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[Pio Korinth]

Hi Lucas!

I do not have a working chess engine right now so I have not been able to implement my ideas.

I think an outpost should only be counted as an outpost if it cannot be threatened by a pawn.

What I think is important is that you should give the knight outpost higher value the more pieces the oponent has left that are more valuable than your knight.

If the opponent has no pieces more valuable than your oupost piece, you should not reward outposts at all.

If the opponent do not have any knights left and do not have a bishop of the same color as your knight, your outpost will be really hard to get rid of and should be given a bonus.

If your outpost blocks the advancement of the opponent's pawn that should also be given a bonus.

I think Bishop outposts should only be rewarded if the opponent has no knights left.

Good luck!