Retire 'mate in x' hack

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index dcd4a5ed71c9a0da313343415a471205509238a0..744d84f442e682808839cf5b1195b1555f821e2b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -584,15 +584,9 @@ namespace {
 
     else if (tte)
     {
-        // Following asserts are valid only in single thread condition because
-        // TT access is always racy and its contents cannot be trusted.
-        assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE || Threads.size() > 1);
-        assert(ttValue != VALUE_NONE || tte->type() == BOUND_NONE || Threads.size() > 1);
-
-        ss->staticEval = eval = tte->static_value();
-        ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin();
-
-        if (eval == VALUE_NONE || ss->evalMargin == VALUE_NONE) // Due to a race
+        // Never assume anything on values stored in TT
+        if (  (ss->staticEval = eval = tte->static_value()) == VALUE_NONE
+            ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
             eval = ss->staticEval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
 
         // Can ttValue be used as a better position evaluation?
@@ -608,11 +602,6 @@ namespace {
                  ss->staticEval, ss->evalMargin);
     }
 
-    // Handling of UCI command 'mate in x moves'. We simply return if after
-    // 'x' moves we still have not checkmated the opponent.
-    if (PvNode && !RootNode && !inCheck && Limits.mate && ss->ply > 2 * Limits.mate)
-        return eval;
-
     // Update gain for the parent non-capture move given the static position
     // evaluation before and after the move.
     if (   (move = (ss-1)->currentMove) != MOVE_NULL
@@ -1175,12 +1164,9 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
         }
         else if (tte)
         {
-            assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE || Threads.size() > 1);
-
-            ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->static_value();
-            ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin();
-
-            if (ss->staticEval == VALUE_NONE || ss->evalMargin == VALUE_NONE) // Due to a race
+            // Never assume anything on values stored in TT
+            if (  (ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->static_value()) == VALUE_NONE
+                ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
                 ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
         }
         else