using std::endl;
using std::string;
+SearchLimits Limits;
+std::vector<Move> SearchMoves;
+Position* RootPosition;
+
namespace {
// Set to true to force running with one thread. Used for debugging
// Easy move margin. An easy move candidate must be at least this much
// better than the second best move.
- const Value EasyMoveMargin = Value(0x200);
+ const Value EasyMoveMargin = Value(0x150);
/// Namespace variables
int MultiPV, UCIMultiPV, MultiPVIdx;
// Time management variables
- bool StopOnPonderhit, FirstRootMove, StopRequest, QuitRequest, AspirationFailLow;
+ volatile bool StopOnPonderhit, FirstRootMove, StopRequest, AspirationFailLow;
TimeManager TimeMgr;
- SearchLimits Limits;
// Skill level adjustment
int SkillLevel;
string pv_to_uci(const Move pv[], int pvNum, bool chess960);
string pretty_pv(Position& pos, int depth, Value score, int time, Move pv[]);
string depth_to_uci(Depth depth);
- void wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
// MovePickerExt template class extends MovePicker and allows to choose at compile
// time the proper moves source according to the type of node. In the default case
/// variables, and calls id_loop(). It returns false when a "quit" command is
/// received during the search.
-bool think(Position& pos, const SearchLimits& limits, Move searchMoves[]) {
+void think() {
static Book book; // Defined static to initialize the PRNG only once
- // Initialize global search-related variables
- StopOnPonderhit = StopRequest = QuitRequest = AspirationFailLow = false;
+ Position& pos = *RootPosition;
+
+ // Save "search start" time and reset elapsed time to zero
elapsed_search_time(get_system_time());
- Limits = limits;
- TimeMgr.init(Limits, pos.startpos_ply_counter());
- // Set output stream in normal or chess960 mode
+ // Initialize global search-related variables
+ StopOnPonderhit = StopRequest = AspirationFailLow = false;
+
+ // Set output stream mode: normal or chess960. Castling notation is different
cout << set960(pos.is_chess960());
// Look for a book move
Move bookMove = book.probe(pos, Options["Best Book Move"].value<bool>());
if (bookMove != MOVE_NONE)
{
- if (Limits.ponder)
- wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
+ if (!StopRequest && (Limits.ponder || Limits.infinite))
+ Threads.wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
cout << "bestmove " << bookMove << endl;
- return !QuitRequest;
+ return;
}
}
- // Set best timer interval to avoid lagging under time pressure. Timer is
- // used to check for remaining available thinking time.
- if (TimeMgr.available_time())
- Threads.set_timer(std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 8, 20)));
- else
- Threads.set_timer(100);
-
- // Read UCI options
- UCIMultiPV = Options["MultiPV"].value<int>();
- SkillLevel = Options["Skill Level"].value<int>();
-
+ // Read UCI options: GUI could change UCI parameters during the game
read_evaluation_uci_options(pos.side_to_move());
Threads.read_uci_options();
TT.clear();
}
+ UCIMultiPV = Options["MultiPV"].value<int>();
+ SkillLevel = Options["Skill Level"].value<int>();
+
// Do we have to play with skill handicap? In this case enable MultiPV that
// we will use behind the scenes to retrieve a set of possible moves.
SkillLevelEnabled = (SkillLevel < 20);
MultiPV = (SkillLevelEnabled ? std::max(UCIMultiPV, 4) : UCIMultiPV);
- // Wake up needed threads and reset maxPly counter
- for (int i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
- {
- Threads[i].wake_up();
- Threads[i].maxPly = 0;
- }
-
- // Start async mode to catch UCI commands sent to us while searching,
- // like "quit", "stop", etc.
- Threads.start_listener();
-
// Write current search header to log file
if (Options["Use Search Log"].value<bool>())
{
<< endl;
}
+ // Wake up needed threads and reset maxPly counter
+ for (int i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
+ {
+ Threads[i].maxPly = 0;
+ Threads[i].wake_up();
+ }
+
+ // Set best timer interval to avoid lagging under time pressure. Timer is
+ // used to check for remaining available thinking time.
