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diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 6f0ddea4..4449b1be 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
   Stockfish, a UCI chess playing engine derived from Glaurung 2.1
   Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tord Romstad (Glaurung author)
-  Copyright (C) 2008 Marco Costalba
+  Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Marco Costalba
 
   Stockfish is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 ////
 
 #include <cassert>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@
 #include "evaluate.h"
 #include "history.h"
 #include "misc.h"
+#include "movegen.h"
 #include "movepick.h"
+#include "lock.h"
 #include "san.h"
 #include "search.h"
 #include "thread.h"
@@ -47,11 +50,32 @@ namespace {
 
   /// Types
 
+  // IterationInfoType stores search results for each iteration
+  //
+  // Because we use relatively small (dynamic) aspiration window,
+  // there happens many fail highs and fail lows in root. And
+  // because we don't do researches in those cases, "value" stored
+  // here is not necessarily exact. Instead in case of fail high/low
+  // we guess what the right value might be and store our guess
+  // as a "speculated value" and then move on. Speculated values are
+  // used just to calculate aspiration window width, so also if are
+  // not exact is not big a problem.
+
+  struct IterationInfoType {
+
+    IterationInfoType(Value v = Value(0), Value sv = Value(0))
+    : value(v), speculatedValue(sv) {}
+
+    Value value, speculatedValue;
+  };
+
+
   // The BetaCounterType class is used to order moves at ply one.
   // Apart for the first one that has its score, following moves
   // normally have score -VALUE_INFINITE, so are ordered according
   // to the number of beta cutoffs occurred under their subtree during
-  // the last iteration.
+  // the last iteration. The counters are per thread variables to avoid
+  // concurrent accessing under SMP case.
 
   struct BetaCounterType {
 
@@ -59,8 +83,6 @@ namespace {
     void clear();
     void add(Color us, Depth d, int threadID);
     void read(Color us, int64_t& our, int64_t& their);
-
-    int64_t hits[THREAD_MAX][2];
   };
 
 
@@ -87,7 +109,7 @@ namespace {
   class RootMoveList {
 
   public:
-    RootMoveList(Position &pos, Move searchMoves[]);
+    RootMoveList(Position& pos, Move searchMoves[]);
     inline Move get_move(int moveNum) const;
     inline Value get_move_score(int moveNum) const;
     inline void set_move_score(int moveNum, Value score);
@@ -108,131 +130,127 @@ namespace {
   };
 
 
-  /// Constants and variables
-
-  // Minimum number of full depth (i.e. non-reduced) moves at PV and non-PV
-  // nodes:
-  int LMRPVMoves = 15;
-  int LMRNonPVMoves = 4;
+  /// Constants
 
-  // Depth limit for use of dynamic threat detection:
-  Depth ThreatDepth = 5*OnePly;
+  // Search depth at iteration 1
+  const Depth InitialDepth = OnePly /*+ OnePly/2*/;
 
-  // Depth limit for selective search:
-  Depth SelectiveDepth = 7*OnePly;
+  // Depth limit for selective search
+  const Depth SelectiveDepth = 7 * OnePly;
 
   // Use internal iterative deepening?
   const bool UseIIDAtPVNodes = true;
   const bool UseIIDAtNonPVNodes = false;
 
-  // Use null move driven internal iterative deepening?
-  bool UseNullDrivenIID = false;
-
-  // Internal iterative deepening margin.  At Non-PV moves, when
-  // UseIIDAtNonPVNodes is true, we do an internal iterative deepening search
-  // when the static evaluation is at most IIDMargin below beta.
+  // Internal iterative deepening margin. At Non-PV moves, when
+  // UseIIDAtNonPVNodes is true, we do an internal iterative deepening
+  // search when the static evaluation is at most IIDMargin below beta.
   const Value IIDMargin = Value(0x100);
 
-  // Easy move margin.  An easy move candidate must be at least this much
+  // Easy move margin. An easy move candidate must be at least this much
   // better than the second best move.
   const Value EasyMoveMargin = Value(0x200);
 
-  // Problem margin.  If the score of the first move at iteration N+1 has
+  // Problem margin. If the score of the first move at iteration N+1 has
   // dropped by more than this since iteration N, the boolean variable
   // "Problem" is set to true, which will make the program spend some extra
   // time looking for a better move.
   const Value ProblemMargin = Value(0x28);
 
-  // No problem margin.  If the boolean "Problem" is true, and a new move
+  // No problem margin. If the boolean "Problem" is true, and a new move
   // is found at the root which is less than NoProblemMargin worse than the
   // best move from the previous iteration, Problem is set back to false.
   const Value NoProblemMargin = Value(0x14);
 
-  // Null move margin.  A null move search will not be done if the approximate
+  // Null move margin. A null move search will not be done if the approximate
   // evaluation of the position is more than NullMoveMargin below beta.
   const Value NullMoveMargin = Value(0x300);
 
-  // Pruning criterions.  See the code and comments in ok_to_prune() to
+  // Pruning criterions. See the code and comments in ok_to_prune() to
   // understand their precise meaning.
-  const bool PruneEscapeMoves = false;
+  const bool PruneEscapeMoves    = false;
   const bool PruneDefendingMoves = false;
-  const bool PruneBlockingMoves = false;
-
-  // Use futility pruning?
-  bool UseQSearchFutilityPruning = true;
-  bool UseFutilityPruning = true;
+  const bool PruneBlockingMoves  = false;
 
-  // Margins for futility pruning in the quiescence search, at frontier
-  // nodes, and at pre-frontier nodes
-  Value FutilityMargin0 = Value(0x80);
-  Value FutilityMargin1 = Value(0x100);
-  Value FutilityMargin2 = Value(0x200);
+  // Margins for futility pruning in the quiescence search, and at frontier
+  // and near frontier nodes.
+  const Value FutilityMarginQS = Value(0x80);
 
+  // Remaining depth:                  1 ply         1.5 ply       2 ply         2.5 ply       3 ply         3.5 ply
+  const Value FutilityMargins[12] = { Value(0x100), Value(0x120), Value(0x200), Value(0x220), Value(0x250), Value(0x270),
+  //                                   4 ply         4.5 ply       5 ply         5.5 ply       6 ply         6.5 ply
+                                      Value(0x2A0), Value(0x2C0), Value(0x340), Value(0x360), Value(0x3A0), Value(0x3C0) };
   // Razoring
-  Depth RazorDepth = 4*OnePly;
-  Value RazorMargin = Value(0x300);
+  const Depth RazorDepth = 4*OnePly;
 
-  // Last seconds noise filtering (LSN)
-  bool UseLSNFiltering = false;
-  bool looseOnTime = false;
-  int LSNTime = 4 * 1000; // In milliseconds
-  Value LSNValue = Value(0x200);
-
-  // Extensions.  Array index 0 is used at non-PV nodes, index 1 at PV nodes.
-  Depth CheckExtension[2] = {OnePly, OnePly};
-  Depth SingleReplyExtension[2] = {OnePly / 2, OnePly / 2};
-  Depth PawnPushTo7thExtension[2] = {OnePly / 2, OnePly / 2};
-  Depth PassedPawnExtension[2] = {Depth(0), Depth(0)};
-  Depth PawnEndgameExtension[2] = {OnePly, OnePly};
-  Depth MateThreatExtension[2] = {Depth(0), Depth(0)};
+  // Remaining depth:                 1 ply         1.5 ply       2 ply         2.5 ply       3 ply         3.5 ply
+  const Value RazorMargins[6]     = { Value(0x180), Value(0x300), Value(0x300), Value(0x3C0), Value(0x3C0), Value(0x3C0) };
 
-  // Search depth at iteration 1
-  const Depth InitialDepth = OnePly /*+ OnePly/2*/;
+  // Remaining depth:                 1 ply         1.5 ply       2 ply         2.5 ply       3 ply         3.5 ply
+  const Value RazorApprMargins[6] = { Value(0x520), Value(0x300), Value(0x300), Value(0x300), Value(0x300), Value(0x300) };
 
-  // Node counters
-  int NodesSincePoll;
-  int NodesBetweenPolls = 30000;
+  // The main transposition table
+  TranspositionTable TT;
+
+
+  /// Variables initialized by UCI options
+
+  // Minimum number of full depth (i.e. non-reduced) moves at PV and non-PV nodes
+  int LMRPVMoves, LMRNonPVMoves; // heavy SMP read access for the latter
+
+  // Depth limit for use of dynamic threat detection
+  Depth ThreatDepth; // heavy SMP read access
+
+  // Last seconds noise filtering (LSN)
+  const bool UseLSNFiltering = true;
+  const int LSNTime = 4000; // In milliseconds
+  const Value LSNValue = value_from_centipawns(200);
+  bool loseOnTime = false;
+
+  // Extensions. Array index 0 is used at non-PV nodes, index 1 at PV nodes.
+  // There is heavy SMP read access on these arrays
+  Depth CheckExtension[2], SingleReplyExtension[2], PawnPushTo7thExtension[2];
+  Depth PassedPawnExtension[2], PawnEndgameExtension[2], MateThreatExtension[2];
 
   // Iteration counters
   int Iteration;
-  bool LastIterations;
-  BetaCounterType BetaCounter;
+  BetaCounterType BetaCounter; // has per-thread internal data
 
-  // Scores and number of times the best move changed for each iteration:
-  Value ValueByIteration[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
+  // Scores and number of times the best move changed for each iteration
+  IterationInfoType IterationInfo[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
   int BestMoveChangesByIteration[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
 
   // MultiPV mode
-  int MultiPV = 1;
+  int MultiPV;
 
   // Time managment variables
   int SearchStartTime;
   int MaxNodes, MaxDepth;
-  int MaxSearchTime, AbsoluteMaxSearchTime, ExtraSearchTime;
-  Move BestRootMove, PonderMove, EasyMove;
+  int MaxSearchTime, AbsoluteMaxSearchTime, ExtraSearchTime, ExactMaxTime;
   int RootMoveNumber;
   bool InfiniteSearch;
   bool PonderSearch;
   bool StopOnPonderhit;
-  bool AbortSearch;
+  bool AbortSearch; // heavy SMP read access
   bool Quit;
   bool FailHigh;
+  bool FailLow;
   bool Problem;
-  bool PonderingEnabled;
-  int ExactMaxTime;
 
