Example #1
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        private Option <int> CalculateEvaluationRecursively(
            Position.Position position,
            int currentDepth)
        {
            var  bestMove           = Move.Move.NullMove;
            var  bestMoveEvaluation = MinEvaluationValue;
            bool hasLegalMove       = false;

            var playerEvaluationMultiplier = GetPlayerEvaluationMultiplier(position.PlayerToMove);

            var playerToMove     = position.PlayerToMove;
            var pseudoLegalMoves = MoveGenerator.GeneratePseudoLegalMoves(position);

            foreach (var move in pseudoLegalMoves)
            {
                position.PlayMove(move);
                if (!IsPlayedMoveLegal(position))
                {
                    position.UndoMove();
                    continue;
                }

                hasLegalMove = true;
                int movePriority = CalculateMovePriority(move, currentDepth);
                if (movePriority < MinPriorityToConsiderMove)
                {
                    position.UndoMove();
                    continue;
                }

                evaluator.OnMovePlayed(move, playerToMove);

                var evaluation = -CalculateEvaluationRecursively(
                    position,
                    currentDepth + 1)
                                 .ValueOr(() => - playerEvaluationMultiplier * evaluator.GetCurrentEvaluation());

                if (evaluation >= bestMoveEvaluation)
                {
                    bestMove           = move;
                    bestMoveEvaluation = evaluation;
                }

                position.UndoMove();
                evaluator.OnUndoMove();
            }

            if (!hasLegalMove)
            {
                return(Option.Some(
                           GetEvaluationForPositionWithoutLegalMoves(
                               position,
                               playerEvaluationMultiplier)));
            }

            return(bestMove.IsNullMove ? Option.None <int>() : Option.Some(bestMoveEvaluation));
        }