diff --git a/contrib/long_distance_matching/Makefile b/contrib/long_distance_matching/Makefile
index 0d4dea069..3159df756 100644
--- a/contrib/long_distance_matching/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/long_distance_matching/Makefile
@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ LDFLAGS += -lzstd
 
 default: all
 
-all: main-ldm
+all: main-basic main-chaining
 
-main-ldm : basic_table.c ldm.c main-ldm.c
+main-basic : basic_table.c ldm.c main-ldm.c
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
+main-chaining : chaining_table.c ldm.c main-ldm.c
+	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+
 clean:
 	@rm -f core *.o tmp* result* *.ldm *.ldm.dec \
-	main main-ldm
+	main-basic main-chaining
 	@echo Cleaning completed
 
diff --git a/contrib/long_distance_matching/basic_table.c b/contrib/long_distance_matching/basic_table.c
index 007086fee..c6a5040ee 100644
--- a/contrib/long_distance_matching/basic_table.c
+++ b/contrib/long_distance_matching/basic_table.c
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "ldm_hashtable.h"
+#include "mem.h"
 
 struct LDM_hashTable {
   U32 size;
   LDM_hashEntry *entries;
+  const BYTE *offsetBase;
 };
 
-LDM_hashTable *HASH_createTable(U32 size) {
+LDM_hashTable *HASH_createTable(U32 size, const BYTE *offsetBase) {
   LDM_hashTable *table = malloc(sizeof(LDM_hashTable));
   table->size = size;
   table->entries = calloc(size, sizeof(LDM_hashEntry));
+  table->offsetBase = offsetBase;
   return table;
 }
 
@@ -20,15 +23,19 @@ void HASH_initializeTable(LDM_hashTable *table, U32 size) {
   table->entries = calloc(size, sizeof(LDM_hashEntry));
 }
 
+LDM_hashEntry *getBucket(const LDM_hashTable *table, const hash_t hash) {
+  return table->entries + hash;
+}
 
 LDM_hashEntry *HASH_getEntryFromHash(
-    const LDM_hashTable *table, const hash_t hash) {
-  return &(table->entries[hash]);
+    const LDM_hashTable *table, const hash_t hash, const U32 checksum) {
+  (void)checksum;
+  return getBucket(table, hash);
 }
 
 void HASH_insert(LDM_hashTable *table,
                  const hash_t hash, const LDM_hashEntry entry) {
-  *HASH_getEntryFromHash(table, hash) = entry;
+  *getBucket(table, hash) = entry;
 }
 
 U32 HASH_getSize(const LDM_hashTable *table) {
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ void HASH_outputTableOccupancy(const LDM_hashTable *hashTable) {
   U32 i = 0;
   U32 ctr = 0;
   for (; i < HASH_getSize(hashTable); i++) {
-    if (HASH_getEntryFromHash(hashTable, i)->offset == 0) {
+    if (getBucket(hashTable, i)->offset == 0) {
       ctr++;
     }
   }
@@ -52,5 +59,3 @@ void HASH_outputTableOccupancy(const LDM_hashTable *hashTable) {
          HASH_getSize(hashTable), ctr,
          100.0 * (double)(ctr) / (double)HASH_getSize(hashTable));
 }
-
-
diff --git a/contrib/long_distance_matching/chaining_table.c b/contrib/long_distance_matching/chaining_table.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..226f78225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/long_distance_matching/chaining_table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "ldm_hashtable.h"
+#include "mem.h"
+
+//TODO: move def somewhere else.
+//TODO: memory usage is currently no longer LDM_MEMORY_USAGE.
+//      refactor code to scale the number of elements appropriately.
+
+// Number of elements per hash bucket.
+#define HASH_BUCKET_SIZE_LOG 2  // MAX is 4 for now
+#define HASH_BUCKET_SIZE (1 << (HASH_BUCKET_SIZE_LOG))
+
+struct LDM_hashTable {
+  U32 size;
+  LDM_hashEntry *entries;  // 1-D array for now.
+
+  // Position corresponding to offset=0 in LDM_hashEntry.
+  const BYTE *offsetBase;
+  BYTE *bucketOffsets;     // Pointer to current insert position.
+                           // Last insert was at bucketOffsets - 1?
+};
+
+LDM_hashTable *HASH_createTable(U32 size, const BYTE *offsetBase) {
+  LDM_hashTable *table = malloc(sizeof(LDM_hashTable));
+  table->size = size;
+  table->entries = calloc(size * HASH_BUCKET_SIZE, sizeof(LDM_hashEntry));
+  table->bucketOffsets = calloc(size, sizeof(BYTE));
+  table->offsetBase = offsetBase;
+  return table;
+}
+
+static LDM_hashEntry *getBucket(const LDM_hashTable *table, const hash_t hash) {
+  return table->entries + (hash << HASH_BUCKET_SIZE_LOG);
+}
+
+/*
+static LDM_hashEntry *getLastInsertFromHash(const LDM_hashTable *table,
+                                            const hash_t hash) {
+  LDM_hashEntry *bucket = getBucket(table, hash);
+  BYTE offset = (table->bucketOffsets[hash] - 1) & (HASH_BUCKET_SIZE - 1);
+  return bucket + offset;
+}
+*/
+
+LDM_hashEntry *HASH_getEntryFromHash(const LDM_hashTable *table,
+                                     const hash_t hash,
+                                     const U32 checksum) {
+  // Loop through bucket.
+  // TODO: in order of recency???
+  LDM_hashEntry *bucket = getBucket(table, hash);
+  LDM_hashEntry *cur = bucket;
+  for(; cur < bucket + HASH_BUCKET_SIZE; ++cur) {
+    if (cur->checksum == checksum) {
+      return cur;
+    }
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+void HASH_insert(LDM_hashTable *table,
+                 const hash_t hash, const LDM_hashEntry entry) {
+  *(getBucket(table, hash) + table->bucketOffsets[hash]) = entry;
+  table->bucketOffsets[hash]++;
+  table->bucketOffsets[hash] &= HASH_BUCKET_SIZE - 1;
+}
+
+U32 HASH_getSize(const LDM_hashTable *table) {
+  return table->size * HASH_BUCKET_SIZE;
+}
+
+void HASH_destroyTable(LDM_hashTable *table) {
+  free(table->entries);
+  free(table->bucketOffsets);
+  free(table);
+}
+
+void HASH_outputTableOccupancy(const LDM_hashTable *table) {
+  U32 ctr = 0;
+  LDM_hashEntry *cur = table->entries;
+  LDM_hashEntry *end = table->entries + (table->size * HASH_BUCKET_SIZE);
+  for (; cur < end; ++cur) {
+    if (cur->offset == 0) {
+      ctr++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  printf("Hash table size, empty slots, %% empty: %u, %u, %.3f\n",
+         HASH_getSize(table), ctr,
+         100.0 * (double)(ctr) / (double)HASH_getSize(table));
+}
diff --git a/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.c b/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.c
index 32da40f82..3cb82ea68 100644
--- a/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.c
+++ b/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.c
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 #define CHECKSUM_CHAR_OFFSET 10
 //#define RUN_CHECKS
 //#define LDM_DEBUG
-//
-#include "ldm.h"
 