   // Show current line?
-  bool ShowCurrentLine = false;
+  bool ShowCurrentLine;
 
   // Log file
-  bool UseLogFile = false;
+  bool UseLogFile;
   std::ofstream LogFile;
 
   // MP related variables
-  Depth MinimumSplitDepth = 4*OnePly;
-  int MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint = 4;
+  int ActiveThreads = 1;
+  Depth MinimumSplitDepth;
+  int MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint;
   Thread Threads[THREAD_MAX];
   Lock MPLock;
+  Lock IOLock;
   bool AllThreadsShouldExit = false;
   const int MaxActiveSplitPoints = 8;
   SplitPoint SplitPointStack[THREAD_MAX][MaxActiveSplitPoints];
@@ -245,32 +263,35 @@ namespace {
   HANDLE SitIdleEvent[THREAD_MAX];
 #endif
 
+  // Node counters, used only by thread[0] but try to keep in different
+  // cache lines (64 bytes each) from the heavy SMP read accessed variables.
+  int NodesSincePoll;
+  int NodesBetweenPolls = 30000;
+
+  // History table
+  History H;
+
 
   /// Functions
 
-  Value id_loop(const Position &pos, Move searchMoves[]);
-  Value root_search(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList &rml);
-  Value search_pv(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta,
-                  Depth depth, int ply, int threadID);
-  Value search(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta,
-               Depth depth, int ply, bool allowNullmove, int threadID);
-  Value qsearch(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta,
-                Depth depth, int ply, int threadID);
-  void sp_search(SplitPoint *sp, int threadID);
-  void sp_search_pv(SplitPoint *sp, int threadID);
-  void init_search_stack(SearchStack& ss);
-  void init_search_stack(SearchStack ss[]);
-  void init_node(const Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], int ply, int threadID);
+  Value id_loop(const Position& pos, Move searchMoves[]);
+  Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList& rml, Value alpha, Value beta);
+  Value search_pv(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, int threadID);
+  Value search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, bool allowNullmove, int threadID);
+  Value qsearch(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth, int ply, int threadID);
+  void sp_search(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID);
+  void sp_search_pv(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID);
+  void init_node(SearchStack ss[], int ply, int threadID);
   void update_pv(SearchStack ss[], int ply);
-  void sp_update_pv(SearchStack *pss, SearchStack ss[], int ply);
-  bool connected_moves(const Position &pos, Move m1, Move m2);
+  void sp_update_pv(SearchStack* pss, SearchStack ss[], int ply);
+  bool connected_moves(const Position& pos, Move m1, Move m2);
   bool value_is_mate(Value value);
   bool move_is_killer(Move m, const SearchStack& ss);
-  Depth extension(const Position &pos, Move m, bool pvNode, bool check, bool singleReply, bool mateThreat, bool* dangerous);
-  bool ok_to_do_nullmove(const Position &pos);
-  bool ok_to_prune(const Position &pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d);
+  Depth extension(const Position& pos, Move m, bool pvNode, bool capture, bool check, bool singleReply, bool mateThreat, bool* dangerous);
+  bool ok_to_do_nullmove(const Position& pos);
+  bool ok_to_prune(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d);
   bool ok_to_use_TT(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value beta, int ply);
-  bool ok_to_history(const Position &pos, Move m);
+  bool ok_to_history(const Position& pos, Move m);
   void update_history(const Position& pos, Move m, Depth depth, Move movesSearched[], int moveCount);
   void update_killers(Move m, SearchStack& ss);
 
@@ -282,16 +303,15 @@ namespace {
   void print_current_line(SearchStack ss[], int ply, int threadID);
   void wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
 
-  void idle_loop(int threadID, SplitPoint *waitSp);
+  void idle_loop(int threadID, SplitPoint* waitSp);
   void init_split_point_stack();
   void destroy_split_point_stack();
   bool thread_should_stop(int threadID);
   bool thread_is_available(int slave, int master);
   bool idle_thread_exists(int master);
-  bool split(const Position &pos, SearchStack *ss, int ply,
-             Value *alpha, Value *beta, Value *bestValue, Depth depth,
-             int *moves, MovePicker *mp, Bitboard dcCandidates, int master,
-             bool pvNode);
+  bool split(const Position& pos, SearchStack* ss, int ply,
+             Value *alpha, Value *beta, Value *bestValue, Depth depth, int *moves,
+             MovePicker *mp, Bitboard dcCandidates, int master, bool pvNode);
   void wake_sleeping_threads();
 
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER)
@@ -303,36 +323,16 @@ namespace {
 }
 
 
-////
-//// Global variables
-////
-
-// The main transposition table
-TranspositionTable TT = TranspositionTable(TTDefaultSize);
-
-
-// Number of active threads:
-int ActiveThreads = 1;
-
-// Locks.  In principle, there is no need for IOLock to be a global variable,
-// but it could turn out to be useful for debugging.
-Lock IOLock;
-
-History H;  // Should be made local?
-
-// The empty search stack
-SearchStack EmptySearchStack;
-
-
 ////
 //// Functions
 ////
 
 /// think() is the external interface to Stockfish's search, and is called when
-/// the program receives the UCI 'go' command.  It initializes various
-/// search-related global variables, and calls root_search()
+/// the program receives the UCI 'go' command. It initializes various
+/// search-related global variables, and calls root_search(). It returns false
+/// when a quit command is received during the search.
 
-void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
+bool think(const Position& pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
            int time[], int increment[], int movesToGo, int maxDepth,
            int maxNodes, int maxTime, Move searchMoves[]) {
 
@@ -341,24 +341,19 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   {
       Move bookMove;
       if (get_option_value_string("Book File") != OpeningBook.file_name())
-      {
-          OpeningBook.close();
           OpeningBook.open("book.bin");
-      }
+
       bookMove = OpeningBook.get_move(pos);
       if (bookMove != MOVE_NONE)
       {
           std::cout << "bestmove " << bookMove << std::endl;
-          return;
+          return true;
       }
   }
 
   // Initialize global search variables
   Idle = false;
   SearchStartTime = get_system_time();
-  BestRootMove = MOVE_NONE;
-  PonderMove = MOVE_NONE;
-  EasyMove = MOVE_NONE;
   for (int i = 0; i < THREAD_MAX; i++)
   {
       Threads[i].nodes = 0ULL;
@@ -371,15 +366,19 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   AbortSearch = false;
   Quit = false;
   FailHigh = false;
+  FailLow = false;
   Problem = false;
   ExactMaxTime = maxTime;
 
   // Read UCI option values
   TT.set_size(get_option_value_int("Hash"));
   if (button_was_pressed("Clear Hash"))
+  {
       TT.clear();
+      loseOnTime = false; // reset at the beginning of a new game
+  }
 
-  PonderingEnabled = get_option_value_bool("Ponder");
+  bool PonderingEnabled = get_option_value_bool("Ponder");
   MultiPV = get_option_value_int("MultiPV");
 
   CheckExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Check Extension (PV nodes)"));
@@ -400,10 +399,9 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   MateThreatExtension[1] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Mate Threat Extension (PV nodes)"));
   MateThreatExtension[0] = Depth(get_option_value_int("Mate Threat Extension (non-PV nodes)"));
 
-  LMRPVMoves     = get_option_value_int("Full Depth Moves (PV nodes)") + 1;
-  LMRNonPVMoves  = get_option_value_int("Full Depth Moves (non-PV nodes)") + 1;
-  ThreatDepth    = get_option_value_int("Threat Depth") * OnePly;
-  SelectiveDepth = get_option_value_int("Selective Plies") * OnePly;
+  LMRPVMoves    = get_option_value_int("Full Depth Moves (PV nodes)") + 1;
+  LMRNonPVMoves = get_option_value_int("Full Depth Moves (non-PV nodes)") + 1;
+  ThreatDepth   = get_option_value_int("Threat Depth") * OnePly;
 
   Chess960 = get_option_value_bool("UCI_Chess960");
   ShowCurrentLine = get_option_value_bool("UCI_ShowCurrLine");
@@ -411,21 +409,6 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   if (UseLogFile)
       LogFile.open(get_option_value_string("Search Log Filename").c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
 
-  UseNullDrivenIID = get_option_value_bool("Null driven IID");
-  UseQSearchFutilityPruning = get_option_value_bool("Futility Pruning (Quiescence Search)");
-  UseFutilityPruning = get_option_value_bool("Futility Pruning (Main Search)");
-
-  FutilityMargin0 = value_from_centipawns(get_option_value_int("Futility Margin 0"));
-  FutilityMargin1 = value_from_centipawns(get_option_value_int("Futility Margin 1"));
-  FutilityMargin2 = value_from_centipawns(get_option_value_int("Futility Margin 2"));
-
-  RazorDepth = (get_option_value_int("Maximum Razoring Depth") + 1) * OnePly;
-  RazorMargin = value_from_centipawns(get_option_value_int("Razoring Margin"));
-
-  UseLSNFiltering = get_option_value_bool("LSN filtering");
-  LSNTime = get_option_value_int("LSN Time Margin (sec)") * 1000;
-  LSNValue = value_from_centipawns(get_option_value_int("LSN Value Margin"));
-
   MinimumSplitDepth = get_option_value_int("Minimum Split Depth") * OnePly;
   MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint = get_option_value_int("Maximum Number of Threads per Split Point");
 
@@ -438,16 +421,15 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
       init_eval(ActiveThreads);
   }
 
-  // Wake up sleeping threads:
+  // Wake up sleeping threads
   wake_sleeping_threads();
 
   for (int i = 1; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
       assert(thread_is_available(i, 0));
 
-  // Set thinking time:
+  // Set thinking time
   int myTime = time[side_to_move];
   int myIncrement = increment[side_to_move];
-  int oppTime = time[1 - side_to_move];
 
   if (!movesToGo) // Sudden death time control
   {
@@ -493,29 +475,30 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
       NodesBetweenPolls = 30000;
 
 
-  // Write information to search log file:
+  // Write information to search log file
   if (UseLogFile)
       LogFile << "Searching: " << pos.to_fen() << std::endl
-              << "infinite: " << infinite
-              << " ponder: " << ponder
-              << " time: " << myTime
+              << "infinite: "  << infinite
+              << " ponder: "   << ponder
+              << " time: "     << myTime
               << " increment: " << myIncrement
               << " moves to go: " << movesToGo << std::endl;
 
