/// the move's from and to squares, see www.chessprogramming.org/Butterfly_Boards
typedef Stats<int16_t, 10692, COLOR_NB, int(SQUARE_NB) * int(SQUARE_NB)> ButterflyHistory;
+/// LowPlyHistory at higher depths records successful quiet moves on plies 0 to 3
+/// and quiet moves which are/were in the PV (ttPv)
+/// It get cleared with each new search and get filled during iterative deepening
+constexpr int MAX_LPH = 4;
+typedef Stats<int16_t, 10692, MAX_LPH, int(SQUARE_NB) * int(SQUARE_NB)> LowPlyHistory;
+
/// CounterMoveHistory stores counter moves indexed by [piece][to] of the previous
/// move, see www.chessprogramming.org/Countermove_Heuristic
typedef Stats<Move, NOT_USED, PIECE_NB, SQUARE_NB> CounterMoveHistory;
const PieceToHistory**,
Square);
MovePicker(const Position&, Move, Depth, const ButterflyHistory*,
+ const LowPlyHistory*,
const CapturePieceToHistory*,
const PieceToHistory**,
Move,
- Move*);
+ Move*,
+ int);
Move next_move(bool skipQuiets = false);
private:
const Position& pos;
const ButterflyHistory* mainHistory;
+ const LowPlyHistory* lowPlyHistory;
const CapturePieceToHistory* captureHistory;
const PieceToHistory** continuationHistory;
Move ttMove;
Square recaptureSquare;
Value threshold;
Depth depth;
+ int ply;
ExtMove moves[MAX_MOVES];
};