+ TimeMgr.init(Limits, pos.startpos_ply_counter());
+
+ if (TimeMgr.available_time())
+ Threads.set_timer(std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 8, 20)));
+ else
+ Threads.set_timer(100);
+
// We're ready to start thinking. Call the iterative deepening loop function
Move ponderMove = MOVE_NONE;
- Move bestMove = id_loop(pos, searchMoves, &ponderMove);
+ Move bestMove = id_loop(pos, &SearchMoves[0], &ponderMove);
+
+ // Stop timer, no need to check for available time any more
+ Threads.set_timer(0);
+
+ // This makes all the slave threads to go to sleep, if not already sleeping
+ Threads.set_size(1);
// Write current search final statistics to log file
if (Options["Use Search Log"].value<bool>())
pos.undo_move(bestMove); // Return from think() with unchanged position
}
- // This makes all the threads to go to sleep
- Threads.set_size(1);
-
- // From now on any UCI command will be read in-sync with Threads.getline()
- Threads.stop_listener();
-
- // Stop timer, no need to check for available time any more
- Threads.set_timer(0);
-
- // If we are pondering or in infinite search, we shouldn't print the
- // best move before we are told to do so.
- if (Limits.ponder || Limits.infinite)
- wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
+ // When we reach max depth we arrive here even without a StopRequest, but if
+ // we are pondering or in infinite search, we shouldn't print the best move
+ // before we are told to do so.
+ if (!StopRequest && (Limits.ponder || Limits.infinite))
+ Threads.wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
// Could be MOVE_NONE when searching on a stalemate position
cout << "bestmove " << bestMove;
cout << " ponder " << ponderMove;
cout << endl;
-
- return !QuitRequest;
}
Value bestValues[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
int bestMoveChanges[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
int depth, aspirationDelta;
- Value value, alpha, beta;
- Move bestMove, easyMove, skillBest, skillPonder;
+ Value bestValue, alpha, beta;
+ Move bestMove, skillBest, skillPonder;
+ bool bestMoveNeverChanged = true;
// Initialize stuff before a new search
memset(ss, 0, 4 * sizeof(SearchStack));
TT.new_search();
H.clear();
- *ponderMove = bestMove = easyMove = skillBest = skillPonder = MOVE_NONE;
+ *ponderMove = bestMove = skillBest = skillPonder = MOVE_NONE;
depth = aspirationDelta = 0;
- value = alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE, beta = VALUE_INFINITE;
+ bestValue = alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE, beta = VALUE_INFINITE;
ss->currentMove = MOVE_NULL; // Hack to skip update gains
// Moves to search are verified and copied
do {
// Search starts from ss+1 to allow referencing (ss-1). This is
// needed by update gains and ss copy when splitting at Root.
- value = search<Root>(pos, ss+1, alpha, beta, depth * ONE_PLY);
+ bestValue = search<Root>(pos, ss+1, alpha, beta, depth * ONE_PLY);
// Bring to front the best move. It is critical that sorting is
// done with a stable algorithm because all the values but the first
// the fail high/low loop then reorder the PV moves, otherwise
// leave the last PV move in its position so to be searched again.
// Of course this is needed only in MultiPV search.
- if (MultiPVIdx && value > alpha && value < beta)
+ if (MultiPVIdx && bestValue > alpha && bestValue < beta)
sort<RootMove>(Rml.begin(), Rml.begin() + MultiPVIdx);
// Write PV back to transposition table in case the relevant entries
// if we have a fail high/low and we are deep in the search. UCI
// protocol requires to send all the PV lines also if are still
// to be searched and so refer to the previous search's score.
- if ((value > alpha && value < beta) || elapsed_search_time() > 2000)
+ if ((bestValue > alpha && bestValue < beta) || elapsed_search_time() > 2000)
for (int i = 0; i < std::min(UCIMultiPV, (int)Rml.size()); i++)
{
bool updated = (i <= MultiPVIdx);
// In case of failing high/low increase aspiration window and
// research, otherwise exit the fail high/low loop.
