From 52bbf372bb4956595e730f4dba05ee6b78305ad0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Costalba <mcostalba@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:11:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Don't need to check for bestValue < beta to split
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With rearrangement of fail high code this condition
is no more necessary.

Found by Jörg Oster.

No fuctional change.
---
 src/search.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index f6c2233b..654efb32 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1003,9 +1003,10 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
       // Step 19. Check for splitting the search
       if (   !SpNode
           &&  depth >= Threads.min_split_depth()
-          &&  bestValue < beta
           &&  Threads.available_slave_exists(thisThread))
       {
+          assert(bestValue < beta);
+
           bestValue = Threads.split<FakeSplit>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, bestValue, &bestMove,
                                                depth, threatMove, moveCount, mp, NT);
           if (bestValue >= beta)
-- 
2.39.2