+ // value_to_tt() adjusts a mate score from "plies to mate from the root" to
+ // "plies to mate from the current ply". Non-mate scores are unchanged.
+ // The function is called before storing a value to the transposition table.
+
+ Value value_to_tt(Value v, int ply) {
+
+ if (v >= value_mate_in(PLY_MAX))
+ return v + ply;
+
+ if (v <= value_mated_in(PLY_MAX))
+ return v - ply;
+
+ return v;
+ }
+
+
+ // value_from_tt() is the inverse of value_to_tt(): It adjusts a mate score from
+ // the transposition table to a mate score corrected for the current ply.
+
+ Value value_from_tt(Value v, int ply) {
+
+ if (v >= value_mate_in(PLY_MAX))
+ return v - ply;
+
+ if (v <= value_mated_in(PLY_MAX))
+ return v + ply;
+
+ return v;
+ }
+
+
+ // move_is_killer() checks if the given move is among the killer moves