- if (value >= beta)
+ if (bestValue >= beta)
{
beta = std::min(beta + aspirationDelta, VALUE_INFINITE);
aspirationDelta += aspirationDelta / 2;
}
- else if (value <= alpha)
+ else if (bestValue <= alpha)
{
AspirationFailLow = true;
StopOnPonderhit = false;
else
break;
- } while (abs(value) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN);
+ } while (abs(bestValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN);
}
// Collect info about search result
bestMove = Rml[0].pv[0];
*ponderMove = Rml[0].pv[1];
- bestValues[depth] = value;
+ bestValues[depth] = bestValue;
bestMoveChanges[depth] = Rml.bestMoveChanges;
// Skills: Do we need to pick now the best and the ponder moves ?
if (Options["Use Search Log"].value<bool>())
{
Log log(Options["Search Log Filename"].value<string>());
- log << pretty_pv(pos, depth, value, elapsed_search_time(), &Rml[0].pv[0]) << endl;
+ log << pretty_pv(pos, depth, bestValue, elapsed_search_time(), &Rml[0].pv[0]) << endl;
}
- // Init easyMove at first iteration or drop it if differs from the best move
- if (depth == 1 && (Rml.size() == 1 || Rml[0].score > Rml[1].score + EasyMoveMargin))
- easyMove = bestMove;
- else if (bestMove != easyMove)
- easyMove = MOVE_NONE;
+ // Filter out startup noise when monitoring best move stability
+ if (depth > 2 && bestMoveChanges[depth])
+ bestMoveNeverChanged = false;
- // Check for some early stop condition
- if (!StopRequest && Limits.useTimeManagement())
+ // Do we have time for the next iteration? Can we stop searching now?
+ if (!StopRequest && !StopOnPonderhit && Limits.useTimeManagement())
{
- // Easy move: Stop search early if one move seems to be much better
- // than the others or if there is only a single legal move. Also in
- // the latter case search to some depth anyway to get a proper score.
- if ( depth >= 7
- && easyMove == bestMove
- && ( Rml.size() == 1
- ||( Rml[0].nodes > (pos.nodes_searched() * 85) / 100
- && elapsed_search_time() > TimeMgr.available_time() / 16)
- ||( Rml[0].nodes > (pos.nodes_searched() * 98) / 100
- && elapsed_search_time() > TimeMgr.available_time() / 32)))
- StopRequest = true;
-
// Take in account some extra time if the best move has changed
if (depth > 4 && depth < 50)
TimeMgr.pv_instability(bestMoveChanges[depth], bestMoveChanges[depth - 1]);
if (elapsed_search_time() > (TimeMgr.available_time() * 62) / 100)
StopRequest = true;
+ // Stop search early if one move seems to be much better than others
+ if ( depth >= 10
+ && !StopRequest
+ && ( bestMoveNeverChanged
+ || elapsed_search_time() > (TimeMgr.available_time() * 40) / 100))
+ {
+ Value rBeta = bestValue - EasyMoveMargin;
+ (ss+1)->excludedMove = bestMove;
+ (ss+1)->skipNullMove = true;
+ Value v = search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, rBeta - 1, rBeta, (depth * ONE_PLY) / 2);
+ (ss+1)->skipNullMove = false;
+ (ss+1)->excludedMove = MOVE_NONE;
+
+ if (v < rBeta)
+ StopRequest = true;
+ }
+
// If we are allowed to ponder do not stop the search now but keep pondering
- if (StopRequest && Limits.ponder)
+ if (StopRequest && Limits.ponder) // FIXME Limits.ponder is racy
{
StopRequest = false;
StopOnPonderhit = true;
ValueType vt;
Value bestValue, value, oldAlpha;
Value refinedValue, nullValue, futilityBase, futilityValue;
- bool isPvMove, inCheck, singularExtensionNode, givesCheck, captureOrPromotion, dangerous;
+ bool isPvMove, inCheck, singularExtensionNode, givesCheck;
+ bool captureOrPromotion, dangerous, doFullDepthSearch;
int moveCount = 0, playedMoveCount = 0;
Thread& thread = Threads[pos.thread()];
SplitPoint* sp = NULL;
<< " currmovenumber " << moveCount + MultiPVIdx << endl;
}
- // At Root and at first iteration do a PV search on all the moves to score root moves
- isPvMove = (PvNode && moveCount <= (RootNode && depth <= ONE_PLY ? MAX_MOVES : 1));
+ isPvMove = (PvNode && moveCount <= 1);
givesCheck = pos.move_gives_check(move, ci);
