From: VoyagerOne <excelgeek@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 00:43:33 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Simplify capture bonus
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=commitdiff_plain;h=231103d2cf223a087fc76dbfabc4f44cc42385a6

Simplify capture bonus

Simplify capture bonus by simply adding ONE_DEPTH instead of being
dependent on BestValue.

STC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 24419 W: 4939 L: 4824 D: 14656
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5b16b2040ebc5963ba37e2a5

LTC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 44560 W: 6524 L: 6438 D: 31598
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5b16ccc00ebc59214346d403

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/1640

Bench: 4782637
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diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 2185a321..5e3e61b2 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1166,8 +1166,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
         if (!pos.capture_or_promotion(bestMove))
             update_quiet_stats(pos, ss, bestMove, quietsSearched, quietCount, stat_bonus(depth));
         else
-            update_capture_stats(pos, bestMove, capturesSearched, captureCount,
-                                 stat_bonus(depth + (bestValue > beta + KnightValueMg ? ONE_PLY : DEPTH_ZERO)));
+            update_capture_stats(pos, bestMove, capturesSearched, captureCount, stat_bonus(depth + ONE_PLY));
 
         // Extra penalty for a quiet TT move in previous ply when it gets refuted
         if ((ss-1)->moveCount == 1 && !pos.captured_piece())