LimitsType Limits;
std::vector<RootMove> RootMoves;
Position RootPosition;
+ Color RootColor;
Time::point SearchTime;
StateStackPtr SetupStates;
}
// Set to true to force running with one thread. Used for debugging
const bool FakeSplit = false;
+ // This is the minimum interval in msec between two check_time() calls
+ const int TimerResolution = 5;
+
// Different node types, used as template parameter
enum NodeType { Root, PV, NonPV, SplitPointRoot, SplitPointPV, SplitPointNonPV };
const bool Slidings[18] = { 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1 };
inline bool piece_is_slider(Piece p) { return Slidings[p]; }
- // Maximum depth for razoring
- const Depth RazorDepth = 4 * ONE_PLY;
-
// Dynamic razoring margin based on depth
inline Value razor_margin(Depth d) { return Value(512 + 16 * int(d)); }
- // Maximum depth for use of dynamic threat detection when null move fails low
- const Depth ThreatDepth = 5 * ONE_PLY;
-
- // Minimum depth for use of internal iterative deepening
- const Depth IIDDepth[] = { 8 * ONE_PLY, 5 * ONE_PLY };
-
- // At Non-PV nodes we do an internal iterative deepening search
- // when the static evaluation is bigger then beta - IIDMargin.
- const Value IIDMargin = Value(256);
-
- // Minimum depth for use of singular extension
- const Depth SingularExtensionDepth[] = { 8 * ONE_PLY, 6 * ONE_PLY };
-
- // Futility margin for quiescence search
- const Value FutilityMarginQS = Value(128);
-
// Futility lookup tables (initialized at startup) and their access functions
Value FutilityMargins[16][64]; // [depth][moveNumber]
int FutilityMoveCounts[32]; // [depth]
: 2 * VALUE_INFINITE;
}
- inline int futility_move_count(Depth d) {
-
- return d < 16 * ONE_PLY ? FutilityMoveCounts[d] : MAX_MOVES;
- }
-
// Reduction lookup tables (initialized at startup) and their access function
int8_t Reductions[2][64][64]; // [pv][depth][moveNumber]
return (Depth) Reductions[PvNode][std::min(int(d) / ONE_PLY, 63)][std::min(mn, 63)];
}
- // Easy move margin. An easy move candidate must be at least this much better
- // than the second best move.
- const Value EasyMoveMargin = Value(0x150);
-
- // This is the minimum interval in msec between two check_time() calls
- const int TimerResolution = 5;
-
-
size_t MultiPV, UCIMultiPV, PVIdx;
TimeManager TimeMgr;
int BestMoveChanges;
int SkillLevel;
bool SkillLevelEnabled, Chess960;
+ Value DrawValue[COLOR_NB];
History H;
-
template <NodeType NT>
Value search(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth);
bool connected_moves(const Position& pos, Move m1, Move m2);
Value value_to_tt(Value v, int ply);
Value value_from_tt(Value v, int ply);
- bool can_return_tt(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value ttValue, Value beta);
bool connected_threat(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat);
Value refine_eval(const TTEntry* tte, Value ttValue, Value defaultEval);
Move do_skill_level();
string uci_pv(const Position& pos, int depth, Value alpha, Value beta);
- // is_dangerous() checks whether a move belongs to some classes of known
- // 'dangerous' moves so that we avoid to prune it.
- FORCE_INLINE bool is_dangerous(const Position& pos, Move m, bool captureOrPromotion) {
-
- // Castle move?
- if (type_of(m) == CASTLE)
- return true;
-
- // Passed pawn move?
- if ( type_of(pos.piece_moved(m)) == PAWN
- && pos.pawn_is_passed(pos.side_to_move(), to_sq(m)))
- return true;
-
- // Entering a pawn endgame?
