Simplify time management.

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 2d24c31372b816004180042fd40b0db4eb0f9c4a..cd38e62920f4dc37b00b0b7ca43c7742f9232056 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@ void Thread::search() {
           // If the bestMove is stable over several iterations, reduce time accordingly
           timeReduction = lastBestMoveDepth + 10 < completedDepth ? 1.63 : 0.73;
           double reduction = (1.56 + mainThread->previousTimeReduction) / (2.20 * timeReduction);
-          double bestMoveInstability = 1.073 + std::max(1.0, 2.25 - 9.9 / rootDepth)
-                                              * totBestMoveChanges / Threads.size();
+          double bestMoveInstability = 1 + 1.7 * totBestMoveChanges / Threads.size();
           int complexity = mainThread->complexityAverage.value();
           double complexPosition = std::clamp(1.0 + (complexity - 326) / 1618.1, 0.5, 1.5);
 
@@ -556,14 +555,15 @@ namespace {
     bool givesCheck, improving, didLMR, priorCapture;
     bool capture, doFullDepthSearch, moveCountPruning, ttCapture;
     Piece movedPiece;
-    int moveCount, captureCount, quietCount, bestMoveCount, improvement, complexity;
+    int moveCount, captureCount, quietCount, improvement, complexity;
 
     // Step 1. Initialize node
     Thread* thisThread = pos.this_thread();
+    thisThread->depth  = depth;
     ss->inCheck        = pos.checkers();
     priorCapture       = pos.captured_piece();
     Color us           = pos.side_to_move();
-    moveCount          = bestMoveCount = captureCount = quietCount = ss->moveCount = 0;
+    moveCount          = captureCount = quietCount = ss->moveCount = 0;
     bestValue          = -VALUE_INFINITE;
     maxValue           = VALUE_INFINITE;
 
@@ -1097,6 +1097,10 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
               // If the eval of ttMove is greater than beta, we reduce it (negative extension)
               else if (ttValue >= beta)
                   extension = -2;
+
+              // If the eval of ttMove is less than alpha and value, we reduce it (negative extension)
+              else if (ttValue <= alpha && ttValue <= value)
+                  extension = -1;
           }
 
           // Check extensions (~1 Elo)
@@ -1144,11 +1148,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
       {
           Depth r = reduction(improving, depth, moveCount, delta, thisThread->rootDelta);
 
-          // Decrease reduction at some PvNodes (~2 Elo)
-          if (   PvNode
-              && bestMoveCount <= 3)
-              r--;
-
           // Decrease reduction if position is or has been on the PV
           // and node is not likely to fail low. (~3 Elo)
           if (   ss->ttPv
@@ -1172,6 +1171,10 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
           if (PvNode && !ss->inCheck && abs(ss->staticEval - bestValue) > 250)
               r--;
 
+          // Decrease reduction for PvNodes based on depth
+          if (PvNode)
+              r -= 1 + 15 / ( 3 + depth );
+
           ss->statScore =  thisThread->mainHistory[us][from_to(move)]
                          + (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
                          + (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
@@ -1292,10 +1295,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
                   update_pv(ss->pv, move, (ss+1)->pv);
 
               if (PvNode && value < beta) // Update alpha! Always alpha < beta
-              {
                   alpha = value;
-                  bestMoveCount++;
-              }
               else
               {
                   assert(value >= beta); // Fail high