- assert(beta >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
- assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
- assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < TM.active_threads());
-
- Move movesSearched[256];
- EvalInfo ei;
- StateInfo st;
- const TTEntry* tte;
- Move ttMove, move;
- Depth ext, newDepth;
- Value bestValue, refinedValue, nullValue, value, futilityValueScaled;
- bool isCheck, singleEvasion, moveIsCheck, captureOrPromotion, dangerous;
- bool mateThreat = false;
- int moveCount = 0;
- refinedValue = bestValue = value = -VALUE_INFINITE;
-
- if (depth < OnePly)
- return qsearch(pos, ss, beta-1, beta, Depth(0), ply, threadID);
-
- // Step 1. Initialize node and poll
- // Polling can abort search.
- init_node(ss, ply, threadID);
-
- // Step 2. Check for aborted search and immediate draw
- if (AbortSearch || TM.thread_should_stop(threadID))
- return Value(0);
-
- if (pos.is_draw() || ply >= PLY_MAX - 1)
- return VALUE_DRAW;
-
- // Step 3. Mate distance pruning
- if (value_mated_in(ply) >= beta)
- return beta;
-
- if (value_mate_in(ply + 1) < beta)
- return beta - 1;
-
- // Step 4. Transposition table lookup
-
- // We don't want the score of a partial search to overwrite a previous full search
- // TT value, so we use a different position key in case of an excluded move exists.
- Key posKey = excludedMove ? pos.get_exclusion_key() : pos.get_key();
-
- tte = TT.retrieve(posKey);
- ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
-
- if (tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply))
- {
- ss[ply].currentMove = ttMove; // Can be MOVE_NONE
- return value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
- }
-
- // Step 5. Evaluate the position statically
- isCheck = pos.is_check();
-
- if (!isCheck)
- {
- if (tte && (tte->type() & VALUE_TYPE_EVAL))
- ss[ply].eval = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
- else
- ss[ply].eval = evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
-
- refinedValue = refine_eval(tte, ss[ply].eval, ply); // Enhance accuracy with TT value if possible
- update_gains(pos, ss[ply - 1].currentMove, ss[ply - 1].eval, ss[ply].eval);
- }
-
- // Step 6. Razoring
- if ( refinedValue < beta - razor_margin(depth)
- && ttMove == MOVE_NONE
- && ss[ply - 1].currentMove != MOVE_NULL