 
-  // We're ready to start thinking.  Call the iterative deepening loop
-  // function:
-  if (!looseOnTime)
+  // We're ready to start thinking. Call the iterative deepening loop function
+  //
+  // FIXME we really need to cleanup all this LSN ugliness
+  if (!loseOnTime)
   {
       Value v = id_loop(pos, searchMoves);
-      looseOnTime = (   UseLSNFiltering
+      loseOnTime = (   UseLSNFiltering
                      && myTime < LSNTime
                      && myIncrement == 0
                      && v < -LSNValue);
   }
   else
   {
-      looseOnTime = false; // reset for next match
+      loseOnTime = false; // reset for next match
       while (SearchStartTime + myTime + 1000 > get_system_time())
           ; // wait here
       id_loop(pos, searchMoves); // to fail gracefully
@@ -524,14 +507,8 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   if (UseLogFile)
       LogFile.close();
 
-  if (Quit)
-  {
-      OpeningBook.close();
-      stop_threads();
-      quit_eval();
-      exit(0);
-  }
   Idle = true;
+  return !Quit;
 }
 
 
@@ -550,7 +527,7 @@ void init_threads() {
   for (i = 0; i < THREAD_MAX; i++)
       Threads[i].activeSplitPoints = 0;
 
-  // Initialize global locks:
+  // Initialize global locks
   lock_init(&MPLock, NULL);
   lock_init(&IOLock, NULL);
 
@@ -583,12 +560,9 @@ void init_threads() {
       CreateThread(NULL, 0, init_thread, (LPVOID)(&i), 0, iID);
 #endif
 
-      // Wait until the thread has finished launching:
+      // Wait until the thread has finished launching
       while (!Threads[i].running);
   }
-
-  // Init also the empty search stack
-  init_search_stack(EmptySearchStack);
 }
 
 
@@ -622,6 +596,22 @@ int64_t nodes_searched() {
 }
 
 
+// SearchStack::init() initializes a search stack. Used at the beginning of a
+// new search from the root.
+void SearchStack::init(int ply) {
+
+  pv[ply] = pv[ply + 1] = MOVE_NONE;
+  currentMove = threatMove = MOVE_NONE;
+  reduction = Depth(0);
+}
+
+void SearchStack::initKillers() {
+
+  mateKiller = MOVE_NONE;
+  for (int i = 0; i < KILLER_MAX; i++)
+      killers[i] = MOVE_NONE;
+}
+
 namespace {
 
   // id_loop() is the main iterative deepening loop.  It calls root_search
@@ -629,7 +619,7 @@ namespace {
   // been consumed, the user stops the search, or the maximum search depth is
   // reached.
 
-  Value id_loop(const Position &pos, Move searchMoves[]) {
+  Value id_loop(const Position& pos, Move searchMoves[]) {
 
     Position p(pos);
     SearchStack ss[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
@@ -640,17 +630,18 @@ namespace {
     // Initialize
     TT.new_search();
     H.clear();
-    init_search_stack(ss);
-
-    ValueByIteration[0] = Value(0);
-    ValueByIteration[1] = rml.get_move_score(0);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+    {
+        ss[i].init(i);
+        ss[i].initKillers();
+    }
+    IterationInfo[1] = IterationInfoType(rml.get_move_score(0), rml.get_move_score(0));
     Iteration = 1;
-    LastIterations = false;
 
-    EasyMove = rml.scan_for_easy_move();
+    Move EasyMove = rml.scan_for_easy_move();
 
     // Iterative deepening loop
-    while (!AbortSearch && Iteration < PLY_MAX)
+    while (Iteration < PLY_MAX)
     {
         // Initialize iteration
         rml.sort();
@@ -661,8 +652,62 @@ namespace {
 
         std::cout << "info depth " << Iteration << std::endl;
 
+        // Calculate dynamic search window based on previous iterations
+        Value alpha, beta;
+
+        if (MultiPV == 1 && Iteration >= 6 && abs(IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].value) < VALUE_KNOWN_WIN)
+        {
+            int prevDelta1 = IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].speculatedValue - IterationInfo[Iteration - 2].speculatedValue;
+            int prevDelta2 = IterationInfo[Iteration - 2].speculatedValue - IterationInfo[Iteration - 3].speculatedValue;
+
+            int delta = Max(2 * abs(prevDelta1) + abs(prevDelta2), ProblemMargin);
+
+            alpha = Max(IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].value - delta, -VALUE_INFINITE);
+            beta  = Min(IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].value + delta,  VALUE_INFINITE);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            alpha = - VALUE_INFINITE;
+            beta  =   VALUE_INFINITE;
+        }
+
         // Search to the current depth
-        ValueByIteration[Iteration] = root_search(p, ss, rml);
+        Value value = root_search(p, ss, rml, alpha, beta);
+
+        // Write PV to transposition table, in case the relevant entries have
+        // been overwritten during the search.
+        TT.insert_pv(p, ss[0].pv);
+
+        if (AbortSearch)
+            break; // Value cannot be trusted. Break out immediately!
+
+        //Save info about search result
+        Value speculatedValue;
+        bool fHigh = false;
+        bool fLow = false;
+        Value delta = value - IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].value;
+
+        if (value >= beta)
+        {
+            assert(delta > 0);
+
+            fHigh = true;
+            speculatedValue = value + delta;
+            BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration] += 2; // Allocate more time
+        }
+        else if (value <= alpha)
+        {
+            assert(value == alpha);
+            assert(delta < 0);
+
+            fLow = true;
+            speculatedValue = value + delta;
+            BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration] += 3; // Allocate more time
+        } else
+            speculatedValue = value;
+
+        speculatedValue = Min(Max(speculatedValue, -VALUE_INFINITE), VALUE_INFINITE);
+        IterationInfo[Iteration] = IterationInfoType(value, speculatedValue);
 
         // Erase the easy move if it differs from the new best move
         if (ss[0].pv[0] != EasyMove)
@@ -675,19 +720,21 @@ namespace {
             // Time to stop?
             bool stopSearch = false;
 
-            // Stop search early if there is only a single legal move:
+            // Stop search early if there is only a single legal move
             if (Iteration >= 6 && rml.move_count() == 1)
                 stopSearch = true;
 
             // Stop search early when the last two iterations returned a mate score
             if (  Iteration >= 6
-                && abs(ValueByIteration[Iteration]) >= abs(VALUE_MATE) - 100
-                && abs(ValueByIteration[Iteration-1]) >= abs(VALUE_MATE) - 100)
+                && abs(IterationInfo[Iteration].value) >= abs(VALUE_MATE) - 100
+                && abs(IterationInfo[Iteration-1].value) >= abs(VALUE_MATE) - 100)
                 stopSearch = true;
 
             // Stop search early if one move seems to be much better than the rest
             int64_t nodes = nodes_searched();
             if (   Iteration >= 8
+                && !fLow
+                && !fHigh
                 && EasyMove == ss[0].pv[0]
                 && (  (   rml.get_move_cumulative_nodes(0) > (nodes * 85) / 100
                        && current_search_time() > MaxSearchTime / 16)
@@ -700,9 +747,6 @@ namespace {
                 ExtraSearchTime = BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration]   * (MaxSearchTime / 2)
                                 + BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration-1] * (MaxSearchTime / 3);
 
-            // Try to guess if the current iteration is the last one or the last two
-            LastIterations = (current_search_time() > ((MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime)*58) / 128);
-
             // Stop search if most of MaxSearchTime is consumed at the end of the
             // iteration.  We probably don't have enough time to search the first
             // move at the next iteration anyway.
@@ -711,15 +755,13 @@ namespace {
 
             if (stopSearch)
             {
+                //FIXME: Implement fail-low emergency measures
                 if (!PonderSearch)
                     break;
                 else
                     StopOnPonderhit = true;
             }
         }
-        // Write PV to transposition table, in case the relevant entries have
-        // been overwritten during the search:
-        TT.insert_pv(p, ss[0].pv);
 
         if (MaxDepth && Iteration >= MaxDepth)
             break;
@@ -739,6 +781,11 @@ namespace {
                   << " hashfull " << TT.full() << std::endl;
 
     // Print the best move and the ponder move to the standard output
+    if (ss[0].pv[0] == MOVE_NONE)
+    {
+        ss[0].pv[0] = rml.get_move(0);
+        ss[0].pv[1] = MOVE_NONE;
+    }
     std::cout << "bestmove " << ss[0].pv[0];
     if (ss[0].pv[1] != MOVE_NONE)
         std::cout << " ponder " << ss[0].pv[1];
@@ -753,12 +800,12 @@ namespace {
         if (dbg_show_hit_rate)
             dbg_print_hit_rate(LogFile);
 
-        UndoInfo u;
+        StateInfo st;
         LogFile << "Nodes: " << nodes_searched() << std::endl
                 << "Nodes/second: " << nps() << std::endl
                 << "Best move: " << move_to_san(p, ss[0].pv[0]) << std::endl;
 
-        p.do_move(ss[0].pv[0], u);
+        p.do_move(ss[0].pv[0], st);
         LogFile << "Ponder move: " << move_to_san(p, ss[0].pv[1])
                 << std::endl << std::endl;
     }
@@ -771,18 +818,26 @@ namespace {
   // scheme (perhaps we should try to use this at internal PV nodes, too?)
   // and prints some information to the standard output.
 
