inline Move get_move_pv(int moveNum, int i) const;
inline int64_t get_move_cumulative_nodes(int moveNum) const;
inline int move_count() const;
- Move scan_for_easy_move() const;
inline void sort();
void sort_multipv(int n);
const bool PruneDefendingMoves = false;
const bool PruneBlockingMoves = false;
+ // If the TT move is at least SingleReplyMargin better then the
+ // remaining ones we will extend it.
+ const Value SingleReplyMargin = Value(0x20);
+
// Margins for futility pruning in the quiescence search, and at frontier
// and near frontier nodes.
const Value FutilityMarginQS = Value(0x80);
- // Remaining depth: 1 ply 1.5 ply 2 ply 2.5 ply 3 ply 3.5 ply
- const Value FutilityMargins[12] = { Value(0x100), Value(0x120), Value(0x200), Value(0x220), Value(0x250), Value(0x270),
- // 4 ply 4.5 ply 5 ply 5.5 ply 6 ply 6.5 ply
- Value(0x2A0), Value(0x2C0), Value(0x340), Value(0x360), Value(0x3A0), Value(0x3C0) };
+ // Each move futility margin is decreased
+ const Value IncrementalFutilityMargin = Value(0x8);
+
// Razoring
const Depth RazorDepth = 4*OnePly;
Value id_loop(const Position& pos, Move searchMoves[]);
Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value alpha, 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);
+ 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);
void sp_search(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID);
void sp_search_pv(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID);
bool move_is_killer(Move m, const SearchStack& ss);
Depth extension(const Position& pos, Move m, bool pvNode, bool capture, bool check, bool singleReply, bool mateThreat, bool* dangerous);
bool ok_to_do_nullmove(const Position& pos);
- bool ok_to_prune(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d);
+ 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);
- bool ok_to_history(const Position& pos, Move m);
void update_history(const Position& pos, Move m, Depth depth, Move movesSearched[], int moveCount);
void update_killers(Move m, SearchStack& ss);
bool thread_is_available(int slave, int master);
bool idle_thread_exists(int master);
bool split(const Position& pos, SearchStack* ss, int ply,
- Value *alpha, Value *beta, Value *bestValue, Depth depth, int *moves,
- MovePicker *mp, Bitboard dcCandidates, int master, bool pvNode);
+ Value *alpha, Value *beta, Value *bestValue,
+ const Value futilityValue, const Value approximateValue,
+ Depth depth, int *moves,
+ MovePicker *mp, int master, bool pvNode);
void wake_sleeping_threads();
#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
//// Functions
////
+
+/// perft() is our utility to verify move generation is bug free. All the
+/// legal moves up to given depth are generated and counted and the sum returned.
+
+int perft(Position& pos, Depth depth)
+{
+ Move move;
+ int sum = 0;
+ MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, MOVE_NONE, depth, H);
+
+ // If we are at the last ply we don't need to do and undo
+ // the moves, just to count them.
+ if (depth <= OnePly) // Replace with '<' to test also qsearch
+ {
+ while (mp.get_next_move()) sum++;
+ return sum;
+ }
+
+ // Loop through all legal moves
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
+ while ((move = mp.get_next_move()) != MOVE_NONE)
+ {
+ StateInfo st;
+ pos.do_move(move, st, ci, pos.move_is_check(move, ci));
+ sum += perft(pos, depth - OnePly);
+ pos.undo_move(move);
+ }
+ return sum;
+}
+
+
/// think() is the external interface to Stockfish's search, and is called when
/// the program receives the UCI 'go' command. It initializes various
/// search-related global variables, and calls root_search(). It returns false
Problem = false;
ExactMaxTime = maxTime;
+ if (button_was_pressed("New Game"))
+ loseOnTime = false; // reset at the beginning of a new game
+
// Read UCI option values
TT.set_size(get_option_value_int("Hash"));
if (button_was_pressed("Clear Hash"))
- {
TT.clear();
- loseOnTime = false; // reset at the beginning of a new game
- }
bool PonderingEnabled = get_option_value_bool("Ponder");
MultiPV = get_option_value_int("MultiPV");
if (movesToGo == 1)
{
MaxSearchTime = myTime / 2;
- AbsoluteMaxSearchTime = Min(myTime / 2, myTime - 500);
+ AbsoluteMaxSearchTime =
+ (myTime > 3000)? (myTime - 500) : ((myTime * 3) / 4);
} else {
MaxSearchTime = myTime / Min(movesToGo, 20);
AbsoluteMaxSearchTime = Min((4 * myTime) / movesToGo, myTime / 3);
NodesBetweenPolls = Min(MaxNodes, 30000);
InfiniteSearch = true; // HACK
}
+ else if (myTime && myTime < 1000)
+ NodesBetweenPolls = 1000;
+ else if (myTime && myTime < 5000)
+ NodesBetweenPolls = 5000;
else
NodesBetweenPolls = 30000;
<< " moves to go: " << movesToGo << std::endl;
- // We're ready to start thinking. Call the iterative deepening loop function
- //
- // FIXME we really need to cleanup all this LSN ugliness
- if (!loseOnTime)
+ // LSN filtering. Used only for developing purpose. Disabled by default.