captureOrPromotion = pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move);
Value rBeta = ttValue - int(depth);
ss->excludedMove = move;
ss->skipNullMove = true;
- Value v = search<NonPV>(pos, ss, rBeta - 1, rBeta, depth / 2);
+ value = search<NonPV>(pos, ss, rBeta - 1, rBeta, depth / 2);
ss->skipNullMove = false;
ss->excludedMove = MOVE_NONE;
ss->bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
- if (v < rBeta)
+ if (value < rBeta)
ext = ONE_PLY;
}
}
// Step 14. Make the move
pos.do_move(move, st, ci, givesCheck);
- // Step extra. pv search (only in PV nodes)
- // The first move in list is the expected PV
- if (isPvMove)
- value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
- : - search<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, newDepth);
- else
+ // Step 15. Reduced depth search (LMR). If the move fails high will be
+ // re-searched at full depth.
+ if ( depth > 3 * ONE_PLY
+ && !isPvMove
+ && !captureOrPromotion
+ && !dangerous
+ && !is_castle(move)
+ && ss->killers[0] != move
+ && ss->killers[1] != move)
{
- // Step 15. Reduced depth search
- // If the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
- bool doFullDepthSearch = true;
-
- if ( depth > 3 * ONE_PLY
- && !captureOrPromotion
- && !dangerous
- && !is_castle(move)
- && ss->killers[0] != move
- && ss->killers[1] != move
- && (ss->reduction = reduction<PvNode>(depth, moveCount)) != DEPTH_ZERO)
- {
- Depth d = newDepth - ss->reduction;
- alpha = SpNode ? sp->alpha : alpha;
+ ss->reduction = reduction<PvNode>(depth, moveCount);
+ Depth d = newDepth - ss->reduction;
+ alpha = SpNode ? sp->alpha : alpha;
- value = d < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
- : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, d);
+ value = d < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
+ : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, d);
- ss->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;
- doFullDepthSearch = (value > alpha);
- }
+ doFullDepthSearch = (value > alpha && ss->reduction != DEPTH_ZERO);
+ ss->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;
+ }
+ else
+ doFullDepthSearch = !isPvMove;
- // Step 16. Full depth search
- if (doFullDepthSearch)
- {
- alpha = SpNode ? sp->alpha : alpha;
- value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
- : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, newDepth);
-
- // Step extra. pv search (only in PV nodes)
- // Search only for possible new PV nodes, if instead value >= beta then
- // parent node fails low with value <= alpha and tries another move.
- if (PvNode && value > alpha && (RootNode || value < beta))
- value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
- : - search<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, newDepth);
- }
+ // Step 16. Full depth search, when LMR is skipped or fails high
+ if (doFullDepthSearch)
+ {
+ alpha = SpNode ? sp->alpha : alpha;
+ value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
+ : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, newDepth);
}
+ // Only for PV nodes do a full PV search on the first move or after a fail
+ // high, in the latter case search only if value < beta, otherwise let the
+ // parent node to fail low with value <= alpha and to try another move.
+ if (PvNode && (isPvMove || (value > alpha && (RootNode || value < beta))))
+ value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
+ : - search<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, newDepth);
+
// Step 17. Undo move
pos.undo_move(move);
return s.str();
}
+
// pv_to_uci() returns a string with information on the current PV line
// formatted according to UCI specification.
return s.str();
}
+
// depth_to_uci() returns a string with information on the current depth and
// seldepth formatted according to UCI specification.
return s.str();
}
+
// pretty_pv() creates a human-readable string from a position and a PV.
