength a little in ponder-on games: Single-move PVs mean that there is no ponder move to search. It is perhaps worth considering to remove the pv[][] array entirely, and always build the entire PV from the transposition table. This would simplify the source code somewhat and probably make the program infinitesimally faster, at the expense of sometimes getting shorter PVs or PVs with rubbish moves near the end.
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