From: Marco Costalba <mcostalba@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:56:48 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Don't clear hash at the beginning of a new game
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=commitdiff_plain;h=403db5a6e9f004e39773dbc6cea9d1a99c81a233

Don't clear hash at the beginning of a new game

After 900 games at 1+0
Mod vs Orig +217 =480 -196 +8 ELO

Signed-off-by: Marco Costalba <mcostalba@gmail.com>
---

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 5bbc0abd..b47b8b24 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -402,13 +402,13 @@ bool think(const Position& pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
   Problem = false;
   ExactMaxTime = maxTime;
 
+  if (button_was_pressed("New Game"))
+      loseOnTime = false; // reset at the beginning of a new game
+
   // Read UCI option values
   TT.set_size(get_option_value_int("Hash"));
   if (button_was_pressed("Clear Hash"))
-  {
       TT.clear();
-      loseOnTime = false; // reset at the beginning of a new game
-  }
 
   bool PonderingEnabled = get_option_value_bool("Ponder");
   MultiPV = get_option_value_int("MultiPV");
diff --git a/src/uci.cpp b/src/uci.cpp
index 69de2fb1..c4c1a037 100644
--- a/src/uci.cpp
+++ b/src/uci.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace {
     }
     else if (token == "ucinewgame")
     {
-        push_button("Clear Hash");
+        push_button("New Game");
         Position::init_piece_square_tables();
         RootPosition.from_fen(StartPosition);
     }
diff --git a/src/ucioption.cpp b/src/ucioption.cpp
index d1326a4c..2185edf0 100644
--- a/src/ucioption.cpp
+++ b/src/ucioption.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ namespace {
     o["Threads"] = Option(1, 1, 8);
     o["Hash"] = Option(32, 4, 4096);
     o["Clear Hash"] = Option(false, BUTTON);
+    o["New Game"] = Option(false, BUTTON);
     o["Ponder"] = Option(true);
     o["OwnBook"] = Option(true);
     o["MultiPV"] = Option(1, 1, 500);