namespace {
- // Set to true to force running with one thread. Used for debugging
- const bool FakeSplit = false;
-
// Different node types, used as template parameter
enum NodeType { Root, PV, NonPV };
return (Depth) Reductions[PvNode][i][std::min(int(d) / ONE_PLY, 63)][std::min(mn, 63)];
}
- size_t MultiPV, PVIdx;
+ size_t PVIdx;
TimeManager TimeMgr;
double BestMoveChanges;
Value DrawValue[COLOR_NB];
string uci_pv(const Position& pos, int depth, Value alpha, Value beta);
struct Skill {
- Skill(int l) : level(l), best(MOVE_NONE) {}
+ Skill(int l, int rootSize) : level(l),
+ candidates(l < 20 ? std::min(4, rootSize) : 0),
+ best(MOVE_NONE) {}
~Skill() {
- if (enabled()) // Swap best PV line with the sub-optimal one
+ if (candidates) // Swap best PV line with the sub-optimal one
std::swap(RootMoves[0], *std::find(RootMoves.begin(),
RootMoves.end(), best ? best : pick_move()));
}
- bool enabled() const { return level < 20; }
+ size_t candidates_size() const { return candidates; }
bool time_to_pick(int depth) const { return depth == 1 + level; }
Move pick_move();
int level;
+ size_t candidates;
Move best;
};
Countermoves.clear();
Followupmoves.clear();
- MultiPV = Options["MultiPV"];
- Skill skill(Options["Skill Level"]);
+ size_t multiPV = Options["MultiPV"];
+ Skill skill(Options["Skill Level"], RootMoves.size());
// Do we have to play with skill handicap? In this case enable MultiPV search
// that we will use behind the scenes to retrieve a set of possible moves.
- if (skill.enabled() && MultiPV < 4)
- MultiPV = 4;
-
- MultiPV = std::min(MultiPV, RootMoves.size());
+ multiPV = std::max(multiPV, skill.candidates_size());
// Iterative deepening loop until requested to stop or target depth reached
while (++depth <= MAX_PLY && !Signals.stop && (!Limits.depth || depth <= Limits.depth))
RootMoves[i].prevScore = RootMoves[i].score;
// MultiPV loop. We perform a full root search for each PV line
- for (PVIdx = 0; PVIdx < MultiPV && !Signals.stop; ++PVIdx)
+ for (PVIdx = 0; PVIdx < multiPV && PVIdx < RootMoves.size() && !Signals.stop; ++PVIdx)
{
// Reset aspiration window starting size
if (depth >= 5)
else
break;
- delta += delta / 2;
+ delta += 3 * delta / 8;
assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
}
// Sort the PV lines searched so far and update the GUI
std::stable_sort(RootMoves.begin(), RootMoves.begin() + PVIdx + 1);
- if (PVIdx + 1 == MultiPV || Time::now() - SearchTime > 3000)
+ if (PVIdx + 1 == multiPV || Time::now() - SearchTime > 3000)
sync_cout << uci_pv(pos, depth, alpha, beta) << sync_endl;
}
// If skill levels are enabled and time is up, pick a sub-optimal best move
- if (skill.enabled() && skill.time_to_pick(depth))
+ if (skill.candidates_size() && skill.time_to_pick(depth))
skill.pick_move();
if (Options["Write Search Log"])
if (Limits.use_time_management() && !Signals.stop && !Signals.stopOnPonderhit)
{
// Take some extra time if the best move has changed
- if (depth > 4 && depth < 50 && MultiPV == 1)
+ if (depth > 4 && multiPV == 1)
TimeMgr.pv_instability(BestMoveChanges);
// Stop the search if only one legal move is available or all
{
assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < beta);
- thisThread->split<FakeSplit>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, &bestValue, &bestMove,
- depth, moveCount, &mp, NT, cutNode);
+ thisThread->split(pos, ss, alpha, beta, &bestValue, &bestMove,
+ depth, moveCount, &mp, NT, cutNode);
if (Signals.stop || thisThread->cutoff_occurred())
return VALUE_ZERO;
}
- // When playing with a strength handicap, choose best move among the MultiPV
- // set using a statistical rule dependent on 'level'. Idea by Heinz van Saanen.
+ // When playing with a strength handicap, choose best move among the first 'candidates'
+ // RootMoves using a statistical rule dependent on 'level'. Idea by Heinz van Saanen.
Move Skill::pick_move() {
rk.rand<unsigned>();
// RootMoves are already sorted by score in descending order
- int variance = std::min(RootMoves[0].score - RootMoves[MultiPV - 1].score, PawnValueMg);
+ int variance = std::min(RootMoves[0].score - RootMoves[candidates - 1].score, PawnValueMg);
int weakness = 120 - 2 * level;
int max_s = -VALUE_INFINITE;
best = MOVE_NONE;
// Choose best move. For each move score we add two terms both dependent on
// weakness. One deterministic and bigger for weaker moves, and one random,
// then we choose the move with the resulting highest score.
- for (size_t i = 0; i < MultiPV; ++i)
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < candidates; ++i)
{
int s = RootMoves[i].score;
// Don't allow crazy blunders even at very low skills
- if (i > 0 && RootMoves[i-1].score > s + 2 * PawnValueMg)
+ if (i > 0 && RootMoves[i - 1].score > s + 2 * PawnValueMg)
break;
// This is our magic formula