// king is on g8 and there's a white knight on g5, this knight adds
// 2 to kingAdjacentZoneAttacksCount[BLACK].
int kingAdjacentZoneAttacksCount[COLOR_NB];
+
+ Bitboard pinnedPieces[COLOR_NB];
};
// Evaluation grain size, must be a power of 2
S( 25, 41), S( 25, 41), S(25, 41), S(25, 41) }
};
- // Outpost[PieceType][Square] contains bonuses of knights and bishops, indexed
- // by piece type and square (from white's point of view).
+ // Outpost[PieceType][Square] contains bonuses for knights and bishops outposts,
+ // indexed by piece type and square (from white's point of view).
const Value Outpost[][SQUARE_NB] = {
{
// A B C D E F G H
// happen in Chess960 games.
const Score TrappedBishopA1H1 = make_score(50, 50);
- // The SpaceMask[Color] contains the area of the board which is considered
- // by the space evaluation. In the middle game, each side is given a bonus
+ // SpaceMask[Color] contains the area of the board which is considered
+ // by the space evaluation. In the middlegame, each side is given a bonus
// based on how many squares inside this area are safe and available for
// friendly minor pieces.
const Bitboard SpaceMask[] = {
};
// King danger constants and variables. The king danger scores are taken
- // from the KingDanger[]. Various little "meta-bonuses" measuring
- // the strength of the enemy attack are added up into an integer, which
- // is used as an index to KingDanger[].
+ // from KingDanger[]. Various little "meta-bonuses" measuring the strength
+ // of the enemy attack are added up into an integer, which is used as an
+ // index to KingDanger[].
//
// KingAttackWeights[PieceType] contains king attack weights by piece type
const int KingAttackWeights[] = { 0, 0, 2, 2, 3, 5 };
namespace Eval {
/// evaluate() is the main evaluation function. It always computes two
- /// values, an endgame score and a middle game score, and interpolates
+ /// values, an endgame score and a middlegame score, and interpolates
/// between them based on the remaining material.
Value evaluate(const Position& pos) {
}
- /// trace() is like evaluate() but instead of a value returns a string suitable
- /// to be print on stdout with the detailed descriptions and values of each
- /// evaluation term. Used mainly for debugging.
+ /// trace() is like evaluate(), but instead of returning a value, it returns
+ /// a string (suitable for outputting to stdout) that contains the detailed
+ /// descriptions and values of each evaluation term. It's mainly used for
+ /// debugging.
std::string trace(const Position& pos) {
return Tracing::do_trace(pos);
}
Thread* th = pos.this_thread();
// Initialize score by reading the incrementally updated scores included
- // in the position object (material + piece square tables) and adding
+ // in the position object (material + piece square tables) and adding a
// Tempo bonus. Score is computed from the point of view of white.
score = pos.psq_score() + (pos.side_to_move() == WHITE ? Tempo : -Tempo);
score += evaluate_unstoppable_pawns(pos, WHITE, ei)
- evaluate_unstoppable_pawns(pos, BLACK, ei);
- // Evaluate space for both sides, only in middle-game.
+ // Evaluate space for both sides, only in middlegame
if (ei.mi->space_weight())
{
int s = evaluate_space<WHITE>(pos, ei) - evaluate_space<BLACK>(pos, ei);
score += apply_weight(s * ei.mi->space_weight(), Weights[Space]);
}
- // Scale winning side if position is more drawish that what it appears
+ // Scale winning side if position is more drawish than it appears
ScaleFactor sf = eg_value(score) > VALUE_DRAW ? ei.mi->scale_factor(pos, WHITE)
: ei.mi->scale_factor(pos, BLACK);
&& pos.opposite_bishops()
&& sf == SCALE_FACTOR_NORMAL)
{
- // Only the two bishops ?
