🔍 Don't always stop search when a mate is found #827
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Take into account 50 moves draw rule when considering stopping a search because of mate found: if our engine found a mate sequence but that mate sequence won't win the game due to the 50 moves rule (or close to it), keep searching for a better mate
Example of game where a victory was spoiled by this:
https://lichess.org/qTZZzk7b
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