/*
Stockfish, a UCI chess playing engine derived from Glaurung 2.1
Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tord Romstad (Glaurung author)
- Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Marco Costalba
+ Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Tord Romstad
Stockfish is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
void put_threads_to_sleep();
void idle_loop(int threadID, SplitPoint* waitSp);
bool split(const Position& pos, SearchStack* ss, int ply, Value* alpha, const Value beta, Value* bestValue,
- Depth depth, int* moves, MovePicker* mp, int master, bool pvNode);
+ Depth depth, bool mateThreat, int* moves, MovePicker* mp, int master, bool pvNode);
private:
- friend void poll(SearchStack ss[], int ply);
+ friend void poll();
int ActiveThreads;
volatile bool AllThreadsShouldExit, AllThreadsShouldSleep;
};
+ // FIXME: document me
+
+ enum NullStatus {
+ ALLOW_NULLMOVE,
+ FORBID_NULLMOVE,
+ VERIFY_NULLMOVE
+ };
// RootMove struct is used for moves at the root at the tree. For each
// root move, we store a score, a node count, and a PV (really a refutation
const Depth RazorDepth = 4 * OnePly;
// Dynamic razoring margin based on depth
- inline Value razor_margin(Depth d) { return Value(0x200 + 0x10 * d); }
+ inline Value razor_margin(Depth d) { return Value(0x200 + 0x10 * int(d)); }
// Step 8. Null move search with verification search
const Depth IIDDepthAtPVNodes = 5 * OnePly;
const Depth IIDDepthAtNonPVNodes = 8 * OnePly;
- // Internal iterative deepening margin. At Non-PV nodes
- // we do an internal iterative deepening
- // search when the static evaluation is at most IIDMargin below beta.
+ // At Non-PV nodes we do an internal iterative deepening search
+ // when the static evaluation is at most IIDMargin below beta.
const Value IIDMargin = Value(0x100);
// Step 11. Decide the new search depth
- // Extensions. Configurable UCI options.
+ // Extensions. Configurable UCI options
// Array index 0 is used at non-PV nodes, index 1 at PV nodes.
Depth CheckExtension[2], SingleEvasionExtension[2], PawnPushTo7thExtension[2];
Depth PassedPawnExtension[2], PawnEndgameExtension[2], MateThreatExtension[2];
const Value FutilityMarginQS = Value(0x80);
// Futility lookup tables (initialized at startup) and their getter functions
- int32_t FutilityMarginsMatrix[14][64]; // [depth][moveNumber]
+ int32_t FutilityMarginsMatrix[16][64]; // [depth][moveNumber]
int FutilityMoveCountArray[32]; // [depth]
- inline Value futility_margin(Depth d, int mn) { return Value(d < 7*OnePly ? FutilityMarginsMatrix[Max(d, 0)][Min(mn, 63)] : 2 * VALUE_INFINITE); }
- inline int futility_move_count(Depth d) { return d < 16*OnePly ? FutilityMoveCountArray[d] : 512; }
+ inline Value futility_margin(Depth d, int mn) { return Value(d < 7 * OnePly ? FutilityMarginsMatrix[Max(d, 0)][Min(mn, 63)] : 2 * VALUE_INFINITE); }
+ inline int futility_move_count(Depth d) { return d < 16 * OnePly ? FutilityMoveCountArray[d] : 512; }
// Step 14. Reduced search
inline Depth pv_reduction(Depth d, int mn) { return (Depth) PVReductionMatrix[Min(d / 2, 63)][Min(mn, 63)]; }
inline Depth nonpv_reduction(Depth d, int mn) { return (Depth) NonPVReductionMatrix[Min(d / 2, 63)][Min(mn, 63)]; }
- // Step. Common adjustments
+ // Common adjustments
// Search depth at iteration 1
const Depth InitialDepth = OnePly;
/// Global variables
- // Iteration counters
+ // Iteration counter
int Iteration;
// Scores and number of times the best move changed for each iteration
int MultiPV;
// Time managment variables
- int RootMoveNumber;
- int SearchStartTime;
- int MaxNodes, MaxDepth;
- int MaxSearchTime, AbsoluteMaxSearchTime, ExtraSearchTime, ExactMaxTime;
+ int SearchStartTime, MaxNodes, MaxDepth, MaxSearchTime;
+ int AbsoluteMaxSearchTime, ExtraSearchTime, ExactMaxTime;
bool UseTimeManagement, InfiniteSearch, PonderSearch, StopOnPonderhit;
- bool AbortSearch, Quit;
- bool AspirationFailLow;
-
- // Show current line?
- bool ShowCurrentLine;
+ bool FirstRootMove, AbortSearch, Quit, AspirationFailLow;
// Log file
bool UseLogFile;
std::ofstream LogFile;
- // MP related variables
+ // Multi-threads related variables
Depth MinimumSplitDepth;
int MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint;
ThreadsManager TM;
- // Node counters, used only by thread[0] but try to keep in different
- // cache lines (64 bytes each) from the heavy SMP read accessed variables.
