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Chess engine: Berserk 4.3.0


Berserk - UCI chess engine ( written in C).
Author: Jay Honnold  Rating JCER=3244 (40 place)

v.4.3.0.
Space evaluation
PSQTs indexed based on same side as enemy king
Lazy eval
No longer evaluate when in check
Piece imbalance table
Rook semi-open file tweak
Pawn EG scaling improvement
Defending pawn bonus
Isolated pawn filewise
Passed pawn definition update
Passed pawn slider behind
Passed pawn safe advance rankwise
Passed pawn square rule
Pawn push threat improvements
Minor piece threat improvements
King safety values tuned with CTT
King safety checks split by piece type
King area (in king safety) expanded away from edges


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