Do more aggressive pruning for some node types

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 6e41f48de303cc89248a4d6472b3d21586315919..5e022e664ca18266ee55c457b85a03d3f27481f4 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -477,6 +477,13 @@ void Thread::search() {
       if (skill.enabled() && skill.time_to_pick(rootDepth))
           skill.pick_best(multiPV);
 
+      // Use part of the gained time from a previous stable move for the current move
+      for (Thread* th : Threads)
+      {
+          totBestMoveChanges += th->bestMoveChanges;
+          th->bestMoveChanges = 0;
+      }
+
       // Do we have time for the next iteration? Can we stop searching now?
       if (    Limits.use_time_management()
           && !Threads.stop
@@ -489,13 +496,6 @@ void Thread::search() {
           // If the bestMove is stable over several iterations, reduce time accordingly
           timeReduction = lastBestMoveDepth + 9 < completedDepth ? 1.92 : 0.95;
           double reduction = (1.47 + mainThread->previousTimeReduction) / (2.32 * timeReduction);
-
-          // Use part of the gained time from a previous stable move for the current move
-          for (Thread* th : Threads)
-          {
-              totBestMoveChanges += th->bestMoveChanges;
-              th->bestMoveChanges = 0;
-          }
           double bestMoveInstability = 1.073 + std::max(1.0, 2.25 - 9.9 / rootDepth)
                                               * totBestMoveChanges / Threads.size();
           double totalTime = Time.optimum() * fallingEval * reduction * bestMoveInstability;
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ namespace {
     // Use static evaluation difference to improve quiet move ordering
     if (is_ok((ss-1)->currentMove) && !(ss-1)->inCheck && !priorCapture)
     {
-        int bonus = std::clamp(-depth * 4 * int((ss-1)->staticEval + ss->staticEval), -1000, 1000);
+        int bonus = std::clamp(-16 * int((ss-1)->staticEval + ss->staticEval), -2000, 2000);
         thisThread->mainHistory[~us][from_to((ss-1)->currentMove)] << bonus;
     }
 
@@ -1065,6 +1065,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
 
               history += thisThread->mainHistory[us][from_to(move)];
 
+              lmrDepth = std::max(0, lmrDepth - (beta - alpha < thisThread->rootDelta / 4));
+
               // Futility pruning: parent node (~5 Elo)
               if (   !ss->inCheck
                   && lmrDepth < 8
@@ -1185,8 +1187,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
               && !likelyFailLow)
               r -= 2;
 
-          // Increase reduction at root and non-PV nodes when the best move does not change frequently
-          if (   (rootNode || !PvNode)
+          // Increase reduction at non-PV nodes when the best move does not change frequently
+          if (  !PvNode
               && thisThread->bestMoveChanges <= 2)
               r++;