when/Where should check extension be applied ?

[MahmoudUthman]

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search()
{
if(draw()) return draw_Value;
if(depth<1 ) return qsearch();
probeTT()
TTCuts
Reverse Futility Pruning
Null Move Pruning

MoveLoop
{}
}

should I extend At the top of the search before doing anything other than draw detection ?
or should I extend After TTCuts ? or maybe Null Move pruning , etc. ?

*by the way I only do reverse futility , nulls & non exact ttcuts in non pv nodes .

[smatovic]

imo it would make sense to extend before entering qsearch,
not sure about how the extended depth effects on your ttcuts and nullmove.

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Srdja