- // sp_search() is used to search from a split point. This function is called
- // by each thread working at the split point. It is similar to the normal
- // search() function, but simpler. Because we have already probed the hash
- // table, done a null move search, and searched the first move before
- // splitting, we don't have to repeat all this work in sp_search(). We
- // also don't need to store anything to the hash table here: This is taken
- // care of after we return from the split point.
-
- template <NodeType PvNode>
- void sp_search(SplitPoint* sp, int threadID) {
-
- assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < TM.active_threads());
- assert(TM.active_threads() > 1);
-
- StateInfo st;
- Move move;
- Depth ext, newDepth;
- Value value;
- Value futilityValueScaled; // NonPV specific
- bool isCheck, moveIsCheck, captureOrPromotion, dangerous;
- int moveCount;
- value = -VALUE_INFINITE;
-
- Position pos(*sp->pos);
- CheckInfo ci(pos);
- SearchStack* ss = sp->sstack[threadID];
- isCheck = pos.is_check();
-
- // Step 10. Loop through moves
- // Loop through all legal moves until no moves remain or a beta cutoff occurs
- lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
-
- while ( sp->bestValue < sp->beta
- && (move = sp->mp->get_next_move()) != MOVE_NONE
- && !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID))
- {
- moveCount = ++sp->moves;
- lock_release(&(sp->lock));
-
- assert(move_is_ok(move));
-
- moveIsCheck = pos.move_is_check(move, ci);
- captureOrPromotion = pos.move_is_capture_or_promotion(move);
-
- // Step 11. Decide the new search depth
- ext = extension<PvNode>(pos, move, captureOrPromotion, moveIsCheck, false, sp->mateThreat, &dangerous);
- newDepth = sp->depth - OnePly + ext;
-
- // Update current move
- ss[sp->ply].currentMove = move;
-
- // Step 12. Futility pruning (is omitted in PV nodes)
- if ( !PvNode
- && !isCheck
- && !dangerous
- && !captureOrPromotion
- && !move_is_castle(move))
- {
- // Move count based pruning
- if ( moveCount >= futility_move_count(sp->depth)
- && ok_to_prune(pos, move, ss[sp->ply].threatMove)
- && sp->bestValue > value_mated_in(PLY_MAX))
- {
- lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
- continue;
- }
-
- // Value based pruning
- Depth predictedDepth = newDepth - reduction<NonPV>(sp->depth, moveCount);
- futilityValueScaled = ss[sp->ply].eval + futility_margin(predictedDepth, moveCount)
- + H.gain(pos.piece_on(move_from(move)), move_to(move));
-
- if (futilityValueScaled < sp->beta)
- {
- lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
-
- if (futilityValueScaled > sp->bestValue)
- sp->bestValue = futilityValueScaled;
- continue;
- }
- }
-
- // Step 13. Make the move
- pos.do_move(move, st, ci, moveIsCheck);
-
- // Step 14. Reduced search
- // if the move fails high will be re-searched at full depth.
- bool doFullDepthSearch = true;
-
- if ( !dangerous
- && !captureOrPromotion
- && !move_is_castle(move)
- && !move_is_killer(move, ss[sp->ply]))
- {
- ss[sp->ply].reduction = reduction<PvNode>(sp->depth, moveCount);
- if (ss[sp->ply].reduction)
- {
- Value localAlpha = sp->alpha;
- value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss, -(localAlpha+1), -localAlpha, newDepth-ss[sp->ply].reduction, sp->ply+1, true, threadID);
- doFullDepthSearch = (value > localAlpha);
- }
- }
-
- // Step 15. Full depth search
- if (doFullDepthSearch)
- {
- ss[sp->ply].reduction = Depth(0);
- Value localAlpha = sp->alpha;
- value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss, -(localAlpha+1), -localAlpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1, true, threadID);
-
- if (PvNode && value > localAlpha && value < sp->beta)
- value = -search<PV>(pos, ss, -sp->beta, -sp->alpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1, false, threadID);
- }
-
- // Step 16. Undo move
- pos.undo_move(move);
-
- assert(value > -VALUE_INFINITE && value < VALUE_INFINITE);
-
- // Step 17. Check for new best move
- lock_grab(&(sp->lock));
-
- if (value > sp->bestValue && !TM.thread_should_stop(threadID))
- {
- sp->bestValue = value;
-
- if (sp->bestValue > sp->alpha)
- {
- if (!PvNode || value >= sp->beta)
- sp->stopRequest = true;
-
- if (PvNode && value < sp->beta) // This guarantees that always: sp->alpha < sp->beta
- sp->alpha = value;
-
- sp_update_pv(sp->parentSstack, ss, sp->ply);
- }
- }
- }
-
- /* Here we have the lock still grabbed */
-
- sp->slaves[threadID] = 0;
-
- lock_release(&(sp->lock));
- }
-
- // init_node() is called at the beginning of all the search functions
- // (search() qsearch(), and so on) and initializes the
- // search stack object corresponding to the current node. Once every
- // NodesBetweenPolls nodes, init_node() also calls poll(), which polls
- // for user input and checks whether it is time to stop the search.
-
- void init_node(SearchStack ss[], int ply, int threadID) {
-
- assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
- assert(threadID >= 0 && threadID < TM.active_threads());
-
- TM.incrementNodeCounter(threadID);
-
- if (threadID == 0)
- {
- NodesSincePoll++;
- if (NodesSincePoll >= NodesBetweenPolls)
- {
- poll();
- NodesSincePoll = 0;
- }
- }
- ss[ply].init(ply);
- ss[ply + 2].initKillers();
- }
-
- // update_pv() is called whenever a search returns a value > alpha.
- // It updates the PV in the SearchStack object corresponding to the
- // current node.
-
- void update_pv(SearchStack ss[], int ply) {
-
- assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
-
- int p;
-
- ss[ply].pv[ply] = ss[ply].currentMove;
-
- for (p = ply + 1; ss[ply + 1].pv[p] != MOVE_NONE; p++)
- ss[ply].pv[p] = ss[ply + 1].pv[p];
-
- ss[ply].pv[p] = MOVE_NONE;
- }
-
-
- // sp_update_pv() is a variant of update_pv for use at split points. The
- // difference between the two functions is that sp_update_pv also updates
- // the PV at the parent node.
-
- void sp_update_pv(SearchStack* pss, SearchStack ss[], int ply) {
-
- assert(ply >= 0 && ply < PLY_MAX);
-
- int p;
-
- ss[ply].pv[ply] = pss[ply].pv[ply] = ss[ply].currentMove;
-
- for (p = ply + 1; ss[ply + 1].pv[p] != MOVE_NONE; p++)
- ss[ply].pv[p] = pss[ply].pv[p] = ss[ply + 1].pv[p];
-
- ss[ply].pv[p] = pss[ply].pv[p] = MOVE_NONE;
- }
-
-