+ // Node counters, used only by thread[0] but try to keep in different cache
+ // lines (64 bytes each) from the heavy multi-thread read accessed variables.
int NodesSincePoll;
int NodesBetweenPolls = 30000;
// History table
History H;
- /// Functions
+ /// Local functions
Value id_loop(const Position& pos, Move searchMoves[]);
- Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value& oldAlpha, Value& beta);
+ Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value* alphaPtr, Value* betaPtr);
Value search_pv(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, int threadID);
- Value search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, bool allowNullmove, int threadID, Move excludedMove = MOVE_NONE);
+ Value search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, NullStatus nullStatus, int threadID, Move excludedMove = MOVE_NONE);
Value qsearch(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, int threadID);
void sp_search(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID);
void sp_search_pv(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID);
Depth extension(const Position&, Move, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool*);
bool ok_to_do_nullmove(const Position& pos);
bool ok_to_prune(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat);
- bool ok_to_use_TT(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value beta, int ply);
+ bool ok_to_use_TT(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value beta, int ply, bool allowNullmove);
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, SearchStack& ss);
int current_search_time();
int nps();
- void poll(SearchStack ss[], int ply);
+ void poll();
void ponderhit();
void wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
void init_ss_array(SearchStack ss[]);
+ void print_pv_info(const Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta, Value value);
#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
void *init_thread(void *threadID);
int perft(Position& pos, Depth depth)
{
+ StateInfo st;
Move move;
int sum = 0;
- MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, MOVE_NONE, depth, H);
+ MovePicker mp(pos, MOVE_NONE, depth, H);
// If we are at the last ply we don't need to do and undo
// the moves, just to count them.
CheckInfo ci(pos);
while ((move = mp.get_next_move()) != MOVE_NONE)
{
- StateInfo st;
pos.do_move(move, st, ci, pos.move_is_check(move, ci));
sum += perft(pos, depth - OnePly);
pos.undo_move(move);
int maxNodes, int maxTime, Move searchMoves[]) {
// Initialize global search variables
- StopOnPonderhit = AbortSearch = Quit = false;
- AspirationFailLow = false;
+ StopOnPonderhit = AbortSearch = Quit = AspirationFailLow = false;
+ MaxSearchTime = AbsoluteMaxSearchTime = ExtraSearchTime = 0;
NodesSincePoll = 0;
+ TM.resetNodeCounters();
SearchStartTime = get_system_time();
ExactMaxTime = maxTime;
MaxDepth = maxDepth;
// Look for a book move, only during games, not tests
if (UseTimeManagement && get_option_value_bool("OwnBook"))
{
- Move bookMove;
if (get_option_value_string("Book File") != OpeningBook.file_name())
OpeningBook.open(get_option_value_string("Book File"));
- bookMove = OpeningBook.get_move(pos);
+ Move bookMove = OpeningBook.get_move(pos, get_option_value_bool("Best Book Move"));
if (bookMove != MOVE_NONE)
{
if (PonderSearch)
}
}
- TM.resetNodeCounters();
-
+ // Reset loseOnTime flag at the beginning of a new game
if (button_was_pressed("New Game"))
- loseOnTime = false; // Reset at the beginning of a new game
+ loseOnTime = false;
// Read UCI option values
TT.set_size(get_option_value_int("Hash"));
if (button_was_pressed("Clear Hash"))
TT.clear();
- bool PonderingEnabled = get_option_value_bool("Ponder");
- MultiPV = get_option_value_int("MultiPV");
-
- CheckExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Check Extension (PV nodes)"));
- CheckExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Check Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
-
+ CheckExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Check Extension (PV nodes)"));
+ CheckExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Check Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
SingleEvasionExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Single Evasion Extension (PV nodes)"));
SingleEvasionExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Single Evasion Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
-
PawnPushTo7thExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Pawn Push to 7th Extension (PV nodes)"));
PawnPushTo7thExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Pawn Push to 7th Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
+ PassedPawnExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Passed Pawn Extension (PV nodes)"));
+ PassedPawnExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Passed Pawn Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
+ PawnEndgameExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Pawn Endgame Extension (PV nodes)"));
+ PawnEndgameExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Pawn Endgame Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
+ 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)"));
+
+ MinimumSplitDepth = get_option_value_int("Minimum Split Depth") * OnePly;
+ MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint = get_option_value_int("Maximum Number of Threads per Split Point");
+ MultiPV = get_option_value_int("MultiPV");
+ Chess960 = get_option_value_bool("UCI_Chess960");
+ UseLogFile = get_option_value_bool("Use Search Log");
- PassedPawnExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Passed Pawn Extension (PV nodes)"));
- PassedPawnExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Passed Pawn Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
-
- PawnEndgameExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Pawn Endgame Extension (PV nodes)"));
- PawnEndgameExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Pawn Endgame Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
-
- 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)"));
-
- Chess960 = get_option_value_bool("UCI_Chess960");
- ShowCurrentLine = get_option_value_bool("UCI_ShowCurrLine");
- UseLogFile = get_option_value_bool("Use Search Log");
if (UseLogFile)
LogFile.open(get_option_value_string("Search Log Filename").c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
- MinimumSplitDepth = get_option_value_int("Minimum Split Depth") * OnePly;
- MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint = get_option_value_int("Maximum Number of Threads per Split Point");
-
read_weights(pos.side_to_move());
// Set the number of active threads
{
TM.set_active_threads(newActiveThreads);
init_eval(TM.active_threads());
- // HACK: init_eval() destroys the static castleRightsMask[] array in the
- // Position class. The below line repairs the damage.
