This patch creates a simple bonus for a rook that is on the same file as the
opponent's queen.
STC 10+0.1 th 1 :
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [0.50,4.50]
Total: 45609 W: 10120 L: 9733 D: 25756
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/
5d79895a0ebc5902d385484a
LTC 60+0.6 th 1 :
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) [0.00,3.50]
Total: 51651 W: 8606 L: 8288 D: 34757
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/
5d79a0850ebc5902d3854d27
Many thanks to @noobpwnftw for providing the extra cpu resources for fishtest,
which led to me doing these tests.
Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/2297
Bench:
4024461
constexpr Score PawnlessFlank = S( 17, 95);
constexpr Score RestrictedPiece = S( 7, 7);
constexpr Score RookOnPawn = S( 10, 32);
constexpr Score PawnlessFlank = S( 17, 95);
constexpr Score RestrictedPiece = S( 7, 7);
constexpr Score RookOnPawn = S( 10, 32);
+ constexpr Score RookOnQueenFile = S( 11, 4);
constexpr Score SliderOnQueen = S( 59, 18);
constexpr Score ThreatByKing = S( 24, 89);
constexpr Score ThreatByPawnPush = S( 48, 39);
constexpr Score SliderOnQueen = S( 59, 18);
constexpr Score ThreatByKing = S( 24, 89);
constexpr Score ThreatByPawnPush = S( 48, 39);
if (relative_rank(Us, s) >= RANK_5)
score += RookOnPawn * popcount(pos.pieces(Them, PAWN) & PseudoAttacks[ROOK][s]);
if (relative_rank(Us, s) >= RANK_5)
score += RookOnPawn * popcount(pos.pieces(Them, PAWN) & PseudoAttacks[ROOK][s]);
+ // Bonus for rook on same file as their queen
+ if (file_bb(s) & pos.pieces(Them, QUEEN))
+ score += RookOnQueenFile;
+
// Bonus for rook on an open or semi-open file
if (pos.is_on_semiopen_file(Us, s))
score += RookOnFile[bool(pos.is_on_semiopen_file(Them, s))];
// Bonus for rook on an open or semi-open file
if (pos.is_on_semiopen_file(Us, s))
score += RookOnFile[bool(pos.is_on_semiopen_file(Them, s))];