IterationInfoType IterationInfo[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
int BestMoveChangesByIteration[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
+ // Search window management
+ int AspirationDelta;
+
// MultiPV mode
int MultiPV;
/// Functions
Value id_loop(const Position& pos, Move searchMoves[]);
- Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value alpha, Value beta);
+ Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value& oldAlpha, Value& beta);
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 qsearch(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, int threadID);
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);
Value refine_eval(const TTEntry* tte, Value defaultEval, int ply);
+ Depth calculate_reduction(double baseReduction, int moveCount, Depth depth, double reductionInhibitor);
void update_history(const Position& pos, Move move, Depth depth, Move movesSearched[], int moveCount);
void update_killers(Move m, SearchStack& ss);
void update_gains(const Position& pos, Move move, Value before, Value after);
int prevDelta1 = IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].speculatedValue - IterationInfo[Iteration - 2].speculatedValue;
int prevDelta2 = IterationInfo[Iteration - 2].speculatedValue - IterationInfo[Iteration - 3].speculatedValue;
- int delta = Max(2 * abs(prevDelta1) + abs(prevDelta2), ProblemMargin);
+ int delta = Max(abs(prevDelta1) + abs(prevDelta2) / 2, 16);
+
+ delta = (delta + 7) / 8 * 8; // Round to match grainSize
+ AspirationDelta = delta;
alpha = Max(IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].value - delta, -VALUE_INFINITE);
beta = Min(IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].value + delta, VALUE_INFINITE);
// similar to search_pv except that it uses a different move ordering
// scheme and prints some information to the standard output.
- Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value alpha, Value beta) {
+ Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value& oldAlpha, Value& beta) {
- Value oldAlpha = alpha;
- Value value = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+ Value alpha = oldAlpha;
+ Value value;
CheckInfo ci(pos);
+ int researchCount = 0;
bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
// Evaluate the position statically
else
ss[0].eval = VALUE_NONE;
+ while(1) // Fail low loop
+ {
+
// Loop through all the moves in the root move list
for (int i = 0; i < rml.move_count() && !AbortSearch; i++)
{
ext = extension(pos, move, true, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
newDepth = depth + ext;
+ value = - VALUE_INFINITE;
+
+ while (1) // Fail high loop
+ {
+
// Make the move, and search it
pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
- if (i < MultiPV)
+ if (i < MultiPV || value > alpha)
{
// Aspiration window is disabled in multi-pv case
if (MultiPV > 1)
pos.undo_move(move);
+ if (AbortSearch || value < beta)
+ break; // We are not failing high
+
+ // 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.
+ 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 " << 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,
+ nodes_searched(), value, type, ss[0].pv) << endl;
+ }
+
+ // Prepare for research
+ researchCount++;
+ beta = Min(beta + AspirationDelta * (1 << researchCount), VALUE_INFINITE);
+
+ } // End of fail high loop
+
// Finished searching the move. If AbortSearch is true, the search
// was aborted because the user interrupted the search or because we
// ran out of time. In this case, the return value of the search cannot
FailLow = (alpha == oldAlpha);
}
+
+ if (AbortSearch || alpha > oldAlpha)
+ break; // End search, we are not failing low
+
+ // Prepare for research
+ researchCount++;
+ alpha = Max(alpha - AspirationDelta * (1 << researchCount), -VALUE_INFINITE);
+ oldAlpha = alpha;
+
+ } // Fail low loop
+
return alpha;
}
// Update current move
movesSearched[moveCount++] = ss[ply].currentMove = move;
+ // Futility pruning for captures
+ // FIXME: test disabling 'Futility pruning for captures'
+ // FIXME: test with 'newDepth < RazorDepth'
+ Color them = opposite_color(pos.side_to_move());
+
+ if ( !isCheck
+ && newDepth < SelectiveDepth
+ && !dangerous
+ && pos.move_is_capture(move)
+ && !pos.move_is_check(move, ci)
+ && !move_is_promotion(move)
+ && move != ttMove
+ && !move_is_ep(move)
+ && (pos.type_of_piece_on(move_to(move)) != PAWN || !pos.pawn_is_passed(them, move_to(move)))) // Do not prune passed pawn captures
+ {
+ int preFutilityValueMargin = 0;
+
+ if (newDepth >= OnePly)
+ preFutilityValueMargin = 112 * bitScanReverse32(int(newDepth) * int(newDepth) / 2);
+
+ Value futilityCaptureValue = ss[ply].eval + pos.endgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)) + preFutilityValueMargin + ei.futilityMargin + 90;
+
+ if (futilityCaptureValue < beta)
+ {
+ if (futilityCaptureValue > bestValue)
+ bestValue = futilityCaptureValue;
+ continue;
+ }
+ }
+
// Futility pruning
if ( !isCheck
&& !dangerous
assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
if (thread_should_stop(threadID))
+ {
+ lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
break;
+ }
// New best move?
if (value > sp->bestValue) // Less then 2% of cases
assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
if (thread_should_stop(threadID))
+ {
+ lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
break;
+ }
// New best move?
if (value > sp->bestValue) // Less then 2% of cases
return defaultEval;
}
+ // calculate_reduction() returns reduction in plies based on
+ // moveCount and depth. Reduction is always at least one ply.
+
+ Depth calculate_reduction(double baseReduction, int moveCount, Depth depth, double reductionInhibitor) {
+
+ double red = baseReduction + ln(moveCount) * ln(depth / 2) / reductionInhibitor;
+
+ if (red >= 1.0)
+ return Depth(int(floor(red * int(OnePly))));
+ else
+ return Depth(0);
+
+ }
+
// update_history() registers a good move that produced a beta-cutoff
// in history and marks as failures all the other moves of that ply.
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