- if ( captureOrPromotion
- && type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(m))) != PAWN
- && type_of(m) == NORMAL
- && ( pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE) + pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK)
- - PieceValue[Mg][pos.piece_on(to_sq(m))] == VALUE_ZERO))
- return true;
-
- return false;
- }
-
} // namespace
// Init futility move count array
for (d = 0; d < 32; d++)
- FutilityMoveCounts[d] = int(3.001 + 0.25 * pow(d, 2.0));
+ FutilityMoveCounts[d] = int(3.001 + 0.25 * pow(double(d), 2.0));
}
void Search::think() {
- static Book book; // Defined static to initialize the PRNG only once
+ static PolyglotBook book; // Defined static to initialize the PRNG only once
Position& pos = RootPosition;
Chess960 = pos.is_chess960();
- Eval::RootColor = pos.side_to_move();
+ RootColor = pos.side_to_move();
TimeMgr.init(Limits, pos.startpos_ply_counter(), pos.side_to_move());
TT.new_search();
H.clear();
goto finalize;
}
+ if (Options["Contempt Factor"] && !Options["UCI_AnalyseMode"])
+ {
+ int cf = Options["Contempt Factor"] * PawnValueMg / 100; // In centipawns
+ cf = cf * MaterialTable::game_phase(pos) / PHASE_MIDGAME; // Scale down with phase
+ DrawValue[ RootColor] = VALUE_DRAW - Value(cf);
+ DrawValue[~RootColor] = VALUE_DRAW + Value(cf);
+ }
+ else
+ DrawValue[WHITE] = DrawValue[BLACK] = VALUE_DRAW;
+
if (Options["OwnBook"] && !Limits.infinite)
{
Move bookMove = book.probe(pos, Options["Book File"], Options["Best Book Move"]);
// used to check for remaining available thinking time.
if (Limits.use_time_management())
Threads.set_timer(std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 16, TimerResolution)));
+ else if (Limits.nodes)
+ Threads.set_timer(2 * TimerResolution);
else
Threads.set_timer(100);
// Start with a small aspiration window and, in case of fail high/low,
// research with bigger window until not failing high/low anymore.
- do {
+ while (true)
+ {
// Search starts from ss+1 to allow referencing (ss-1). This is
// needed by update gains and ss copy when splitting at Root.
bestValue = search<Root>(pos, ss+1, alpha, beta, depth * ONE_PLY);
else
break;
- assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
+ // Search with full window in case we have a win/mate score
+ if (abs(bestValue) >= VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
+ {
+ alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+ beta = VALUE_INFINITE;
+ }
- } while (abs(bestValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN);
+ assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
+ }
}
// Skills: Do we need to pick now the best move ?
&& ( (bestMoveNeverChanged && pos.captured_piece_type())
|| Time::now() - SearchTime > (TimeMgr.available_time() * 40) / 100))
{
- Value rBeta = bestValue - EasyMoveMargin;
+ Value rBeta = bestValue - 2 * PawnValueMg;
(ss+1)->excludedMove = RootMoves[0].pv[0];
(ss+1)->skipNullMove = true;
Value v = search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, rBeta - 1, rBeta, (depth - 3) * ONE_PLY);
const bool RootNode = (NT == Root || NT == SplitPointRoot);
assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && alpha < beta && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
- assert((alpha == beta - 1) || PvNode);
+ assert(PvNode || (alpha == beta - 1));
assert(depth > DEPTH_ZERO);
Move movesSearched[64];
StateInfo st;
const TTEntry *tte;
+ SplitPoint* sp;
Key posKey;
Move ttMove, move, excludedMove, bestMove, threatMove;
Depth ext, newDepth;
- Bound bt;
- Value bestValue, value, oldAlpha, ttValue;
- Value refinedValue, nullValue, futilityBase, futilityValue;
- bool isPvMove, inCheck, singularExtensionNode, givesCheck;
+ Value bestValue, value, ttValue;
+ Value refinedValue, nullValue, futilityValue;
+ bool inCheck, givesCheck, pvMove, singularExtensionNode;
bool captureOrPromotion, dangerous, doFullDepthSearch;
- int moveCount = 0, playedMoveCount = 0;
- Thread* thisThread = pos.this_thread();
- SplitPoint* sp = NULL;
+ int moveCount, playedMoveCount;
- refinedValue = bestValue = value = -VALUE_INFINITE;
- oldAlpha = alpha;
+ // Step 1. Initialize node
+ Thread* thisThread = pos.this_thread();
+ moveCount = playedMoveCount = 0;
inCheck = pos.in_check();
- ss->ply = (ss-1)->ply + 1;
-
- // Used to send selDepth info to GUI
- if (PvNode && thisThread->maxPly < ss->ply)
- thisThread->maxPly = ss->ply;
- // Step 1. Initialize node
if (SpNode)
{
- tte = NULL;
- ttMove = excludedMove = MOVE_NONE;
- ttValue = VALUE_ZERO;
sp = ss->sp;
- bestMove = sp->bestMove;
+ bestMove = sp->bestMove;
threatMove = sp->threatMove;
- bestValue = sp->bestValue;
- moveCount = sp->moveCount; // Lock must be held here
+ bestValue = sp->bestValue;
+ tte = NULL;
+ ttMove = excludedMove = MOVE_NONE;
+ ttValue = VALUE_NONE;
- assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && moveCount > 0);
+ assert(sp->bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && sp->moveCount > 0);
goto split_point_start;
}
- else
- {
- ss->currentMove = threatMove = (ss+1)->excludedMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
- (ss+1)->skipNullMove = false; (ss+1)->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;
- (ss+2)->killers[0] = (ss+2)->killers[1] = MOVE_NONE;
- }
+ bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+ ss->currentMove = threatMove = (ss+1)->excludedMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
+ ss->ply = (ss-1)->ply + 1;
+ (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
+ if (PvNode && thisThread->maxPly < ss->ply)
+ thisThread->maxPly = ss->ply;
- // Step 2. Check for aborted search and immediate draw
- // Enforce node limit here. FIXME: This only works with 1 search thread.
- if (Limits.nodes && pos.nodes_searched() >= Limits.nodes)
- Signals.stop = true;
-
- if (( Signals.stop
- || pos.is_draw<false>()
- || ss->ply > MAX_PLY) && !RootNode)
- return 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
- // a shorter mate was found upward in the tree then there is no need to search
- // further, we will never beat current alpha. Same logic but with reversed signs
- // applies also in the opposite condition of being mated instead of giving mate,
- // in this case return a fail-high score.
if (!RootNode)
{
+ // Step 2. Check for aborted search and immediate draw
+ if (Signals.stop || pos.is_draw<false>() || ss->ply > MAX_PLY)
+ return DrawValue[pos.side_to_move()];
+
+ // 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
+ // a shorter mate was found upward in the tree then there is no need to search
+ // further, we will never beat current alpha. Same logic but with reversed signs
+ // applies also in the opposite condition of being mated instead of giving mate,
+ // in this case return a fail-high score.
alpha = std::max(mated_in(ss->ply), alpha);
beta = std::min(mate_in(ss->ply+1), beta);
if (alpha >= beta)
posKey = excludedMove ? pos.exclusion_key() : pos.key();
tte = TT.probe(posKey);
ttMove = RootNode ? RootMoves[PVIdx].pv[0] : tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE;
- ttValue = tte ? value_from_tt(tte->value(), ss->ply) : VALUE_ZERO;
+ ttValue = tte ? value_from_tt(tte->value(), ss->ply) : VALUE_NONE;
// At PV nodes we check for exact scores, while at non-PV nodes we check for
// a fail high/low. Biggest advantage at probing at PV nodes is to have a
// smooth experience in analysis mode. We don't probe at Root nodes otherwise
// we should also update RootMoveList to avoid bogus output.
- if (!RootNode && tte && (PvNode ? tte->depth() >= depth && tte->type() == BOUND_EXACT
- : can_return_tt(tte, depth, ttValue, beta)))
+ if ( !RootNode
+ && tte && tte->depth() >= depth
+ && ( PvNode ? tte->type() == BOUND_EXACT
+ : ttValue >= beta ? (tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER)
+ : (tte->type() & BOUND_UPPER)))
{
+ assert(ttValue != VALUE_NONE); // Due to depth > DEPTH_NONE
+
TT.refresh(tte);
ss->currentMove = ttMove; // Can be MOVE_NONE
// Step 5. Evaluate the position statically and update parent's gain statistics
if (inCheck)
- ss->eval = ss->evalMargin = VALUE_NONE;
+ ss->eval = ss->evalMargin = refinedValue = VALUE_NONE;
+
else if (tte)
{
assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE);
else
{
refinedValue = ss->eval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
- TT.store(posKey, VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
+ TT.store(posKey, VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE,
+ ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
}
// Update gain for the parent non-capture move given the static position
// Step 6. Razoring (is omitted in PV nodes)
if ( !PvNode
- && depth < RazorDepth
+ && depth < 4 * ONE_PLY
&& !inCheck
&& refinedValue + razor_margin(depth) < beta
&& ttMove == MOVE_NONE
// the score by more than futility_margin(depth) if we do a null move.