- Position p(pos.to_fen());
- assert(pos.is_ok());
}
// Wake up sleeping threads
}
}
- if (PonderingEnabled)
+ if (get_option_value_bool("Ponder"))
{
MaxSearchTime += MaxSearchTime / 4;
MaxSearchTime = Min(MaxSearchTime, AbsoluteMaxSearchTime);
}
}
- // Set best NodesBetweenPolls interval
+ // Set best NodesBetweenPolls interval to avoid lagging under
+ // heavy time pressure.
if (MaxNodes)
NodesBetweenPolls = Min(MaxNodes, 30000);
else if (myTime && myTime < 1000)
else
NodesBetweenPolls = 30000;
- // Write information to search log file
+ // Write search information to log file
if (UseLogFile)
LogFile << "Searching: " << pos.to_fen() << endl
<< "infinite: " << infinite
<< " increment: " << myIncrement
<< " moves to go: " << movesToGo << endl;
- // LSN filtering. Used only for developing purpose. Disabled by default.
+ // LSN filtering. Used only for developing purposes, disabled by default
if ( UseLSNFiltering
&& loseOnTime)
{
}
// Init futility margins array
- for (int i = 0; i < 14; i++) // i == depth (OnePly = 2)
+ for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) // i == depth (OnePly = 2)
for (int j = 0; j < 64; j++) // j == moveNumber
{
- FutilityMarginsMatrix[i][j] = (i < 2 ? 0 : 112 * bitScanReverse32(i * i / 2)) - 8 * j; // FIXME: test using log instead of BSR
+ // FIXME: test using log instead of BSR
+ FutilityMarginsMatrix[i][j] = (i < 2 ? 0 : 112 * bitScanReverse32(i * i / 2)) - 8 * j;
}
// Init futility move count array
Position p(pos);
SearchStack ss[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
+ Move EasyMove = MOVE_NONE;
+ Value value, alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE, beta = VALUE_INFINITE;
- // searchMoves are verified, copied, scored and sorted
+ // Moves to search are verified, copied, scored and sorted
RootMoveList rml(p, searchMoves);
// Handle special case of searching on a mate/stale position
if (PonderSearch)
wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
- return pos.is_check()? -VALUE_MATE : VALUE_DRAW;
+ return pos.is_check() ? -VALUE_MATE : VALUE_DRAW;
}
- // Print RootMoveList c'tor startup scoring to the standard output,
- // so that we print information also for iteration 1.
- cout << "info depth " << 1 << "\ninfo depth " << 1
+ // Print RootMoveList startup scoring to the standard output,
+ // so to output information also for iteration 1.
+ cout << "info depth " << 1
+ << "\ninfo depth " << 1
<< " score " << value_to_string(rml.get_move_score(0))
<< " time " << current_search_time()
<< " nodes " << TM.nodes_searched()
Iteration = 1;
// Is one move significantly better than others after initial scoring ?
- Move EasyMove = MOVE_NONE;
if ( rml.move_count() == 1
|| rml.get_move_score(0) > rml.get_move_score(1) + EasyMoveMargin)
EasyMove = rml.get_move(0);
while (Iteration < PLY_MAX)
{
// Initialize iteration
- rml.sort();
Iteration++;
BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration] = 0;
- if (Iteration <= 5)
- ExtraSearchTime = 0;
cout << "info depth " << Iteration << endl;
- // Calculate dynamic search window based on previous iterations
- Value alpha, beta;
-
+ // Calculate dynamic aspiration window based on previous iterations
if (MultiPV == 1 && Iteration >= 6 && abs(ValueByIteration[Iteration - 1]) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
{
int prevDelta1 = ValueByIteration[Iteration - 1] - ValueByIteration[Iteration - 2];
alpha = Max(ValueByIteration[Iteration - 1] - AspirationDelta, -VALUE_INFINITE);
beta = Min(ValueByIteration[Iteration - 1] + AspirationDelta, VALUE_INFINITE);
}
- else
- {
- alpha = - VALUE_INFINITE;
- beta = VALUE_INFINITE;
- }
- // Search to the current depth
- Value value = root_search(p, ss, rml, alpha, beta);
+ // Search to the current depth, rml is updated and sorted, alpha and beta could change
+ value = root_search(p, ss, rml, &alpha, &beta);
// Write PV to transposition table, in case the relevant entries have
// been overwritten during the search.
//Save info about search result
ValueByIteration[Iteration] = value;
- // Drop the easy move if it differs from the new best move
+ // Drop the easy move if differs from the new best move
if (ss[0].pv[0] != EasyMove)
EasyMove = MOVE_NONE;
&& abs(ValueByIteration[Iteration-1]) >= abs(VALUE_MATE) - 100)
stopSearch = true;
- // Stop search early if one move seems to be much better than the rest
+ // Stop search early if one move seems to be much better than the others
int64_t nodes = TM.nodes_searched();
if ( Iteration >= 8
&& EasyMove == ss[0].pv[0]
if (stopSearch)
{
- if (!PonderSearch)
- break;
- else
+ if (PonderSearch)
StopOnPonderhit = true;
+ else
+ break;
}
}
break;
}
- rml.sort();
-
// If we are pondering or in infinite search, we shouldn't print the
// best move before we are told to do so.
if (!AbortSearch && (PonderSearch || InfiniteSearch))
ss[0].pv[0] = rml.get_move(0);
ss[0].pv[1] = MOVE_NONE;
}
+
+ assert(ss[0].pv[0] != MOVE_NONE);
+
cout << "bestmove " << ss[0].pv[0];
+
if (ss[0].pv[1] != MOVE_NONE)
cout << " ponder " << ss[0].pv[1];
StateInfo st;
p.do_move(ss[0].pv[0], st);
- LogFile << "\nPonder move: " << move_to_san(p, ss[0].pv[1]) << endl;
+ LogFile << "\nPonder move: "
+ << move_to_san(p, ss[0].pv[1]) // Works also with MOVE_NONE
+ << endl;
}
return rml.get_move_score(0);
}
// root_search() is the function which searches the root node. It is
// similar to search_pv except that it uses a different move ordering
- // scheme and prints some information to the standard output.
