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diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index aaa2f515..d8c0c7dd 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>
@@ -47,11 +48,32 @@ 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 +81,6 @@ 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];
   };
 
 
@@ -108,26 +128,22 @@ namespace {
   };
 
 
-  /// Constants and variables
+  /// Constants and variables initialized from UCI options
 
   // Minimum number of full depth (i.e. non-reduced) moves at PV and non-PV
-  // nodes:
-  int LMRPVMoves = 15;
-  int LMRNonPVMoves = 4;
+  // nodes
+  int LMRPVMoves, LMRNonPVMoves;
 
-  // Depth limit for use of dynamic threat detection:
-  Depth ThreatDepth = 5*OnePly;
+  // Depth limit for use of dynamic threat detection
+  Depth ThreatDepth;
 
-  // 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.
@@ -159,32 +175,34 @@ namespace {
   const bool PruneBlockingMoves = false;
 
   // Use futility pruning?
-  bool UseQSearchFutilityPruning = true;
-  bool UseFutilityPruning = true;
+  bool UseQSearchFutilityPruning, UseFutilityPruning;
 
   // Margins for futility pruning in the quiescence search, and at frontier
   // and near frontier nodes
-  Value FutilityMarginQS = Value(0x80);
-  Value FutilityMargins[6] = { Value(0x100), Value(0x200), Value(0x250),
-                               Value(0x2A0), Value(0x340), Value(0x3A0) };
+  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
+   const Depth RazorDepth = 4*OnePly;
+
+  // 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) };
 
-  // Razoring
-  Depth RazorDepth = 4*OnePly;
-  Value RazorMargin = Value(0x300);
+  // 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) };
 
   // Last seconds noise filtering (LSN)
-  bool UseLSNFiltering = false;
+  bool UseLSNFiltering;
   bool looseOnTime = false;
-  int LSNTime = 4 * 1000; // In milliseconds
-  Value LSNValue = Value(0x200);
+  int LSNTime; // In milliseconds
+  Value LSNValue;
 
-  // 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)};
+  // Extensions. Array index 0 is used at non-PV nodes, index 1 at PV nodes.
+  Depth CheckExtension[2], SingleReplyExtension[2], PawnPushTo7thExtension[2];
+  Depth PassedPawnExtension[2], PawnEndgameExtension[2], MateThreatExtension[2];
 
   // Search depth at iteration 1
   const Depth InitialDepth = OnePly /*+ OnePly/2*/;
@@ -195,21 +213,20 @@ namespace {
 
   // Iteration counters
   int Iteration;
-  bool LastIterations;
   BetaCounterType BetaCounter;
 
   // Scores and number of times the best move changed for each iteration:
-  Value ValueByIteration[PLY_MAX_PLUS_2];
+  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;
+  Move EasyMove;
   int RootMoveNumber;
   bool InfiniteSearch;
   bool PonderSearch;
@@ -217,20 +234,21 @@ namespace {
   bool AbortSearch;
   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;
+  Depth MinimumSplitDepth;
+  int MaxThreadsPerSplitPoint;
   Thread Threads[THREAD_MAX];
   Lock MPLock;
   bool AllThreadsShouldExit = false;
@@ -249,29 +267,24 @@ namespace {
   /// 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);
+  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_search_stack(SearchStack& ss);
-  void init_search_stack(SearchStack ss[]);
-  void init_node(const Position &pos, SearchStack ss[], int ply, 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);
   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);
+  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_prune(const Position &pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d, const History& H);
   bool ok_to_use_TT(const TTEntry* tte, Depth depth, Value beta, int ply);
   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_history(const Position& pos, Move m, Depth depth, History& H, Move movesSearched[], int moveCount);
   void update_killers(Move m, SearchStack& ss);
 
   bool fail_high_ply_1();
@@ -289,9 +302,8 @@ namespace {
   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);
+             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)
@@ -308,7 +320,7 @@ namespace {
 ////
 
 // The main transposition table
-TranspositionTable TT = TranspositionTable(TTDefaultSize);
+TranspositionTable TT;
 
 
 // Number of active threads:
@@ -318,10 +330,22 @@ int ActiveThreads = 1;
 // but it could turn out to be useful for debugging.
 Lock IOLock;
 
-History H;  // Should be made local?
 
