-/// MovePicker::pick_move_from_list() picks the move with the biggest score
-/// from a list of generated moves (moves[] or badCaptures[], depending on
-/// the current move generation phase). It takes care not to return the
-/// transposition table move if that has already been serched previously.
-/// While picking captures in the PH_GOOD_CAPTURES phase (i.e. while picking
-/// non-losing captures in the main search), it moves all captures with
-/// negative SEE values to the badCaptures[] array.
-
-Move MovePicker::pick_move_from_list() {
-
- int bestIndex;
- Move move;
-
- switch (PhaseTable[phaseIndex]) {
- case PH_GOOD_CAPTURES:
- assert(!pos.is_check());
- assert(movesPicked >= 0);
-
- while (movesPicked < numOfMoves)
- {
- int bestScore = -10000000;
- bestIndex = -1;
- for (int i = movesPicked; i < numOfMoves; i++)
- {
- if (moves[i].score < 0)
- {
- // Losing capture, move it to the badCaptures[] array
- assert(numOfBadCaptures < 63);
- badCaptures[numOfBadCaptures++] = moves[i];
- moves[i--] = moves[--numOfMoves];
- }
- else if (moves[i].score > bestScore)
- {
- bestIndex = i;
- bestScore = moves[i].score;
- }
- }
- if (bestIndex != -1) // Found a good capture
- {
- move = moves[bestIndex].move;
- moves[bestIndex] = moves[movesPicked++];
- if ( move != ttMove
- && move != mateKiller
- && pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, pinned))
- return move;
- }
- }
- break;
-
- case PH_NONCAPTURES:
- assert(!pos.is_check());
- assert(movesPicked >= 0);
-
- while (movesPicked < numOfMoves)
- {
- // If this is a PV node or we have only picked a few moves, scan
- // the entire move list for the best move. If many moves have already
- // been searched and it is not a PV node, we are probably failing low
- // anyway, so we just pick the first move from the list.
- bestIndex = (pvNode || movesPicked < 12) ? find_best_index() : movesPicked;
-
- if (bestIndex != -1)
- {
- move = moves[bestIndex].move;
- moves[bestIndex] = moves[movesPicked++];
- if ( move != ttMove
- && move != mateKiller
- && pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, pinned))
- return move;
- }
- }
- break;
-
- case PH_EVASIONS:
- assert(pos.is_check());
- assert(movesPicked >= 0);
-
- while (movesPicked < numOfMoves)
- {
- bestIndex = find_best_index();
-
- if (bestIndex != -1)
- {
- move = moves[bestIndex].move;
- moves[bestIndex] = moves[movesPicked++];
- return move;
- }
- }
- break;
-
- case PH_BAD_CAPTURES:
- assert(!pos.is_check());
- assert(badCapturesPicked >= 0);
- // It's probably a good idea to use SEE move ordering here, instead
- // of just picking the first move. FIXME
- while (badCapturesPicked < numOfBadCaptures)
- {
- move = badCaptures[badCapturesPicked++].move;
- if ( move != ttMove
- && move != mateKiller
- && pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, pinned))
- return move;
- }
- break;