King position evaluations?
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SrcEngine
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King position evaluations?
How do I evaluate the position of the king? During the opening and the middle game, the king should be behind the pawns and at the back ranks. In the end game, however, the king should be more active. How should my engine distinguish between openings and end games?
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Dann Corbit
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Re: King position evaluations?
There are different ways to calculate game phase.
An easy way is just to look at the chessman count.
You might like to look at Ed Schroder's page about evaluation, or the chess programming wiki under topic king safety.
https://www.chessprogramming.org/King_Safety
http://members.home.nl/matador/Inside%20Rebel.pdf
https://www.chessprogramming.org/Game_Phases
An easy way is just to look at the chessman count.
You might like to look at Ed Schroder's page about evaluation, or the chess programming wiki under topic king safety.
https://www.chessprogramming.org/King_Safety
http://members.home.nl/matador/Inside%20Rebel.pdf
https://www.chessprogramming.org/Game_Phases
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Terje
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