reversed-color transpositions
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jack512
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reversed-color transpositions
Do today's engines check for reversed-color transpositions in their transposition table? I'm guessing they don't, since these would only tend to happen near the starting position, where the opening book is being used instead of search.
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matthewlai
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Re: reversed-color transpositions
No they don't, and yes that's why.jack512 wrote:Do today's engines check for reversed-color transpositions in their transposition table? I'm guessing they don't, since these would only tend to happen near the starting position, where the opening book is being used instead of search.
Disclosure: I work for DeepMind on the AlphaZero project, but everything I say here is personal opinion and does not reflect the views of DeepMind / Alphabet.
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Nordlandia
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Re: reversed-color transpositions
In Fritz gui nowadays i can confirm it mirrors positions for white and black.