+ // scheme, prints some information to the standard output and handles
+ // the fail low/high loops.
- Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value& oldAlpha, Value& beta) {
+ Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value* alphaPtr, Value* betaPtr) {
+ EvalInfo ei;
+ StateInfo st;
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
int64_t nodes;
Move move;
- StateInfo st;
Depth depth, ext, newDepth;
- Value value;
- CheckInfo ci(pos);
- int researchCount = 0;
- bool moveIsCheck, captureOrPromotion, dangerous;
- Value alpha = oldAlpha;
- bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
+ Value value, alpha, beta;
+ bool isCheck, moveIsCheck, captureOrPromotion, dangerous;
+ int researchCountFH, researchCountFL;
- // Evaluate the position statically
- EvalInfo ei;
- ss[0].eval = !isCheck ? evaluate(pos, ei, 0) : VALUE_NONE;
+ researchCountFH = researchCountFL = 0;
+ alpha = *alphaPtr;
+ beta = *betaPtr;
+ isCheck = pos.is_check();
- while (1) // Fail low loop
+ // Step 1. Initialize node and poll (omitted at root, but I can see no good reason for this, FIXME)
+ // Step 2. Check for aborted search (omitted at root, because we do not initialize root node)
+ // Step 3. Mate distance pruning (omitted at root)
+ // Step 4. Transposition table lookup (omitted at root)
+
+ // Step 5. Evaluate the position statically
+ // At root we do this only to get reference value for child nodes
+ if (!isCheck)
+ ss[0].eval = evaluate(pos, ei, 0);
+ else
+ ss[0].eval = VALUE_NONE; // HACK because we do not initialize root node
+
+ // Step 6. Razoring (omitted at root)
+ // Step 7. Static null move pruning (omitted at root)
+ // Step 8. Null move search with verification search (omitted at root)
+ // Step 9. Internal iterative deepening (omitted at root)
+
+ // Step extra. Fail low loop
+ // We start with small aspiration window and in case of fail low, we research
+ // with bigger window until we are not failing low anymore.
+ while (1)
{
+ // Sort the moves before to (re)search
+ rml.sort();
- // Loop through all the moves in the root move list
+ // Step 10. Loop through all moves in the root move list
for (int i = 0; i < rml.move_count() && !AbortSearch; i++)
{
- if (alpha >= beta)
- {
- // We failed high, invalidate and skip next moves, leave node-counters
- // and beta-counters as they are and quickly return, we will try to do
- // a research at the next iteration with a bigger aspiration window.
- rml.set_move_score(i, -VALUE_INFINITE);
- continue;
- }
-
- RootMoveNumber = i + 1;
+ // This is used by time management
+ FirstRootMove = (i == 0);
// Save the current node count before the move is searched
nodes = TM.nodes_searched();
if (current_search_time() >= 1000)
cout << "info currmove " << move
- << " currmovenumber " << RootMoveNumber << endl;
+ << " currmovenumber " << i + 1 << endl;
- // Decide search depth for this move
moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move);
captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
+
+ // Step 11. Decide the new search depth
depth = (Iteration - 2) * OnePly + InitialDepth;
ext = extension(pos, move, true, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
newDepth = depth + ext;
+ // Step 12. Futility pruning (omitted at root)
+
+ // Step extra. Fail high loop
+ // If move fails high, we research with bigger window until we are not failing
+ // high anymore.
value = - VALUE_INFINITE;
- while (1) // Fail high loop
+ while (1)
{
-
- // Make the move, and search it
+ // Step 13. Make the move
pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
+ // Step extra. pv search
+ // We do pv search for first moves (i < MultiPV)
+ // and for fail high research (value > alpha)
if (i < MultiPV || value > alpha)
{
// Aspiration window is disabled in multi-pv case
if (MultiPV > 1)
alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+ // Full depth PV search, done on first move or after a fail high
value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, newDepth, 1, 0);
}
else
{
- // Try to reduce non-pv search depth by one ply if move seems not problematic,
- // if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
+ // Step 14. Reduced search
+ // if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth
bool doFullDepthSearch = true;
- if ( depth >= 3*OnePly // FIXME was newDepth
+ if ( depth >= 3 * OnePly
&& !dangerous
&& !captureOrPromotion
&& !move_is_castle(move))
{
- ss[0].reduction = pv_reduction(depth, RootMoveNumber - MultiPV + 1);
+ ss[0].reduction = pv_reduction(depth, i - MultiPV + 2);
if (ss[0].reduction)
{
- value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth-ss[0].reduction, 1, true, 0);
+ // Reduced depth non-pv search using alpha as upperbound
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth-ss[0].reduction, 1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, 0);
doFullDepthSearch = (value > alpha);
}
}
+ // Step 15. Full depth search
if (doFullDepthSearch)
{
+ // Full depth non-pv search using alpha as upperbound
ss[0].reduction = Depth(0);
- value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth, 1, true, 0);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth, 1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, 0);
+ // If we are above alpha then research at same depth but as PV
+ // to get a correct score or eventually a fail high above beta.
if (value > alpha)
value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, newDepth, 1, 0);
}
}
+ // Step 16. Undo move
pos.undo_move(move);
// Can we exit fail high loop ?
if (AbortSearch || value < beta)
break;
- // We are failing high and going to do a research. It's important to update score
- // before research in case we run out of time while researching.
