+
+ // evaluate_scale_factor() computes the scale factor for the winning side
+ ScaleFactor evaluate_scale_factor(const Position& pos, const EvalInfo& ei, Score score) {
+
+ Color strongSide = eg_value(score) > VALUE_DRAW ? WHITE : BLACK;
+ ScaleFactor sf = ei.me->scale_factor(pos, strongSide);
+
+ // If we don't already have an unusual scale factor, check for certain
+ // types of endgames, and use a lower scale for those.
+ if ( ei.me->game_phase() < PHASE_MIDGAME
+ && (sf == SCALE_FACTOR_NORMAL || sf == SCALE_FACTOR_ONEPAWN))
+ {
+ if (pos.opposite_bishops())
+ {
+ // Endgame with opposite-colored bishops and no other pieces (ignoring pawns)
+ // is almost a draw, in case of KBP vs KB is even more a draw.
+ if ( pos.non_pawn_material(WHITE) == BishopValueMg
+ && pos.non_pawn_material(BLACK) == BishopValueMg)
+ sf = more_than_one(pos.pieces(PAWN)) ? ScaleFactor(31) : ScaleFactor(9);
+
+ // Endgame with opposite-colored bishops, but also other pieces. Still
+ // a bit drawish, but not as drawish as with only the two bishops.
+ else
+ sf = ScaleFactor(46 * sf / SCALE_FACTOR_NORMAL);
+ }
+ // Endings where weaker side can place his king in front of the opponent's
+ // pawns are drawish.
+ else if ( abs(eg_value(score)) <= BishopValueEg
+ && ei.pi->pawn_span(strongSide) <= 1
+ && !pos.pawn_passed(~strongSide, pos.square<KING>(~strongSide)))
+ sf = ei.pi->pawn_span(strongSide) ? ScaleFactor(51) : ScaleFactor(37);
+ }
+
+ return sf;
+ }
+