+ // Ignoring any pawns, do both sides only have a single bishop and no
+ // other pieces?
if ( pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE) == BishopValueMg
&& pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK) == BishopValueMg)
{
const Color Them = (Us == WHITE ? BLACK : WHITE);
const Square Down = (Us == WHITE ? DELTA_S : DELTA_N);
+ ei.pinnedPieces[Us] = pos.pinned_pieces(Us);
+
Bitboard b = ei.attackedBy[Them][KING] = pos.attacks_from<KING>(pos.king_square(Them));
ei.attackedBy[Us][PAWN] = ei.pi->pawn_attacks(Us);
}
- // evaluate_outposts() evaluates bishop and knight outposts squares
+ // evaluate_outposts() evaluates bishop and knight outpost squares
template<PieceType Piece, Color Us>
Score evaluate_outposts(const Position& pos, EvalInfo& ei, Square s) {
Value bonus = Outpost[Piece == BISHOP][relative_square(Us, s)];
// Increase bonus if supported by pawn, especially if the opponent has
- // no minor piece which can exchange the outpost piece.
+ // no minor piece which can trade with the outpost piece.
if (bonus && (ei.attackedBy[Us][PAWN] & s))
{
if ( !pos.pieces(Them, KNIGHT)
: Piece == ROOK ? attacks_bb< ROOK>(s, pos.pieces() ^ pos.pieces(Us, ROOK, QUEEN))
: pos.attacks_from<Piece>(s);
+ if (ei.pinnedPieces[Us] & s)
+ b &= LineBB[pos.king_square(Us)][s];
+
ei.attackedBy[Us][Piece] |= b;
if (b & ei.kingRing[Them])
mobility[Us] += MobilityBonus[Piece][mob];
- // Decrease score if we are attacked by an enemy pawn. Remaining part
+ // Decrease score if we are attacked by an enemy pawn. The remaining part
// of threat evaluation must be done later when we have full attack info.
if (ei.attackedBy[Them][PAWN] & s)
score -= ThreatenedByPawn[Piece];
Square ksq = pos.king_square(Us);
- // Penalize rooks which are trapped inside a king. Penalize more if
- // king has lost right to castle.
+ // Penalize rooks which are trapped by a king. Penalize more if the
+ // king has lost its castling capability.
if ( ((file_of(ksq) < FILE_E) == (file_of(s) < file_of(ksq)))
&& (rank_of(ksq) == rank_of(s) || relative_rank(Us, ksq) == RANK_1)
&& !ei.pi->semiopen_on_side(Us, file_of(ksq), file_of(ksq) < FILE_E))
if ( ei.kingAttackersCount[Them] >= 2
&& ei.kingAdjacentZoneAttacksCount[Them])
{
- // Find the attacked squares around the king which has no defenders
+ // Find the attacked squares around the king which have no defenders
// apart from the king itself
undefended = ei.attackedBy[Them][ALL_PIECES]
& ei.attackedBy[Us][KING]
+ KingExposed[relative_square(Us, ksq)]
- mg_value(score) / 32;
- // Analyse enemy's safe queen contact checks. First find undefended
- // squares around the king attacked by enemy queen...
+ // Analyse the enemy's safe queen contact checks. Firstly, find the
+ // undefended squares around the king that are attacked by the enemy's
+ // queen...
b = undefended & ei.attackedBy[Them][QUEEN] & ~pos.pieces(Them);
if (b)
{
- // ...then remove squares not supported by another enemy piece
+ // ...and then remove squares not supported by another enemy piece
b &= ( ei.attackedBy[Them][PAWN] | ei.attackedBy[Them][KNIGHT]
| ei.attackedBy[Them][BISHOP] | ei.attackedBy[Them][ROOK]);
if (b)
* (Them == pos.side_to_move() ? 2 : 1);
}
- // Analyse enemy's safe rook contact checks. First find undefended
- // squares around the king attacked by enemy rooks...