+ // We are failing high and going to do a research. It's important to update
+ // the score before research in case we run out of time while researching.
rml.set_move_score(i, value);
update_pv(ss, 0);
TT.extract_pv(pos, ss[0].pv, PLY_MAX);
rml.set_move_pv(i, ss[0].pv);
- // Print search information to the standard output
- cout << "info depth " << Iteration
- << " score " << value_to_string(value)
- << ((value >= beta) ? " lowerbound" :
- ((value <= alpha)? " upperbound" : ""))
- << " time " << current_search_time()
- << " nodes " << TM.nodes_searched()
- << " nps " << nps()
- << " pv ";
-
- for (int j = 0; ss[0].pv[j] != MOVE_NONE && j < PLY_MAX; j++)
- cout << ss[0].pv[j] << " ";
-
- cout << endl;
-
- if (UseLogFile)
- {
- ValueType type = (value >= beta ? VALUE_TYPE_LOWER
- : (value <= alpha ? VALUE_TYPE_UPPER : VALUE_TYPE_EXACT));
-
- LogFile << pretty_pv(pos, current_search_time(), Iteration,
- TM.nodes_searched(), value, type, ss[0].pv) << endl;
- }
+ // Print information to the standard output
+ print_pv_info(pos, ss, alpha, beta, value);
// Prepare for a research after a fail high, each time with a wider window
- researchCount++;
- beta = Min(beta + AspirationDelta * (1 << researchCount), VALUE_INFINITE);
+ *betaPtr = beta = Min(beta + AspirationDelta * (1 << researchCountFH), VALUE_INFINITE);
+ researchCountFH++;
} // End of fail high loop
break;
// Remember beta-cutoff and searched nodes counts for this move. The
- // info is used to sort the root moves at the next iteration.
+ // info is used to sort the root moves for the next iteration.
int64_t our, their;
TM.get_beta_counters(pos.side_to_move(), our, their);
rml.set_beta_counters(i, our, their);
rml.set_move_nodes(i, TM.nodes_searched() - nodes);
assert(value >= -VALUE_INFINITE && value <= VALUE_INFINITE);
+ assert(value < beta);
+ // Step 17. Check for new best move
if (value <= alpha && i >= MultiPV)
rml.set_move_score(i, -VALUE_INFINITE);
else
if (i > 0)
BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration]++;
- // Print search information to the standard output
- cout << "info depth " << Iteration
- << " score " << value_to_string(value)
- << ((value >= beta) ? " lowerbound" :
- ((value <= alpha)? " upperbound" : ""))
- << " time " << current_search_time()
- << " nodes " << TM.nodes_searched()
- << " nps " << nps()
- << " pv ";
-
- for (int j = 0; ss[0].pv[j] != MOVE_NONE && j < PLY_MAX; j++)
- cout << ss[0].pv[j] << " ";
-
- cout << endl;
+ // Print information to the standard output
+ print_pv_info(pos, ss, alpha, beta, value);
- if (UseLogFile)
- {
- ValueType type = (value >= beta ? VALUE_TYPE_LOWER
- : (value <= alpha ? VALUE_TYPE_UPPER : VALUE_TYPE_EXACT));
-
- LogFile << pretty_pv(pos, current_search_time(), Iteration,
- TM.nodes_searched(), value, type, ss[0].pv) << endl;
- }
+ // Raise alpha to setup proper non-pv search upper bound
if (value > alpha)
alpha = value;
}
{
cout << "info multipv " << j + 1
<< " score " << value_to_string(rml.get_move_score(j))
- << " depth " << ((j <= i)? Iteration : Iteration - 1)
+ << " depth " << (j <= i ? Iteration : Iteration - 1)
<< " time " << current_search_time()
<< " nodes " << TM.nodes_searched()
<< " nps " << nps()
cout << endl;
}
- alpha = rml.get_move_score(Min(i, MultiPV-1));
+ alpha = rml.get_move_score(Min(i, MultiPV - 1));
}
} // PV move or new best move
- assert(alpha >= oldAlpha);
+ assert(alpha >= *alphaPtr);
- AspirationFailLow = (alpha == oldAlpha);
+ AspirationFailLow = (alpha == *alphaPtr);
if (AspirationFailLow && StopOnPonderhit)
StopOnPonderhit = false;
}
// Can we exit fail low loop ?
