Fix Singular extension condition to handle mate scores

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 1b11092aa3d527a5561245e45660cb66da7898ac..8f9a369ae23d86a9a4d62d046a8f35ea4c9f6013 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ namespace {
     bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
     ss->currentMove = ss->ttMove = (ss+1)->excludedMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
     ss->ply = (ss-1)->ply + 1;
-    (ss+1)->skipNullMove = (ss+1)->nullChild = false; (ss+1)->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;
+    (ss+1)->skipNullMove = false; (ss+1)->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;
     (ss+2)->killers[0] = (ss+2)->killers[1] = MOVE_NONE;
 
     // Used to send selDepth info to GUI
@@ -544,7 +544,9 @@ namespace {
     }
     else
     {
-        eval = ss->staticEval = ss->nullChild ? -(ss-1)->staticEval + 2 * Eval::Tempo : evaluate(pos);
+        eval = ss->staticEval =
+        (ss-1)->currentMove != MOVE_NULL ? evaluate(pos) : -(ss-1)->staticEval + 2 * Eval::Tempo;
+
         TT.store(posKey, VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE, ss->staticEval);
     }
 
@@ -564,7 +566,6 @@ namespace {
         &&  depth < 4 * ONE_PLY
         &&  eval + razor_margin(depth) <= alpha
         &&  ttMove == MOVE_NONE
-        &&  abs(beta) < VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
         && !pos.pawn_on_7th(pos.side_to_move()))
     {
         if (   depth <= ONE_PLY
@@ -592,7 +593,6 @@ namespace {
         && !ss->skipNullMove
         &&  depth >= 2 * ONE_PLY
         &&  eval >= beta
-        &&  abs(beta) < VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
         &&  pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()))
     {
         ss->currentMove = MOVE_NULL;
@@ -602,13 +602,14 @@ namespace {
         // Null move dynamic reduction based on depth and value
         Depth R =  3 * ONE_PLY
                  + depth / 4
-                 + int(eval - beta) / PawnValueMg * ONE_PLY;
+                 + (abs(beta) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN ? int(eval - beta) / PawnValueMg * ONE_PLY
+                                                : DEPTH_ZERO);
 
         pos.do_null_move(st);
-        (ss+1)->skipNullMove = (ss+1)->nullChild = true;
+        (ss+1)->skipNullMove = true;
         nullValue = depth-R < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV, false>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -beta+1, DEPTH_ZERO)
                                       : - search<NonPV, false>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -beta+1, depth-R, !cutNode);
-        (ss+1)->skipNullMove = (ss+1)->nullChild = false;
+        (ss+1)->skipNullMove = false;
         pos.undo_null_move();
 
         if (nullValue >= beta)
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ namespace {
             if (nullValue >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY)
                 nullValue = beta;
 
-            if (depth < 12 * ONE_PLY)
+            if (depth < 12 * ONE_PLY && abs(beta) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
                 return nullValue;
 
             // Do verification search at high depths
@@ -697,7 +698,10 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
     singularExtensionNode =   !RootNode
                            && !SpNode
                            &&  depth >= 8 * ONE_PLY
+                           &&  abs(beta) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN
                            &&  ttMove != MOVE_NONE
+                       /*  &&  ttValue != VALUE_NONE Already implicit in the next condition */
+                           &&  abs(ttValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN
                            && !excludedMove // Recursive singular search is not allowed
                            && (tte->bound() & BOUND_LOWER)
                            &&  tte->depth() >= depth - 3 * ONE_PLY;
@@ -762,11 +766,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
       if (    singularExtensionNode
           &&  move == ttMove
           && !ext
-          &&  pos.legal(move, ci.pinned)
-          &&  abs(ttValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
+          &&  pos.legal(move, ci.pinned))
       {
-          assert(ttValue != VALUE_NONE);
-
           Value rBeta = ttValue - int(depth);
           ss->excludedMove = move;
           ss->skipNullMove = true;
@@ -1108,7 +1109,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
                     bestValue = ttValue;
         }
         else
-            ss->staticEval = bestValue = ss->nullChild ? -(ss-1)->staticEval + 2 * Eval::Tempo : evaluate(pos);
+            ss->staticEval = bestValue =
+            (ss-1)->currentMove != MOVE_NULL ? evaluate(pos) : -(ss-1)->staticEval + 2 * Eval::Tempo;
 
         // Stand pat. Return immediately if static value is at least beta
         if (bestValue >= beta)