-// The empty search stack
-SearchStack EmptySearchStack;
+// 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;
+}
 
 
 ////
@@ -329,10 +353,11 @@ SearchStack EmptySearchStack;
 ////
 
 /// 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[]) {
 
@@ -341,23 +366,19 @@ 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++)
   {
@@ -371,6 +392,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -403,7 +425,6 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   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;
 
   Chess960 = get_option_value_bool("UCI_Chess960");
   ShowCurrentLine = get_option_value_bool("UCI_ShowCurrLine");
@@ -411,18 +432,9 @@ 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)");
 
-  FutilityMarginQS = value_from_centipawns(get_option_value_int("Futility Margin (Quiescence Search)"));
-  int fmScale = get_option_value_int("Futility Margin (Main Serach)");
-  for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-      FutilityMargins[i] = (FutilityMargins[i] * fmScale) / 100;
-
-  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"));
@@ -448,7 +460,6 @@ void think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   // 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
   {
@@ -525,14 +536,8 @@ 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;
 }
 
 
@@ -587,9 +592,6 @@ void init_threads() {
       // Wait until the thread has finished launching:
       while (!Threads[i].running);
   }
-
-  // Init also the empty search stack
-  init_search_stack(EmptySearchStack);
 }
 
 
@@ -640,18 +642,21 @@ namespace {
 
     // Initialize
     TT.new_search();
-    H.clear();
-    init_search_stack(ss);
+    for (int i = 0; i < THREAD_MAX; i++)
+        Threads[i].H.clear();
 
-    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();
 
     // Iterative deepening loop
-    while (!AbortSearch && Iteration < PLY_MAX)
+    while (Iteration < PLY_MAX)
     {
         // Initialize iteration
         rml.sort();
@@ -662,8 +667,62 @@ namespace {
 
         std::cout << "info depth " << Iteration << std::endl;
 
+        // Calculate dynamic search window based on previous iterations
+        Value alpha, beta;
+
+        if (MultiPV == 1 && Iteration >= 6)
+        {
+            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)
@@ -682,13 +741,15 @@ namespace {
 
             // 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)
@@ -701,9 +762,6 @@ 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.
@@ -712,15 +770,13 @@ 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;
@@ -740,6 +796,11 @@ 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];
@@ -754,12 +815,12 @@ 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;
     }
@@ -772,18 +833,26 @@ 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;
@@ -805,20 +874,24 @@ 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;
@@ -837,13 +910,13 @@ 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;
 
@@ -862,7 +935,7 @@ 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);
@@ -894,11 +967,12 @@ 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
@@ -922,7 +996,11 @@ namespace {
                 }
                 alpha = rml.get_move_score(Min(i, MultiPV-1));
             }
-        }
+        } // New best move case
+
+        assert(alpha >= oldAlpha);
+
+        FailLow = (alpha == oldAlpha);
     }
     return alpha;
   }
@@ -943,7 +1021,7 @@ 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))
@@ -966,7 +1044,7 @@ 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
@@ -978,14 +1056,15 @@ 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, true, ttMove, depth, Threads[threadID].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.
@@ -1001,20 +1080,14 @@ 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);
@@ -1056,7 +1129,7 @@ namespace {
           }
         }
       }
-      pos.undo_move(move, u);
+      pos.undo_move(move);
 
       assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
@@ -1076,7 +1149,7 @@ namespace {
           // (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;
       }
 
@@ -1104,7 +1177,7 @@ 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)
     {
@@ -1112,13 +1185,13 @@ namespace {
         Move m = ss[ply].pv[ply];
         if (ok_to_history(pos, m)) // Only non capture moves are considered
         {
-            update_history(pos, m, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
+            update_history(pos, m, depth, Threads[threadID].H, 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;
   }
@@ -1138,7 +1211,7 @@ 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))
@@ -1160,7 +1233,7 @@ 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))
@@ -1171,7 +1244,6 @@ namespace {
 
     Value approximateEval = quick_evaluate(pos);
     bool mateThreat = false;
-    bool nullDrivenIID = false;
     bool isCheck = pos.is_check();
 
     // Null move search
@@ -1184,26 +1256,13 @@ 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))
         {
@@ -1226,10 +1285,8 @@ 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
@@ -1239,15 +1296,15 @@ namespace {
     }
     // Null move search not allowed, try razoring
     else if (   !value_is_mate(beta)
-             && approximateEval < beta - RazorMargin
              && depth < RazorDepth
-             && depth > OnePly
+             && 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 - int(depth - OnePly) * RazorMargin / 8)
-            return v;
+        if (v < beta - RazorMargins[int(depth) - 2])
+          return v;
     }
 
     // Go with internal iterative deepening if we don't have a TT move
@@ -1257,26 +1314,10 @@ 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);
+    MovePicker mp = MovePicker(pos, false, ttMove, depth, Threads[threadID].H, &ss[ply]);
 
     Move move, movesSearched[256];
     int moveCount = 0;
@@ -1303,7 +1344,7 @@ 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
@@ -1314,16 +1355,15 @@ namespace {
       {
           // History pruning. See ok_to_prune() definition
           if (   moveCount >= 2 + int(depth)
-              && ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[ply].threatMove, depth))
+              && ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[ply].threatMove, depth, Threads[threadID].H))
               continue;
 
           // Value based pruning
-          if (depth < 7 * OnePly && approximateEval < beta)
+          if (approximateEval < beta)
           {
               if (futilityValue == VALUE_NONE)
                   futilityValue =  evaluate(pos, ei, threadID)
-                                 + FutilityMargins[int(depth)/2 - 1]
-                                 + 32 * (depth & 1);
+                                 + FutilityMargins[int(depth) - 2];
 
               if (futilityValue < beta)
               {
@@ -1335,8 +1375,8 @@ 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.
@@ -1359,7 +1399,7 @@ 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);
 
