Small cleanups

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index b7b51e0b3deb239a7b7c226aeed7781322bca651..ef98d862e6af7e9003bd4474af2a8c133641ade1 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -830,16 +830,19 @@ Value search(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth, boo
         }
     }
 
-    // Step 10. If the position doesn't have a ttMove, decrease depth by 2,
-    // or by 4 if the TT entry for the current position was hit and
+    // Step 10. Internal iterative reductions (~9 Elo)
+    // For PV nodes without a ttMove, we decrease depth by 2,
+    // or by 4 if the current position is present in the TT and
     // the stored depth is greater than or equal to the current depth.
-    // Use qsearch if depth is equal or below zero (~9 Elo)
+    // Use qsearch if depth <= 0.
     if (PvNode && !ttMove)
         depth -= 2 + 2 * (ss->ttHit && tte->depth() >= depth);
 
     if (depth <= 0)
         return qsearch<PV>(pos, ss, alpha, beta);
 
+    // For cutNodes without a ttMove, we decrease depth by 2
+    // if current depth >= 8.
     if (cutNode && depth >= 8 && !ttMove)
         depth -= 2;
 
@@ -1129,7 +1132,7 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
         if (PvNode)
             r--;
 
-        // Decrease reduction if ttMove has been singularly extended (~1 Elo)
+        // Decrease reduction if a quiet ttMove has been singularly extended (~1 Elo)
         if (singularQuietLMR)
             r--;
 
@@ -1194,7 +1197,7 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
         // Step 18. Full-depth search when LMR is skipped
         else if (!PvNode || moveCount > 1)
         {
-            // Increase reduction for cut nodes and not ttMove (~1 Elo)
+            // Increase reduction for cut nodes without ttMove (~1 Elo)
             if (!ttMove && cutNode)
                 r += 2;
 
@@ -1724,7 +1727,7 @@ void update_all_stats(const Position& pos,
 
 
 // Updates histories of the move pairs formed
-// by moves at ply -1, -2, -4, and -6 with current move.
+// by moves at ply -1, -2, -3, -4, and -6 with current move.
 void update_continuation_histories(Stack* ss, Piece pc, Square to, int bonus) {
 
     for (int i : {1, 2, 3, 4, 6})