if ( !PvNode
&& !ss->skipNullMove
- && depth < RazorDepth
+ && depth < 4 * ONE_PLY
&& !inCheck
- && refinedValue - futility_margin(depth, 0) >= beta
+ && refinedValue - FutilityMargins[depth][0] >= beta
&& abs(beta) < VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
&& pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()))
- return refinedValue - futility_margin(depth, 0);
+ return refinedValue - FutilityMargins[depth][0];
// Step 8. Null move search with verification search (is omitted in PV nodes)
if ( !PvNode
// parent node, which will trigger a re-search with full depth).
threatMove = (ss+1)->currentMove;
- if ( depth < ThreatDepth
+ if ( depth < 5 * ONE_PLY
&& (ss-1)->reduction
&& threatMove != MOVE_NONE
&& connected_moves(pos, (ss-1)->currentMove, threatMove))
// and a reduced search returns a value much above beta, we can (almost) safely
// prune the previous move.
if ( !PvNode
- && depth >= RazorDepth + ONE_PLY
+ && depth >= 5 * ONE_PLY
&& !inCheck
&& !ss->skipNullMove
&& excludedMove == MOVE_NONE
}
// Step 10. Internal iterative deepening
- if ( depth >= IIDDepth[PvNode]
+ if ( depth >= (PvNode ? 5 * ONE_PLY : 8 * ONE_PLY)
&& ttMove == MOVE_NONE
- && (PvNode || (!inCheck && ss->eval + IIDMargin >= beta)))
+ && (PvNode || (!inCheck && ss->eval + Value(256) >= beta)))
{
Depth d = (PvNode ? depth - 2 * ONE_PLY : depth / 2);
MovePicker mp(pos, ttMove, depth, H, ss, PvNode ? -VALUE_INFINITE : beta);
CheckInfo ci(pos);
- futilityBase = ss->eval + ss->evalMargin;
+ value = bestValue; // Workaround a bogus 'uninitialized' warning under gcc
singularExtensionNode = !RootNode
&& !SpNode
- && depth >= SingularExtensionDepth[PvNode]
+ && depth >= (PvNode ? 6 * ONE_PLY : 8 * ONE_PLY)
&& ttMove != MOVE_NONE
&& !excludedMove // Recursive singular search is not allowed
&& (tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER)
// Step 11. Loop through moves
// Loop through all pseudo-legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
- while ( bestValue < beta
- && (move = mp.next_move<SpNode>()) != MOVE_NONE
- && !thisThread->cutoff_occurred()
- && !Signals.stop)
+ while ((move = mp.next_move<SpNode>()) != MOVE_NONE)
{
assert(is_ok(move));
if (RootNode && !std::count(RootMoves.begin() + PVIdx, RootMoves.end(), move))
continue;
- // At PV and SpNode nodes we want all moves to be legal since the beginning
- if ((PvNode || SpNode) && !pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, ci.pinned))
- continue;
-
if (SpNode)
{
+ // Shared counter cannot be decremented later if move turns out to be illegal
+ if (!pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, ci.pinned))
+ continue;
+
moveCount = ++sp->moveCount;
sp->mutex.unlock();
}
<< " currmovenumber " << moveCount + PVIdx << sync_endl;
}
- isPvMove = (PvNode && moveCount <= 1);
+ ext = DEPTH_ZERO;
captureOrPromotion = pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move);
givesCheck = pos.move_gives_check(move, ci);
- dangerous = givesCheck || is_dangerous(pos, move, captureOrPromotion);
- ext = DEPTH_ZERO;
+ dangerous = givesCheck
+ || pos.is_passed_pawn_push(move)
+ || type_of(move) == CASTLE
+ || ( captureOrPromotion // Entering a pawn endgame?
