More LMR at root, unless a fail low might happen.
passed STC:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {-1.00,3.00}
Total: 25428 W: 4960 L: 4789 D: 15679
Ptnml(0-2): 424, 2948, 5832, 3045, 460
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/
5e1c9afed12216a2857e6401
passed LTC:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {0.00,2.00}
Total: 187423 W: 24253 L: 23599 D: 139571
Ptnml(0-2): 1284, 17437, 55536, 18085, 1292
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/
5e1ceb9975be933c8fe635a3
Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/2493
Bench:
5156767
// Step 16. Reduced depth search (LMR, ~200 Elo). If the move fails high it will be
// re-searched at full depth.
if ( depth >= 3
- && moveCount > 1 + 2 * rootNode
+ && moveCount > 1 + rootNode + (rootNode && bestValue < alpha)
&& (!rootNode || thisThread->best_move_count(move) == 0)
&& ( !captureOrPromotion
|| moveCountPruning