Simplify futility margins formula

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 4683a006ffe42c93f613a384f83df61b26418bcf..442f7f5ddc3e4fda6592ac903407d3f4f04550a4 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -143,11 +143,14 @@ void Search::init() {
 
       if (Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] > 2 * ONE_PLY)
           Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] += ONE_PLY;
+
+      else if (Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] > 1 * ONE_PLY)
+          Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] += ONE_PLY / 2;
   }
 
   // Init futility margins array
   for (d = 1; d < 16; ++d) for (mc = 0; mc < 64; ++mc)
-      FutilityMargins[d][mc] = Value(112 * int(log(double(d * d) / 2) / log(2.0) + 1.001) - 8 * mc + 45);
+      FutilityMargins[d][mc] = Value(112 * int(2.9 * log(double(d))) - 8 * mc + 45);
 
   // Init futility move count array
   for (d = 0; d < 32; ++d)