/// move ordering is at the current node.
MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d, const History& h,
- SearchStack* ss, Value beta) : pos(p), H(h), depth(d) {
+ Search::Stack* ss, Value beta) : pos(p), H(h), depth(d) {
captureThreshold = 0;
badCaptures = moves + MAX_MOVES;
killers[0].move = ss->killers[0];
killers[1].move = ss->killers[1];
- // Consider sligtly negative captures as good if at low
- // depth and far from beta.
+ // Consider sligtly negative captures as good if at low depth and far from beta
if (ss && ss->eval < beta - PawnValueMidgame && d < 3 * ONE_PLY)
captureThreshold = -PawnValueMidgame;
+ // Consider negative captures as good if still enough to reach beta
+ else if (ss && ss->eval > beta)
+ captureThreshold = beta - ss->eval;
+
phasePtr = MainSearchTable;
}