+ && type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))) != PAWN
+ && type_of(move) == NORMAL
+ && ( pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE) + pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK)
+ - PieceValue[Mg][pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))] == VALUE_ZERO));
// Step 12. Extend checks and, in PV nodes, also dangerous moves
if (PvNode && dangerous)
&& pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, ci.pinned)
&& abs(ttValue) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
{
+ assert(ttValue != VALUE_NONE);
+
Value rBeta = ttValue - int(depth);
ss->excludedMove = move;
ss->skipNullMove = true;
ss->excludedMove = MOVE_NONE;
if (value < rBeta)
- ext = ONE_PLY;
+ ext = rBeta >= beta ? ONE_PLY + ONE_PLY / 2 : ONE_PLY;
}
// Update current move (this must be done after singular extension search)
&& !inCheck
&& !dangerous
&& move != ttMove
- && (bestValue > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY || bestValue == -VALUE_INFINITE))
+ && (bestValue > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY || ( bestValue == -VALUE_INFINITE
+ && alpha > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY)))
{
// Move count based pruning
- if ( moveCount >= futility_move_count(depth)
+ if ( depth < 16 * ONE_PLY
+ && moveCount >= FutilityMoveCounts[depth]
&& (!threatMove || !connected_threat(pos, move, threatMove)))
{
if (SpNode)
// We illogically ignore reduction condition depth >= 3*ONE_PLY for predicted depth,
// but fixing this made program slightly weaker.
Depth predictedDepth = newDepth - reduction<PvNode>(depth, moveCount);
- futilityValue = futilityBase + futility_margin(predictedDepth, moveCount)
+ futilityValue = ss->eval + ss->evalMargin + futility_margin(predictedDepth, moveCount)
+ H.gain(pos.piece_moved(move), to_sq(move));
if (futilityValue < beta)
continue;
}
+ pvMove = PvNode ? moveCount == 1 : false;
ss->currentMove = move;
if (!SpNode && !captureOrPromotion && playedMoveCount < 64)
movesSearched[playedMoveCount++] = move;
// Step 15. Reduced depth search (LMR). If the move fails high will be
// re-searched at full depth.
if ( depth > 3 * ONE_PLY
- && !isPvMove
+ && !pvMove
&& !captureOrPromotion
&& !dangerous
&& ss->killers[0] != move
ss->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;
}
else
- doFullDepthSearch = !isPvMove;
+ doFullDepthSearch = !pvMove;
// Step 16. Full depth search, when LMR is skipped or fails high
if (doFullDepthSearch)
// Only for PV nodes do a full PV search on the first move or after a fail
// high, in the latter case search only if value < beta, otherwise let the
// parent node to fail low with value <= alpha and to try another move.
- if (PvNode && (isPvMove || (value > alpha && (RootNode || value < beta))))
+ if (PvNode && (pvMove || (value > alpha && (RootNode || value < beta))))
value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
: - search<PV>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, newDepth);
// was aborted because the user interrupted the search or because we
// ran out of time. In this case, the return value of the search cannot
// be trusted, and we don't update the best move and/or PV.
- if (RootNode && !Signals.stop)
+ if (Signals.stop || thisThread->cutoff_occurred())
+ return bestValue;
+
+ if (RootNode)
{
RootMove& rm = *std::find(RootMoves.begin(), RootMoves.end(), move);
// PV move or new best move ?
- if (isPvMove || value > alpha)
+ if (pvMove || value > alpha)
{
rm.score = value;
rm.extract_pv_from_tt(pos);
// We record how often the best move has been changed in each
// iteration. This information is used for time management: When
// the best move changes frequently, we allocate some more time.
- if (!isPvMove && MultiPV == 1)
+ if (!pvMove && MultiPV == 1)
BestMoveChanges++;
}
else
// is not a problem when sorting becuase sort is stable and move
// position in the list is preserved, just the PV is pushed up.
rm.score = -VALUE_INFINITE;
-
}
if (value > bestValue)
{
bestValue = value;
- bestMove = move;
+ if (SpNode) sp->bestValue = value;
- if ( PvNode
- && value > alpha
- && value < beta) // We want always alpha < beta
- alpha = value;
-
- if (SpNode && !thisThread->cutoff_occurred())
+ if (value > alpha)
{
- sp->bestValue = value;
- sp->bestMove = move;
- sp->alpha = alpha;
-
- if (value >= beta)
- sp->cutoff = true;
+ bestMove = move;
+ if (SpNode) sp->bestMove = move;
+
+ if (PvNode && value < beta)
+ {
+ alpha = value; // Update alpha here! Always alpha < beta
+ if (SpNode) sp->alpha = value;
+ }
+ else // Fail high
+ {
+ if (SpNode) sp->cutoff = true;
+ break;
+ }
}
}
- // Step 19. Check for split
+ // Step 19. Check for splitting the search
if ( !SpNode
&& depth >= Threads.min_split_depth()
&& bestValue < beta
- && Threads.available_slave_exists(thisThread)
- && !Signals.stop
- && !thisThread->cutoff_occurred())
+ && Threads.available_slave_exists(thisThread))
+ {
bestValue = Threads.split<FakeSplit>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, bestValue, &bestMove,
- depth, threatMove, moveCount, &mp, NT);
+ depth, threatMove, moveCount, mp, NT);
+ break;
+ }
}
+ if (SpNode)
+ return bestValue;
+
// Step 20. Check for mate and stalemate
// All legal moves have been searched and if there are no legal moves, it
// must be mate or stalemate. Note that we can have a false positive in
// case of Signals.stop or thread.cutoff_occurred() are set, but this is
// harmless because return value is discarded anyhow in the parent nodes.
// If we are in a singular extension search then return a fail low score.
+ // A split node has at least one move, the one tried before to be splitted.
if (!moveCount)
- return excludedMove ? oldAlpha : inCheck ? mated_in(ss->ply) : VALUE_DRAW;
+ return excludedMove ? alpha
+ : inCheck ? mated_in(ss->ply) : DrawValue[pos.side_to_move()];
// If we have pruned all the moves without searching return a fail-low score
if (bestValue == -VALUE_INFINITE)
{
assert(!playedMoveCount);
- bestValue = oldAlpha;
+ bestValue = alpha;
}
- // Step 21. Update tables
- // Update transposition table entry, killers and history
- if (!SpNode && !Signals.stop && !thisThread->cutoff_occurred())
+ if (bestValue >= beta) // Failed high
{
- move = bestValue <= oldAlpha ? MOVE_NONE : bestMove;
- bt = bestValue <= oldAlpha ? BOUND_UPPER
- : bestValue >= beta ? BOUND_LOWER : BOUND_EXACT;
-
- TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), bt, depth, move, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
+ TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), BOUND_LOWER, depth,
+ bestMove, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
- // Update killers and history for non capture cut-off moves
- if ( bestValue >= beta
- && !pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move)
- && !inCheck)
+ if (!pos.is_capture_or_promotion(bestMove) && !inCheck)
{
- if (move != ss->killers[0])
+ if (bestMove != ss->killers[0])
{
ss->killers[1] = ss->killers[0];
- ss->killers[0] = move;
+ ss->killers[0] = bestMove;
}
// Increase history value of the cut-off move
Value bonus = Value(int(depth) * int(depth));
- H.add(pos.piece_moved(move), to_sq(move), bonus);
+ H.add(pos.piece_moved(bestMove), to_sq(bestMove), bonus);
// Decrease history of all the other played non-capture moves
for (int i = 0; i < playedMoveCount - 1; i++)
}
}
}
+ else // Failed low or PV search
+ TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply),
+ PvNode && bestMove != MOVE_NONE ? BOUND_EXACT : BOUND_UPPER,
+ depth, bestMove, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
assert(NT == PV || NT == NonPV);
assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && alpha < beta && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
- assert((alpha == beta - 1) || PvNode);
+ assert(PvNode || (alpha == beta - 1));
assert(depth <= DEPTH_ZERO);
StateInfo st;
- Move ttMove, move, bestMove;
- Value ttValue, bestValue, value, evalMargin, futilityValue, futilityBase;
- bool inCheck, enoughMaterial, givesCheck, evasionPrunable;
const TTEntry* tte;
+ Key posKey;
+ Move ttMove, move, bestMove;
+ Value bestValue, value, ttValue, futilityValue, futilityBase;
+ bool inCheck, givesCheck, enoughMaterial, evasionPrunable;
Depth ttDepth;
- Bound bt;
- Value oldAlpha = alpha;
+ inCheck = pos.in_check();
ss->currentMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
ss->ply = (ss-1)->ply + 1;
// Check for an instant draw or maximum ply reached
if (pos.is_draw<true>() || ss->ply > MAX_PLY)
- return VALUE_DRAW;
-
- // Decide whether or not to include checks, this fixes also the type of
- // TT entry depth that we are going to use. Note that in qsearch we use
- // only two types of depth in TT: DEPTH_QS_CHECKS or DEPTH_QS_NO_CHECKS.
- inCheck = pos.in_check();
- ttDepth = (inCheck || depth >= DEPTH_QS_CHECKS ? DEPTH_QS_CHECKS : DEPTH_QS_NO_CHECKS);
+ return DrawValue[pos.side_to_move()];
// Transposition table lookup. At PV nodes, we don't use the TT for
// pruning, but only for move ordering.
- tte = TT.probe(pos.key());
- ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
- ttValue = tte ? value_from_tt(tte->value(),ss->ply) : VALUE_ZERO;
+ posKey = pos.key();
+ tte = TT.probe(posKey);
+ ttMove = tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE;
+ ttValue = tte ? value_from_tt(tte->value(),ss->ply) : VALUE_NONE;
- if (!PvNode && tte && can_return_tt(tte, ttDepth, ttValue, beta))
+ // Decide whether or not to include checks, this fixes also the type of
+ // TT entry depth that we are going to use. Note that in qsearch we use
+ // only two types of depth in TT: DEPTH_QS_CHECKS or DEPTH_QS_NO_CHECKS.
+ ttDepth = inCheck || depth >= DEPTH_QS_CHECKS ? DEPTH_QS_CHECKS
+ : DEPTH_QS_NO_CHECKS;
+ if ( tte && tte->depth() >= ttDepth
+ && ( PvNode ? tte->type() == BOUND_EXACT
+ : ttValue >= beta ? (tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER)
+ : (tte->type() & BOUND_UPPER)))
{
+ assert(ttValue != VALUE_NONE); // Due to ttDepth > DEPTH_NONE
+
ss->currentMove = ttMove; // Can be MOVE_NONE
return ttValue;
}
// Evaluate the position statically
if (inCheck)
{
+ ss->eval = ss->evalMargin = VALUE_NONE;
bestValue = futilityBase = -VALUE_INFINITE;
- ss->eval = evalMargin = VALUE_NONE;
enoughMaterial = false;
}
else
{
assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE);
- evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin();
ss->eval = bestValue = tte->static_value();
+ ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin();
}
else
- ss->eval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, evalMargin);
+ ss->eval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
// Stand pat. Return immediately if static value is at least beta
if (bestValue >= beta)
{
if (!tte)
- TT.store(pos.key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), BOUND_LOWER, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE, ss->eval, evalMargin);
+ TT.store(pos.key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), BOUND_LOWER,
+ DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
return bestValue;
}
if (PvNode && bestValue > alpha)
alpha = bestValue;
- futilityBase = ss->eval + evalMargin + FutilityMarginQS;
+ futilityBase = ss->eval + ss->evalMargin + Value(128);
enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) > RookValueMg;
}
CheckInfo ci(pos);
// Loop through the moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
- while ( bestValue < beta
- && (move = mp.next_move<false>()) != MOVE_NONE)
+ while ((move = mp.next_move<false>()) != MOVE_NONE)
{
assert(is_ok(move));
// Make and search the move
pos.do_move(move, st, ci, givesCheck);
- value = -qsearch<NT>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, depth-ONE_PLY);
+ value = -qsearch<NT>(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, depth - ONE_PLY);
pos.undo_move(move);
assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
- // New best move?
