- // Fail high! Set the boolean variable FailHigh to true, and
- // re-search the move with a big window. The variable FailHigh is
- // used for time managment: We try to avoid aborting the search
- // prematurely during a fail high research.
- FailHigh = true;
- value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, newDepth, 1, 0);
+ value = -search(pos, ss, -alpha, newDepth, 1, true, 0);
+ if (value > alpha)
+ {
+ // Fail high! Set the boolean variable FailHigh to true, and
+ // re-search the move with a big window. The variable FailHigh is
+ // used for time managment: We try to avoid aborting the search
+ // prematurely during a fail high research.
+ FailHigh = true;
+ value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -beta, -alpha, newDepth, 1, 0);
+ }