@@ -1398,18 +1438,21 @@ 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);
         Move m = ss[ply].pv[ply];
         if (ok_to_history(pos, m)) // Only non capture moves are considered
         {
-            update_history(pos, m, depth, movesSearched, moveCount);
+            update_history(pos, m, depth, Threads[threadID].H, 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;
   }
 
@@ -1429,7 +1472,7 @@ 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))
@@ -1438,15 +1481,40 @@ 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(tte->value() == evaluate(pos, ei, threadID));
+        assert(ei.futilityMargin == Value(0));
+
+        staticValue = tte->value();
+    }
+    else
+        staticValue = evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
 
     if (ply == PLY_MAX - 1)
         return evaluate(pos, ei, threadID);
@@ -1456,7 +1524,13 @@ 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;
@@ -1464,12 +1538,12 @@ 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, pvNode, ttMove, depth, Threads[threadID].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.
@@ -1514,10 +1588,10 @@ namespace {
           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);
 
@@ -1541,15 +1615,20 @@ namespace {
     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;
   }
 
@@ -1593,7 +1672,7 @@ 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?
@@ -1602,12 +1681,12 @@ namespace {
           && !moveIsCapture
           && !move_promotion(move)
           &&  moveCount >= 2 + int(sp->depth)
-          &&  ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[sp->ply].threatMove, sp->depth))
+          &&  ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[sp->ply].threatMove, sp->depth, Threads[threadID].H))
         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.
@@ -1629,7 +1708,7 @@ 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);
 
@@ -1697,12 +1776,6 @@ 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));
@@ -1711,12 +1784,12 @@ 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.
@@ -1752,7 +1825,7 @@ namespace {
               Threads[threadID].failHighPly1 = false;
         }
       }
-      pos.undo_move(move, u);
+      pos.undo_move(move);
 
       assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
 
@@ -1785,7 +1858,7 @@ 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));
@@ -1813,13 +1886,13 @@ 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) {
@@ -1827,8 +1900,8 @@ 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)];
     }
   }
 
@@ -1838,7 +1911,7 @@ namespace {
   // Constructor
 
   RootMove::RootMove() {
-    nodes = cumulativeNodes = 0ULL;
+    nodes = cumulativeNodes = ourBeta = theirBeta = 0ULL;
   }
 
   // RootMove::operator<() is the comparison function used when
@@ -1874,22 +1947,20 @@ 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();
   }
@@ -1987,41 +2058,13 @@ 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);
 
@@ -2034,13 +2077,9 @@ namespace {
         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);
@@ -2111,7 +2150,7 @@ namespace {
 
     // Case 4: The destination square for m2 is attacked by the moving piece
     // in m1:
-    if(pos.piece_attacks_square(t1, t2))
+    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:
@@ -2176,7 +2215,7 @@ 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);
@@ -2193,18 +2232,21 @@ namespace {
     if (mateThreat)
         result += MateThreatExtension[pvNode];
 
-    if (pos.move_is_pawn_push_to_7th(m))
+    if (pos.type_of_piece_on(move_from(m)) == PAWN)
     {
-        result += PawnPushTo7thExtension[pvNode];
-        *dangerous = true;
-    }
-    if (pos.move_is_passed_pawn_push(m))
-    {
-        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))
@@ -2216,7 +2258,7 @@ namespace {
     }
 
     if (   pvNode
-        && pos.move_is_capture(m)
+        && capture
         && pos.type_of_piece_on(move_to(m)) != PAWN
         && pos.see(m) >= 0)
     {
@@ -2247,7 +2289,7 @@ 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) {
+  bool ok_to_prune(const Position &pos, Move m, Move threat, Depth d, const History& H) {
     Square mfrom, mto, tfrom, tto;
 
     assert(move_is_ok(m));
@@ -2282,7 +2324,7 @@ namespace {
       return false;
 
     // Case 4: Don't prune moves with good history.
-    if (!H.ok_to_prune(pos.piece_on(move_from(m)), m, d))
+    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
@@ -2326,16 +2368,16 @@ namespace {
   // update_history() registers a good move that produced a beta-cutoff
   // in history and marks as failures all the other moves of that ply.
 
-  void update_history(const Position& pos, Move m, Depth depth,
+  void update_history(const Position& pos, Move m, Depth depth, History& H,
                       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]));
     }
   }
 
@@ -2404,6 +2446,7 @@ namespace {
             AbortSearch = true;
             PonderSearch = false;
             Quit = true;
+            return;
         }
         else if(command == "stop")
         {
@@ -2443,11 +2486,11 @@ 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;
@@ -2461,12 +2504,12 @@ namespace {
   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;
   }
@@ -2501,20 +2544,21 @@ 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;
     }
   }
 
@@ -2669,9 +2713,9 @@ namespace {
   // 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,
+             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);