From: Vizvezdenec <Vizvezdenec@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2021 14:42:58 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: Refine stat based reductions
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=commitdiff_plain;h=37c2b5685efa8a0c3de04604c73e19f6e82dd6e8;ds=sidebyside

Refine stat based reductions

This patch separates stat based reductions for quiet moves in case of being in check and in case of not being in check.
We will be using sum of first continuation history and main history (similar to movepicker) instead of statScore for the first case.

passed STC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5ff87b2f6019e097de3ef09b
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.25,1.25}
Total: 63992 W: 5887 L: 5678 D: 52427
Ptnml(0-2): 201, 4561, 22305, 4686, 243

passed LTC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5ff8b6206019e097de3ef0b2
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {0.25,1.25}
Total: 81216 W: 3127 L: 2880 D: 75209
Ptnml(0-2): 46, 2544, 35176, 2801, 41

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3293

bench 4395984
---

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 3da3d04e..7abffb87 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1233,7 +1233,13 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
                   r++;
 
               // Decrease/increase reduction for moves with a good/bad history (~30 Elo)
-              r -= ss->statScore / 14884;
+              // If we are not in check use statScore, if we are in check 
+              // use sum of main history and first continuation history with an offset
+              if (ss->inCheck)
+                  r -= (thisThread->mainHistory[us][from_to(move)] 
+                     + (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] - 4333) / 16384;
+              else
+                  r -= ss->statScore / 14884;
           }
 
           Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth);