MadChess 3.1 Beta 0c601ea (Singular Move)
I strengthened MadChess by extending the search horizon of singular moves. I gleaned the idea from the Stockfish chess engine. Quoting from my Pull Request #17: In the GetSearchHorizon method, added call to a new method, IsBestMoveSingular, that determines if best move that had failed high in recent searches is best by a significant margin. If so, extend the search by one ply. A code comment explains why: The best move (from the cache) is singular. That is, it’s the only good move in the position. Evaluation of the current position relies on the accuracy of the singular move’s score.… Continue Reading