Does anyone modify the zobrist key based on whether extensions were allowed or not?
The search result will be different depending on this, so if we don't do it we might return an unextended branch from the hash table where we wanted a branch with extensions.
Hash table entries and search extensions
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Re: Hash table entries and search extensions
I've not tested the idea for obvious reasons, but the first downside would be a significant reduction in hash hit rate.rbarreira wrote:Does anyone modify the zobrist key based on whether extensions were allowed or not?
The search result will be different depending on this, so if we don't do it we might return an unextended branch from the hash table where we wanted a branch with extensions.