-/// MovePicker::score_captures(), MovePicker::score_noncaptures() and
-/// MovePicker::score_evasions() assign a numerical move ordering score
-/// to each move in a move list. The moves with highest scores will be
-/// picked first by next_move().
-
-void MovePicker::score_captures() {
- // Winning and equal captures in the main search are ordered by MVV/LVA.
- // Suprisingly, this appears to perform slightly better than SEE based
- // move ordering. The reason is probably that in a position with a winning
- // capture, capturing a more valuable (but sufficiently defended) piece
- // first usually doesn't hurt. The opponent will have to recapture, and
- // the hanging piece will still be hanging (except in the unusual cases
- // where it is possible to recapture with the hanging piece). Exchanging
- // big pieces before capturing a hanging piece probably helps to reduce
- // the subtree size.
- // In main search we want to push captures with negative SEE values to
- // badCaptures[] array, but instead of doing it now we delay till when
- // the move has been picked up in pick_move_from_list(), this way we save
- // some SEE calls in case we get a cutoff (idea from Pablo Vazquez).
- Move m;
-
- for (MoveStack* cur = moves; cur != lastMove; cur++)
- {
- m = cur->move;
- cur->score = PieceValueMidgame[pos.piece_on(to_sq(m))]
- - type_of(pos.piece_moved(m));
-
- if (is_promotion(m))
- cur->score += PieceValueMidgame[promotion_type(m)];
- }
+/// score() assigns a numerical value to each move in a move list. The moves with
+/// highest values will be picked first.
+template<>
+void MovePicker::score<CAPTURES>() {
+ // Winning and equal captures in the main search are ordered by MVV, preferring
+ // captures near our home rank. Suprisingly, this appears to perform slightly
+ // better than SEE based move ordering: exchanging big pieces before capturing
+ // a hanging piece probably helps to reduce the subtree size.
+ // In main search we want to push captures with negative SEE values to the
+ // badCaptures[] array, but instead of doing it now we delay until the move
+ // has been picked up, saving some SEE calls in case we get a cutoff.
+ for (auto& m : *this)
+ m.value = PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(to_sq(m))]
+ - Value(200 * relative_rank(pos.side_to_move(), to_sq(m)));