- // 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 < ThreadsMgr.active_threads());
- assert(ThreadsMgr.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, threadID);
- CheckInfo ci(pos);
- SearchStack* ss = sp->sstack[threadID] + 1;
- 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
- && !ThreadsMgr.thread_should_stop(threadID))
- {
- moveCount = ++sp->moveCount;
- 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 - ONE_PLY + ext;
-
- // Update current move
- ss->currentMove = move;
-
- // Step 12. Futility pruning (is omitted in PV nodes)
- if ( !PvNode
- && !captureOrPromotion
- && !isCheck
- && !dangerous
- && !move_is_castle(move))
- {
- // Move count based pruning
- if ( moveCount >= futility_move_count(sp->depth)
- && !(sp->threatMove && connected_threat(pos, move, sp->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->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 ( !captureOrPromotion
- && !dangerous
- && !move_is_castle(move)
- && !move_is_killer(move, ss))
- {
- ss->reduction = reduction<PvNode>(sp->depth, moveCount);
- if (ss->reduction)
- {
- Value localAlpha = sp->alpha;
- Depth d = newDepth - ss->reduction;
- value = d < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(localAlpha+1), -localAlpha, DEPTH_ZERO, sp->ply+1)
- : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(localAlpha+1), -localAlpha, d, sp->ply+1);
-
- doFullDepthSearch = (value > localAlpha);
- }
-
- // The move failed high, but if reduction is very big we could
- // face a false positive, retry with a less aggressive reduction,
- // if the move fails high again then go with full depth search.
- if (doFullDepthSearch && ss->reduction > 2 * ONE_PLY)
- {
- assert(newDepth - ONE_PLY >= ONE_PLY);
-
- ss->reduction = ONE_PLY;
- Value localAlpha = sp->alpha;
- value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(localAlpha+1), -localAlpha, newDepth-ss->reduction, sp->ply+1);
- doFullDepthSearch = (value > localAlpha);
- }
- ss->reduction = DEPTH_ZERO; // Restore original reduction
- }
-
- // Step 15. Full depth search
- if (doFullDepthSearch)
- {
- Value localAlpha = sp->alpha;
- value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(localAlpha+1), -localAlpha, DEPTH_ZERO, sp->ply+1)
- : - search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(localAlpha+1), -localAlpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1);
-
- // Step extra. pv search (only in PV nodes)
- // Search only for possible new PV nodes, if instead value >= beta then
- // parent node fails low with value <= alpha and tries another move.
- if (PvNode && value > localAlpha && value < sp->beta)
- value = newDepth < ONE_PLY ? -qsearch<PV>(pos, ss+1, -sp->beta, -sp->alpha, DEPTH_ZERO, sp->ply+1)
- : - search<PV>(pos, ss+1, -sp->beta, -sp->alpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1);
- }
-
- // 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 && !ThreadsMgr.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->parentSstack->bestMove = ss->bestMove = move;
- }
- }
- }
-
- /* Here we have the lock still grabbed */
-
- sp->slaves[threadID] = 0;
-
- lock_release(&(sp->lock));
- }
-
-