// It is used to write search information to the log file (which is created
// when the UCI parameter "Use Search Log" is "true").
}
- // wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit() is called when the maximum depth is reached
- // while the program is pondering. The point is to work around a wrinkle in
- // the UCI protocol: When pondering, the engine is not allowed to give a
- // "bestmove" before the GUI sends it a "stop" or "ponderhit" command.
- // We simply wait here until one of these commands (that raise StopRequest) is
- // sent, and return, after which the bestmove and pondermove will be printed.
-
- void wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit() {
-
- string cmd;
- StopOnPonderhit = true;
-
- while (!StopRequest)
- {
- Threads.getline(cmd);
- do_uci_async_cmd(cmd);
- }
- }
-
-
// When playing with strength handicap choose best move among the MultiPV set
// using a statistical rule dependent on SkillLevel. Idea by Heinz van Saanen.
+
void do_skill_level(Move* best, Move* ponder) {
assert(MultiPV > 1);
return NULL;
}
+
// extract_pv_from_tt() builds a PV by adding moves from the transposition table.
// We consider also failing high nodes and not only VALUE_TYPE_EXACT nodes. This
// allow to always have a ponder move even when we fail high at root and also a
do pos.undo_move(pv[--ply]); while (ply);
}
+
// insert_pv_in_tt() is called at the end of a search iteration, and inserts
// the PV back into the TT. This makes sure the old PV moves are searched
// first, even if the old TT entries have been overwritten.
do pos.undo_move(pv[--ply]); while (ply);
}
-} // namespace
-
-
-// Little helper used by idle_loop() to check that all the slave threads of a
-// split point have finished searching.
-static bool all_slaves_finished(SplitPoint* sp) {
-
- for (int i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
- if (sp->is_slave[i])
- return false;
-
- return true;
-}
+} // namespace
// Thread::idle_loop() is where the thread is parked when it has no work to do.
lock_grab(&sleepLock);
// If we are master and all slaves have finished don't go to sleep
- if (sp && all_slaves_finished(sp))
+ if (sp && Threads.split_point_finished(sp))
{
lock_release(&sleepLock);
break;
// If this thread is the master of a split point and all slaves have
// finished their work at this split point, return from the idle loop.
- if (sp && all_slaves_finished(sp))
+ if (sp && Threads.split_point_finished(sp))
{
// Because sp->is_slave[] is reset under lock protection,
// be sure sp->lock has been released before to return.
}
-// do_uci_async_cmd() is called by listener thread when in async mode and 'cmd'
-// input line is received from the GUI.
+// ThreadsManager::wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit() is called when the maximum depth
+// is reached while the program is pondering. The point is to work around a wrinkle
+// in the UCI protocol: When pondering, the engine is not allowed to give a
+// "bestmove" before the GUI sends it a "stop" or "ponderhit" command.
+// We simply wait here until one of these commands (that raise StopRequest) is
+// sent, and return, after which the bestmove and pondermove will be printed.
+
+void ThreadsManager::wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit() {
+
+ StopOnPonderhit = true;
+
+ Thread& main = threads[0];
+
+ lock_grab(&main.sleepLock);
+
+ while (!StopRequest)
+ cond_wait(&main.sleepCond, &main.sleepLock);
+
+ lock_release(&main.sleepLock);
+}
+
-void do_uci_async_cmd(const std::string& cmd) {
+// uci_async_command() is called when a 'cmd' input line is received from the
+// GUI while searching.
- if (cmd == "quit")
- QuitRequest = StopRequest = true;
+void uci_async_command(const std::string& cmd) {
- else if (cmd == "stop")
+ if (cmd == "quit" || cmd == "stop")
StopRequest = true;
else if (cmd == "ponderhit")
static int lastInfoTime;
int e = elapsed_search_time();
- // Print debug information every second
- if (get_system_time() - lastInfoTime >= 1000)
+ // Print debug information every one second
+ if (!lastInfoTime || get_system_time() - lastInfoTime >= 1000)
{
lastInfoTime = get_system_time();
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