- if (AbortSearch || alpha > oldAlpha)
+ if (AbortSearch || !AspirationFailLow)
break;
// Prepare for a research after a fail low, each time with a wider window
- researchCount++;
- alpha = Max(alpha - AspirationDelta * (1 << researchCount), -VALUE_INFINITE);
- oldAlpha = alpha;
+ *alphaPtr = alpha = Max(alpha - AspirationDelta * (1 << researchCountFL), -VALUE_INFINITE);
+ researchCountFL++;
} // Fail low loop
+ // Sort the moves before to return
+ rml.sort();
+
return alpha;
}
tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
}
- // Step 10. Loop through moves
- // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
-
// Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position
mateThreat = pos.has_mate_threat(opposite_color(pos.side_to_move()));
MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H, &ss[ply]);
CheckInfo ci(pos);
+ // Step 10. Loop through moves
+ // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
while ( alpha < beta
&& (move = mp.get_next_move()) != MOVE_NONE
&& !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID))
if (abs(ttValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
{
- Value excValue = search(pos, ss, ttValue - SingularExtensionMargin, depth / 2, ply, false, threadID, move);
+ Value excValue = search(pos, ss, ttValue - SingularExtensionMargin, depth / 2, ply, FORBID_NULLMOVE, threadID, move);
if (excValue < ttValue - SingularExtensionMargin)
ext = OnePly;
// if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
bool doFullDepthSearch = true;
- if ( depth >= 3*OnePly
+ if ( depth >= 3 * OnePly
&& !dangerous
&& !captureOrPromotion
&& !move_is_castle(move)
ss[ply].reduction = pv_reduction(depth, moveCount);
if (ss[ply].reduction)
{
- value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth-ss[ply].reduction, ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth-ss[ply].reduction, ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
doFullDepthSearch = (value > alpha);
}
}
if (doFullDepthSearch)
{
ss[ply].reduction = Depth(0);
- value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth, ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth, ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
// Step extra. pv search (only in PV nodes)
if (value > alpha && value < beta)
&& !AbortSearch
&& !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID)
&& TM.split(pos, ss, ply, &alpha, beta, &bestValue,
- depth, &moveCount, &mp, threadID, true))
+ depth, mateThreat, &moveCount, &mp, threadID, true))
break;
}
// search() is the search function for zero-width nodes.
Value search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta, Depth depth,
- int ply, bool allowNullmove, int threadID, Move excludedMove) {
+ int ply, NullStatus nullStatus, int threadID, Move excludedMove) {
assert(beta >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
tte = TT.retrieve(posKey);
ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
- if (tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply))
+ if (tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply, nullStatus != VERIFY_NULLMOVE))
{
ss[ply].currentMove = ttMove; // Can be MOVE_NONE
return value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
}
// Step 6. Razoring
- if ( !value_is_mate(beta)
+ if ( refinedValue < beta - razor_margin(depth)
+ && ttMove == MOVE_NONE
+ && ss[ply - 1].currentMove != MOVE_NULL
+ && depth < RazorDepth
&& !isCheck
- && depth < RazorDepth
- && refinedValue < beta - razor_margin(depth)
- && ss[ply - 1].currentMove != MOVE_NULL
- && ttMove == MOVE_NONE
+ && !value_is_mate(beta)
&& !pos.has_pawn_on_7th(pos.side_to_move()))
{
Value rbeta = beta - razor_margin(depth);
Value v = qsearch(pos, ss, rbeta-1, rbeta, Depth(0), ply, threadID);
if (v < rbeta)
- return v; //FIXME: Logically should be: return (v + razor_margin(depth));
+ // Logically we should return (v + razor_margin(depth)), but
+ // surprisingly this did slightly weaker in tests.
+ return v;
}
// Step 7. Static null move pruning
// We're betting that the opponent doesn't have a move that will reduce
- // the score by more than fuility_margin(depth) if we do a null move.
- if ( !isCheck
- && allowNullmove
- && depth < RazorDepth
- && refinedValue - futility_margin(depth, 0) >= beta)
+ // the score by more than futility_margin(depth) if we do a null move.
+ if ( nullStatus == ALLOW_NULLMOVE
+ && depth < RazorDepth
+ && !isCheck
+ && !value_is_mate(beta)
+ && ok_to_do_nullmove(pos)
+ && refinedValue >= beta + futility_margin(depth, 0))
return refinedValue - futility_margin(depth, 0);
// Step 8. Null move search with verification search
// When we jump directly to qsearch() we do a null move only if static value is
// at least beta. Otherwise we do a null move if static value is not more than
// NullMoveMargin under beta.
- if ( allowNullmove
+ if ( nullStatus == ALLOW_NULLMOVE
&& depth > OnePly
&& !isCheck
&& !value_is_mate(beta)
{
ss[ply].currentMove = MOVE_NULL;
- pos.do_null_move(st);
-
// Null move dynamic reduction based on depth
int R = 3 + (depth >= 5 * OnePly ? depth / 8 : 0);
if (refinedValue - beta > PawnValueMidgame)
R++;
- nullValue = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), depth-R*OnePly, ply+1, false, threadID);
+ pos.do_null_move(st);
+
+ nullValue = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), depth-R*OnePly, ply+1, FORBID_NULLMOVE, threadID);
pos.undo_null_move();
if (nullValue >= beta)
{
- if (depth < 6 * OnePly)
- return beta;
+ // Do not return unproven mate scores
+ if (nullValue >= value_mate_in(PLY_MAX))
+ nullValue = beta;
+
+ // Do zugzwang verification search for high depths, don't store in TT
+ // if search was stopped.
