ss->currentMove = MOVE_NULL;
// Null move dynamic reduction based on depth
- int R = 3 + (depth >= 5 * ONE_PLY ? depth / 8 : 0);
+ Depth R = 3 * ONE_PLY + depth / 4;
// Null move dynamic reduction based on value
if (refinedValue - PawnValueMidgame > beta)
- R++;
+ R += ONE_PLY;
pos.do_null_move<true>(st);
(ss+1)->skipNullMove = true;
- nullValue = depth-R*ONE_PLY < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
- : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, depth-R*ONE_PLY);
+ nullValue = depth-R < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
+ : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, depth-R);
(ss+1)->skipNullMove = false;
pos.do_null_move<false>(st);
// Do verification search at high depths
ss->skipNullMove = true;
- Value v = search<NonPV>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, depth-R*ONE_PLY);
+ Value v = search<NonPV>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, depth-R);
ss->skipNullMove = false;
if (v >= beta)