+ if ( UseLSNFiltering
+ && loseOnTime)
{
- Value v = id_loop(pos, searchMoves);
- loseOnTime = ( UseLSNFiltering
- && myTime < LSNTime
- && myIncrement == 0
- && v < -LSNValue);
+ // Step 2. If after last move we decided to lose on time, do it now!
+ while (SearchStartTime + myTime + 1000 > get_system_time())
+ ; // wait here
}
- else
+
+ // We're ready to start thinking. Call the iterative deepening loop function
+ Value v = id_loop(pos, searchMoves);
+
+ // LSN filtering. Used only for developing purpose. Disabled by default.
+ if (UseLSNFiltering)
{
- loseOnTime = false; // reset for next match
- while (SearchStartTime + myTime + 1000 > get_system_time())
- ; // wait here
- id_loop(pos, searchMoves); // to fail gracefully
+ // Step 1. If this is sudden death game and our position is hopeless,
+ // decide to lose on time.
+ if ( !loseOnTime // If we already lost on time, go to step 3.
+ && myTime < LSNTime
+ && myIncrement == 0
+ && movesToGo == 0
+ && v < -LSNValue)
+ {
+ loseOnTime = true;
+ }
+ else if (loseOnTime)
+ {
+ // Step 3. Now after stepping over the time limit, reset flag for next match.
+ loseOnTime = false;
+ }
}
if (UseLogFile)
// searchMoves are verified, copied, scored and sorted
RootMoveList rml(p, searchMoves);
+ if (rml.move_count() == 0)
+ {
+ if (PonderSearch)
+ wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
+
+ return pos.is_check()? -VALUE_MATE : VALUE_DRAW;
+ }
+
// Print RootMoveList c'tor startup scoring to the standard output,
// so that we print information also for iteration 1.
std::cout << "info depth " << 1 << "\ninfo depth " << 1
IterationInfo[1] = IterationInfoType(rml.get_move_score(0), rml.get_move_score(0));
Iteration = 1;
- Move EasyMove = rml.scan_for_easy_move();
+ // Is one move significantly better than others after initial scoring ?
+ Move EasyMove = MOVE_NONE;
+ if ( rml.move_count() == 1
+ || rml.get_move_score(0) > rml.get_move_score(1) + EasyMoveMargin)
+ EasyMove = rml.get_move(0);
// Iterative deepening loop
while (Iteration < PLY_MAX)
if (stopSearch)
{
- //FIXME: Implement fail-low emergency measures
if (!PonderSearch)
break;
else
Value oldAlpha = alpha;
Value value;
- Bitboard dcCandidates = pos.discovered_check_candidates(pos.side_to_move());
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
// Loop through all the moves in the root move list
for (int i = 0; i < rml.move_count() && !AbortSearch; i++)
<< " currmovenumber " << i + 1 << std::endl;
// Decide search depth for this move
- bool moveIsCapture = pos.move_is_capture(move);
+ bool moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move);
+ bool captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
bool dangerous;
- ext = extension(pos, move, true, moveIsCapture, pos.move_is_check(move), false, false, &dangerous);
+ ext = extension(pos, move, true, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
newDepth = (Iteration - 2) * OnePly + ext + InitialDepth;
// Make the move, and search it
- pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
+ pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
if (i < MultiPV)
{
if ( newDepth >= 3*OnePly
&& i >= MultiPV + LMRPVMoves
&& !dangerous
- && !moveIsCapture
- && !move_is_promotion(move)
+ && !captureOrPromotion
&& !move_is_castle(move))
{
ss[0].reduction = OnePly;
std::cout << std::endl;
if (UseLogFile)
- LogFile << pretty_pv(pos, current_search_time(), Iteration, nodes_searched(), value, ss[0].pv)
+ LogFile << pretty_pv(pos, current_search_time(), Iteration, nodes_searched(), value,
+ ((value >= beta)? VALUE_TYPE_LOWER
+ : ((value <= alpha)? VALUE_TYPE_UPPER : VALUE_TYPE_EXACT)),
+ ss[0].pv)
<< std::endl;
if (value > alpha)
assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
+ Move movesSearched[256];
+ EvalInfo ei;
+ StateInfo st;
+ const TTEntry* tte;
+ Move ttMove, move;
+ Depth ext, newDepth;
+ Value oldAlpha, value;
+ bool isCheck, mateThreat, singleReply, moveIsCheck, captureOrPromotion, dangerous;
+ int moveCount = 0;
+ Value bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+
if (depth < OnePly)
return qsearch(pos, ss, alpha, beta, Depth(0), ply, threadID);
if (pos.is_draw())
return VALUE_DRAW;
- EvalInfo ei;
-
if (ply >= PLY_MAX - 1)
- return evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
+ return pos.is_check() ? quick_evaluate(pos) : evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
// Mate distance pruning
- Value oldAlpha = alpha;
+ oldAlpha = alpha;
alpha = Max(value_mated_in(ply), alpha);
beta = Min(value_mate_in(ply+1), beta);
if (alpha >= beta)
return alpha;
// Transposition table lookup. At PV nodes, we don't use the TT for
- // pruning, but only for move ordering.
