/// Variables initialized by UCI options
- // Minimum number of full depth (i.e. non-reduced) moves at PV and non-PV nodes
- int LMRPVMoves, LMRNonPVMoves;
-
// Depth limit for use of dynamic threat detection
Depth ThreatDepth;
MateThreatExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Mate Threat Extension (PV nodes)"));
MateThreatExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Mate Threat Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
- LMRPVMoves = get_option_value_int("Full Depth Moves (PV nodes)") + 1;
- LMRNonPVMoves = get_option_value_int("Full Depth Moves (non-PV nodes)") + 1;
ThreatDepth = get_option_value_int("Threat Depth") * OnePly;
Chess960 = get_option_value_bool("UCI_Chess960");
#endif
// Init our logarithmic lookup table
- for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++)
+ for (i = 0; i < 512; i++)
lnArray[i] = log(double(i)); // log() returns base-e logarithm
for (i = 0; i < THREAD_MAX; i++)
if (bestValue > alpha)
alpha = bestValue;
+ // If we are near beta then try to get a cutoff pushing checks a bit further
+ bool deepChecks = depth == -OnePly && staticValue >= beta - PawnValueMidgame / 8;
+
// Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare
- // to search the moves. Because the depth is <= 0 here, only captures,
- // queen promotions and checks (only if depth == 0) will be generated.
- MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H);
+ // to search the moves. Because the depth is <= 0 here, only captures,
+ // queen promotions and checks (only if depth == 0 or depth == -OnePly
+ // and we are near beta) will be generated.
+ MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, deepChecks ? Depth(0) : depth, H);
CheckInfo ci(pos);
enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) > RookValueMidgame;
futilityBase = staticValue + FutilityMarginQS + ei.futilityMargin;