X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fmovepick.cpp;h=b115e8ffb1a9c3b9a6a1c6371ffef62067eea3e3;hb=a56e1c662c3aa04b88744d62790daa10c01cdc78;hp=68f03a30ae0415803498305d0bdf880c0b6d7727;hpb=a5c1b3e8f68a9c98e6be1f90e7d0295d05c685de;p=stockfish

diff --git a/src/movepick.cpp b/src/movepick.cpp
index 68f03a30..b115e8ff 100644
--- a/src/movepick.cpp
+++ b/src/movepick.cpp
@@ -207,35 +207,51 @@ void MovePicker::score_captures() {
   // capture, capturing a more valuable (but sufficiently defended) piece
   // first usually doesn't hurt.  The opponent will have to recapture, and
   // the hanging piece will still be hanging (except in the unusual cases
-  // where it is possible to recapture with the hanging piece).  Exchanging
+  // where it is possible to recapture with the hanging piece). Exchanging
   // big pieces before capturing a hanging piece probably helps to reduce
   // the subtree size.
+  Move m;
+  int seeValue;
+
   for (int i = 0; i < numOfMoves; i++)
   {
-      int seeValue = pos.see(moves[i].move);
+      m = moves[i].move;
+      seeValue = pos.see(m);
       if (seeValue >= 0)
       {
-          if (move_promotion(moves[i].move))
+          if (move_promotion(m))
               moves[i].score = QueenValueMidgame;
           else
-              moves[i].score = int(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(moves[i].move)))
-                              -int(pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(moves[i].move)));
+              moves[i].score = int(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m)))
+                              -int(pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(m)));
       } else
           moves[i].score = seeValue;
   }
 }
 
 void MovePicker::score_noncaptures() {
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < numOfMoves; i++)
-  {
-      Move m = moves[i].move;
-      if (m == killer1)
-          moves[i].score = HistoryMax + 2;
-      else if (m == killer2)
-          moves[i].score = HistoryMax + 1;
-      else
-         moves[i].score = H.move_ordering_score(pos.piece_on(move_from(m)), m);
+  // First score by history, when no history is available then use
+  // piece/square tables values. This seems to be better then a
+  // random choice when we don't have an history for any move.
+  Move m;
+  int hs;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < numOfMoves; i++)
+  {
+      m = moves[i].move;
+
+      if (m == killer1)
+          hs = HistoryMax + 2;
+      else if (m == killer2)
+          hs = HistoryMax + 1;
+      else
+          hs = H.move_ordering_score(pos.piece_on(move_from(m)), m);
+
+      // Ensure moves in history are always sorted as first
+      if (hs > 0)
+          hs += 1000;
+
+      moves[i].score = hs + pos.mg_pst_delta(m);
   }
 }
 
@@ -266,7 +282,7 @@ void MovePicker::score_qcaptures() {
           moves[i].score = QueenValueMidgame;
       else
           moves[i].score = int(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m)))
-                          -int(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m))) / 64;
+                          -int(pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(m)));
   }
 }