bool connected_threat(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat);
Value refine_eval(const TTEntry* tte, Value defaultEval, int ply);
void update_history(const Position& pos, Move move, Depth depth, Move movesSearched[], int moveCount);
- void update_killers(Move m, Move killers[]);
void update_gains(const Position& pos, Move move, Value before, Value after);
int current_search_time();
// Do we have to play with skill handicap? In this case enable MultiPV that
// we will use behind the scenes to retrieve a set of possible moves.
- MultiPV = (SkillLevel < 10 ? Max(UCIMultiPV, 4) : UCIMultiPV);
+ MultiPV = (SkillLevel < 20 ? Max(UCIMultiPV, 4) : UCIMultiPV);
// Set the number of active threads
ThreadsMgr.read_uci_options();
}
}
- // When playing with strength handicap choose best move among the MultiPV
- // set using a statistical rule dependent on SkillLevel.
- if (SkillLevel < 10)
+ // When playing with strength handicap choose best move among the MultiPV set
+ // using a statistical rule dependent on SkillLevel. Idea by Heinz van Saanen.
+ if (SkillLevel < 20)
{
assert(MultiPV > 1);
int size = Min(MultiPV, (int)Rml.size());
int max = Rml[0].pv_score;
int var = Min(max - Rml[size - 1].pv_score, PawnValueMidgame);
- int wk = 128 - 8 * SkillLevel;
+ int wk = 120 - 2 * SkillLevel;
// PRNG sequence should be non deterministic
for (int i = abs(get_system_time() % 50); i > 0; i--)
if ( bestValue >= beta
&& !pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move))
{
+ if (move != ss->killers[0])
+ {
+ ss->killers[1] = ss->killers[0];
+ ss->killers[0] = move;
+ }
update_history(pos, move, depth, movesSearched, playedMoveCount);
- update_killers(move, ss->killers);
}
}
}
- // update_killers() add a good move that produced a beta-cutoff
- // among the killer moves of that ply.
-
- void update_killers(Move m, Move killers[]) {
-
- if (m != killers[0])
- {
- killers[1] = killers[0];
- killers[0] = m;
- }
- }
-
-
// update_gains() updates the gains table of a non-capture move given
// the static position evaluation before and after the move.
H.update_gain(pos.piece_on(move_to(m)), move_to(m), -(before + after));
}
+
// current_search_time() returns the number of milliseconds which have passed
// since the beginning of the current search.
// We are line oriented, don't read single chars
std::string command;
- if (!std::getline(std::cin, command))
- command = "quit";
-
- if (command == "quit")
+ if (!std::getline(std::cin, command) || command == "quit")
{
// Quit the program as soon as possible
Pondering = false;
std::string command;
- while (true)
- {
- // Wait for a command from stdin
- if (!std::getline(std::cin, command))
- command = "quit";
+ // Wait for a command from stdin
+ while ( std::getline(std::cin, command)
+ && command != "ponderhit" && command != "stop" && command != "quit") {};
- if (command == "quit")
- {
- QuitRequest = true;
- break;
- }
- else if (command == "ponderhit" || command == "stop")
- break;
- }
+ if (command != "ponderhit" && command != "stop")
+ QuitRequest = true; // Must be "quit" or getline() returned false
}