+ if ( ( depth < 6 * OnePly
+ || search(pos, ss, beta, depth-5*OnePly, ply, VERIFY_NULLMOVE, threadID) >= beta)
+ && !AbortSearch
+ && !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID))
+ {
+ assert(value_to_tt(nullValue, ply) == nullValue);
+
+ if (!tte)
+ TT.store(posKey, nullValue, VALUE_TYPE_NS_LO, depth, MOVE_NONE);
- // Do zugzwang verification search
- Value v = search(pos, ss, beta, depth-5*OnePly, ply, false, threadID);
- if (v >= beta)
- return beta;
+ return nullValue;
+ }
} else {
// The null move failed low, which means that we may be faced with
// some kind of threat. If the previous move was reduced, check if
&& !isCheck
&& ss[ply].eval >= beta - IIDMargin)
{
- search(pos, ss, beta, depth/2, ply, false, threadID);
+ search(pos, ss, beta, depth/2, ply, FORBID_NULLMOVE, threadID);
ttMove = ss[ply].pv[ply];
tte = TT.retrieve(posKey);
}
- // Step 10. Loop through moves
- // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
-
// Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position
MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H, &ss[ply], beta);
CheckInfo ci(pos);
+ // Step 10. Loop through moves
+ // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
while ( bestValue < beta
&& (move = mp.get_next_move()) != MOVE_NONE
&& !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID))
if ( depth >= SingularExtensionDepthAtNonPVNodes
&& tte
&& move == tte->move()
- && !excludedMove // Do not allow recursive single-reply search
+ && !excludedMove // Do not allow recursive singular extension search
&& ext < OnePly
&& is_lower_bound(tte->type())
&& tte->depth() >= depth - 3 * OnePly)
if (abs(ttValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
{
- Value excValue = search(pos, ss, ttValue - SingularExtensionMargin, depth / 2, ply, false, threadID, move);
+ Value excValue = search(pos, ss, ttValue - SingularExtensionMargin, depth / 2, ply, FORBID_NULLMOVE, threadID, move);
if (excValue < ttValue - SingularExtensionMargin)
ext = OnePly;
// Step 13. Make the move
pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
- // Step 14. Reduced search
- // if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
+ // Step 14. Reduced search, if the move fails high
+ // will be re-searched at full depth.
bool doFullDepthSearch = true;
if ( depth >= 3*OnePly
ss[ply].reduction = nonpv_reduction(depth, moveCount);
if (ss[ply].reduction)
{
- value = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), newDepth-ss[ply].reduction, ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), newDepth-ss[ply].reduction, ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
doFullDepthSearch = (value >= beta);
}
}
if (doFullDepthSearch)
{
ss[ply].reduction = Depth(0);
- value = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), newDepth, ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), newDepth, ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
}
// Step 16. Undo move
&& !AbortSearch
&& !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID)
&& TM.split(pos, ss, ply, NULL, beta, &bestValue,
- depth, &moveCount, &mp, threadID, false))
+ depth, mateThreat, &moveCount, &mp, threadID, false))
break;
}
// Step 19. Check for mate and stalemate
- // All legal moves have been searched and if there were
+ // All legal moves have been searched and if there are
// no legal moves, it must be mate or stalemate.
- // If one move was excluded return fail low.
+ // If one move was excluded return fail low score.
if (!moveCount)
- return excludedMove ? beta - 1 : (pos.is_check() ? value_mated_in(ply) : VALUE_DRAW);
+ return excludedMove ? beta - 1 : (isCheck ? value_mated_in(ply) : VALUE_DRAW);
// Step 20. Update tables
// If the search is not aborted, update the transposition table,
tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
- if (!pvNode && tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply))
+ if (!pvNode && tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply, true))
{
assert(tte->type() != VALUE_TYPE_EVAL);
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;
+ 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,
enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) > RookValueMidgame;
futilityBase = staticValue + FutilityMarginQS + ei.futilityMargin[pos.side_to_move()];
- // Loop through the moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff
- // occurs.
+ // Loop through the moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
while ( alpha < beta
&& (move = mp.get_next_move()) != MOVE_NONE)
{
// Detect blocking evasions that are candidate to be pruned
evasionPrunable = isCheck
- && bestValue != -VALUE_INFINITE
+ && bestValue > value_mated_in(PLY_MAX)
&& !pos.move_is_capture(move)
&& pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(move)) != KING
&& !pos.can_castle(pos.side_to_move());
// All legal moves have been searched. A special case: If we're in check
// and no legal moves were found, it is checkmate.
- if (!moveCount && pos.is_check()) // Mate!
+ if (!moveCount && isCheck) // Mate!
return value_mated_in(ply);
// Update transposition table
// splitting, we don't have to repeat all this work in sp_search(). We
// also don't need to store anything to the hash table here: This is taken
// care of after we return from the split point.
- // FIXME: We are currently ignoring mateThreat flag here
void sp_search(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID) {
captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
// Step 11. Decide the new search depth
- ext = extension(pos, move, false, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
+ ext = extension(pos, move, false, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, sp->mateThreat, &dangerous);
newDepth = sp->depth - OnePly + ext;
// Update current move
ss[sp->ply].reduction = nonpv_reduction(sp->depth, moveCount);
if (ss[sp->ply].reduction)
{
- value = -search(pos, ss, -(sp->beta-1), newDepth-ss[sp->ply].reduction, sp->ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -(sp->beta-1), newDepth-ss[sp->ply].reduction, sp->ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
doFullDepthSearch = (value >= sp->beta && !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID));
}
}
if (doFullDepthSearch)
{
ss[sp->ply].reduction = Depth(0);
- value = -search(pos, ss, -(sp->beta - 1), newDepth, sp->ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -(sp->beta - 1), newDepth, sp->ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
}
// Step 16. Undo move
// don't have to repeat all this work in sp_search_pv(). We also don't
// need to store anything to the hash table here: This is taken care of
// after we return from the split point.