-  Value root_search(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList &rml) {
+  Value root_search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], RootMoveList &rml, Value alpha, Value beta) {
 
-    Value alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE;
-    Value beta = VALUE_INFINITE, value;
+    Value oldAlpha = alpha;
+    Value value;
     Bitboard dcCandidates = pos.discovered_check_candidates(pos.side_to_move());
 
     // Loop through all the moves in the root move list
     for (int i = 0; i <  rml.move_count() && !AbortSearch; i++)
     {
+        if (alpha >= beta)
+        {
+            // We failed high, invalidate and skip next moves, leave node-counters
+            // and beta-counters as they are and quickly return, we will try to do
+            // a research at the next iteration with a bigger aspiration window.
+            rml.set_move_score(i, -VALUE_INFINITE);
+            continue;
+        }
         int64_t nodes;
         Move move;
-        UndoInfo u;
+        StateInfo st;
         Depth ext, newDepth;
 
         RootMoveNumber = i + 1;
@@ -804,20 +859,24 @@ namespace {
 
         // Decide search depth for this move
         bool dangerous;
-        ext = extension(pos, move, true, pos.move_is_check(move), false, false, &dangerous);
+        ext = extension(pos, move, true, pos.move_is_capture(move), pos.move_is_check(move), false, false, &dangerous);
         newDepth = (Iteration - 2) * OnePly + ext + InitialDepth;
 
         // Make the move, and search it
-        pos.do_move(move, u, dcCandidates);
+        pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
 
         if (i < MultiPV)
         {
-            value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, VALUE_INFINITE, newDepth, 1, 0);
+            // Aspiration window is disabled in multi-pv case
+            if (MultiPV > 1)
+                alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+
+            value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, newDepth, 1, 0);
             // If the value has dropped a lot compared to the last iteration,
             // set the boolean variable Problem to true. This variable is used
             // for time managment: When Problem is true, we try to complete the
             // current iteration before playing a move.
-            Problem = (Iteration >= 2 && value <= ValueByIteration[Iteration-1] - ProblemMargin);
+            Problem = (Iteration >= 2 && value <= IterationInfo[Iteration-1].value - ProblemMargin);
 
             if (Problem && StopOnPonderhit)
                 StopOnPonderhit = false;
@@ -836,13 +895,13 @@ namespace {
             }
         }
 
-        pos.undo_move(move, u);
+        pos.undo_move(move);
 
         // Finished searching the move. If AbortSearch is true, the search
         // 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 break out of the loop without updating the best
-        // move and/or PV:
+        // move and/or PV.
         if (AbortSearch)
             break;
 
@@ -861,7 +920,7 @@ namespace {
             rml.set_move_score(i, -VALUE_INFINITE);
         else
         {
-            // New best move!
+            // PV move or new best move!
 
             // Update PV
             rml.set_move_score(i, value);
@@ -876,7 +935,7 @@ namespace {
                 if (i > 0)
                     BestMoveChangesByIteration[Iteration]++;
 
-                // Print search information to the standard output:
+                // Print search information to the standard output
                 std::cout << "info depth " << Iteration
                           << " score " << value_to_string(value)
                           << " time " << current_search_time()
@@ -893,11 +952,12 @@ namespace {
                     LogFile << pretty_pv(pos, current_search_time(), Iteration, nodes_searched(), value, ss[0].pv)
                             << std::endl;
 
-                alpha = value;
+                if (value > alpha)
+                    alpha = value;
 
                 // Reset the global variable Problem to false if the value isn't too
                 // far below the final value from the last iteration.
-                if (value > ValueByIteration[Iteration - 1] - NoProblemMargin)
+                if (value > IterationInfo[Iteration - 1].value - NoProblemMargin)
                     Problem = false;
             }
             else // MultiPV > 1
@@ -921,7 +981,11 @@ namespace {
                 }
                 alpha = rml.get_move_score(Min(i, MultiPV-1));
             }
-        }
+        } // New best move case
+
+        assert(alpha >= oldAlpha);
+
+        FailLow = (alpha == oldAlpha);
     }
     return alpha;
   }
@@ -929,7 +993,7 @@ namespace {
 
   // search_pv() is the main search function for PV nodes.
 
-  Value search_pv(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta,
+  Value search_pv(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta,
                   Depth depth, int ply, int threadID) {
 
     assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && alpha <= VALUE_INFINITE);
@@ -942,7 +1006,7 @@ namespace {
 
     // Initialize, and make an early exit in case of an aborted search,
     // an instant draw, maximum ply reached, etc.
-    init_node(pos, ss, ply, threadID);
+    init_node(ss, ply, threadID);
 
     // After init_node() that calls poll()
     if (AbortSearch || thread_should_stop(threadID))
@@ -965,7 +1029,7 @@ namespace {
 
     // Transposition table lookup. At PV nodes, we don't use the TT for
     // pruning, but only for move ordering.
-    const TTEntry* tte = TT.retrieve(pos);
+    const TTEntry* tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
     Move ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
 
     // Go with internal iterative deepening if we don't have a TT move
@@ -977,14 +1041,15 @@ namespace {
 
     // Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare
     // to search all moves
-    MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, true, ttMove, ss[ply], depth);
+    MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H, &ss[ply]);
 
     Move move, movesSearched[256];
     int moveCount = 0;
     Value value, bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
     Bitboard dcCandidates = mp.discovered_check_candidates();
+    Color us = pos.side_to_move();
     bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
-    bool mateThreat = pos.has_mate_threat(opposite_color(pos.side_to_move()));
+    bool mateThreat = pos.has_mate_threat(opposite_color(us));
 
     // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff
     // occurs.
@@ -1000,20 +1065,14 @@ namespace {
 
       movesSearched[moveCount++] = ss[ply].currentMove = move;
 
-      if (moveIsCapture)
-          ss[ply].currentMoveCaptureValue =
-          move_is_ep(move)? PawnValueMidgame : pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move));
-      else
-          ss[ply].currentMoveCaptureValue = Value(0);
-
       // Decide the new search depth
       bool dangerous;
-      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, true, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
+      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, true, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
       Depth newDepth = depth - OnePly + ext;
 
       // Make and search the move
-      UndoInfo u;
-      pos.do_move(move, u, dcCandidates);
+      StateInfo st;
+      pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
 
       if (moveCount == 1) // The first move in list is the PV
           value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, newDepth, ply+1, threadID);
@@ -1025,7 +1084,7 @@ namespace {
             &&  moveCount >= LMRPVMoves
             && !dangerous
             && !moveIsCapture
-            && !move_promotion(move)
+            && !move_is_promotion(move)
             && !move_is_castle(move)
             && !move_is_killer(move, ss[ply]))
         {
@@ -1035,7 +1094,7 @@ namespace {
         else
             value = alpha + 1; // Just to trigger next condition
 
-        if (value > alpha) // Go with full depth pv search
+        if (value > alpha) // Go with full depth non-pv search
         {
             ss[ply].reduction = Depth(0);
             value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth, ply+1, true, threadID);
@@ -1055,7 +1114,7 @@ namespace {
           }
         }
       }
-      pos.undo_move(move, u);
+      pos.undo_move(move);
 
       assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
@@ -1072,10 +1131,10 @@ namespace {
           }
           // If we are at ply 1, and we are searching the first root move at
           // ply 0, set the 'Problem' variable if the score has dropped a lot
-          // (from the computer's point of view) since the previous iteration:
+          // (from the computer's point of view) since the previous iteration.
           if (   ply == 1
               && Iteration >= 2
-              && -value <= ValueByIteration[Iteration-1] - ProblemMargin)
+              && -value <= IterationInfo[Iteration-1].value - ProblemMargin)
               Problem = true;
       }
 
@@ -1093,7 +1152,7 @@ namespace {
     }
 
     // All legal moves have been searched.  A special case: If there were
-    // no legal moves, it must be mate or stalemate:
+    // no legal moves, it must be mate or stalemate.
     if (moveCount == 0)
         return (isCheck ? value_mated_in(ply) : VALUE_DRAW);
 
@@ -1103,7 +1162,7 @@ namespace {
         return bestValue;
 
     if (bestValue <= oldAlpha)
-        TT.store(pos, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), depth, MOVE_NONE, VALUE_TYPE_UPPER);
+        TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_UPPER, depth, MOVE_NONE);
 
     else if (bestValue >= beta)
     {
@@ -1114,10 +1173,10 @@ namespace {
             update_history(pos, m, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
             update_killers(m, ss[ply]);
         }
-        TT.store(pos, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), depth, m, VALUE_TYPE_LOWER);
+        TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, depth, m);
     }
     else
-        TT.store(pos, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), depth, ss[ply].pv[ply], VALUE_TYPE_EXACT);
+        TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_EXACT, depth, ss[ply].pv[ply]);
 
     return bestValue;
   }
@@ -1125,7 +1184,7 @@ namespace {
 
   // search() is the search function for zero-width nodes.
 
-  Value search(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta, Depth depth,
+  Value search(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value beta, Depth depth,
                int ply, bool allowNullmove, int threadID) {
 
     assert(beta >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
@@ -1137,7 +1196,7 @@ namespace {
 
     // Initialize, and make an early exit in case of an aborted search,
     // an instant draw, maximum ply reached, etc.
-    init_node(pos, ss, ply, threadID);
+    init_node(ss, ply, threadID);
 
     // After init_node() that calls poll()
     if (AbortSearch || thread_should_stop(threadID))
@@ -1159,7 +1218,7 @@ namespace {
         return beta - 1;
 
     // Transposition table lookup
-    const TTEntry* tte = TT.retrieve(pos);
+    const TTEntry* tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
     Move ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
 
     if (tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply))
@@ -1170,7 +1229,6 @@ namespace {
 
     Value approximateEval = quick_evaluate(pos);
     bool mateThreat = false;
-    bool nullDrivenIID = false;
     bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
 
     // Null move search
@@ -1183,26 +1241,13 @@ namespace {
     {
         ss[ply].currentMove = MOVE_NULL;
 
-        UndoInfo u;
-        pos.do_null_move(u);
-        int R = (depth >= 4 * OnePly ? 4 : 3); // Null move dynamic reduction
+        StateInfo st;
+        pos.do_null_move(st);
+        int R = (depth >= 5 * OnePly ? 4 : 3); // Null move dynamic reduction
 
         Value nullValue = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), depth-R*OnePly, ply+1, false, threadID);
 
