From: Aram Tumanian <aram_tumanian@ukr.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:46:21 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Start searching for a repetition from the 4th ply behind
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=commitdiff_plain;h=797602938da5087d0af2448a72767cb17cd8c248

Start searching for a repetition from the 4th ply behind

A position can never repeat the one on the previous move.
Thus we can start searching for a repetition from the 4th
ply behind. In the case:

 std::min(st->rule50, st->pliesFromNull) < 4

We don't need to do any more calculations. This case happens
very often - in more than a half of all calls of the function.

No functional change.
---

diff --git a/src/position.cpp b/src/position.cpp
index 325ffd11..fd518488 100644
--- a/src/position.cpp
+++ b/src/position.cpp
@@ -1079,14 +1079,20 @@ bool Position::is_draw() const {
   if (st->rule50 > 99 && (!checkers() || MoveList<LEGAL>(*this).size()))
       return true;
 
-  StateInfo* stp = st;
-  for (int i = 2, e = std::min(st->rule50, st->pliesFromNull); i <= e; i += 2)
-  {
+  int e = std::min(st->rule50, st->pliesFromNull);
+
+  if (e < 4)
+    return false;
+
+  StateInfo* stp = st->previous->previous;
+
+  do {
       stp = stp->previous->previous;
 
       if (stp->key == st->key)
           return true; // Draw at first repetition
-  }
+
+  } while ((e -= 2) >= 4);
 
   return false;
 }