- const TTEntry* tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
- Move ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
+ // pruning, but only for move ordering. This is to avoid problems in
+ // the following areas:
+ //
+ // * Repetition draw detection
+ // * Fifty move rule detection
+ // * Searching for a mate
+ // * Printing of full PV line
+ //
+ tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
+ ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
// Go with internal iterative deepening if we don't have a TT move
if (UseIIDAtPVNodes && ttMove == MOVE_NONE && depth >= 5*OnePly)
{
search_pv(pos, ss, alpha, beta, depth-2*OnePly, ply, threadID);
ttMove = ss[ply].pv[ply];
+ tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
+
+ // If tte->move() != MOVE_NONE then it equals ttMove
+ assert(!(tte && tte->move()) || tte->move() == ttMove);
}
// Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare
// to search all moves
- Move move, movesSearched[256];
- int moveCount = 0;
- Value value, bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
- Color us = pos.side_to_move();
- bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
- bool mateThreat = pos.has_mate_threat(opposite_color(us));
-
+ isCheck = pos.is_check();
+ mateThreat = pos.has_mate_threat(opposite_color(pos.side_to_move()));
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H, &ss[ply]);
- Bitboard dcCandidates = mp.discovered_check_candidates();
// Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff
// occurs.
{
assert(move_is_ok(move));
- bool singleReply = (isCheck && mp.number_of_evasions() == 1);
- bool moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, dcCandidates);
- bool moveIsCapture = pos.move_is_capture(move);
-
- movesSearched[moveCount++] = ss[ply].currentMove = move;
+ singleReply = (isCheck && mp.number_of_evasions() == 1);
+ moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, ci);
+ captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
// Decide the new search depth
- bool dangerous;
- Depth ext = extension(pos, move, true, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
- Depth newDepth = depth - OnePly + ext;
+ ext = extension(pos, move, true, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
+
+ // We want to extend the TT move if it is much better then remaining ones.
+ // To verify this we do a reduced search on all the other moves but the ttMove,
+ // if result is lower then TT value minus a margin then we assume ttMove is the
+ // only one playable. It is a kind of relaxed single reply extension.
+ if ( depth >= 6 * OnePly
+ && tte
+ && move == tte->move()
+ && ext < OnePly
+ && is_lower_bound(tte->type())
+ && tte->depth() >= depth - 3 * OnePly)
+ {
+ Value ttValue = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
+
+ if (abs(ttValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
+ {
+ Value excValue = search(pos, ss, ttValue - SingleReplyMargin, depth / 2, ply, false, threadID, move);
+
+ // If search result is well below the foreseen score of the ttMove then we
+ // assume ttMove is the only one realistically playable and we extend it.
+ if (excValue < ttValue - SingleReplyMargin)
+ ext = OnePly;
+ }
+ }
+
+ newDepth = depth - OnePly + ext;
+
+ // Update current move
+ movesSearched[moveCount++] = ss[ply].currentMove = move;
// Make and search the move
- StateInfo st;
- pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
+ pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
if (moveCount == 1) // The first move in list is the PV
value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, newDepth, ply+1, threadID);
if ( depth >= 3*OnePly
&& moveCount >= LMRPVMoves
&& !dangerous
- && !moveIsCapture
- && !move_is_promotion(move)
+ && !captureOrPromotion
&& !move_is_castle(move)
&& !move_is_killer(move, ss[ply]))
{
&& idle_thread_exists(threadID)
&& !AbortSearch
&& !thread_should_stop(threadID)
- && split(pos, ss, ply, &alpha, &beta, &bestValue, depth,
- &moveCount, &mp, dcCandidates, threadID, true))
+ && split(pos, ss, ply, &alpha, &beta, &bestValue, VALUE_NONE, VALUE_NONE,
+ depth, &moveCount, &mp, threadID, true))
break;
}
else if (bestValue >= beta)
{
BetaCounter.add(pos.side_to_move(), depth, threadID);
- Move m = ss[ply].pv[ply];
- if (ok_to_history(pos, m)) // Only non capture moves are considered
+ move = ss[ply].pv[ply];
+ if (!pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move))
{
- update_history(pos, m, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
- update_killers(m, ss[ply]);
+ update_history(pos, move, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
+ update_killers(move, ss[ply]);
}
- TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, depth, m);
+ TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, depth, move);
}
else
TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_EXACT, depth, ss[ply].pv[ply]);
// search() is the search function for zero-width nodes.