+#include "ldm.h"
 #include "ldm_hashtable.h"
 
 // TODO: Scanning speed
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ static int intLog2(U32 x) {
 
 // TODO: Maybe we would eventually prefer to have linear rather than
 // exponential buckets.
+/**
 void HASH_outputTableOffsetHistogram(const LDM_CCtx *cctx) {
   U32 i = 0;
   int buckets[32] = { 0 };
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void HASH_outputTableOffsetHistogram(const LDM_CCtx *cctx) {
   }
   printf("\n");
 }
+*/
 
 void LDM_printCompressStats(const LDM_compressStats *stats) {
   int i = 0;
@@ -127,9 +128,11 @@ void LDM_printCompressStats(const LDM_compressStats *stats) {
   //TODO: compute percentage matched?
   printf("Window size, hash table size (bytes): 2^%u, 2^%u\n",
           stats->windowSizeLog, stats->hashTableSizeLog);
-  printf("num matches, total match length: %u, %llu\n",
+  printf("num matches, total match length, %% matched: %u, %llu, %.3f\n",
           stats->numMatches,
-          stats->totalMatchLength);
+          stats->totalMatchLength,
+          100.0 * (double)stats->totalMatchLength /
+              (double)(stats->totalMatchLength + stats->totalLiteralLength));
   printf("avg match length: %.1f\n", ((double)stats->totalMatchLength) /
                                          (double)stats->numMatches);
   printf("avg literal length, total literalLength: %.1f, %llu\n",
@@ -155,11 +158,13 @@ void LDM_printCompressStats(const LDM_compressStats *stats) {
   printf("Num invalid hashes, num valid hashes, %llu %llu\n",
          stats->numInvalidHashes, stats->numValidHashes);
   */
+  /*
   printf("num collisions, num hash inserts, %% collisions: %u, %u, %.3f\n",
          stats->numCollisions, stats->numHashInserts,
          stats->numHashInserts == 0 ?
             1.0 : (100.0 * (double)stats->numCollisions) /
                   (double)stats->numHashInserts);
+  */
   printf("=====================\n");
 
 }
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ int LDM_isValidMatch(const BYTE *pIn, const BYTE *pMatch) {
   */
 
   //TODO: This seems to be faster for some reason?
+
   U32 lengthLeft = LDM_MIN_MATCH_LENGTH;
   const BYTE *curIn = pIn;
   const BYTE *curMatch = pMatch;
@@ -286,8 +292,9 @@ static void setNextHash(LDM_CCtx *cctx) {
 
 static void putHashOfCurrentPositionFromHash(
     LDM_CCtx *cctx, hash_t hash, U32 sum) {
+  /*
 #ifdef COMPUTE_STATS
-  if (cctx->stats.numHashInserts < LDM_HASHTABLESIZE_U32) {
+  if (cctx->stats.numHashInserts < HASH_getSize(cctx->hashTable)) {
     U32 offset = HASH_getEntryFromHash(cctx->hashTable, hash)->offset;
     cctx->stats.numHashInserts++;
     if (offset != 0 && !LDM_isValidMatch(cctx->ip, offset + cctx->ibase)) {
@@ -295,11 +302,13 @@ static void putHashOfCurrentPositionFromHash(
     }
   }
 #endif
+*/
 