-        // Check for a null capture artifact, if the value without the null capture
-        // is above beta then mark the node as a suspicious failed low. We will verify
-        // later if we are really under threat.
-        if (   UseNullDrivenIID
-            && nullValue < beta
-            && depth > 6 * OnePly
-            &&!value_is_mate(nullValue)
-            && ttMove == MOVE_NONE
-            && ss[ply + 1].currentMove != MOVE_NONE
-            && pos.move_is_capture(ss[ply + 1].currentMove)
-            && pos.see(ss[ply + 1].currentMove) + nullValue >= beta)
-            nullDrivenIID = true;
-
-        pos.undo_null_move(u);
+        pos.undo_null_move();
 
         if (value_is_mate(nullValue))
         {
@@ -1225,10 +1270,8 @@ namespace {
             // low score (which will cause the reduced move to fail high in the
             // parent node, which will trigger a re-search with full depth).
             if (nullValue == value_mated_in(ply + 2))
-            {
                 mateThreat = true;
-                nullDrivenIID = false;
-            }
+
             ss[ply].threatMove = ss[ply + 1].currentMove;
             if (   depth < ThreatDepth
                 && ss[ply - 1].reduction
@@ -1238,12 +1281,15 @@ namespace {
     }
     // Null move search not allowed, try razoring
     else if (   !value_is_mate(beta)
-             && approximateEval < beta - RazorMargin
-             && depth < RazorDepth)
+             && depth < RazorDepth
+             && approximateEval < beta - RazorApprMargins[int(depth) - 2]
+             && ss[ply - 1].currentMove != MOVE_NULL
+             && ttMove == MOVE_NONE
+             && !pos.has_pawn_on_7th(pos.side_to_move()))
     {
         Value v = qsearch(pos, ss, beta-1, beta, Depth(0), ply, threadID);
-        if (v < beta - RazorMargin / 2)
-            return v;
+        if (v < beta - RazorMargins[int(depth) - 2])
+          return v;
     }
 
     // Go with internal iterative deepening if we don't have a TT move
@@ -1253,34 +1299,17 @@ namespace {
         search(pos, ss, beta, Min(depth/2, depth-2*OnePly), ply, false, threadID);
         ttMove = ss[ply].pv[ply];
     }
-    else if (nullDrivenIID)
-    {
-        // The null move failed low due to a suspicious capture. Perhaps we
-        // are facing a null capture artifact due to the side to move change
-        // and this position should fail high. So do a normal search with a
-        // reduced depth to get a good ttMove to use in the following full
-        // depth search.
-        Move tm = ss[ply].threatMove;
-
-        assert(tm != MOVE_NONE);
-        assert(ttMove == MOVE_NONE);
-
-        search(pos, ss, beta, depth/2, ply, false, threadID);
-        ttMove = ss[ply].pv[ply];
-        ss[ply].threatMove = tm;
-    }
 
     // Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare
-    // to search all moves:
-    MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, false, ttMove, ss[ply], depth);
+    // to search all moves.
+    MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H, &ss[ply]);
 
     Move move, movesSearched[256];
     int moveCount = 0;
     Value value, bestValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
     Bitboard dcCandidates = mp.discovered_check_candidates();
     Value futilityValue = VALUE_NONE;
-    bool useFutilityPruning =   UseFutilityPruning
-                             && depth < SelectiveDepth
+    bool useFutilityPruning =   depth < SelectiveDepth
                              && !isCheck;
 
     // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff
@@ -1299,14 +1328,14 @@ namespace {
 
       // Decide the new search depth
       bool dangerous;
-      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, false, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
+      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, false, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, singleReply, mateThreat, &dangerous);
       Depth newDepth = depth - OnePly + ext;
 
       // Futility pruning
       if (    useFutilityPruning
           && !dangerous
           && !moveIsCapture
-          && !move_promotion(move))
+          && !move_is_promotion(move))
       {
           // History pruning. See ok_to_prune() definition
           if (   moveCount >= 2 + int(depth)
@@ -1314,12 +1343,12 @@ namespace {
               continue;
 
           // Value based pruning
-          if (depth < 6 * OnePly && approximateEval < beta)
+          if (approximateEval < beta)
           {
               if (futilityValue == VALUE_NONE)
                   futilityValue =  evaluate(pos, ei, threadID)
-                                + (depth < 2 * OnePly ? FutilityMargin1
-                                                      : FutilityMargin2 + (depth - 2*OnePly) * 32);
+                                 + FutilityMargins[int(depth) - 2];
+
               if (futilityValue < beta)
               {
                   if (futilityValue > bestValue)
@@ -1330,8 +1359,8 @@ namespace {
       }
 
       // Make and search the move
-      UndoInfo u;
-      pos.do_move(move, u, dcCandidates);
+      StateInfo st;
+      pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
 
       // Try to reduce non-pv search depth by one ply if move seems not problematic,
       // if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
@@ -1339,7 +1368,7 @@ namespace {
           &&  moveCount >= LMRNonPVMoves
           && !dangerous
           && !moveIsCapture
-          && !move_promotion(move)
+          && !move_is_promotion(move)
           && !move_is_castle(move)
           && !move_is_killer(move, ss[ply]))
       {
@@ -1354,7 +1383,7 @@ namespace {
           ss[ply].reduction = Depth(0);
           value = -search(pos, ss, -(beta-1), newDepth, ply+1, true, threadID);
       }
-      pos.undo_move(move, u);
+      pos.undo_move(move);
 
       assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
@@ -1393,7 +1422,7 @@ namespace {
         return bestValue;
 
     if (bestValue < beta)
-        TT.store(pos, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), depth, MOVE_NONE, VALUE_TYPE_UPPER);
+        TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_UPPER, depth, MOVE_NONE);
     else
     {
         BetaCounter.add(pos.side_to_move(), depth, threadID);
@@ -1403,8 +1432,11 @@ namespace {
             update_history(pos, m, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
             update_killers(m, ss[ply]);
         }
-        TT.store(pos, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), depth, m, VALUE_TYPE_LOWER);
+        TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, depth, m);
     }
+
+    assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
+
     return bestValue;
   }
 
@@ -1413,7 +1445,7 @@ namespace {
   // search function when the remaining depth is zero (or, to be more precise,
   // less than OnePly).
 
-  Value qsearch(Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta,
+  Value qsearch(Position& pos, SearchStack ss[], Value alpha, Value beta,
                 Depth depth, int ply, int threadID) {
 
     assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && alpha <= VALUE_INFINITE);
@@ -1424,7 +1456,7 @@ namespace {
 
     // Initialize, and make an early exit in case of an aborted search,
     // an instant draw, maximum ply reached, etc.
-    init_node(pos, ss, ply, threadID);
+    init_node(ss, ply, threadID);
 
     // After init_node() that calls poll()
     if (AbortSearch || thread_should_stop(threadID))
@@ -1433,15 +1465,39 @@ namespace {
     if (pos.is_draw())
         return VALUE_DRAW;
 
-    // Transposition table lookup
-    const TTEntry* tte = TT.retrieve(pos);
-    if (tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply))
-        return value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
+    // Transposition table lookup, only when not in PV
+    TTEntry* tte = NULL;
+    bool pvNode = (beta - alpha != 1);
+    if (!pvNode)
+    {
+        tte = TT.retrieve(pos.get_key());
+        if (tte && ok_to_use_TT(tte, depth, beta, ply))
+        {
+            assert(tte->type() != VALUE_TYPE_EVAL);
+
+            return value_from_tt(tte->value(), ply);
+        }
+    }
+    Move ttMove = (tte ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE);
 
     // Evaluate the position statically
     EvalInfo ei;
+    Value staticValue;
     bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
-    Value staticValue = (isCheck ? -VALUE_INFINITE : evaluate(pos, ei, threadID));
+    ei.futilityMargin = Value(0); // Manually initialize futilityMargin
+
+    if (isCheck)
+        staticValue = -VALUE_INFINITE;
+
+    else if (tte && tte->type() == VALUE_TYPE_EVAL)
+    {
+        // Use the cached evaluation score if possible
+        assert(ei.futilityMargin == Value(0));
+
+        staticValue = tte->value();
+    }
+    else
+        staticValue = evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
 
     if (ply == PLY_MAX - 1)
         return evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
@@ -1451,7 +1507,13 @@ namespace {
     Value bestValue = staticValue;
 
     if (bestValue >= beta)
+    {
+        // Store the score to avoid a future costly evaluation() call
+        if (!isCheck && !tte && ei.futilityMargin == 0)
+            TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_EVAL, Depth(-127*OnePly), MOVE_NONE);
+
         return bestValue;
+    }
 
     if (bestValue > alpha)
         alpha = bestValue;
@@ -1459,12 +1521,12 @@ namespace {
     // Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare
     // to search the moves.  Because the depth is <= 0 here, only captures,
     // queen promotions and checks (only if depth == 0) will be generated.
-    bool pvNode = (beta - alpha != 1);
-    MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, pvNode, MOVE_NONE, EmptySearchStack, depth, isCheck ? NULL : &ei);
+    MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, ttMove, depth, H);
     Move move;
     int moveCount = 0;
     Bitboard dcCandidates = mp.discovered_check_candidates();
-    bool enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) > RookValueMidgame;
+    Color us = pos.side_to_move();
+    bool enoughMaterial = pos.non_pawn_material(us) > RookValueMidgame;
 
     // Loop through the moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff
     // occurs.
@@ -1477,11 +1539,10 @@ namespace {
       ss[ply].currentMove = move;
 
       // Futility pruning
-      if (    UseQSearchFutilityPruning
-          &&  enoughMaterial
+      if (   enoughMaterial
           && !isCheck
           && !pvNode
-          && !move_promotion(move)
+          && !move_is_promotion(move)
           && !pos.move_is_check(move, dcCandidates)
           && !pos.move_is_passed_pawn_push(move))
       {
@@ -1489,7 +1550,7 @@ namespace {
                               + Max(pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)),
                                     pos.endgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)))
                               + (move_is_ep(move) ? PawnValueEndgame : Value(0))
-                              + FutilityMargin0
+                              + FutilityMarginQS
                               + ei.futilityMargin;
 
           if (futilityValue < alpha)
@@ -1502,17 +1563,15 @@ namespace {
 
       // Don't search captures and checks with negative SEE values
       if (   !isCheck
-          && !move_promotion(move)
-          && (pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_from(move)) >
-              pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move)))
-          &&  pos.see(move) < 0)
+          && !move_is_promotion(move)
+          &&  pos.see_sign(move) < 0)
           continue;
 
       // Make and search the move.
-      UndoInfo u;
-      pos.do_move(move, u, dcCandidates);
+      StateInfo st;
+      pos.do_move(move, st, dcCandidates);
       Value value = -qsearch(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, depth-OnePly, ply+1, threadID);
-      pos.undo_move(move, u);
+      pos.undo_move(move);
 
       assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
@@ -1529,22 +1588,27 @@ namespace {
     }
 
     // All legal moves have been searched.  A special case: If we're in check
-    // and no legal moves were found, it is checkmate:
+    // and no legal moves were found, it is checkmate.
     if (pos.is_check() && moveCount == 0) // Mate!
         return value_mated_in(ply);
 
     assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
     // Update transposition table
-    TT.store(pos, value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), depth, MOVE_NONE, VALUE_TYPE_EXACT);
+    Move m = ss[ply].pv[ply];
+    if (!pvNode)
+    {
+        Depth d = (depth == Depth(0) ? Depth(0) : Depth(-1));
+        if (bestValue < beta)
+            TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_UPPER, d, MOVE_NONE);
+        else
+            TT.store(pos.get_key(), value_to_tt(bestValue, ply), VALUE_TYPE_LOWER, d, m);
+    }
 
     // Update killers only for good check moves
-    Move m = ss[ply].currentMove;
     if (alpha >= beta && ok_to_history(pos, m)) // Only non capture moves are considered
-    {
-        // Wrong to update history when depth is <= 0
         update_killers(m, ss[ply]);
-    }
+
     return bestValue;
   }
 
@@ -1557,18 +1621,17 @@ namespace {
   // also don't need to store anything to the hash table here:  This is taken
   // care of after we return from the split point.
 