Value search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta, Depth depth,
- int ply, bool allowNullmove, int threadID) {
+ int ply, bool allowNullmove, int threadID, Move excludedMove) {
assert(beta >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
+ Move movesSearched[256];
+ EvalInfo ei;
+ StateInfo st;
+ const TTEntry* tte;
+ Move ttMove, move;
+ Depth ext, newDepth;
+ Value approximateEval, nullValue, value, futilityValue, futilityValueScaled;
+ bool isCheck, useFutilityPruning, singleReply, moveIsCheck, captureOrPromotion, dangerous;
+ bool mateThreat = false;
+ int moveCount = 0;
+ Value bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+
if (depth < OnePly)
return qsearch(pos, ss, beta-1, beta, Depth(0), ply, threadID);
if (pos.is_draw())
return VALUE_DRAW;
- EvalInfo ei;
-
if (ply >= PLY_MAX - 1)
- return evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
+ return pos.is_check() ? quick_evaluate(pos) : evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
// Mate distance pruning
if (value_mated_in(ply) >= beta)
if (value_mate_in(ply + 1) < beta)
return beta - 1;
+ // We don't want the score of a partial search to overwrite a previous full search
+ // TT value, so we use a different position key in case of an excluded move exsists.
+ Key posKey = excludedMove ? pos.get_exclusion_key() : pos.get_key();
+
// Transposition table lookup
- const TTEntry* tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
- Move ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
+ tte = TT.retrieve(posKey);
+ ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
if (tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply))
{
- ss[ply].currentMove = ttMove; // can be MOVE_NONE
+ ss[ply].currentMove = ttMove; // Can be MOVE_NONE
return value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
}
- Value approximateEval = quick_evaluate(pos);
- bool mateThreat = false;
- bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
+ approximateEval = quick_evaluate(pos);
+ isCheck = pos.is_check();
// Null move search
if ( allowNullmove
{
ss[ply].currentMove = MOVE_NULL;
- StateInfo st;
pos.do_null_move(st);
- int R = (depth >= 5 * OnePly ? 4 : 3); // Null move dynamic reduction
- Value nullValue = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), depth-R*OnePly, ply+1, false, threadID);
+ // Null move dynamic reduction based on depth
+ int R = (depth >= 5 * OnePly ? 4 : 3);
+
+ // Null move dynamic reduction based on value
+ if (approximateEval - beta > PawnValueMidgame)
+ R++;
+
+ nullValue = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), depth-R*OnePly, ply+1, false, threadID);
pos.undo_null_move();
&& ttMove == MOVE_NONE
&& !pos.has_pawn_on_7th(pos.side_to_move()))
{
- Value v = qsearch(pos, ss, beta-1, beta, Depth(0), ply, threadID);
- if (v < beta - RazorMargins[int(depth) - 2])
+ Value rbeta = beta - RazorMargins[int(depth) - 2];
+ Value v = qsearch(pos, ss, rbeta-1, rbeta, Depth(0), ply, threadID);
+ if (v < rbeta)
return v;
}
{
search(pos, ss, beta, Min(depth/2, depth-2*OnePly), ply, false, threadID);
ttMove = ss[ply].pv[ply];
+ tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
}
// Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare
// to search all moves.
MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H, &ss[ply]);
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
+ futilityValue = VALUE_NONE;
+ useFutilityPruning = depth < SelectiveDepth && !isCheck;
- Move move, movesSearched[256];
- int moveCount = 0;
- Value value, bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
- Bitboard dcCandidates = mp.discovered_check_candidates();
- Value futilityValue = VALUE_NONE;
- bool useFutilityPruning = depth < SelectiveDepth
- && !isCheck;
+ // Calculate depth dependant futility pruning parameters
+ const int FutilityMoveCountMargin = 3 + (1 << (3 * int(depth) / 8));
+ const int FutilityValueMargin = 112 * bitScanReverse32(int(depth) * int(depth) / 2);
// Avoid calling evaluate() if we already have the score in TT
if (tte && (tte->type() & VALUE_TYPE_EVAL))
- futilityValue = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply) + FutilityMargins[int(depth) - 2];
+ futilityValue = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply) + FutilityValueMargin;
- // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff
- // occurs.
+ // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
while ( bestValue < beta
&& (move = mp.get_next_move()) != MOVE_NONE
&& !thread_should_stop(threadID))
{
assert(move_is_ok(move));
- bool singleReply = (isCheck && mp.number_of_evasions() == 1);
- bool moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, dcCandidates);
- bool moveIsCapture = pos.move_is_capture(move);
+ if (move == excludedMove)
+ continue;
- movesSearched[moveCount++] = ss[ply].currentMove = move;
+ singleReply = (isCheck && mp.number_of_evasions() == 1);
+ moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, ci);
+ captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
// Decide the new search depth
- bool dangerous;
- Depth ext = extension(pos, move, false, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
- Depth newDepth = depth - OnePly + ext;
+ ext = extension(pos, move, false, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
+
+ // We want to extend the TT move if it is much better then remaining ones.
