Tuned safe checks and minor piece king protectors

A combination of terms related to king safety one tuned safe check weights,
the other tuned knight and bishop king protector weights separately with
some compensation in the high outpost bonuses given to the minor pieces.

passed STC
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.50,1.50}
Total: 39892 W: 7594 L: 7350 D: 24948
Ptnml(0-2): 643, 4559, 9314, 4771, 659
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5ea49635b908f6dd28f34b82

passed LTC
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {0.25,1.75}
Total: 104934 W: 13300 L: 12834 D: 78800
Ptnml(0-2): 697, 9571, 31514, 9939, 746
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5ea4abf6b908f6dd28f34bcb

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/2649

Bench 4800754

diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 79eb98a0b537d4a6ade6317d402035d08da35ff7..9fceebf7ee475e93f5dd3601b55e6c450ce2038f 100644 (file)
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Eelco de Groot (KingDefender)
 Elvin Liu (solarlight2)
 erbsenzaehler
 Ernesto Gatti
+Linmiao Xu (linrock)
 Fabian Beuke (madnight)
 Fabian Fichter (ianfab)
 fanon

diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 9d7728c4511f4cb39e9245a10d6399640995b8c1..874faa6b3330c692bfe5ac3696c3716d3dc92ec7 100644 (file)
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ namespace {
   constexpr int KingAttackWeights[PIECE_TYPE_NB] = { 0, 0, 81, 52, 44, 10 };
 
   // Penalties for enemy's safe checks
-  constexpr int QueenSafeCheck  = 780;
-  constexpr int RookSafeCheck   = 1078;
-  constexpr int BishopSafeCheck = 635;
-  constexpr int KnightSafeCheck = 790;
+  constexpr int QueenSafeCheck  = 772;
+  constexpr int RookSafeCheck   = 1084;
+  constexpr int BishopSafeCheck = 645;
+  constexpr int KnightSafeCheck = 792;
 
 #define S(mg, eg) make_score(mg, eg)
 
@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@ namespace {
   constexpr Score CorneredBishop      = S( 50, 50);
   constexpr Score FlankAttacks        = S(  8,  0);
   constexpr Score Hanging             = S( 69, 36);
-  constexpr Score KingProtector       = S(  7,  8);
+  constexpr Score BishopKingProtector = S(  6,  9);
+  constexpr Score KnightKingProtector = S(  8,  9);
   constexpr Score KnightOnQueen       = S( 16, 11);
   constexpr Score LongDiagonalBishop  = S( 45,  0);
   constexpr Score MinorBehindPawn     = S( 18,  3);
-  constexpr Score Outpost             = S( 30, 21);
+  constexpr Score KnightOutpost       = S( 56, 36);
+  constexpr Score BishopOutpost       = S( 30, 23);
+  constexpr Score ReachableOutpost    = S( 31, 22);
   constexpr Score PassedFile          = S( 11,  8);
   constexpr Score PawnlessFlank       = S( 17, 95);
   constexpr Score RestrictedPiece     = S(  7,  7);
@@ -293,17 +296,17 @@ namespace {
             // Bonus if piece is on an outpost square or can reach one
             bb = OutpostRanks & attackedBy[Us][PAWN] & ~pe->pawn_attacks_span(Them);
             if (bb & s)
-                score += Outpost * (Pt == KNIGHT ? 2 : 1);
-
+                score += (Pt == KNIGHT) ? KnightOutpost : BishopOutpost;
             else if (Pt == KNIGHT && bb & b & ~pos.pieces(Us))
-                score += Outpost;
+                score += ReachableOutpost;
 
             // Bonus for a knight or bishop shielded by pawn
             if (shift<Down>(pos.pieces(PAWN)) & s)
                 score += MinorBehindPawn;
 
             // Penalty if the piece is far from the king
-            score -= KingProtector * distance(pos.square<KING>(Us), s);
+            score -= (Pt == KNIGHT ? KnightKingProtector
+                                   : BishopKingProtector) * distance(pos.square<KING>(Us), s);
 
             if (Pt == BISHOP)
             {
@@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ namespace {
     // Enemy rooks checks
     rookChecks = b1 & safe & attackedBy[Them][ROOK];
     if (rookChecks)
-        kingDanger += more_than_one(rookChecks) ? RookSafeCheck * 3/2
+        kingDanger += more_than_one(rookChecks) ? RookSafeCheck * 175/100
                                                 : RookSafeCheck;
     else
         unsafeChecks |= b1 & attackedBy[Them][ROOK];
@@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ namespace {
                  & ~attackedBy[Us][QUEEN]
                  & ~rookChecks;
     if (queenChecks)
-        kingDanger += more_than_one(queenChecks) ? QueenSafeCheck * 3/2
+        kingDanger += more_than_one(queenChecks) ? QueenSafeCheck * 145/100
                                                  : QueenSafeCheck;
 
     // Enemy bishops checks: we count them only if they are from squares from
@@ -430,7 +433,7 @@ namespace {
     // Enemy knights checks
     knightChecks = pos.attacks_from<KNIGHT>(ksq) & attackedBy[Them][KNIGHT];
     if (knightChecks & safe)
-        kingDanger += more_than_one(knightChecks & safe) ? KnightSafeCheck * 3/2
+        kingDanger += more_than_one(knightChecks & safe) ? KnightSafeCheck * 162/100
                                                          : KnightSafeCheck;
     else
         unsafeChecks |= knightChecks;