diff --git a/include/chess/types.h b/include/chess/types.h
index 5a39093..48b5ea8 100644
--- a/include/chess/types.h
+++ b/include/chess/types.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct castle_t {
 struct gameState_t {
 	uint_least64_t *board;
 	uint_least64_t zobrist;
+	uint_least8_t *repetitionTable;
 	bool color; // color to move
 	struct castle_t canCastle[2];
 
diff --git a/include/chess/util.h b/include/chess/util.h
index 28dc2cd..eb30d96 100644
--- a/include/chess/util.h
+++ b/include/chess/util.h
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <chess/types.h>
 
+struct zobristTableElement {
+	uint_least64_t hash;
+	int_least16_t value;
+};
+
+struct zobristTable {
+	struct zobristTableElement *arr;
+	size_t length;
+};
+
+struct zobristTableResult {
+	bool success;
+	int_least16_t value;
+};
+
 uint_least64_t rand_64();
 uint_least64_t zobristPieceI(struct piece_t piece, uint_least8_t field);
 uint_least8_t getFile(const uint_least8_t field);
diff --git a/src/chess/evaluate.c b/src/chess/evaluate.c
index 817d253..9b529cc 100644
--- a/src/chess/evaluate.c
+++ b/src/chess/evaluate.c
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 #define INT_16_SAFE_MAX (INT_LEAST16_MAX - 1)
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__ // Check if using GCC or compatible compiler
-static int_least16_t countOnes(uint_least64_t num) {
+static int_least16_t countOnes(const uint_least64_t num) {
     return __builtin_popcountll(num); // Use GCC built-in function if available
 }
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER) // Check if using Microsoft Visual C++
 #include <intrin.h>
-static int_least16_t countOnes(uint_least64_t num) {
+static int_least16_t countOnes(const uint_least64_t num) {
     return __popcnt64(num); // Use MSVC intrinsic if available
 }
 #else
-static int_least16_t countOnes(uint_least64_t num) {
+static int_least16_t countOnes(const uint_least64_t num) {
     int_least16_t count = 0;
     while(num) {
         count += num & 1;
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static int_least16_t countOnes(uint_least64_t num) {
 #endif
 
 static int_least16_t evaluate(const struct gameState_t gameState) {
+	if(gameState.halfMoveCounter == 50) return 0;
 	int_least16_t value = 0;
 	const uint_least64_t *board = gameState.board;
 	int_least16_t pieceValues[PIECES_LENGTH];
diff --git a/src/common/preCodeGen/util.c b/src/common/preCodeGen/util.c
index 111ac50..4c31972 100644
--- a/src/common/preCodeGen/util.c
+++ b/src/common/preCodeGen/util.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <chess/util.h>
 
@@ -20,3 +21,59 @@ uint_least8_t getFile(const uint_least8_t field) {
 uint_least8_t getRank(const uint_least8_t field) {
 	return field / BOARD_SIZE;
 }
+
+void initZobirstTable(struct zobristTableElement *table, size_t length) {
+	for(size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+		table[i].hash = 0; // use 0 for no value
+	}
+}
+
+static size_t zobristTableInitialI(const struct zobristTable table, const uint_least64_t key) {
+	return key % table.length;
+}
+
+enum returnStatus {
+	CONTINUE,
+	RETURN,
+};
+
+static void zobristTableIter(const struct zobristTable table, const uint_least64_t key, void *result,
+		enum returnStatus (*foreach)(const struct zobristTableElement element, const uint_least64_t key, void *result)) {
+	const size_t initI = zobristTableInitialI(table, key);
+	size_t i = initI;
+	do {
+		const struct zobristTableElement element = table.arr[i];
+		if(foreach(element, key, result) == RETURN) return;
+		++i;
+		if(i >= table.length) i = 0;
+	} while(i != initI);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Error: zobrist table is full");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+static enum returnStatus zobristTableGetForeach(const struct zobristTableElement element, const uint_least64_t key,
+		void *resultVoid) {
+	struct zobristTableResult *result = resultVoid;
+	if(element.hash == key) {
+		*result = (struct zobristTableResult){true, element.value};
+		return RETURN;
+	}
+	if(element.hash == 0) {
+		result->success = false;
+		return RETURN;
+	}
+	return CONTINUE;
+}
+
+struct zobristTableResult zobristTableGet(const struct zobristTable table, const uint_least64_t key) {
+	struct zobristTableResult result;
+	zobristTableIter(table, key, &result, zobristTableGetForeach);
+	return result;
+}
+
+static enum returnStatus zobristTableSetForeach(const struct zobristTableElement element, const uint_least64_t key,
+		void *resultVoid) {
+}
+
+void zobristTableSet(struct zobristTable table, const uint_least64_t key, const int_least16_t value) {
+}