- // FIXME: We are ignoring mateThreat flag!
void sp_search_pv(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID) {
captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
// Step 11. Decide the new search depth
- ext = extension(pos, move, true, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
+ ext = extension(pos, move, true, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, sp->mateThreat, &dangerous);
newDepth = sp->depth - OnePly + ext;
// Update current move
if (ss[sp->ply].reduction)
{
Value localAlpha = sp->alpha;
- value = -search(pos, ss, -localAlpha, newDepth-ss[sp->ply].reduction, sp->ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -localAlpha, newDepth-ss[sp->ply].reduction, sp->ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
doFullDepthSearch = (value > localAlpha && !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID));
}
}
{
Value localAlpha = sp->alpha;
ss[sp->ply].reduction = Depth(0);
- value = -search(pos, ss, -localAlpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1, true, threadID);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -localAlpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1, ALLOW_NULLMOVE, threadID);
if (value > localAlpha && value < sp->beta && !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID))
{
NodesSincePoll++;
if (NodesSincePoll >= NodesBetweenPolls)
{
- poll(ss, ply);
+ poll();
NodesSincePoll = 0;
}
}
}
- // ok_to_use_TT() returns true if a transposition table score
- // can be used at a given point in search.
+ // ok_to_use_TT() returns true if a transposition table score can be used at a
+ // given point in search. To avoid zugzwang issues TT cutoffs at the root node
+ // of a null move verification search are not allowed if the TT value was found
+ // by a null search, this is implemented testing allowNullmove and TT entry type.
- bool ok_to_use_TT(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value beta, int ply) {
+ bool ok_to_use_TT(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value beta, int ply, bool allowNullmove) {
Value v = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
- return ( tte->depth() >= depth
+ return (allowNullmove || !(tte->type() & VALUE_TYPE_NULL))
+
+ && ( tte->depth() >= depth
|| v >= Max(value_mate_in(PLY_MAX), beta)
|| v < Min(value_mated_in(PLY_MAX), beta))
// looks at the time consumed so far and decides if it's time to abort the
// search.
- void poll(SearchStack ss[], int ply) {
+ void poll() {
static int lastInfoTime;
int t = current_search_time();
cout << "info nodes " << TM.nodes_searched() << " nps " << nps()
<< " time " << t << " hashfull " << TT.full() << endl;
-
- // We only support current line printing in single thread mode
- if (ShowCurrentLine && TM.active_threads() == 1)
- {
- cout << "info currline";
- for (int p = 0; p < ply; p++)
- cout << " " << ss[p].currentMove;
-
- cout << endl;
- }
}
// Should we stop the search?
if (PonderSearch)
return;
- bool stillAtFirstMove = RootMoveNumber == 1
+ bool stillAtFirstMove = FirstRootMove
&& !AspirationFailLow
&& t > MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime;
int t = current_search_time();
PonderSearch = false;
- bool stillAtFirstMove = RootMoveNumber == 1
+ bool stillAtFirstMove = FirstRootMove
&& !AspirationFailLow
&& t > MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime;
}
+ // print_pv_info() prints to standard output and eventually to log file information on
+ // the current PV line. It is called at each iteration or after a new pv is found.
+
+ void print_pv_info(const Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta, Value value) {
+
+ cout << "info depth " << Iteration
+ << " score " << value_to_string(value)
+ << ((value >= beta) ? " lowerbound" :
+ ((value <= alpha)? " upperbound" : ""))
+ << " time " << current_search_time()
+ << " nodes " << TM.nodes_searched()
+ << " nps " << nps()
+ << " pv ";
+
+ for (int j = 0; ss[0].pv[j] != MOVE_NONE && j < PLY_MAX; j++)
+ cout << ss[0].pv[j] << " ";
+
+ cout << endl;
+
+ if (UseLogFile)
+ {
+ ValueType type = (value >= beta ? VALUE_TYPE_LOWER
+ : (value <= alpha ? VALUE_TYPE_UPPER : VALUE_TYPE_EXACT));
+
+ LogFile << pretty_pv(pos, current_search_time(), Iteration,
+ TM.nodes_searched(), value, type, ss[0].pv) << endl;
+ }
+ }
+
+
// init_thread() is the function which is called when a new thread is
// launched. It simply calls the idle_loop() function with the supplied
// threadID. There are two versions of this function; one for POSIX
}
// Wait until the thread has finished launching and is gone to sleep
- while (threads[i].state != THREAD_SLEEPING);
+ while (threads[i].state != THREAD_SLEEPING) {}
}
}
SplitPoint* sp;
- for (sp = threads[threadID].splitPoint; sp && !sp->stopRequest; sp = sp->parent);
+ for (sp = threads[threadID].splitPoint; sp && !sp->stopRequest; sp = sp->parent) {}
return sp != NULL;
}
bool ThreadsManager::split(const Position& p, SearchStack* sstck, int ply,
Value* alpha, const Value beta, Value* bestValue,
- Depth depth, int* moves, MovePicker* mp, int master, bool pvNode) {
+ Depth depth, bool mateThreat, int* moves, MovePicker* mp, int master, bool pvNode) {
assert(p.is_ok());
assert(sstck != NULL);
splitPoint->stopRequest = false;
splitPoint->ply = ply;
splitPoint->depth = depth;
+ splitPoint->mateThreat = mateThreat;
splitPoint->alpha = pvNode ? *alpha : beta - 1;
splitPoint->beta = beta;
splitPoint->pvNode = pvNode;
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