Use a formula for chain membership bonus

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index e56b2c7f60e4839843cdd95ff04219e2c86b4d53..7e9b8d77216ae788475f4e7b351297d8b21dcdf8 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -143,17 +143,20 @@ void Search::init() {
 
       if (Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] > 2 * ONE_PLY)
           Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] += ONE_PLY;
+
+      else if (Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] > 1 * ONE_PLY)
+          Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] += ONE_PLY / 2;
   }
 
   // Init futility margins array
   for (d = 1; d < 16; ++d) for (mc = 0; mc < 64; ++mc)
-      FutilityMargins[d][mc] = Value(112 * int(log(double(d * d) / 2) / log(2.0) + 1.001) - 8 * mc + 45);
+      FutilityMargins[d][mc] = Value(112 * int(2.9 * log(double(d))) - 8 * mc + 45);
 
   // Init futility move count array
   for (d = 0; d < 32; ++d)
   {
-      FutilityMoveCounts[0][d] = int(3 + 0.3 * pow(double(d       ), 1.8)) * 3/4 + (2 < d && d < 5);
-      FutilityMoveCounts[1][d] = int(3 + 0.3 * pow(double(d + 0.98), 1.8));
+      FutilityMoveCounts[0][d] = int(2.4 + 0.222 * pow(d +  0.0, 1.8));
+      FutilityMoveCounts[1][d] = int(3.0 +   0.3 * pow(d + 0.98, 1.8));
   }
 }
 
@@ -1188,6 +1191,11 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
             if (  (ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->eval_value()) == VALUE_NONE
                 ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->eval_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
                 ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
+
+            // Can ttValue be used as a better position evaluation?
+            if (ttValue != VALUE_NONE)
+                if (tte->bound() & (ttValue > bestValue ? BOUND_LOWER : BOUND_UPPER))
+                    bestValue = ttValue;
         }
         else
             ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
@@ -1205,7 +1213,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
         if (PvNode && bestValue > alpha)
             alpha = bestValue;
 
-        futilityBase = ss->staticEval + ss->evalMargin + Value(128);
+        futilityBase = bestValue + ss->evalMargin + Value(128);
     }
 
     // Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare