namespace {
- // Maximum number of allowed moves per position
- const int MOVES_MAX = 256;
-
// Types
enum NodeType { NonPV, PV };
// Dynamic razoring margin based on depth
inline Value razor_margin(Depth d) { return Value(0x200 + 0x10 * int(d)); }
- // Step 8. Null move search with verification search
-
- // Null move margin. A null move search will not be done if the static
- // evaluation of the position is more than NullMoveMargin below beta.
- const Value NullMoveMargin = Value(0x200);
-
// Maximum depth for use of dynamic threat detection when null move fails low
const Depth ThreatDepth = 5 * ONE_PLY;
// Init futility move count array
for (d = 0; d < 32; d++)
- FutilityMoveCountArray[d] = 3 + (1 << (3 * d / 8));
+ FutilityMoveCountArray[d] = int(3.001 + 0.25 * pow(d, 2.0));
}
// Add some extra time if the best move has changed during the last two iterations
if (Iteration > 5 && Iteration <= 50)
- TimeMgr.pv_unstability(BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration],
+ TimeMgr.pv_instability(BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration],
BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration-1]);
// Stop search if most of MaxSearchTime is consumed at the end of the
return refinedValue - futility_margin(depth, 0);
// Step 8. Null move search with verification search (is omitted in PV nodes)
- // When we jump directly to qsearch() we do a null move only if static value is
- // at least beta. Otherwise we do a null move if static value is not more than
- // NullMoveMargin under beta.
if ( !PvNode
&& !ss->skipNullMove
&& depth > ONE_PLY
&& !isCheck
- && refinedValue >= beta - (depth >= 4 * ONE_PLY ? NullMoveMargin : 0)
+ && refinedValue >= beta
&& !value_is_mate(beta)
&& pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()))
{
assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE);
evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin();
- bestValue = tte->static_value();
+ ss->eval = bestValue = tte->static_value();
}
else
- bestValue = evaluate(pos, evalMargin);
+ ss->eval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, evalMargin);
- ss->eval = bestValue;
update_gains(pos, (ss-1)->currentMove, (ss-1)->eval, ss->eval);
// Stand pat. Return immediately if static value is at least beta
deepChecks = (depth == -ONE_PLY && bestValue >= beta - PawnValueMidgame / 8);
// Futility pruning parameters, not needed when in check
- futilityBase = bestValue + FutilityMarginQS + evalMargin;
+ futilityBase = ss->eval + evalMargin + FutilityMarginQS;
enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) > RookValueMidgame;
}
}
}
- // Detect blocking evasions that are candidate to be pruned
+ // Detect non-capture evasions that are candidate to be pruned
evasionPrunable = isCheck
&& bestValue > value_mated_in(PLY_MAX)
&& !pos.move_is_capture(move)
- && pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(move)) != KING
&& !pos.can_castle(pos.side_to_move());
// Don't search moves with negative SEE values
ValueType vt = (bestValue <= oldAlpha ? VALUE_TYPE_UPPER : bestValue >= beta ? VALUE_TYPE_LOWER : VALUE_TYPE_EXACT);
TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), vt, d, ss->bestMove, ss->eval, evalMargin);
- // Update killers only for checking moves that fails high
- if ( bestValue >= beta
- && !pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(ss->bestMove))
- update_killers(ss->bestMove, ss);
-
assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
return bestValue;