Mate Killers

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Some programs, most notably Rebel, distinguish between the ordinary killer moves and the mate killers - causing a beta-cutoff with a value indicating that a player is going to deliver checkmate. They are sorted higher than ordinary killer moves.

=See also=
 * Killer Heuristic
 * Move Ordering

=Forum Posts=
 * Mate Killer Move by thevinenator, OpenChess Forum, February 02, 2017

=External Links=
 * Move Ordering in Rebel (4) Mate threats by Ed Schröder

=References=

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