// Step 15. Reduced depth search (LMR). If the move fails high will be
// re-searched at full depth.
- if ( depth > 3 * ONE_PLY
+ if ( depth > 4 * ONE_PLY
&& !isPvMove
&& !captureOrPromotion
&& !dangerous
&& ss->killers[1] != move)
{
ss->reduction = reduction<PvNode>(depth, moveCount);
- Depth d = newDepth - ss->reduction;
+ Depth d = std::max(newDepth - ss->reduction, ONE_PLY);
alpha = SpNode ? sp->alpha : alpha;
- value = d < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, DEPTH_ZERO)
- : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, d);
+ value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, d);
doFullDepthSearch = (value > alpha && ss->reduction != DEPTH_ZERO);
ss->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO;