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Perft

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'''Perft''', ('''perf'''ormance '''t'''est, move path enumeration)<br/>
a [[Debugging|debugging ]] function to walk the move generation tree of strictly [[Legal Move|legal moves]] to count all the [[Leaf Node|leaf nodes]] of a certain [[Depth|depth]], which can be compared to [[Perft Results|predetermined values]] and used to isolate [[Engine Testing#bugs|bugs]]. In perft, nodes are only counted at the end after the last [[Make Move|makemove]]. Thus "higher" [[Terminal Node|terminal nodes]] (e.g. mate or stalemate) are not counted, instead the number of move paths of a certain depth. Perft ignores draws by [[Repetitions|repetition]], by the [[Fifty-move Rule|fifty-move rule]] and by [[Material#InsufficientMaterial|insufficient material]]. By recording the amount of time taken for each iteration, it's possible to compare the performance of different move generators or the same generator on different machines, though this must be done with caution since there are variations to perft.
=Perft function=

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