no cut node reduction for killer moves.

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index d04898e8570a13486f0b11088760138d4d5c768a..5974cba731ef04a6c71885216e92818392aa5c8d 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace {
 void Search::init() {
 
   for (int i = 1; i < MAX_MOVES; ++i)
-      Reductions[i] = int(21.3 * std::log(i + 0.25 * std::log(i)));
+      Reductions[i] = int(21.9 * std::log(i));
 }
 
 
@@ -312,19 +312,7 @@ void Thread::search() {
   multiPV = std::min(multiPV, rootMoves.size());
   ttHitAverage = TtHitAverageWindow * TtHitAverageResolution / 2;
 
-  int ct = int(Options["Contempt"]) * PawnValueEg / 100; // From centipawns
-
-  // In analysis mode, adjust contempt in accordance with user preference
-  if (Limits.infinite || Options["UCI_AnalyseMode"])
-      ct =  Options["Analysis Contempt"] == "Off"  ? 0
-          : Options["Analysis Contempt"] == "Both" ? ct
-          : Options["Analysis Contempt"] == "White" && us == BLACK ? -ct
-          : Options["Analysis Contempt"] == "Black" && us == WHITE ? -ct
-          : ct;
-
-  // Evaluation score is from the white point of view
-  contempt = (us == WHITE ?  make_score(ct, ct / 2)
-                          : -make_score(ct, ct / 2));
+  trend = SCORE_ZERO;
 
   int searchAgainCounter = 0;
 
@@ -370,11 +358,11 @@ void Thread::search() {
               alpha = std::max(prev - delta,-VALUE_INFINITE);
               beta  = std::min(prev + delta, VALUE_INFINITE);
 
-              // Adjust contempt based on root move's previousScore (dynamic contempt)
-              int dct = ct + (113 - ct / 2) * prev / (abs(prev) + 147);
+              // Adjust trend based on root move's previousScore (dynamic contempt)
+              int tr = 113 * prev / (abs(prev) + 147);
 
-              contempt = (us == WHITE ?  make_score(dct, dct / 2)
-                                      : -make_score(dct, dct / 2));
+              trend = (us == WHITE ?  make_score(tr, tr / 2)
+                                   : -make_score(tr, tr / 2));
           }
 
           // Start with a small aspiration window and, in the case of a fail
@@ -954,6 +942,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
 
     value = bestValue;
     singularQuietLMR = moveCountPruning = false;
+    bool doubleExtension = false;
 
     // Indicate PvNodes that will probably fail low if the node was searched
     // at a depth equal or greater than the current depth, and the result of this search was a fail low.
@@ -1080,7 +1069,10 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
               if (   !PvNode
                   && value < singularBeta - 93
                   && ss->doubleExtensions < 3)
+              {
                   extension = 2;
+                  doubleExtension = true;
+              }
           }
 
           // Multi-cut pruning
@@ -1153,7 +1145,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
 
           // Increase reduction at root and non-PV nodes when the best move does not change frequently
           if (   (rootNode || !PvNode)
-              && thisThread->rootDepth > 10
               && thisThread->bestMoveChanges <= 2)
               r++;
 
@@ -1166,8 +1157,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
               r--;
 
           // Increase reduction for cut nodes (~3 Elo)
-          if (cutNode)
-              r += 1 + !captureOrPromotion;
+          if (cutNode && move != ss->killers[0])
+              r += 2;
 
           if (!captureOrPromotion)
           {
@@ -1188,8 +1179,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
 
           // In general we want to cap the LMR depth search at newDepth. But if
           // reductions are really negative and movecount is low, we allow this move
-          // to be searched deeper than the first move.
-          Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth + (r < -1 && moveCount <= 5));
+          // to be searched deeper than the first move, unless ttMove was extended by 2.
+          Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth + (r < -1 && moveCount <= 5 && !doubleExtension));
 
           value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, d, true);