+ // Check for new best move
if (value > bestValue)
{
bestValue = value;
- bestMove = move;
- if ( PvNode
- && value > alpha
- && value < beta) // We want always alpha < beta
- alpha = value;
+ if (value > alpha)
+ {
+ if (PvNode && value < beta) // Update alpha here! Always alpha < beta
+ {
+ alpha = value;
+ bestMove = move;
+ }
+ else // Fail high
+ {
+ TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(value, ss->ply), BOUND_LOWER,
+ ttDepth, move, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
+
+ return value;
+ }
+ }
}
}
if (inCheck && bestValue == -VALUE_INFINITE)
return mated_in(ss->ply); // Plies to mate from the root
- // Update transposition table
- move = bestValue <= oldAlpha ? MOVE_NONE : bestMove;
- bt = bestValue <= oldAlpha ? BOUND_UPPER
- : bestValue >= beta ? BOUND_LOWER : BOUND_EXACT;
-
- TT.store(pos.key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), bt, ttDepth, move, ss->eval, evalMargin);
+ TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply),
+ PvNode && bestMove != MOVE_NONE ? BOUND_EXACT : BOUND_UPPER,
+ ttDepth, bestMove, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin);
assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
Value value_to_tt(Value v, int ply) {
- if (v >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY)
- return v + ply;
-
- if (v <= VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY)
- return v - ply;
+ assert(v != VALUE_NONE);
- return v;
+ return v >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY ? v + ply
+ : v <= VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY ? v - ply : v;
}
Value value_from_tt(Value v, int ply) {
- if (v >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY)
- return v - ply;
-
- if (v <= VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY)
- return v + ply;
-
- return v;
+ return v == VALUE_NONE ? VALUE_NONE
+ : v >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY ? v - ply
+ : v <= VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY ? v + ply : v;
}
}
- // can_return_tt() returns true if a transposition table score can be used to
- // cut-off at a given point in search.
-
- bool can_return_tt(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value v, Value beta) {
-
- return ( tte->depth() >= depth
- || v >= std::max(VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY, beta)
- || v < std::min(VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY, beta))
-
- && ( ((tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER) && v >= beta)
- || ((tte->type() & BOUND_UPPER) && v < beta));
- }
-
-
// refine_eval() returns the transposition table score if possible, otherwise
- // falls back on static position evaluation.
+ // falls back on static position evaluation. Note that we never return VALUE_NONE
+ // even if v == VALUE_NONE.
Value refine_eval(const TTEntry* tte, Value v, Value defaultEval) {
assert(tte);
+ assert(v != VALUE_NONE || !tte->type());
if ( ((tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER) && v >= defaultEval)
|| ((tte->type() & BOUND_UPPER) && v < defaultEval))
int s = RootMoves[i].score;
// Don't allow crazy blunders even at very low skills
- if (i > 0 && RootMoves[i-1].score > s + EasyMoveMargin)
+ if (i > 0 && RootMoves[i-1].score > s + 2 * PawnValueMg)
break;
// This is our magic formula
sp->mutex.lock();
+ assert(sp->activePositions[idx] == NULL);
+
+ sp->activePositions[idx] = &pos;
+
if (sp->nodeType == Root)
search<SplitPointRoot>(pos, ss+1, sp->alpha, sp->beta, sp->depth);
else if (sp->nodeType == PV)
assert(is_searching);
is_searching = false;
+ sp->activePositions[idx] = NULL;
sp->slavesMask &= ~(1ULL << idx);
sp->nodes += pos.nodes_searched();
void check_time() {
static Time::point lastInfoTime = Time::now();
+ int64_t nodes = 0; // Workaround silly 'uninitialized' gcc warning
if (Time::now() - lastInfoTime >= 1000)
{
if (Limits.ponder)
return;
+ if (Limits.nodes)
+ {
+ Threads.mutex.lock();
+
+ nodes = RootPosition.nodes_searched();
+
+ // Loop across all split points and sum accumulated SplitPoint nodes plus
+ // all the currently active slaves positions.
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
+ for (int j = 0; j < Threads[i].splitPointsCnt; j++)
+ {
+ SplitPoint& sp = Threads[i].splitPoints[j];
+
+ sp.mutex.lock();
+
+ nodes += sp.nodes;
+ Bitboard sm = sp.slavesMask;
+ while (sm)
+ {
+ Position* pos = sp.activePositions[pop_lsb(&sm)];
+ nodes += pos ? pos->nodes_searched() : 0;
+ }
+
+ sp.mutex.unlock();
+ }
+
+ Threads.mutex.unlock();
+ }
+
Time::point elapsed = Time::now() - SearchTime;
bool stillAtFirstMove = Signals.firstRootMove
&& !Signals.failedLowAtRoot
|| stillAtFirstMove;
if ( (Limits.use_time_management() && noMoreTime)
- || (Limits.movetime && elapsed >= Limits.movetime))
+ || (Limits.movetime && elapsed >= Limits.movetime)
+ || (Limits.nodes && nodes >= Limits.nodes))
Signals.stop = true;
}
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