X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fsearch.cpp;h=3ffd8ae4c780262937f98e7f83227017b7d29c08;hp=03d05796ae69bd2df092183764604e9ac7f1d85d;hb=c581b7e;hpb=dd5b3086f5f10819c527aa6276ca7a0c54e47900

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 03d05796..3ffd8ae4 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1016,8 +1016,12 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
           &&  depth >= Threads.min_split_depth()
           &&  bestValue < beta
           &&  Threads.available_slave_exists(thisThread))
+      {
           bestValue = Threads.split<FakeSplit>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, bestValue, &bestMove,
                                                depth, threatMove, moveCount, mp, NT);
+          if (bestValue >= beta)
+              break;
+      }
     }
 
     if (SpNode)
@@ -1098,11 +1102,12 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
     Key posKey;
     Move ttMove, move, bestMove;
     Value bestValue, value, ttValue, futilityValue, futilityBase;
-    bool givesCheck, enoughMaterial, evasionPrunable;
+    bool givesCheck, enoughMaterial, evasionPrunable, fromNull;
     Depth ttDepth;
 
     ss->currentMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
     ss->ply = (ss-1)->ply + 1;
+    fromNull = (ss-1)->currentMove == MOVE_NULL;
 
     // Check for an instant draw or maximum ply reached
     if (pos.is_draw<false, false>() || ss->ply > MAX_PLY)
@@ -1140,7 +1145,12 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
     }
     else
     {
-        if (tte)
+        if (fromNull)
+        {
+            ss->staticEval = bestValue = -(ss-1)->staticEval;
+            ss->evalMargin = VALUE_ZERO;
+        }
+        else if (tte)
         {
             assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE || Threads.size() > 1);
 
@@ -1188,6 +1198,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
       if (   !PvNode
           && !InCheck
           && !givesCheck
+          && !fromNull
           &&  move != ttMove
           &&  enoughMaterial
           &&  type_of(move) != PROMOTION