+ // To verify this we do a reduced search on all the other moves but the ttMove,
+ // if result is lower then TT value minus a margin then we assume ttMove is the
+ // only one playable. It is a kind of relaxed single reply extension.
+ if ( depth >= 8 * OnePly
+ && tte
+ && move == tte->move()
+ && !excludedMove // Do not allow recursive single-reply search
+ && ext < OnePly
+ && is_lower_bound(tte->type())
+ && tte->depth() >= depth - 3 * OnePly)
+ {
+ Value ttValue = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
+
+ if (abs(ttValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
+ {
+ Value excValue = search(pos, ss, ttValue - SingleReplyMargin, depth / 2, ply, false, threadID, move);
+
+ // If search result is well below the foreseen score of the ttMove then we
+ // assume ttMove is the only one realistically playable and we extend it.
+ if (excValue < ttValue - SingleReplyMargin)
+ ext = OnePly;
+ }
+ }
+
+ newDepth = depth - OnePly + ext;
+
+ // Update current move
+ movesSearched[moveCount++] = ss[ply].currentMove = move;
// Futility pruning
if ( useFutilityPruning
&& !dangerous
- && !moveIsCapture
- && !move_is_promotion(move))
+ && !captureOrPromotion
+ && move != ttMove)
{
- // History pruning. See ok_to_prune() definition
- if ( moveCount >= 2 + int(depth)
- && ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[ply].threatMove, depth))
+ // Move count based pruning
+ if ( moveCount >= FutilityMoveCountMargin
+ && ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[ply].threatMove)
+ && bestValue > value_mated_in(PLY_MAX))
continue;
// Value based pruning
- if (approximateEval < beta)
- {
- if (futilityValue == VALUE_NONE)
- futilityValue = evaluate(pos, ei, threadID)
- + FutilityMargins[int(depth) - 2];
+ if (futilityValue == VALUE_NONE)
+ futilityValue = evaluate(pos, ei, threadID) + FutilityValueMargin;
- if (futilityValue < beta)
- {
- if (futilityValue > bestValue)
- bestValue = futilityValue;
- continue;
- }
+ futilityValueScaled = futilityValue - moveCount * IncrementalFutilityMargin;
+
+ if (futilityValueScaled < beta)
+ {
+ if (futilityValueScaled > bestValue)
+ bestValue = futilityValueScaled;
+ continue;
}
}
// Make and search the move
- StateInfo st;
- pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
+ pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
// Try to reduce non-pv search depth by one ply if move seems not problematic,
// if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
if ( depth >= 3*OnePly
&& moveCount >= LMRNonPVMoves
&& !dangerous
- && !moveIsCapture
- && !move_is_promotion(move)
+ && !captureOrPromotion
&& !move_is_castle(move)
&& !move_is_killer(move, ss[ply]))
{
value = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), newDepth-OnePly, ply+1, true, threadID);
}
else
- value = beta; // Just to trigger next condition
+ value = beta; // Just to trigger next condition
if (value >= beta) // Go with full depth non-pv search
{
// New best move?
if (value > bestValue)
{
- bestValue = value;
- if (value >= beta)
- update_pv(ss, ply);
+ bestValue = value;
+ if (value >= beta)
+ update_pv(ss, ply);
- if (value == value_mate_in(ply + 1))
- ss[ply].mateKiller = move;
+ if (value == value_mate_in(ply + 1))
+ ss[ply].mateKiller = move;
}
// Split?
&& idle_thread_exists(threadID)
&& !AbortSearch
&& !thread_should_stop(threadID)
- && split(pos, ss, ply, &beta, &beta, &bestValue, depth, &moveCount,
- &mp, dcCandidates, threadID, false))
- break;
+ && split(pos, ss, ply, &beta, &beta, &bestValue, futilityValue, approximateEval,
+ depth, &moveCount, &mp, threadID, false))
+ break;
}
// All legal moves have been searched. A special case: If there were
// no legal moves, it must be mate or stalemate.
if (moveCount == 0)
- return (pos.is_check() ? value_mated_in(ply) : VALUE_DRAW);
+ return excludedMove ? beta - 1 : (pos.is_check() ? value_mated_in(ply) : VALUE_DRAW);
// If the search is not aborted, update the transposition table,
// history counters, and killer moves.