-  void sp_search(SplitPoint *sp, int threadID) {
+  void sp_search(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID) {
 
     assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
     assert(ActiveThreads > 1);
 
     Position pos = Position(sp->pos);
-    SearchStack *ss = sp->sstack[threadID];
+    SearchStack* ss = sp->sstack[threadID];
     Value value;
     Move move;
     bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
-    bool useFutilityPruning =    UseFutilityPruning
-                              && sp->depth < SelectiveDepth
+    bool useFutilityPruning =     sp->depth < SelectiveDepth
                               && !isCheck;
 
     while (    sp->bestValue < sp->beta
@@ -1588,28 +1651,28 @@ namespace {
 
       // Decide the new search depth.
       bool dangerous;
-      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, false, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
+      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, false, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
       Depth newDepth = sp->depth - OnePly + ext;
 
       // Prune?
       if (    useFutilityPruning
           && !dangerous
           && !moveIsCapture
-          && !move_promotion(move)
+          && !move_is_promotion(move)
           &&  moveCount >= 2 + int(sp->depth)
           &&  ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[sp->ply].threatMove, sp->depth))
         continue;
 
       // Make and search the move.
-      UndoInfo u;
-      pos.do_move(move, u, sp->dcCandidates);
+      StateInfo st;
+      pos.do_move(move, st, sp->dcCandidates);
 
       // Try to reduce non-pv search depth by one ply if move seems not problematic,
       // if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
       if (   !dangerous
           &&  moveCount >= LMRNonPVMoves
           && !moveIsCapture
-          && !move_promotion(move)
+          && !move_is_promotion(move)
           && !move_is_castle(move)
           && !move_is_killer(move, ss[sp->ply]))
       {
@@ -1624,7 +1687,7 @@ namespace {
           ss[sp->ply].reduction = Depth(0);
           value = -search(pos, ss, -(sp->beta - 1), newDepth, sp->ply+1, true, threadID);
       }
-      pos.undo_move(move, u);
+      pos.undo_move(move);
 
       assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
@@ -1652,7 +1715,7 @@ namespace {
     lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
 
     // If this is the master thread and we have been asked to stop because of
-    // a beta cutoff higher up in the tree, stop all slave threads:
+    // a beta cutoff higher up in the tree, stop all slave threads.
     if (sp->master == threadID && thread_should_stop(threadID))
         for (int i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
             if (sp->slaves[i])
@@ -1670,16 +1733,16 @@ namespace {
   // the normal search_pv() function, but simpler.  Because we have already
   // probed the hash table and searched the first move before splitting, we
   // don't have to repeat all this work in sp_search_pv().  We also don't
-  // need to store anything to the hash table here:  This is taken care of
+  // need to store anything to the hash table here: This is taken care of
   // after we return from the split point.
 
-  void sp_search_pv(SplitPoint *sp, int threadID) {
+  void sp_search_pv(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID) {
 
     assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
     assert(ActiveThreads > 1);
 
     Position pos = Position(sp->pos);
-    SearchStack *ss = sp->sstack[threadID];
+    SearchStack* ss = sp->sstack[threadID];
     Value value;
     Move move;
 
@@ -1692,12 +1755,6 @@ namespace {
 
       assert(move_is_ok(move));
 
-      if (moveIsCapture)
-          ss[sp->ply].currentMoveCaptureValue =
-          move_is_ep(move)? PawnValueMidgame : pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(move));
-      else
-          ss[sp->ply].currentMoveCaptureValue = Value(0);
-
       lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
       int moveCount = ++sp->moves;
       lock_release(&(sp->lock));
@@ -1706,19 +1763,19 @@ namespace {
 
       // Decide the new search depth.
       bool dangerous;
-      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, true, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
+      Depth ext = extension(pos, move, true, moveIsCapture, moveIsCheck, false, false, &dangerous);
       Depth newDepth = sp->depth - OnePly + ext;
 
       // Make and search the move.
-      UndoInfo u;
-      pos.do_move(move, u, sp->dcCandidates);
+      StateInfo st;
+      pos.do_move(move, st, sp->dcCandidates);
 
       // Try to reduce non-pv search depth by one ply if move seems not problematic,
       // if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
       if (   !dangerous
           &&  moveCount >= LMRPVMoves
           && !moveIsCapture
-          && !move_promotion(move)
+          && !move_is_promotion(move)
           && !move_is_castle(move)
           && !move_is_killer(move, ss[sp->ply]))
       {
@@ -1737,7 +1794,7 @@ namespace {
           {
               // When the search fails high at ply 1 while searching the first
               // move at the root, set the flag failHighPly1.  This is used for
-              // time managment:  We don't want to stop the search early in
+              // time managment: We don't want to stop the search early in
               // such cases, because resolving the fail high at ply 1 could
               // result in a big drop in score at the root.
               if (sp->ply == 1 && RootMoveNumber == 1)
@@ -1747,7 +1804,7 @@ namespace {
               Threads[threadID].failHighPly1 = false;
         }
       }
-      pos.undo_move(move, u);
+      pos.undo_move(move);
 
       assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
@@ -1766,10 +1823,10 @@ namespace {
               if (value == value_mate_in(sp->ply + 1))
                   ss[sp->ply].mateKiller = move;
 
-              if(value >= sp->beta)
+              if (value >= sp->beta)
               {
-                  for(int i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
-                      if(i != threadID && (i == sp->master || sp->slaves[i]))
+                  for (int i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
+                      if (i != threadID && (i == sp->master || sp->slaves[i]))
                           Threads[i].stop = true;
 
                   sp->finished = true;
@@ -1780,7 +1837,7 @@ namespace {
         // (from the computer's point of view) since the previous iteration.
         if (   sp->ply == 1
             && Iteration >= 2
-            && -value <= ValueByIteration[Iteration-1] - ProblemMargin)
+            && -value <= IterationInfo[Iteration-1].value - ProblemMargin)
             Problem = true;
       }
       lock_release(&(sp->lock));
@@ -1808,13 +1865,13 @@ namespace {
   void BetaCounterType::clear() {
 
     for (int i = 0; i < THREAD_MAX; i++)
-        hits[i][WHITE] = hits[i][BLACK] = 0ULL;
+        Threads[i].betaCutOffs[WHITE] = Threads[i].betaCutOffs[BLACK] = 0ULL;
   }
 
   void BetaCounterType::add(Color us, Depth d, int threadID) {
 
     // Weighted count based on depth
-    hits[threadID][us] += int(d);
+    Threads[threadID].betaCutOffs[us] += unsigned(d);
   }
 
   void BetaCounterType::read(Color us, int64_t& our, int64_t& their) {
@@ -1822,8 +1879,8 @@ namespace {
     our = their = 0UL;
     for (int i = 0; i < THREAD_MAX; i++)
     {
-        our += hits[i][us];
-        their += hits[i][opposite_color(us)];
+        our += Threads[i].betaCutOffs[us];
+        their += Threads[i].betaCutOffs[opposite_color(us)];
     }
   }
 
@@ -1833,7 +1890,7 @@ namespace {
   // Constructor
 
   RootMove::RootMove() {
-    nodes = cumulativeNodes = 0ULL;
+    nodes = cumulativeNodes = ourBeta = theirBeta = 0ULL;
   }
 
   // RootMove::operator<() is the comparison function used when
@@ -1869,22 +1926,20 @@ namespace {
         for (int k = 0; !includeMove && searchMoves[k] != MOVE_NONE; k++)
             includeMove = (searchMoves[k] == mlist[i].move);
 
-        if (includeMove)
-        {
-            // Find a quick score for the move
-            UndoInfo u;
-            SearchStack ss[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
-
-            moves[count].move = mlist[i].move;
-            moves[count].nodes = 0ULL;
-            pos.do_move(moves[count].move, u);
-            moves[count].score = -qsearch(pos, ss, -VALUE_INFINITE, VALUE_INFINITE,
-                                          Depth(0), 1, 0);
-            pos.undo_move(moves[count].move, u);
-            moves[count].pv[0] = moves[i].move;
-            moves[count].pv[1] = MOVE_NONE; // FIXME
-            count++;
-        }
+        if (!includeMove)
+            continue;
+
+        // Find a quick score for the move
+        StateInfo st;
+        SearchStack ss[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
+
+        moves[count].move = mlist[i].move;
+        pos.do_move(moves[count].move, st);
+        moves[count].score = -qsearch(pos, ss, -VALUE_INFINITE, VALUE_INFINITE, Depth(0), 1, 0);
+        pos.undo_move(moves[count].move);
+        moves[count].pv[0] = moves[count].move;
+        moves[count].pv[1] = MOVE_NONE; // FIXME
+        count++;
     }
     sort();
   }
@@ -1982,63 +2037,33 @@ namespace {
   }
 
 
-  // init_search_stack() initializes a search stack at the beginning of a
-  // new search from the root.
-  void init_search_stack(SearchStack& ss) {
-
-    ss.pv[0] = MOVE_NONE;
-    ss.pv[1] = MOVE_NONE;
-    ss.currentMove = MOVE_NONE;
-    ss.threatMove = MOVE_NONE;
-    ss.reduction = Depth(0);
-    for (int j = 0; j < KILLER_MAX; j++)
-        ss.killers[j] = MOVE_NONE;
-  }
-
-  void init_search_stack(SearchStack ss[]) {
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-    {
-        ss[i].pv[i] = MOVE_NONE;
-        ss[i].pv[i+1] = MOVE_NONE;
-        ss[i].currentMove = MOVE_NONE;
-        ss[i].threatMove = MOVE_NONE;
-        ss[i].reduction = Depth(0);
-        for (int j = 0; j < KILLER_MAX; j++)
-            ss[i].killers[j] = MOVE_NONE;
-    }
-  }
-
-
   // init_node() is called at the beginning of all the search functions
   // (search(), search_pv(), qsearch(), and so on) and initializes the search
   // stack object corresponding to the current node.  Once every
   // NodesBetweenPolls nodes, init_node() also calls poll(), which polls
   // for user input and checks whether it is time to stop the search.
 
