Simplify away non-normal moves in SEE

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 50a84d272211ce699f38c968c4331b7474b44b79..06262131f40bfe895e891540c6985f2405504285 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ void MainThread::search() {
           Depth depthDiff = th->completedDepth - bestThread->completedDepth;
           Value scoreDiff = th->rootMoves[0].score - bestThread->rootMoves[0].score;
 
-          if (scoreDiff > 0 && depthDiff >= 0)
+          // Select the thread with the best score, always if it is a mate
+          if (    scoreDiff > 0
+              && (depthDiff >= 0 || th->rootMoves[0].score >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY))
               bestThread = th;
       }
   }
@@ -455,16 +457,20 @@ void Thread::search() {
           // Sort the PV lines searched so far and update the GUI
           std::stable_sort(rootMoves.begin(), rootMoves.begin() + PVIdx + 1);
 
-          if (!mainThread)
-              continue;
-
-          if (Threads.stop || PVIdx + 1 == multiPV || Time.elapsed() > 3000)
+          if (    mainThread
+              && (Threads.stop || PVIdx + 1 == multiPV || Time.elapsed() > 3000))
               sync_cout << UCI::pv(rootPos, rootDepth, alpha, beta) << sync_endl;
       }
 
       if (!Threads.stop)
           completedDepth = rootDepth;
 
+      // Have we found a "mate in x"?
+      if (   Limits.mate
+          && bestValue >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
+          && VALUE_MATE - bestValue <= 2 * Limits.mate)
+          Threads.stop = true;
+
       if (!mainThread)
           continue;
 
@@ -472,12 +478,6 @@ void Thread::search() {
       if (skill.enabled() && skill.time_to_pick(rootDepth))
           skill.pick_best(multiPV);
 
-      // Have we found a "mate in x"?
-      if (   Limits.mate
-          && bestValue >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
-          && VALUE_MATE - bestValue <= 2 * Limits.mate)
-          Threads.stop = true;
-
       // Do we have time for the next iteration? Can we stop searching now?
       if (Limits.use_time_management())
       {
@@ -908,7 +908,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
               }
 
               // Reduced depth of the next LMR search
-              int lmrDepth = std::max(newDepth - reduction<PvNode>(improving, depth, moveCount), DEPTH_ZERO) / ONE_PLY;
+              int mch = std::max(1, moveCount - (ss-1)->moveCount / 16);
+              int lmrDepth = std::max(newDepth - reduction<PvNode>(improving, depth, mch), DEPTH_ZERO) / ONE_PLY;
 
               // Countermoves based pruning
               if (   lmrDepth < 3
@@ -959,7 +960,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
           &&  moveCount > 1
           && (!captureOrPromotion || moveCountPruning))
       {
-          Depth r = reduction<PvNode>(improving, depth, moveCount);
+          int mch = std::max(1, moveCount - (ss-1)->moveCount / 16);
+          Depth r = reduction<PvNode>(improving, depth, mch);
 
           if (captureOrPromotion)
               r -= r ? ONE_PLY : DEPTH_ZERO;
@@ -1246,8 +1248,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
     // to search the moves. Because the depth is <= 0 here, only captures,
     // queen promotions and checks (only if depth >= DEPTH_QS_CHECKS) will
     // be generated.
-    const PieceToHistory* contHist[4] = {};
-    MovePicker mp(pos, ttMove, depth, &pos.this_thread()->mainHistory, contHist, to_sq((ss-1)->currentMove));
+    MovePicker mp(pos, ttMove, depth, &pos.this_thread()->mainHistory, to_sq((ss-1)->currentMove));
 
     // Loop through the moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
     while ((move = mp.next_move()) != MOVE_NONE)