From: Stefan Geschwentner <locutus2@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 23:28:37 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Rank threats on pinned pawns
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=commitdiff_plain;h=a4eda3056ef7f6f69ae15925255621cb32443de9

Rank threats on pinned pawns

Add for pinned pawns half of the standard rank based threat bonus.

STC:
LLR: 2.97 (-2.94,2.94) [0.00,5.00]
Total: 44010 W: 9987 L: 9635 D: 24388
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5b58aa780ebc5902bdb88c7a

LTC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [0.00,5.00]
Total: 29475 W: 5089 L: 4847 D: 19539
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5b58b56c0ebc5902bdb88f37

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/1701

Bench: 4503866
---

diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 7309f9f3..ac9cf90b 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -540,6 +540,9 @@ namespace {
             score += ThreatByMinor[type_of(pos.piece_on(s))];
             if (type_of(pos.piece_on(s)) != PAWN)
                 score += ThreatByRank * (int)relative_rank(Them, s);
+
+            else if (pos.blockers_for_king(Them) & s)
+                score += ThreatByRank * (int)relative_rank(Them, s) / 2;
         }
 
         b = weak & attackedBy[Us][ROOK];
@@ -549,6 +552,9 @@ namespace {
             score += ThreatByRook[type_of(pos.piece_on(s))];
             if (type_of(pos.piece_on(s)) != PAWN)
                 score += ThreatByRank * (int)relative_rank(Them, s);
+
+            else if (pos.blockers_for_king(Them) & s)
+                score += ThreatByRank * (int)relative_rank(Them, s) / 2;
         }
 
         if (weak & attackedBy[Us][KING])