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 archive.org

References

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