From 0a74c16ffe5474f126cfac71e3f85394771ebbbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joost VandeVondele <Joost.VandeVondele@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 13:44:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify Null Move Search condition

Removes depth condition, adjust parameters.

passed STC:
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5a008cbc0ebc590ccbb8a512
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 29282 W: 5317 L: 5210 D: 18755

passed LTC:
http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5a00d8530ebc590ccbb8a541
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 26893 W: 3458 L: 3345 D: 20090

Bench: 5015773
---
 src/search.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 79451704..cf380b31 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ namespace {
     // Step 8. Null move search with verification search (is omitted in PV nodes)
     if (   !PvNode
         &&  eval >= beta
-        && (ss->staticEval >= beta - 35 * (depth / ONE_PLY - 6) || depth >= 13 * ONE_PLY)
+        &&  ss->staticEval >= beta - 36 * depth / ONE_PLY + 225
         &&  pos.non_pawn_material(pos.side_to_move()))
     {
 
-- 
2.39.2