return bestValue;
if (bestValue < beta)
- TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_UPPER, depth, MOVE_NONE);
+ TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_UPPER, depth, MOVE_NONE);
else
{
BetaCounter.add(pos.side_to_move(), depth, threadID);
- Move m = ss[ply].pv[ply];
- if (ok_to_history(pos, m)) // Only non capture moves are considered
+ move = ss[ply].pv[ply];
+ if (!pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move))
{
- update_history(pos, m, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
- update_killers(m, ss[ply]);
+ update_history(pos, move, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
+ update_killers(move, ss[ply]);
}
- TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, depth, m);
+ TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, depth, move);
}
assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
+ EvalInfo ei;
+ StateInfo st;
+ Move ttMove, move;
+ Value staticValue, bestValue, value, futilityValue;
+ bool isCheck, enoughMaterial, moveIsCheck;
+ const TTEntry* tte = NULL;
+ int moveCount = 0;
+ bool pvNode = (beta - alpha != 1);
+
// Initialize, and make an early exit in case of an aborted search,
// an instant draw, maximum ply reached, etc.
init_node(ss, ply, threadID);
return VALUE_DRAW;
// Transposition table lookup, only when not in PV
- TTEntry* tte = NULL;
- bool pvNode = (beta - alpha != 1);
if (!pvNode)
{
tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
return value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
}
}
- Move ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
+ ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
- // Evaluate the position statically
- EvalInfo ei;
- Value staticValue;
- bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
+ isCheck = pos.is_check();
ei.futilityMargin = Value(0); // Manually initialize futilityMargin
+ // Evaluate the position statically
if (isCheck)
staticValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
// Use the cached evaluation score if possible
assert(ei.futilityMargin == Value(0));
- staticValue = tte->value();
+ staticValue = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
}
else
staticValue = evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
- if (ply == PLY_MAX - 1)
- return evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
+ if (ply >= PLY_MAX - 1)
+ return pos.is_check() ? quick_evaluate(pos) : evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
// Initialize "stand pat score", and return it immediately if it is
// at least beta.
- Value bestValue = staticValue;
+ bestValue = staticValue;
if (bestValue >= beta)
{
// to search the moves. Because the depth is <= 0 here, only captures,
// queen promotions and checks (only if depth == 0) will be generated.
MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H);
- Move move;
- int moveCount = 0;
- Bitboard dcCandidates = mp.discovered_check_candidates();
- Color us = pos.side_to_move();
- bool enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(us) > RookValueMidgame;
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
+ enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) > RookValueMidgame;
// Loop through the moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff
// occurs.
moveCount++;
ss[ply].currentMove = move;
+ moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, ci);
+
// Futility pruning
if ( enoughMaterial
&& !isCheck
&& !pvNode
+ && !moveIsCheck
+ && move != ttMove
&& !move_is_promotion(move)
- && !pos.move_is_check(move, dcCandidates)
&& !pos.move_is_passed_pawn_push(move))
{
- Value futilityValue = staticValue
- + Max(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)),
- pos.endgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)))
- + (move_is_ep(move) ? PawnValueEndgame : Value(0))
- + FutilityMarginQS
- + ei.futilityMargin;
+ futilityValue = staticValue
+ + Max(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)),
+ pos.endgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)))
+ + (move_is_ep(move) ? PawnValueEndgame : Value(0))
+ + FutilityMarginQS
+ + ei.futilityMargin;
if (futilityValue < alpha)
{
// Don't search captures and checks with negative SEE values
if ( !isCheck
+ && move != ttMove
&& !move_is_promotion(move)
&& pos.see_sign(move) < 0)
continue;
- // Make and search the move.
- StateInfo st;
- pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
- Value value = -qsearch(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, depth-OnePly, ply+1, threadID);
+ // Make and search the move
+ pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
+ value = -qsearch(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, depth-OnePly, ply+1, threadID);
pos.undo_move(move);
assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
// All legal moves have been searched. A special case: If we're in check
// and no legal moves were found, it is checkmate.
- if (pos.is_check() && moveCount == 0) // Mate!
+ if (!moveCount && pos.is_check()) // Mate!
return value_mated_in(ply);
assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
// Update transposition table
- Move m = ss[ply].pv[ply];
+ move = ss[ply].pv[ply];
if (!pvNode)
{
// If bestValue isn't changed it means it is still the static evaluation of
if (bestValue < beta)
TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), type, d, MOVE_NONE);
else
- TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, d, m);
+ TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, d, move);
}
// Update killers only for good check moves
- if (alpha >= beta && ok_to_history(pos, m)) // Only non capture moves are considered
- update_killers(m, ss[ply]);
+ if (alpha >= beta && !pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move))
+ update_killers(move, ss[ply]);
return bestValue;
}
assert(ActiveThreads > 1);
Position pos = Position(sp->pos);
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
SearchStack* ss = sp->sstack[threadID];
Value value;
Move move;
bool useFutilityPruning = sp->depth < SelectiveDepth
&& !isCheck;
+ const int FutilityValueMargin = 112 * bitScanReverse32(int(sp->depth) * int(sp->depth) / 2);
+
while ( sp->bestValue < sp->beta
&& !thread_should_stop(threadID)
&& (move = sp->mp->get_next_move(sp->lock)) != MOVE_NONE)
{
assert(move_is_ok(move));
- bool moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, sp->dcCandidates);
- bool moveIsCapture = pos.move_is_capture(move);
+ bool moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, ci);
+ bool captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
int moveCount = ++sp->moves;
// Decide the new search depth.
