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Re: Problem position using Scorpio Egbbs

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:44 pm
by syzygy
Daniel Shawul wrote:This turns out to be a feature than a bug in the new bitbases :)
Enpassant, like castling, is not accounted for during generation of the bitbases.
Not accounted for at all? Or are the ep positions themselves just not stored?

Re: Problem position using Scorpio Egbbs

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:29 pm
by Ross Boyd
Yes I understand it, what I am actually trying to address (my mistake) is that of all the positions that I found, this is the first time that e.p capture is not possible after a 2-step pawn push.
Yes, now I see what you meant. Thanks Ferdinand, for your help pinning it down.