LMR Simplification: Remove countermove condition

Removed countermove condition for decreasing reduction.

LTC:
LLR: 3.01 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 32410 W: 5092 L: 4986 D: 22332

STC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 24450 W: 4632 L: 4517 D: 15301

Bench: 6943812

Resolves #378

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 7eab970a866ea27f30f3a500240affc98fac1b8b..b9ff56fbd2d2b3297fdd9e416efa7d03fcfda37b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -958,10 +958,9 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
                                         [pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))][to_sq(move)] <= VALUE_ZERO))
               ss->reduction += ONE_PLY;
 
                                         [pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))][to_sq(move)] <= VALUE_ZERO))
               ss->reduction += ONE_PLY;
 

-          if (    move == countermove
-              || (   History[pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))][to_sq(move)] > VALUE_ZERO
+          if (   History[pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))][to_sq(move)] > VALUE_ZERO

                   && CounterMovesHistory[pos.piece_on(prevMoveSq)][prevMoveSq]
                   && CounterMovesHistory[pos.piece_on(prevMoveSq)][prevMoveSq]

-                                        [pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))][to_sq(move)] > VALUE_ZERO))
+                                        [pos.piece_on(to_sq(move))][to_sq(move)] > VALUE_ZERO)

               ss->reduction = std::max(DEPTH_ZERO, ss->reduction - ONE_PLY);
 
           // Decrease reduction for moves that escape a capture
               ss->reduction = std::max(DEPTH_ZERO, ss->reduction - ONE_PLY);
 
           // Decrease reduction for moves that escape a capture