&& abs(beta) < VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
&& !pos.pawn_on_7th(pos.side_to_move()))
{
- Value rbeta = beta - razor_margin(depth);
- Value v = qsearch<NonPV, false>(pos, ss, rbeta-1, rbeta, DEPTH_ZERO);
- if (v < rbeta)
- // Logically we should return (v + razor_margin(depth)), but
- // surprisingly this performed slightly weaker in tests.
+ Value ralpha = alpha - razor_margin(depth);
+ Value v = qsearch<NonPV, false>(pos, ss, ralpha, ralpha+1, DEPTH_ZERO);
+ if (v <= ralpha)
return v;
}
// Null move dynamic reduction based on depth and value
Depth R = 3 * ONE_PLY
- + depth / (2 * ONE_PLY)
+ + depth / 4
+ int(eval - beta) / PawnValueMg * ONE_PLY;
pos.do_null_move(st);