-  void init_node(const Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], int ply, int threadID) {
+  void init_node(SearchStack ss[], int ply, int threadID) {
+
     assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
     assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
 
     Threads[threadID].nodes++;
 
-    if(threadID == 0) {
-      NodesSincePoll++;
-      if(NodesSincePoll >= NodesBetweenPolls) {
-        poll();
-        NodesSincePoll = 0;
-      }
+    if (threadID == 0)
+    {
+        NodesSincePoll++;
+        if (NodesSincePoll >= NodesBetweenPolls)
+        {
+            poll();
+            NodesSincePoll = 0;
+        }
     }
-    ss[ply].pv[ply] = ss[ply].pv[ply+1] = ss[ply].currentMove = MOVE_NONE;
-    ss[ply+2].mateKiller = MOVE_NONE;
-    ss[ply].threatMove = MOVE_NONE;
-    ss[ply].reduction = Depth(0);
-    ss[ply].currentMoveCaptureValue = Value(0);
-    for (int j = 0; j < KILLER_MAX; j++)
-        ss[ply+2].killers[j] = MOVE_NONE;
+    ss[ply].init(ply);
+    ss[ply+2].initKillers();
 
-    if(Threads[threadID].printCurrentLine)
-      print_current_line(ss, ply, threadID);
+    if (Threads[threadID].printCurrentLine)
+        print_current_line(ss, ply, threadID);
   }
 
 
@@ -2061,7 +2086,7 @@ namespace {
   // difference between the two functions is that sp_update_pv also updates
   // the PV at the parent node.
 
-  void sp_update_pv(SearchStack *pss, SearchStack ss[], int ply) {
+  void sp_update_pv(SearchStack* pss, SearchStack ss[], int ply) {
     assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
 
     ss[ply].pv[ply] = pss[ply].pv[ply] = ss[ply].currentMove;
@@ -2078,62 +2103,62 @@ namespace {
   // assumed to be the move that was made to reach the current position, while
   // the second move is assumed to be a move from the current position.
 
-  bool connected_moves(const Position &pos, Move m1, Move m2) {
+  bool connected_moves(const Position& pos, Move m1, Move m2) {
     Square f1, t1, f2, t2;
 
     assert(move_is_ok(m1));
     assert(move_is_ok(m2));
 
-    if(m2 == MOVE_NONE)
-      return false;
+    if (m2 == MOVE_NONE)
+        return false;
 
-    // Case 1: The moving piece is the same in both moves.
+    // Case 1: The moving piece is the same in both moves
     f2 = move_from(m2);
     t1 = move_to(m1);
-    if(f2 == t1)
-      return true;
+    if (f2 == t1)
+        return true;
 
-    // Case 2: The destination square for m2 was vacated by m1.
+    // Case 2: The destination square for m2 was vacated by m1
     t2 = move_to(m2);
     f1 = move_from(m1);
-    if(t2 == f1)
-      return true;
+    if (t2 == f1)
+        return true;
 
-    // Case 3: Moving through the vacated square:
-    if(piece_is_slider(pos.piece_on(f2)) &&
-       bit_is_set(squares_between(f2, t2), f1))
+    // Case 3: Moving through the vacated square
+    if (   piece_is_slider(pos.piece_on(f2))
+        && bit_is_set(squares_between(f2, t2), f1))
       return true;
 
-    // Case 4: The destination square for m2 is attacked by the moving piece
-    // in m1:
-    if(pos.piece_attacks_square(t1, t2))
-      return true;
+    // Case 4: The destination square for m2 is attacked by the moving piece in m1
+    if (pos.piece_attacks_square(pos.piece_on(t1), t1, t2))
+        return true;
 
-    // Case 5: Discovered check, checking piece is the piece moved in m1:
-    if(piece_is_slider(pos.piece_on(t1)) &&
-       bit_is_set(squares_between(t1, pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move())),
-                  f2) &&
-       !bit_is_set(squares_between(t2, pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move())),
-                   t2)) {
-      Bitboard occ = pos.occupied_squares();
-      Color us = pos.side_to_move();
-      Square ksq = pos.king_square(us);
-      clear_bit(&occ, f2);
-      if(pos.type_of_piece_on(t1) == BISHOP) {
-        if(bit_is_set(bishop_attacks_bb(ksq, occ), t1))
-          return true;
-      }
-      else if(pos.type_of_piece_on(t1) == ROOK) {
-        if(bit_is_set(rook_attacks_bb(ksq, occ), t1))
-          return true;
-      }
-      else {
-        assert(pos.type_of_piece_on(t1) == QUEEN);
-        if(bit_is_set(queen_attacks_bb(ksq, occ), t1))
-          return true;
-      }
+    // Case 5: Discovered check, checking piece is the piece moved in m1
+    if (   piece_is_slider(pos.piece_on(t1))
+        && bit_is_set(squares_between(t1, pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move())), f2)
+        && !bit_is_set(squares_between(t2, pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move())), t2))
+    {
+        Bitboard occ = pos.occupied_squares();
+        Color us = pos.side_to_move();
+        Square ksq = pos.king_square(us);
+        clear_bit(&occ, f2);
+        if (pos.type_of_piece_on(t1) == BISHOP)
+        {
+            if (bit_is_set(bishop_attacks_bb(ksq, occ), t1))
+                return true;
+        }
+        else if (pos.type_of_piece_on(t1) == ROOK)
+        {
+            if (bit_is_set(rook_attacks_bb(ksq, occ), t1))
+                return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            assert(pos.type_of_piece_on(t1) == QUEEN);
+            if (bit_is_set(queen_attacks_bb(ksq, occ), t1))
+                return true;
+        }
     }
-
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -2171,7 +2196,7 @@ namespace {
   // extended, as example because the corresponding UCI option is set to zero,
   // the move is marked as 'dangerous' so, at least, we avoid to prune it.
 
-  Depth extension(const Position &pos, Move m, bool pvNode, bool check,
+  Depth extension(const Position& pos, Move m, bool pvNode, bool capture, bool check,
                   bool singleReply, bool mateThreat, bool* dangerous) {
 
     assert(m != MOVE_NONE);
@@ -2188,22 +2213,25 @@ namespace {
     if (mateThreat)
         result += MateThreatExtension[pvNode];
 
-    if (pos.move_is_pawn_push_to_7th(m))
-    {
-        result += PawnPushTo7thExtension[pvNode];
-        *dangerous = true;
-    }
-    if (pos.move_is_passed_pawn_push(m))
+    if (pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(m)) == PAWN)
     {
-        result += PassedPawnExtension[pvNode];
-        *dangerous = true;
+        if (pos.move_is_pawn_push_to_7th(m))
+        {
+            result += PawnPushTo7thExtension[pvNode];
+            *dangerous = true;
+        }
+        if (pos.move_is_passed_pawn_push(m))
+        {
+            result += PassedPawnExtension[pvNode];
+            *dangerous = true;
+        }
     }
 
-    if (   pos.move_is_capture(m)
+    if (   capture
         && pos.type_of_piece_on(move_to(m)) != PAWN
         && (  pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE) + pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK)
             - pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(move_to(m)) == Value(0))
-        && !move_promotion(m)
+        && !move_is_promotion(m)
         && !move_is_ep(m))
     {
         result += PawnEndgameExtension[pvNode];
@@ -2211,9 +2239,9 @@ namespace {
     }
 
     if (   pvNode
-        && pos.move_is_capture(m)
+        && capture
         && pos.type_of_piece_on(move_to(m)) != PAWN
-        && pos.see(m) >= 0)
+        && pos.see_sign(m) >= 0)
     {
         result += OnePly/2;
         *dangerous = true;
@@ -2231,10 +2259,9 @@ namespace {
   // probably a good idea to avoid null moves in at least some more
   // complicated endgames, e.g. KQ vs KR.  FIXME
 
-  bool ok_to_do_nullmove(const Position &pos) {
-    if(pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) == Value(0))
-      return false;
-    return true;
+  bool ok_to_do_nullmove(const Position& pos) {
+
+    return pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()) != Value(0);
   }
 
 
@@ -2242,23 +2269,24 @@ namespace {
   // non-tactical moves late in the move list close to the leaves are
   // candidates for pruning.
 
