Small code-style touches in movegen.cpp

[stockfish] / src / movepick.cpp

diff --git a/src/movepick.cpp b/src/movepick.cpp
index 34cb642b4a514b60c12a0cf6d4d62beb235dc084..b96b799542556a7f461e29d7b1472bf631689eab 100644 (file)
--- a/src/movepick.cpp
+++ b/src/movepick.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace {
 
   CACHE_LINE_ALIGNMENT
   const uint8_t MainSearchPhaseTable[] = { PH_TT_MOVES, PH_GOOD_CAPTURES, PH_KILLERS, PH_NONCAPTURES, PH_BAD_CAPTURES, PH_STOP};
-  const uint8_t EvasionsPhaseTable[] = { PH_EVASIONS, PH_STOP};
+  const uint8_t EvasionsPhaseTable[] = { PH_TT_MOVES, PH_EVASIONS, PH_STOP};
   const uint8_t QsearchWithChecksPhaseTable[] = { PH_TT_MOVES, PH_QCAPTURES, PH_QCHECKS, PH_STOP};
   const uint8_t QsearchWithoutChecksPhaseTable[] = { PH_TT_MOVES, PH_QCAPTURES, PH_STOP};
 }
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d,
   finished = false;
   lastBadCapture = badCaptures;
 
-  if (ss)
+  pinned = p.pinned_pieces(pos.side_to_move());
+
+  if (ss && !p.is_check())
   {
       ttMoves[1].move = (ss->mateKiller == ttm)? MOVE_NONE : ss->mateKiller;
       searchTT |= ttMoves[1].move;
@@ -86,21 +88,16 @@ MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d,
   } else
       ttMoves[1].move = killers[0].move = killers[1].move = MOVE_NONE;
 
-  Color us = pos.side_to_move();
-
-  dc = p.discovered_check_candidates(us);
-  pinned = p.pinned_pieces(us);
-
   if (p.is_check())
       phasePtr = EvasionsPhaseTable;
   else if (d > Depth(0))
-      phasePtr = MainSearchPhaseTable + !searchTT;
+      phasePtr = MainSearchPhaseTable;
   else if (d == Depth(0))
-      phasePtr = QsearchWithChecksPhaseTable + !searchTT;
+      phasePtr = QsearchWithChecksPhaseTable;
   else
-      phasePtr = QsearchWithoutChecksPhaseTable + !searchTT;
+      phasePtr = QsearchWithoutChecksPhaseTable;
 
-  phasePtr--;
+  phasePtr += !searchTT - 1;
   go_next_phase();
 }
 
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ void MovePicker::go_next_phase() {
   case PH_GOOD_CAPTURES:
       lastMove = generate_captures(pos, moves);
       score_captures();
-      sort_moves(moves, lastMove);
       return;
 
   case PH_KILLERS:
@@ -141,25 +137,22 @@ void MovePicker::go_next_phase() {
       // to get SEE move ordering.
       curMove = badCaptures;
       lastMove = lastBadCapture;
-      sort_moves(badCaptures, lastMove);
       return;
 
   case PH_EVASIONS:
       assert(pos.is_check());
-      lastMove = generate_evasions(pos, moves, pinned);
+      lastMove = generate_evasions(pos, moves);
       score_evasions();
-      sort_moves(moves, lastMove);
       return;
 
   case PH_QCAPTURES:
       lastMove = generate_captures(pos, moves);
       score_captures();
-      sort_moves(moves, lastMove);
       return;
 
   case PH_QCHECKS:
       // Perhaps we should order moves move here?  FIXME
-      lastMove = generate_non_capture_checks(pos, moves, dc);
+      lastMove = generate_non_capture_checks(pos, moves);
       return;
 
   case PH_STOP:
@@ -201,8 +194,8 @@ void MovePicker::score_captures() {
       if (move_is_promotion(m))
           cur->score = QueenValueMidgame;
       else
-          cur->score = int(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m)))
-                      -int(pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(m)));
+          cur->score =  pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m))
+                      - pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(m));
   }
 }
 
@@ -233,19 +226,22 @@ void MovePicker::score_noncaptures() {
 }
 
 void MovePicker::score_evasions() {
-
+  // Try good captures ordered by MVV/LVA, then non-captures if
+  // destination square is not under attack, ordered by history
+  // value, and at the end bad-captures and non-captures with a
+  // negative SEE. This last group is ordered by the SEE score.
   Move m;
+  int seeScore;
 
   for (MoveStack* cur = moves; cur != lastMove; cur++)
   {
       m = cur->move;
-      if (m == ttMoves[0].move)
-          cur->score = 2 * HistoryMax;
-      else if (!pos.square_is_empty(move_to(m)))
-      {
-          int seeScore = pos.see(m);
-          cur->score = seeScore + (seeScore >= 0 ? HistoryMax : 0);
-      } else
+      if ((seeScore = pos.see_sign(m)) < 0)
+          cur->score = seeScore;
+      else if (pos.move_is_capture(m))
+          cur->score =  pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m))
+                      - pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(m)) + HistoryMax;
+      else
           cur->score = H.move_ordering_score(pos.piece_on(move_from(m)), move_to(m));
   }
 }
@@ -258,26 +254,23 @@ void MovePicker::score_evasions() {
 
 Move MovePicker::get_next_move() {
 
-  assert(!pos.is_check() || *phasePtr == PH_EVASIONS || *phasePtr == PH_STOP);
-  assert( pos.is_check() || *phasePtr != PH_EVASIONS);
-
   Move move;
 
   while (true)
   {
       while (curMove != lastMove)
       {
-          move = (curMove++)->move;
-
           switch (phase) {
 
           case PH_TT_MOVES:
+              move = (curMove++)->move;
               if (   move != MOVE_NONE
                   && move_is_legal(pos, move, pinned))
                   return move;
               break;
 
           case PH_GOOD_CAPTURES:
+              move = pick_best(curMove++, lastMove).move;
               if (   move != ttMoves[0].move
                   && move != ttMoves[1].move
                   && pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, pinned))
@@ -297,6 +290,7 @@ Move MovePicker::get_next_move() {
               break;
 
           case PH_KILLERS:
+              move = (curMove++)->move;
               if (   move != MOVE_NONE
                   && move != ttMoves[0].move
                   && move != ttMoves[1].move
@@ -306,6 +300,7 @@ Move MovePicker::get_next_move() {
               break;
 
           case PH_NONCAPTURES:
+              move = (curMove++)->move;
               if (   move != ttMoves[0].move
                   && move != ttMoves[1].move
                   && move != killers[0].move
@@ -314,13 +309,20 @@ Move MovePicker::get_next_move() {
                   return move;
               break;
 
-          case PH_EVASIONS:
           case PH_BAD_CAPTURES:
+              move = pick_best(curMove++, lastMove).move;
               return move;
 
+          case PH_EVASIONS:
           case PH_QCAPTURES:
+              move = pick_best(curMove++, lastMove).move;
+              if (   move != ttMoves[0].move
+                  && pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, pinned))
+                  return move;
+              break;
+
           case PH_QCHECKS:
-              // Maybe postpone the legality check until after futility pruning?
+              move = (curMove++)->move;
               if (   move != ttMoves[0].move
                   && pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, pinned))
                   return move;