+ // Analyse the enemy's safe rook contact checks. Firstly, find the
+ // undefended squares around the king that are attacked by the enemy's
+ // rooks...
b = undefended & ei.attackedBy[Them][ROOK] & ~pos.pieces(Them);
- // Consider only squares where the enemy rook gives check
+ // Consider only squares where the enemy's rook gives check
b &= PseudoAttacks[ROOK][ksq];
if (b)
{
- // ...then remove squares not supported by another enemy piece
+ // ...and then remove squares not supported by another enemy piece
b &= ( ei.attackedBy[Them][PAWN] | ei.attackedBy[Them][KNIGHT]
| ei.attackedBy[Them][BISHOP] | ei.attackedBy[Them][QUEEN]);
if (b)
* (Them == pos.side_to_move() ? 2 : 1);
}
- // Analyse enemy's safe distance checks for sliders and knights
+ // Analyse the enemy's safe distance checks for sliders and knights
safe = ~(pos.pieces(Them) | ei.attackedBy[Us][ALL_PIECES]);
b1 = pos.attacks_from<ROOK>(ksq) & safe;
Bitboard b, undefendedMinors, weakEnemies;
Score score = SCORE_ZERO;
- // Undefended minors get penalized even if not under attack
+ // Undefended minors get penalized even if they are not under attack
undefendedMinors = pos.pieces(Them, BISHOP, KNIGHT)
& ~ei.attackedBy[Them][ALL_PIECES];
// Add bonus according to type of attacked enemy piece and to the
// type of attacking piece, from knights to queens. Kings are not
- // considered because are already handled in king evaluation.
+ // considered because they are already handled in king evaluation.
if (weakEnemies)
for (PieceType pt1 = KNIGHT; pt1 < KING; ++pt1)
{
{
Square blockSq = s + pawn_push(Us);
- // Adjust bonus based on kings proximity
+ // Adjust bonus based on the king's proximity
ebonus += Value(square_distance(pos.king_square(Them), blockSq) * 5 * rr)
- Value(square_distance(pos.king_square(Us ), blockSq) * 2 * rr);
if (relative_rank(Us, blockSq) != RANK_8)
ebonus -= Value(square_distance(pos.king_square(Us), blockSq + pawn_push(Us)) * rr);
- // If the pawn is free to advance, increase bonus
+ // If the pawn is free to advance, then increase the bonus
if (pos.empty(blockSq))
{
squaresToQueen = forward_bb(Us, s);
else
defendedSquares = squaresToQueen & ei.attackedBy[Us][ALL_PIECES];
- // If there aren't enemy attacks huge bonus, a bit smaller if at
- // least block square is not attacked, otherwise smallest bonus.
+ // If there aren't any enemy attacks, then assign a huge bonus.
+ // The bonus will be a bit smaller if at least the block square
+ // isn't attacked, otherwise assign the smallest possible bonus.
int k = !unsafeSquares ? 15 : !(unsafeSquares & blockSq) ? 9 : 3;
- // Big bonus if the path to queen is fully defended, a bit less
- // if at least block square is defended.
+ // Assign a big bonus if the path to the queen is fully defended,
+ // otherwise assign a bit less of a bonus if at least the block
+ // square is defended.
if (defendedSquares == squaresToQueen)
k += 6;
if (Trace)
Tracing::scores[Us][PASSED] = apply_weight(score, Weights[PassedPawns]);
- // Add the scores to the middle game and endgame eval
+ // Add the scores to the middlegame and endgame eval
return apply_weight(score, Weights[PassedPawns]);
}
// evaluate_unstoppable_pawns() scores the most advanced among the passed and
// candidate pawns. In case opponent has no pieces but pawns, this is somewhat
- // related to the possibility pawns are unstoppable.
+ // related to the possibility that pawns are unstoppable.
Score evaluate_unstoppable_pawns(const Position& pos, Color us, const EvalInfo& ei) {
}
- // interpolate() interpolates between a middle game and an endgame score,
+ // interpolate() interpolates between a middlegame and an endgame score,
// based on game phase. It also scales the return value by a ScaleFactor array.
Value interpolate(const Score& v, Phase ph, ScaleFactor sf) {
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