bool dangerous;
- Depth ext = extension(pos, move, false, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
+ Depth ext = extension(pos, move, false, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
Depth newDepth = sp->depth - OnePly + ext;
// Prune?
if ( useFutilityPruning
&& !dangerous
- && !moveIsCapture
- && !move_is_promotion(move)
- && moveCount >= 2 + int(sp->depth)
- && ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[sp->ply].threatMove, sp->depth))
- continue;
+ && !captureOrPromotion)
+ {
+ // Move count based pruning
+ if ( moveCount >= 2 + int(sp->depth)
+ && ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[sp->ply].threatMove)
+ && sp->bestValue > value_mated_in(PLY_MAX))
+ continue;
+
+ // Value based pruning
+ if (sp->approximateEval < sp->beta)
+ {
+ if (sp->futilityValue == VALUE_NONE)
+ {
+ EvalInfo ei;
+ sp->futilityValue = evaluate(pos, ei, threadID) + FutilityValueMargin;
+ }
+
+ if (sp->futilityValue < sp->beta)
+ {
+ if (sp->futilityValue > sp->bestValue) // Less then 1% of cases
+ {
+ lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
+ if (sp->futilityValue > sp->bestValue)
+ sp->bestValue = sp->futilityValue;
+ lock_release(&(sp->lock));
+ }
+ continue;
+ }
+ }
+ }
// Make and search the move.
StateInfo st;
- pos.do_move(move, st, sp->dcCandidates);
+ pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
// Try to reduce non-pv search depth by one ply if move seems not problematic,
// if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
if ( !dangerous
&& moveCount >= LMRNonPVMoves
- && !moveIsCapture
- && !move_is_promotion(move)
+ && !captureOrPromotion
&& !move_is_castle(move)
&& !move_is_killer(move, ss[sp->ply]))
{
break;
// New best move?
- lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
- if (value > sp->bestValue && !thread_should_stop(threadID))
+ if (value > sp->bestValue) // Less then 2% of cases
{
- sp->bestValue = value;
- if (sp->bestValue >= sp->beta)
+ lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
+ if (value > sp->bestValue && !thread_should_stop(threadID))
{
- sp_update_pv(sp->parentSstack, ss, sp->ply);
- for (int i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
- if (i != threadID && (i == sp->master || sp->slaves[i]))
- Threads[i].stop = true;
+ sp->bestValue = value;
+ if (sp->bestValue >= sp->beta)
+ {
+ sp_update_pv(sp->parentSstack, ss, sp->ply);
+ for (int i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
+ if (i != threadID && (i == sp->master || sp->slaves[i]))
+ Threads[i].stop = true;
- sp->finished = true;
- }
+ sp->finished = true;
+ }
+ }
+ lock_release(&(sp->lock));
}
- lock_release(&(sp->lock));
}
lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
assert(ActiveThreads > 1);
Position pos = Position(sp->pos);
+ CheckInfo ci(pos);
SearchStack* ss = sp->sstack[threadID];
Value value;
Move move;
&& !thread_should_stop(threadID)
&& (move = sp->mp->get_next_move(sp->lock)) != MOVE_NONE)
{
- bool moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, sp->dcCandidates);
- bool moveIsCapture = pos.move_is_capture(move);
+ bool moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, ci);
+ bool captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
assert(move_is_ok(move));
// Decide the new search depth.
bool dangerous;
- Depth ext = extension(pos, move, true, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
+ Depth ext = extension(pos, move, true, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
Depth newDepth = sp->depth - OnePly + ext;
// Make and search the move.
StateInfo st;
- pos.do_move(move, st, sp->dcCandidates);
+ pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
// Try to reduce non-pv search depth by one ply if move seems not problematic,
// if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
if ( !dangerous
&& moveCount >= LMRPVMoves
- && !moveIsCapture
- && !move_is_promotion(move)
+ && !captureOrPromotion
&& !move_is_castle(move)
&& !move_is_killer(move, ss[sp->ply]))
{
moves[count].score = -qsearch(pos, ss, -VALUE_INFINITE, VALUE_INFINITE, Depth(0), 1, 0);
pos.undo_move(moves[count].move);
moves[count].pv[0] = moves[count].move;
- moves[count].pv[1] = MOVE_NONE; // FIXME
+ moves[count].pv[1] = MOVE_NONE;
count++;
}
sort();
}
- // RootMoveList::scan_for_easy_move() is called at the end of the first
- // iteration, and is used to detect an "easy move", i.e. a move which appears
- // to be much bester than all the rest. If an easy move is found, the move
- // is returned, otherwise the function returns MOVE_NONE. It is very
- // important that this function is called at the right moment: The code
- // assumes that the first iteration has been completed and the moves have
- // been sorted. This is done in RootMoveList c'tor.
