Simplify reduced depth search

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 17cd0a73b61d596897b5e13e704490f85bef8d48..22cb8577cf79709afeae699261b1a53677b74d09 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1056,7 +1056,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
               if (   !givesCheck
                   && lmrDepth < 6
                   && !(PvNode && abs(bestValue) < 2)
-                  && PieceValue[MG][type_of(movedPiece)] >= PieceValue[MG][type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(move)))]
                   && !ss->inCheck
                   && ss->staticEval + 169 + 244 * lmrDepth
                      + PieceValue[MG][type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(move)))] <= alpha)
@@ -1152,7 +1151,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
       // Step 16. Reduced depth search (LMR, ~200 Elo). If the move fails high it will be
       // re-searched at full depth.
       if (    depth >= 3
-          &&  moveCount > 1 + 2 * rootNode + 2 * (PvNode && abs(bestValue) < 2)
+          &&  moveCount > 1 + 2 * rootNode
           && (  !captureOrPromotion
               || moveCountPruning
               || ss->staticEval + PieceValue[EG][pos.captured_piece()] <= alpha