Why does it take so long to reach depth 40-50?
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I'm analyzing some positions at a depth of 40-50 using the Stockfish console. I have a good CPU, but for some reason it takes too long to reach that depth. I don't know if it takes longer because the CPU is good and I'm analyzing more nodes. At depth 35, it has 10,000,000,000 nodes.
The deeper you have to analyse, the exponentially longer it takes to prune since theres that many more variations. If you notice, some positions reach depth 40-50 much quicker than others due to varying complexity. CPU plays a huge part but also make sure you have adequate hash as that can also limit your capabilities