   // Hash only every HASH_ONLY_EVERY times, based on cctx->ip.
   // Note: this works only when cctx->step is 1.
   if (((cctx->ip - cctx->ibase) & HASH_ONLY_EVERY) == HASH_ONLY_EVERY) {
-    const LDM_hashEntry entry = { cctx->ip - cctx->ibase };
+    const LDM_hashEntry entry = { cctx->ip - cctx->ibase ,
+                                  MEM_read32(cctx->ip) };
     HASH_insert(cctx->hashTable, hash, entry);
   }
 
@@ -393,7 +402,7 @@ void LDM_initializeCCtx(LDM_CCtx *cctx,
   cctx->anchor = cctx->ibase;
 
   memset(&(cctx->stats), 0, sizeof(cctx->stats));
-  cctx->hashTable = HASH_createTable(LDM_HASHTABLESIZE_U32);
+  cctx->hashTable = HASH_createTable(LDM_HASHTABLESIZE_U32, cctx->ibase);
 
   //HASH_initializeTable(cctx->hashTable, LDM_HASHTABLESIZE_U32);
 
@@ -425,12 +434,13 @@ void LDM_destroyCCtx(LDM_CCtx *cctx) {
  *
  */
 static int LDM_findBestMatch(LDM_CCtx *cctx, const BYTE **match) {
+
+  LDM_hashEntry *entry = NULL;
   cctx->nextIp = cctx->ip + cctx->step;
 
   do {
     hash_t h;
     U32 sum;
-    LDM_hashEntry *entry;
     setNextHash(cctx);
     h = cctx->nextHash;
     sum = cctx->nextSum;
@@ -441,13 +451,17 @@ static int LDM_findBestMatch(LDM_CCtx *cctx, const BYTE **match) {
       return 1;
     }
 
-    entry = HASH_getEntryFromHash(cctx->hashTable, h);
-    *match = entry->offset + cctx->ibase;
+    entry = HASH_getEntryFromHash(cctx->hashTable, h, MEM_read32(cctx->ip));
+
+    if (entry != NULL) {
+      *match = entry->offset + cctx->ibase;
+    }
 
     putHashOfCurrentPositionFromHash(cctx, h, sum);
 
-  } while (cctx->ip - *match > LDM_WINDOW_SIZE ||
-           !LDM_isValidMatch(cctx->ip, *match));
+  } while (entry == NULL ||
+           (cctx->ip - *match > LDM_WINDOW_SIZE ||
+           !LDM_isValidMatch(cctx->ip, *match)));
   setNextHash(cctx);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -510,7 +524,7 @@ void LDM_outputBlock(LDM_CCtx *cctx,
 size_t LDM_compress(const void *src, size_t srcSize,
                     void *dst, size_t maxDstSize) {
   LDM_CCtx cctx;
-  const BYTE *match;
+  const BYTE *match = NULL;
   LDM_initializeCCtx(&cctx, src, srcSize, dst, maxDstSize);
 
   /* Hash the first position and put it into the hash table. */
diff --git a/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.h b/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.h
index 18b64e378..6325d1b19 100644
--- a/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.h
+++ b/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #define LDM_WINDOW_SIZE (1 << (LDM_WINDOW_SIZE_LOG))
 
 //These should be multiples of four.
-#define LDM_MIN_MATCH_LENGTH 4
-#define LDM_HASH_LENGTH 4
+#define LDM_MIN_MATCH_LENGTH 1024
+#define LDM_HASH_LENGTH 1024
 
 typedef struct LDM_compressStats LDM_compressStats;
 typedef struct LDM_CCtx LDM_CCtx;
diff --git a/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm_hashtable.h b/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm_hashtable.h
index 690c47a15..92add96f9 100644
--- a/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm_hashtable.h
+++ b/contrib/long_distance_matching/ldm_hashtable.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ typedef U32 hash_t;
 
 typedef struct LDM_hashEntry {
   U32 offset;
+  U32 checksum; // Not needed?
 } LDM_hashEntry;
 
 typedef struct LDM_hashTable LDM_hashTable;
@@ -14,10 +15,11 @@ typedef struct LDM_hashTable LDM_hashTable;
 // TODO: rename functions
 // TODO: comments
 
-LDM_hashTable *HASH_createTable(U32 size);
+LDM_hashTable *HASH_createTable(U32 size, const BYTE *offsetBase);
 
 LDM_hashEntry *HASH_getEntryFromHash(const LDM_hashTable *table,
-                                     const hash_t hash);
+                                     const hash_t hash,
+                                     const U32 checksum);
 
 void HASH_insert(LDM_hashTable *table, const hash_t hash,
                         const LDM_hashEntry entry);