X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fsearch.cpp;h=3b25b6533db24730049f20f156ebffa6b6e82bd3;hp=77300708f1331104a07f744c9a703cc0aa1770f6;hb=e8e5b9f537a4b8b062b48f584f184f254385b276;hpb=c9f9262a499131ed169035f0faa943fed3ece153 diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp index 77300708..3b25b653 100644 --- a/src/search.cpp +++ b/src/search.cpp @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Search { LimitsType Limits; std::vector RootMoves; Position RootPosition; + Color RootColor; Time::point SearchTime; StateStackPtr SetupStates; } @@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ namespace { // 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 }; @@ -75,11 +79,6 @@ namespace { : 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] @@ -88,18 +87,13 @@ namespace { return (Depth) Reductions[PvNode][std::min(int(d) / ONE_PLY, 63)][std::min(mn, 63)]; } - // 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; + bool Chess960; + Value DrawValue[COLOR_NB]; History H; - template Value search(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth); @@ -111,35 +105,24 @@ namespace { 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; + struct Skill { + Skill(int l) : level(l), best(MOVE_NONE) {} + ~Skill() { + if (enabled()) // Swap best PV line with the sub-optimal one + std::swap(RootMoves[0], *std::find(RootMoves.begin(), + RootMoves.end(), best ? best : pick_move())); + } - // 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; + bool enabled() const { return level < 20; } + bool time_to_pick(int depth) const { return depth == 1 + level; } + Move pick_move(); - return false; - } + int level; + Move best; + }; } // namespace @@ -167,7 +150,7 @@ void Search::init() { // 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)); } @@ -205,7 +188,7 @@ void Search::think() { 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(); @@ -219,6 +202,16 @@ void Search::think() { 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"]); @@ -230,14 +223,6 @@ void Search::think() { } } - UCIMultiPV = Options["MultiPV"]; - SkillLevel = Options["Skill Level"]; - - // Do we have to play with skill handicap? In this case enable MultiPV that - // we will use behind the scenes to retrieve a set of possible moves. - SkillLevelEnabled = (SkillLevel < 20); - MultiPV = (SkillLevelEnabled ? std::max(UCIMultiPV, (size_t)4) : UCIMultiPV); - if (Options["Use Search Log"]) { Log log(Options["Search Log Filename"]); @@ -308,15 +293,21 @@ namespace { int depth, prevBestMoveChanges; Value bestValue, alpha, beta, delta; bool bestMoveNeverChanged = true; - Move skillBest = MOVE_NONE; memset(ss, 0, 4 * sizeof(Stack)); depth = BestMoveChanges = 0; bestValue = delta = -VALUE_INFINITE; ss->currentMove = MOVE_NULL; // Hack to skip update gains + UCIMultiPV = Options["MultiPV"]; + Skill skill(Options["Skill Level"]); + + // Do we have to play with skill handicap? In this case enable MultiPV that + // we will use behind the scenes to retrieve a set of possible moves. + MultiPV = skill.enabled() ? std::max(UCIMultiPV, (size_t)4) : UCIMultiPV; + // Iterative deepening loop until requested to stop or target depth reached - while (!Signals.stop && ++depth <= MAX_PLY && (!Limits.depth || depth <= Limits.depth)) + while (++depth <= MAX_PLY && !Signals.stop && (!Limits.depth || depth <= Limits.depth)) { // Save last iteration's scores before first PV line is searched and all // the move scores but the (new) PV are set to -VALUE_INFINITE. @@ -358,37 +349,37 @@ namespace { // the already searched PV lines are preserved. sort(RootMoves.begin() + PVIdx, RootMoves.end()); - // In case we have found an exact score and we are going to leave - // the fail high/low loop then reorder the PV moves, otherwise - // leave the last PV move in its position so to be searched again. - // Of course this is needed only in MultiPV search. - if (PVIdx && bestValue > alpha && bestValue < beta) - sort(RootMoves.begin(), RootMoves.begin() + PVIdx); - // Write PV back to transposition table in case the relevant // entries have been overwritten during the search. for (size_t i = 0; i <= PVIdx; i++) RootMoves[i].insert_pv_in_tt(pos); - // If search has been stopped exit the aspiration window loop. - // Sorting and writing PV back to TT is safe becuase RootMoves - // is still valid, although refers to previous iteration. + // If search has been stopped return immediately. Sorting and + // writing PV back to TT is safe becuase RootMoves is still + // valid, although refers to previous iteration. if (Signals.stop) + return; + + // In case of failing high/low increase aspiration window and + // research, otherwise exit the loop. + if (bestValue > alpha && bestValue < beta) break; - // Send full PV info to GUI if we are going to leave the loop or - // if we have a fail high/low and we are deep in the search. - if ((bestValue > alpha && bestValue < beta) || Time::now() - SearchTime > 2000) + // Give some update (without cluttering the UI) before to research + if (Time::now() - SearchTime > 3000) sync_cout << uci_pv(pos, depth, alpha, beta) << sync_endl; - // In case of failing high/low increase aspiration window and - // research, otherwise exit the fail high/low loop. - if (bestValue >= beta) + if (abs(bestValue) >= VALUE_KNOWN_WIN) + { + alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE; + beta = VALUE_INFINITE; + } + else if (bestValue >= beta) { beta += delta; delta += delta / 2; } - else if (bestValue <= alpha) + else { Signals.failedLowAtRoot = true; Signals.stopOnPonderhit = false; @@ -396,25 +387,20 @@ namespace { alpha -= delta; delta += delta / 2; } - else - break; - - // Search with full window in case we have a win/mate score - if (abs(bestValue) >= VALUE_KNOWN_WIN) - { - alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE; - beta = VALUE_INFINITE; - } assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE); } + + // Sort the PV lines searched so far and update the GUI + sort(RootMoves.begin(), RootMoves.begin() + PVIdx); + sync_cout << uci_pv(pos, depth, alpha, beta) << sync_endl; } - // Skills: Do we need to pick now the best move ? - if (SkillLevelEnabled && depth == 1 + SkillLevel) - skillBest = do_skill_level(); + // Do we need to pick now the sub-optimal best move ? + if (skill.enabled() && skill.time_to_pick(depth)) + skill.pick_move(); - if (!Signals.stop && Options["Use Search Log"]) + if (Options["Use Search Log"]) { Log log(Options["Search Log Filename"]); log << pretty_pv(pos, depth, bestValue, Time::now() - SearchTime, &RootMoves[0].pv[0]) @@ -426,7 +412,7 @@ namespace { bestMoveNeverChanged = false; // Do we have time for the next iteration? Can we stop searching now? - if (!Signals.stop && !Signals.stopOnPonderhit && Limits.use_time_management()) + if (Limits.use_time_management() && !Signals.stopOnPonderhit) { bool stop = false; // Local variable, not the volatile Signals.stop @@ -468,15 +454,6 @@ namespace { } } } - - // When using skills swap best PV line with the sub-optimal one - if (SkillLevelEnabled) - { - if (skillBest == MOVE_NONE) // Still unassigned ? - skillBest = do_skill_level(); - - std::swap(RootMoves[0], *std::find(RootMoves.begin(), RootMoves.end(), skillBest)); - } } @@ -505,16 +482,15 @@ namespace { Key posKey; Move ttMove, move, excludedMove, bestMove, threatMove; Depth ext, newDepth; - Value bestValue, value, oldAlpha, ttValue; - Value refinedValue, nullValue, futilityValue; - bool pvMove, inCheck, singularExtensionNode, givesCheck; + Value bestValue, value, ttValue; + Value eval, nullValue, futilityValue; + bool inCheck, givesCheck, pvMove, singularExtensionNode; bool captureOrPromotion, dangerous, doFullDepthSearch; int moveCount, playedMoveCount; // Step 1. Initialize node Thread* thisThread = pos.this_thread(); moveCount = playedMoveCount = 0; - oldAlpha = alpha; inCheck = pos.in_check(); if (SpNode) @@ -546,7 +522,7 @@ namespace { { // Step 2. Check for aborted search and immediate draw if (Signals.stop || pos.is_draw() || ss->ply > MAX_PLY) - return Eval::ValueDrawContempt; + 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 @@ -573,9 +549,14 @@ namespace { // 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 @@ -592,38 +573,45 @@ namespace { // Step 5. Evaluate the position statically and update parent's gain statistics if (inCheck) - ss->eval = ss->evalMargin = refinedValue = VALUE_NONE; + ss->staticEval = ss->evalMargin = eval = VALUE_NONE; + else if (tte) { assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE); + assert(ttValue != VALUE_NONE || tte->type() == BOUND_NONE); - ss->eval = tte->static_value(); + ss->staticEval = eval = tte->static_value(); ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin(); - refinedValue = refine_eval(tte, ttValue, ss->eval); + + // Can ttValue be used as a better position evaluation? + if ( ((tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER) && ttValue > eval) + || ((tte->type() & BOUND_UPPER) && ttValue < eval)) + eval = ttValue; } else { - refinedValue = ss->eval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin); - TT.store(posKey, VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin); + eval = ss->staticEval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin); + TT.store(posKey, VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE, + ss->staticEval, ss->evalMargin); } // Update gain for the parent non-capture move given the static position // evaluation before and after the move. - if ( (move = (ss-1)->currentMove) != MOVE_NULL - && (ss-1)->eval != VALUE_NONE - && ss->eval != VALUE_NONE + if ( (move = (ss-1)->currentMove) != MOVE_NULL + && (ss-1)->staticEval != VALUE_NONE + && ss->staticEval != VALUE_NONE && !pos.captured_piece_type() && type_of(move) == NORMAL) { Square to = to_sq(move); - H.update_gain(pos.piece_on(to), to, -(ss-1)->eval - ss->eval); + H.update_gain(pos.piece_on(to), to, -(ss-1)->staticEval - ss->staticEval); } // Step 6. Razoring (is omitted in PV nodes) if ( !PvNode && depth < 4 * ONE_PLY && !inCheck - && refinedValue + razor_margin(depth) < beta + && eval + razor_margin(depth) < beta && ttMove == MOVE_NONE && abs(beta) < VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY && !pos.pawn_on_7th(pos.side_to_move())) @@ -643,17 +631,17 @@ namespace { && !ss->skipNullMove && depth < 4 * ONE_PLY && !inCheck - && refinedValue - futility_margin(depth, 0) >= beta + && eval - 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 eval - FutilityMargins[depth][0]; // Step 8. Null move search with verification search (is omitted in PV nodes) if ( !PvNode && !ss->skipNullMove && depth > ONE_PLY && !inCheck - && refinedValue >= beta + && eval >= beta && abs(beta) < VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY && pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move())) { @@ -663,7 +651,7 @@ namespace { Depth R = 3 * ONE_PLY + depth / 4; // Null move dynamic reduction based on value - if (refinedValue - PawnValueMg > beta) + if (eval - PawnValueMg > beta) R += ONE_PLY; pos.do_null_move(st); @@ -744,7 +732,7 @@ namespace { // Step 10. Internal iterative deepening if ( depth >= (PvNode ? 5 * ONE_PLY : 8 * ONE_PLY) && ttMove == MOVE_NONE - && (PvNode || (!inCheck && ss->eval + Value(256) >= beta))) + && (PvNode || (!inCheck && ss->staticEval + Value(256) >= beta))) { Depth d = (PvNode ? depth - 2 * ONE_PLY : depth / 2); @@ -771,10 +759,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // 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()) != MOVE_NONE - && !thisThread->cutoff_occurred() - && !Signals.stop) + while ((move = mp.next_move()) != MOVE_NONE) { assert(is_ok(move)); @@ -809,10 +794,17 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here << " currmovenumber " << moveCount + PVIdx << sync_endl; } + 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) @@ -827,11 +819,13 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // on all the other moves but the ttMove, if result is lower than ttValue minus // a margin then we extend ttMove. if ( singularExtensionNode - && !ext && move == ttMove + && !ext && 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; @@ -852,10 +846,12 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here && !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) @@ -868,7 +864,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // We illogically ignore reduction condition depth >= 3*ONE_PLY for predicted depth, // but fixing this made program slightly weaker. Depth predictedDepth = newDepth - reduction(depth, moveCount); - futilityValue = ss->eval + ss->evalMargin + futility_margin(predictedDepth, moveCount) + futilityValue = ss->staticEval + ss->evalMargin + futility_margin(predictedDepth, moveCount) + H.gain(pos.piece_moved(move), to_sq(move)); if (futilityValue < beta) @@ -958,7 +954,10 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // 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); @@ -984,37 +983,41 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here if (value > bestValue) { bestValue = value; - bestMove = move; - - if ( PvNode - && value > alpha - && value < beta) // We want always alpha < beta - { - alpha = bestValue; // Update alpha here! - } + if (SpNode) sp->bestValue = value; - if (SpNode && !thisThread->cutoff_occurred()) + if (value > alpha) { - sp->bestValue = bestValue; - sp->bestMove = bestMove; - sp->alpha = alpha; + bestMove = move; + if (SpNode) sp->bestMove = move; - if (bestValue >= beta) - sp->cutoff = true; + 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(pos, ss, alpha, beta, bestValue, &bestMove, 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 @@ -1022,8 +1025,9 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // 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 (!SpNode && !moveCount) - return excludedMove ? alpha : inCheck ? mated_in(ss->ply) : VALUE_DRAW; + if (!moveCount) + 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) @@ -1033,20 +1037,12 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here 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 ttm = bestValue <= oldAlpha ? MOVE_NONE : bestMove; - Bound bt = bestValue <= oldAlpha ? BOUND_UPPER - : bestValue >= beta ? BOUND_LOWER : BOUND_EXACT; - - TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), bt, depth, ttm, ss->eval, ss->evalMargin); + TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply), BOUND_LOWER, depth, + bestMove, ss->staticEval, ss->evalMargin); - // Update killers and history for non capture cut-off moves - if ( bestValue >= beta - && !pos.is_capture_or_promotion(bestMove) - && !inCheck) + if (!pos.is_capture_or_promotion(bestMove) && !inCheck) { if (bestMove != ss->killers[0]) { @@ -1066,6 +1062,10 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here } } } + 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->staticEval, ss->evalMargin); assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE); @@ -1084,39 +1084,44 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here 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() || ss->ply > MAX_PLY) - return Eval::ValueDrawContempt; - - // 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; } @@ -1124,8 +1129,8 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // Evaluate the position statically if (inCheck) { + ss->staticEval = ss->evalMargin = VALUE_NONE; bestValue = futilityBase = -VALUE_INFINITE; - ss->eval = evalMargin = VALUE_NONE; enoughMaterial = false; } else @@ -1134,17 +1139,18 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here { assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE); - evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin(); - ss->eval = bestValue = tte->static_value(); + ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->static_value(); + ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin(); } else - ss->eval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, evalMargin); + ss->staticEval = 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->staticEval, ss->evalMargin); return bestValue; } @@ -1152,7 +1158,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here if (PvNode && bestValue > alpha) alpha = bestValue; - futilityBase = ss->eval + evalMargin + Value(128); + futilityBase = ss->staticEval + ss->evalMargin + Value(128); enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) > RookValueMg; } @@ -1164,8 +1170,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here CheckInfo ci(pos); // Loop through the moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs - while ( bestValue < beta - && (move = mp.next_move()) != MOVE_NONE) + while ((move = mp.next_move()) != MOVE_NONE) { assert(is_ok(move)); @@ -1181,7 +1186,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here && !pos.is_passed_pawn_push(move)) { futilityValue = futilityBase - + PieceValue[Eg][pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))] + + PieceValue[EG][pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))] + (type_of(move) == ENPASSANT ? PawnValueEg : VALUE_ZERO); if (futilityValue < beta) @@ -1220,7 +1225,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here && givesCheck && move != ttMove && !pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move) - && ss->eval + PawnValueMg / 4 < beta + && ss->staticEval + PawnValueMg / 4 < beta && !check_is_dangerous(pos, move, futilityBase, beta)) continue; @@ -1232,21 +1237,31 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // Make and search the move pos.do_move(move, st, ci, givesCheck); - value = -qsearch(pos, ss+1, -beta, -alpha, depth-ONE_PLY); + value = -qsearch(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->staticEval, ss->evalMargin); + + return value; + } + } } } @@ -1255,12 +1270,9 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here 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->staticEval, ss->evalMargin); assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE); @@ -1305,7 +1317,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here while (b) { // Note that here we generate illegal "double move"! - if (futilityBase + PieceValue[Eg][pos.piece_on(pop_lsb(&b))] >= beta) + if (futilityBase + PieceValue[EG][pos.piece_on(pop_lsb(&b))] >= beta) return true; } @@ -1367,13 +1379,10 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here Value value_to_tt(Value v, int ply) { - if (v >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY) - return v + ply; + assert(v != VALUE_NONE); - if (v <= VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY) - return v - ply; - - return v; + return v >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY ? v + ply + : v <= VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY ? v - ply : v; } @@ -1383,13 +1392,9 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here 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; } @@ -1417,7 +1422,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // Case 2: If the threatened piece has value less than or equal to the // value of the threatening piece, don't prune moves which defend it. if ( pos.is_capture(threat) - && ( PieceValue[Mg][pos.piece_on(tfrom)] >= PieceValue[Mg][pos.piece_on(tto)] + && ( PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(tfrom)] >= PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(tto)] || type_of(pos.piece_on(tfrom)) == KING) && pos.move_attacks_square(m, tto)) return true; @@ -1433,39 +1438,10 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here } - // 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. - - Value refine_eval(const TTEntry* tte, Value v, Value defaultEval) { - - assert(tte); - - if ( ((tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER) && v >= defaultEval) - || ((tte->type() & BOUND_UPPER) && v < defaultEval)) - return v; - - return defaultEval; - } - - // When playing with strength handicap choose best move among the MultiPV set - // using a statistical rule dependent on SkillLevel. Idea by Heinz van Saanen. + // using a statistical rule dependent on 'level'. Idea by Heinz van Saanen. - Move do_skill_level() { + Move Skill::pick_move() { assert(MultiPV > 1); @@ -1478,9 +1454,9 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here // RootMoves are already sorted by score in descending order size_t size = std::min(MultiPV, RootMoves.size()); int variance = std::min(RootMoves[0].score - RootMoves[size - 1].score, PawnValueMg); - int weakness = 120 - 2 * SkillLevel; + int weakness = 120 - 2 * level; int max_s = -VALUE_INFINITE; - Move best = MOVE_NONE; + best = MOVE_NONE; // Choose best move. For each move score we add two terms both dependent on // weakness, one deterministic and bigger for weaker moves, and one random,