Fast reverse move generation
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Re: Fast reverse move generation
Another problem when searching backwards using reverse moves is that the branching factor tends to be much larger than when search forward, because reverse moves often have several "uncapture" possibilities. This might be less of a problem though if you are only interested in positions where few pieces have been captured, especially if you also are going to ignore promotions.