Simplify pruning moves with negative SEE

[stockfish] / src / evaluate.cpp

diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 116d5d6616838696d1b6787a85d8fc2f029e7c40..1988e20ec50ce117fc72fcdc7aa9691ef5d2694e 100644 (file)
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ namespace {
             Square blockSq = s + Up;
 
             // Adjust bonus based on the king's proximity
-            bonus += make_score(0, (  king_proximity(Them, blockSq) * 5
-                                    - king_proximity(Us,   blockSq) * 2) * w);
+            bonus += make_score(0, (  (king_proximity(Them, blockSq) * 19) / 4
+                                     - king_proximity(Us,   blockSq) *  2) * w);
 
             // If blockSq is not the queening square then consider also a second push
             if (r != RANK_7)
@@ -847,6 +847,9 @@ Value Eval::evaluate(const Position& pos) {
 
 std::string Eval::trace(const Position& pos) {
 
+  if (pos.checkers())
+      return "Total evaluation: none (in check)";
+
   std::memset(scores, 0, sizeof(scores));
 
   pos.this_thread()->contempt = SCORE_ZERO; // Reset any dynamic contempt