From: MJZ1977 <37274752+MJZ1977@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:48:03 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: ProbCutCount limit dependancy to cutNode
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=commitdiff_plain;h=e51244cb27151075ac7a05282d0ec615cf93f290;ds=sidebyside

ProbCutCount limit dependancy to cutNode

Use the ProbCutCount limit `2 + 2 * cutNode` instead of constant 3.

STC
LLR: -2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [0.50,4.50]
Total: 61812 W: 13599 L: 13459 D: 34754
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5c6d19240ebc5925cffca07a

LTC
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) [0.00,3.50]
Total: 27549 W: 4614 L: 4363 D: 18572
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5c6d45c10ebc5925cffca7a6

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/2015

Bench: 3368889
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diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index dbfb9469..6bb1e1df 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ namespace {
         int probCutCount = 0;
 
         while (  (move = mp.next_move()) != MOVE_NONE
-               && probCutCount < 3)
+                && probCutCount < 2 + 2 * cutNode)
             if (move != excludedMove && pos.legal(move))
             {
                 probCutCount++;