-  bool ok_to_prune(const Position &pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d) {
-    Square mfrom, mto, tfrom, tto;
+  bool ok_to_prune(const Position& pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d) {
 
     assert(move_is_ok(m));
     assert(threat == MOVE_NONE || move_is_ok(threat));
-    assert(!move_promotion(m));
+    assert(!move_is_promotion(m));
     assert(!pos.move_is_check(m));
     assert(!pos.move_is_capture(m));
     assert(!pos.move_is_passed_pawn_push(m));
     assert(d >= OnePly);
 
+    Square mfrom, mto, tfrom, tto;
+
     mfrom = move_from(m);
     mto = move_to(m);
     tfrom = move_from(threat);
     tto = move_to(threat);
 
-    // Case 1: Castling moves are never pruned.
+    // Case 1: Castling moves are never pruned
     if (move_is_castle(m))
         return false;
 
@@ -2274,10 +2302,10 @@ namespace {
         && (   pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(tfrom) >= pos.midgame_value_of_piece_on(tto)
             || pos.type_of_piece_on(tfrom) == KING)
         && pos.move_attacks_square(m, tto))
-      return false;
+        return false;
 
-    // Case 4: Don't prune moves with good history.
-    if (!H.ok_to_prune(pos.piece_on(move_from(m)), m, d))
+    // Case 4: Don't prune moves with good history
+    if (!H.ok_to_prune(pos.piece_on(mfrom), mto, d))
         return false;
 
     // Case 5: If the moving piece in the threatened move is a slider, don't
@@ -2286,8 +2314,8 @@ namespace {
         && threat != MOVE_NONE
         && piece_is_slider(pos.piece_on(tfrom))
         && bit_is_set(squares_between(tfrom, tto), mto)
-        && pos.see(m) >= 0)
-            return false;
+        && pos.see_sign(m) >= 0)
+        return false;
 
     return true;
   }
@@ -2314,7 +2342,7 @@ namespace {
 
   bool ok_to_history(const Position& pos, Move m) {
 
-    return !pos.move_is_capture(m) && !move_promotion(m);
+    return !pos.move_is_capture(m) && !move_is_promotion(m);
   }
 
 
@@ -2324,13 +2352,13 @@ namespace {
   void update_history(const Position& pos, Move m, Depth depth,
                       Move movesSearched[], int moveCount) {
 
-    H.success(pos.piece_on(move_from(m)), m, depth);
+    H.success(pos.piece_on(move_from(m)), move_to(m), depth);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < moveCount - 1; i++)
     {
         assert(m != movesSearched[i]);
         if (ok_to_history(pos, movesSearched[i]))
-            H.failure(pos.piece_on(move_from(movesSearched[i])), movesSearched[i]);
+            H.failure(pos.piece_on(move_from(movesSearched[i])), move_to(movesSearched[i]));
     }
   }
 
@@ -2354,9 +2382,11 @@ namespace {
   // is used for time managment.
 
   bool fail_high_ply_1() {
+
     for(int i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
-      if(Threads[i].failHighPly1)
-        return true;
+        if (Threads[i].failHighPly1)
+            return true;
+
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -2399,13 +2429,14 @@ namespace {
             AbortSearch = true;
             PonderSearch = false;
             Quit = true;
+            return;
         }
-        else if(command == "stop")
+        else if (command == "stop")
         {
             AbortSearch = true;
             PonderSearch = false;
         }
-        else if(command == "ponderhit")
+        else if (command == "ponderhit")
             ponderhit();
     }
     // Print search information
@@ -2438,11 +2469,11 @@ namespace {
         return;
 
     bool overTime =     t > AbsoluteMaxSearchTime
-                     || (RootMoveNumber == 1 && t > MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime)
-                     || (  !FailHigh && !fail_high_ply_1() && !Problem
+                     || (RootMoveNumber == 1 && t > MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime && !FailLow) //FIXME: We are not checking any problem flags, BUG?
+                     || (  !FailHigh && !FailLow && !fail_high_ply_1() && !Problem
                          && t > 6*(MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime));
 
-    if (   (Iteration >= 2 && (!InfiniteSearch && overTime))
+    if (   (Iteration >= 3 && (!InfiniteSearch && overTime))
         || (ExactMaxTime && t >= ExactMaxTime)
         || (Iteration >= 3 && MaxNodes && nodes_searched() >= MaxNodes))
         AbortSearch = true;
@@ -2454,14 +2485,15 @@ namespace {
   // it correctly predicted the opponent's move.
 
   void ponderhit() {
+
     int t = current_search_time();
     PonderSearch = false;
-    if(Iteration >= 2 &&
+    if (Iteration >= 3 &&
        (!InfiniteSearch && (StopOnPonderhit ||
                             t > AbsoluteMaxSearchTime ||
                             (RootMoveNumber == 1 &&
-                             t > MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime) ||
-                            (!FailHigh && !fail_high_ply_1() && !Problem &&
+                             t > MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime && !FailLow) ||
+                            (!FailHigh && !FailLow && !fail_high_ply_1() && !Problem &&
                              t > 6*(MaxSearchTime + ExtraSearchTime)))))
       AbortSearch = true;
   }
@@ -2471,20 +2503,23 @@ namespace {
   // thread.  Called when the UCI option UCI_ShowCurrLine is 'true'.
 
   void print_current_line(SearchStack ss[], int ply, int threadID) {
+
     assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
     assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
 
-    if(!Threads[threadID].idle) {
-      lock_grab(&IOLock);
-      std::cout << "info currline " << (threadID + 1);
-      for(int p = 0; p < ply; p++)
-        std::cout << " " << ss[p].currentMove;
-      std::cout << std::endl;
-      lock_release(&IOLock);
+    if (!Threads[threadID].idle)
+    {
+        lock_grab(&IOLock);
+        std::cout << "info currline " << (threadID + 1);
+        for (int p = 0; p < ply; p++)
+            std::cout << " " << ss[p].currentMove;
+
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+        lock_release(&IOLock);
     }
     Threads[threadID].printCurrentLine = false;
-    if(threadID + 1 < ActiveThreads)
-      Threads[threadID + 1].printCurrentLine = true;
+    if (threadID + 1 < ActiveThreads)
+        Threads[threadID + 1].printCurrentLine = true;
   }
 
 
@@ -2496,20 +2531,21 @@ namespace {
   // after which the bestmove and pondermove will be printed (in id_loop()).
 
   void wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit() {
+
     std::string command;
 
-    while(true) {
-      if(!std::getline(std::cin, command))
-        command = "quit";
-
-      if(command == "quit") {
-        OpeningBook.close();
-        stop_threads();
-        quit_eval();
-        exit(0);
-      }
-      else if(command == "ponderhit" || command == "stop")
-        break;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        if (!std::getline(std::cin, command))
+            command = "quit";
+
+        if (command == "quit")
+        {
+            Quit = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        else if (command == "ponderhit" || command == "stop")
+            break;
     }
   }
 
@@ -2518,7 +2554,7 @@ namespace {
   // The parameter "waitSp", if non-NULL, is a pointer to an active SplitPoint
   // object for which the current thread is the master.
 
-  void idle_loop(int threadID, SplitPoint *waitSp) {
+  void idle_loop(int threadID, SplitPoint* waitSp) {
     assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < THREAD_MAX);
 
     Threads[threadID].running = true;
@@ -2540,7 +2576,7 @@ namespace {
 #endif
       }
 
-      // If this thread has been assigned work, launch a search:
+      // If this thread has been assigned work, launch a search
       if(Threads[threadID].workIsWaiting) {
         Threads[threadID].workIsWaiting = false;
         if(Threads[threadID].splitPoint->pvNode)
@@ -2551,7 +2587,7 @@ namespace {
       }
 
       // If this thread is the master of a split point and all threads have
-      // finished their work at this split point, return from the idle loop:
+      // finished their work at this split point, return from the idle loop.
       if(waitSp != NULL && waitSp->cpus == 0)
         return;
     }
@@ -2590,7 +2626,7 @@ namespace {
   bool thread_should_stop(int threadID) {
     assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < ActiveThreads);
 
-    SplitPoint *sp;
+    SplitPoint* sp;
 
     if(Threads[threadID].stop)
       return true;
@@ -2663,10 +2699,10 @@ namespace {
   // threads have returned from sp_search_pv (or, equivalently, when
   // splitPoint->cpus becomes 0), split() returns true.
 
-  bool split(const Position &p, SearchStack *sstck, int ply,
-             Value *alpha, Value *beta, Value *bestValue,
-             Depth depth, int *moves,
-             MovePicker *mp, Bitboard dcCandidates, int master, bool pvNode) {
+  bool split(const Position& p, SearchStack* sstck, int ply,
+             Value* alpha, Value* beta, Value* bestValue, Depth depth, int* moves,
+             MovePicker* mp, Bitboard dcCandidates, int master, bool pvNode) {
+
     assert(p.is_ok());
     assert(sstck != NULL);
     assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
@@ -2677,24 +2713,24 @@ namespace {
     assert(master >= 0 && master < ActiveThreads);
     assert(ActiveThreads > 1);
 
-    SplitPoint *splitPoint;
+    SplitPoint* splitPoint;
     int i;
 
     lock_grab(&MPLock);
 
     // If no other thread is available to help us, or if we have too many
-    // active split points, don't split:
+    // active split points, don't split.
     if(!idle_thread_exists(master) ||
        Threads[master].activeSplitPoints >= MaxActiveSplitPoints) {
       lock_release(&MPLock);
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Pick the next available split point object from the split point stack:
+    // Pick the next available split point object from the split point stack
     splitPoint = SplitPointStack[master] + Threads[master].activeSplitPoints;
     Threads[master].activeSplitPoints++;
 
-    // Initialize the split point object:
+    // Initialize the split point object
     splitPoint->parent = Threads[master].splitPoint;
     splitPoint->finished = false;
     splitPoint->ply = ply;
@@ -2713,11 +2749,11 @@ namespace {
     for(i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
       splitPoint->slaves[i] = 0;
 
-    // Copy the current position and the search stack to the master thread:
+    // Copy the current position and the search stack to the master thread
     memcpy(splitPoint->sstack[master], sstck, (ply+1)*sizeof(SearchStack));
     Threads[master].splitPoint = splitPoint;
 
-    // Make copies of the current position and search stack for each thread:
+    // Make copies of the current position and search stack for each thread
     for(i = 0; i < ActiveThreads && splitPoint->cpus < MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint;
         i++)
       if(thread_is_available(i, master)) {
@@ -2747,7 +2783,7 @@ namespace {
     idle_loop(master, splitPoint);
 
     // We have returned from the idle loop, which means that all threads are
-    // finished.  Update alpha, beta and bestvalue, and return:
+    // finished. Update alpha, beta and bestvalue, and return.
     lock_grab(&MPLock);
     if(pvNode) *alpha = splitPoint->alpha;
     *beta = splitPoint->beta;