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* Bitboards can have a high information density.
* Single populated or even empty Bitboards have a low information density.
* <span id="getPiece"></span>Bitboards are weak in answering questions like what piece if any resides on square x. One reason to keep a redundant [[Mailbox|mailbox]] board representation with some additional [[Incremental Updates|update]] costs during [[Make Move|make]]/[[Unmake Move|unmake]].
* Bitboards can operate on all squares in parallel using bitwise instructions. This is one of the main arguments used by proponents of bitboards, because it allows for a flexibility in [[Evaluation|evaluation]].
* Bitboards are rather handicapped on 32 bit processors, as each bitwise computation must be split into two or more instructions <ref>[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=30562 Efficient Bitboard Implementation on 32-bit Architecture] by [[Roberto Waldteufel]], [[CCC]], October 25, 1998</ref> . As most modern processors are now 64 bit, this point is somewhat diminished <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6651 Speedup by bitboards] by [[Onno Garms]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], July 13, 2007</ref> .
==2005 ...==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4521 Bitboard question] by [[Tord Romstad]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 14, 2006
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5623 Yet another new bitboard move generation method] by [[Zach Wegner]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 22, 2006 » [[Titboards]]
: [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5623&start=6 Re: Yet another new bitboard move generation method] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], October 01, 2006 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=52861&start=8 Re: multi-dimensional piece/square tables] by Tony P., [[CCC]], January 28, 2020</ref>
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13426 Speedup with bitboards on 64-bit CPUs] by [[Tord Romstad]], [[CCC]], April 27, 2007
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6651 Speedup by bitboards] by [[Onno Garms]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], July 13, 2007
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64487 Checkers Bitboard representation] by Pranav Deshpande, [[CCC]], July 02, 2017 » [[Checkers]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65724 Bitboards and Java] by [[Fred Hamilton]], [[CCC]], November 14, 2017 » [[Java]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=72461&start=3 Re: Pawn move generation in bitboards] by [[Álvaro Begué]], [[CCC]], December 05, 2019 » [[Cpp|C++]], [[Pawn Pattern and Properties]]
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