if ( Threads.stop.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)
|| pos.is_draw(ss->ply)
|| ss->ply >= MAX_PLY)
- return (ss->ply >= MAX_PLY && !inCheck) ? evaluate(pos) - 10 * ((ss-1)->statScore > 0)
- : VALUE_DRAW;
+ return (ss->ply >= MAX_PLY && !inCheck) ? evaluate(pos) : VALUE_DRAW;
// Step 3. Mate distance pruning. Even if we mate at the next move our score
// would be at best mate_in(ss->ply+1), but if alpha is already bigger because
&& (ss-1)->currentMove != MOVE_NULL
&& (ss-1)->statScore < 23200
&& eval >= beta
- && ss->staticEval >= beta - 36 * depth / ONE_PLY + 225
+ && pureStaticEval >= beta - 36 * depth / ONE_PLY + 225
&& !excludedMove
&& pos.non_pawn_material(us)
&& (ss->ply >= thisThread->nmpMinPly || us != thisThread->nmpColor))
assert(eval - beta >= 0);
// Null move dynamic reduction based on depth and value
- Depth R = ((823 + 67 * depth / ONE_PLY) / 256 + std::min((eval - beta) / PawnValueMg, 3)) * ONE_PLY;
+ Depth R = ((823 + 67 * depth / ONE_PLY) / 256 + std::min(int(eval - beta) / 200, 3)) * ONE_PLY;
ss->currentMove = MOVE_NULL;
ss->continuationHistory = &thisThread->continuationHistory[NO_PIECE][0];
while ( (move = mp.next_move()) != MOVE_NONE
&& probCutCount < 3)
- if (pos.legal(move))
+ if (move != excludedMove && pos.legal(move))
{
probCutCount++;
// Singular extension search (~60 Elo). If all moves but one fail low on a
// search of (alpha-s, beta-s), and just one fails high on (alpha, beta),
// then that move is singular and should be extended. To verify this we do
- // a reduced search on on all the other moves but the ttMove and if the
+ // a reduced search on all the other moves but the ttMove and if the
// result is lower than ttValue minus a margin then we will extend the ttMove.
if ( depth >= 8 * ONE_PLY
&& move == ttMove