-
- Move RootMoveList::scan_for_easy_move() const {
-
- assert(count);
-
- if (count == 1)
- return get_move(0);
-
- // moves are sorted so just consider the best and the second one
- if (get_move_score(0) > get_move_score(1) + EasyMoveMargin)
- return get_move(0);
-
- return MOVE_NONE;
- }
-
// RootMoveList::sort() sorts the root move list at the beginning of a new
// iteration.
// extended, as example because the corresponding UCI option is set to zero,
// the move is marked as 'dangerous' so, at least, we avoid to prune it.
- Depth extension(const Position& pos, Move m, bool pvNode, bool capture, bool check,
- bool singleReply, bool mateThreat, bool* dangerous) {
+ Depth extension(const Position& pos, Move m, bool pvNode, bool captureOrPromotion,
+ bool check, bool singleReply, bool mateThreat, bool* dangerous) {
assert(m != MOVE_NONE);
}
}
- if ( capture
+ if ( captureOrPromotion
&& pos.type_of_piece_on(move_to(m)) != PAWN
&& ( pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE) + pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK)
- pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m)) == Value(0))
}
if ( pvNode
- && capture
+ && captureOrPromotion
&& pos.type_of_piece_on(move_to(m)) != PAWN
&& pos.see_sign(m) >= 0)
{
// non-tactical moves late in the move list close to the leaves are
// candidates for pruning.
- bool ok_to_prune(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d) {
+ bool ok_to_prune(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat) {
assert(move_is_ok(m));
assert(threat == MOVE_NONE || move_is_ok(threat));
- assert(!move_is_promotion(m));
assert(!pos.move_is_check(m));
- assert(!pos.move_is_capture(m));
+ assert(!pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(m));
assert(!pos.move_is_passed_pawn_push(m));
assert(d >= OnePly);
&& pos.move_attacks_square(m, tto))
return false;
- // Case 4: Don't prune moves with good history
- if (!H.ok_to_prune(pos.piece_on(mfrom), mto, d))
- return false;
-
- // Case 5: If the moving piece in the threatened move is a slider, don't
+ // Case 4: If the moving piece in the threatened move is a slider, don't
// prune safe moves which block its ray.
if ( !PruneBlockingMoves
&& threat != MOVE_NONE
Value v = value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
return ( tte->depth() >= depth
- || v >= Max(value_mate_in(100), beta)
- || v < Min(value_mated_in(100), beta))
+ || v >= Max(value_mate_in(PLY_MAX), beta)
+ || v < Min(value_mated_in(PLY_MAX), beta))
&& ( (is_lower_bound(tte->type()) && v >= beta)
|| (is_upper_bound(tte->type()) && v < beta));
}
- // ok_to_history() returns true if a move m can be stored
- // in history. Should be a non capturing move nor a promotion.
-
- bool ok_to_history(const Position& pos, Move m) {
-
- return !pos.move_is_capture(m) && !move_is_promotion(m);
- }
-
-
// update_history() registers a good move that produced a beta-cutoff
// in history and marks as failures all the other moves of that ply.
for (int i = 0; i < moveCount - 1; i++)
{
assert(m != movesSearched[i]);
- if (ok_to_history(pos, movesSearched[i]))
- H.failure(pos.piece_on(move_from(movesSearched[i])), move_to(movesSearched[i]));
+ if (!pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(movesSearched[i]))
+ H.failure(pos.piece_on(move_from(movesSearched[i])), move_to(movesSearched[i]), depth);
}
}
// splitPoint->cpus becomes 0), split() returns true.
bool split(const Position& p, SearchStack* sstck, int ply,
- Value* alpha, Value* beta, Value* bestValue, Depth depth, int* moves,
- MovePicker* mp, Bitboard dcCandidates, int master, bool pvNode) {
+ Value* alpha, Value* beta, Value* bestValue, const Value futilityValue,
+ const Value approximateEval, Depth depth, int* moves,
+ MovePicker* mp, int master, bool pvNode) {
assert(p.is_ok());
assert(sstck != NULL);
splitPoint->alpha = pvNode? *alpha : (*beta - 1);
splitPoint->beta = *beta;
splitPoint->pvNode = pvNode;
- splitPoint->dcCandidates = dcCandidates;
splitPoint->bestValue = *bestValue;
+ splitPoint->futilityValue = futilityValue;
+ splitPoint->approximateEval = approximateEval;
splitPoint->master = master;
splitPoint->mp = mp;
splitPoint->moves = *moves;
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