- // Prune moves with negative SEE at low depths
- if (predictedDepth < 4 * ONE_PLY && pos.see_sign(move) < VALUE_ZERO)
- continue;
+ // Prune moves with negative SEE at low depths and below a decreasing
+ // threshold at higher depths.
+ if (predictedDepth < 8 * ONE_PLY)
+ {
+ Value see_v = predictedDepth < 4 * ONE_PLY ? VALUE_ZERO
+ : -PawnValueMg * 2 * int(predictedDepth - 3 * ONE_PLY);
+
+ if (pos.see_sign(move) < see_v)
+ continue;
+ }