Simplify ThreatBySafePawn evaluation

Simplify ThreatBySafePawn evaluation by removing the 'if (weak)' speed
optimization check from threats evaluation. This is a non functional
change as it removes just a speed optimization conditional which was
probably useful before but does no longer provide benefits. This section
section had a few more lines not long ago, with ThreatByHangingPawn and
a loop through the threatened pieces, but now there is not much left.

Passed STC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 47775 W: 9696 L: 9624 D: 28455
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5ac298910ebc591746423f8b

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/1531

Non functional change.

diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 3e0533b20c7d8c730c08976bb5c016f39746b742..e39bcb4a8e99721820fa637151ace370d009f5d9 100644 (file)
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -520,17 +520,13 @@ namespace {
 
     // Non-pawn enemies attacked by a pawn
     nonPawnEnemies = pos.pieces(Them) ^ pos.pieces(Them, PAWN);
-    weak = nonPawnEnemies & attackedBy[Us][PAWN];
 
-    if (weak)
-    {
-        // Our safe or protected pawns
-        b =  pos.pieces(Us, PAWN)
-           & (~attackedBy[Them][ALL_PIECES] | attackedBy[Us][ALL_PIECES]);
+    // Our safe or protected pawns
+    b =   pos.pieces(Us, PAWN)
+       & (~attackedBy[Them][ALL_PIECES] | attackedBy[Us][ALL_PIECES]);
 
-        safeThreats = pawn_attacks_bb<Us>(b) & weak;
-        score += ThreatBySafePawn * popcount(safeThreats);
-    }
+    safeThreats = pawn_attacks_bb<Us>(b) & nonPawnEnemies;
+    score += ThreatBySafePawn * popcount(safeThreats);
 
     // Squares strongly protected by the enemy, either because they defend the
     // square with a pawn, or because they defend the square twice and we don't.