Value value_to_tt(Value v, int ply);
Value value_from_tt(Value v, int ply);
bool check_is_dangerous(Position& pos, Move move, Value futilityBase, Value beta);
- bool yields_to_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat);
- bool prevents_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat);
+ bool prevents_move(const Position& pos, Move first, Move second);
string uci_pv(const Position& pos, int depth, Value alpha, Value beta);
struct Skill {
{
RootMoves.push_back(MOVE_NONE);
sync_cout << "info depth 0 score "
- << score_to_uci(RootPos.in_check() ? -VALUE_MATE : VALUE_DRAW)
+ << score_to_uci(RootPos.checkers() ? -VALUE_MATE : VALUE_DRAW)
<< sync_endl;
goto finalize;
}
- if (Options["OwnBook"] && !Limits.infinite)
+ if (Options["OwnBook"] && !Limits.infinite && !Limits.mate)
{
Move bookMove = book.probe(RootPos, Options["Book File"], Options["Best Book Move"]);
if (Options["Contempt Factor"] && !Options["UCI_AnalyseMode"])
{
int cf = Options["Contempt Factor"] * PawnValueMg / 100; // From centipawns
- cf = cf * MaterialTable::game_phase(RootPos) / PHASE_MIDGAME; // Scale down with phase
+ cf = cf * Material::game_phase(RootPos) / PHASE_MIDGAME; // Scale down with phase
DrawValue[ RootColor] = VALUE_DRAW - Value(cf);
DrawValue[~RootColor] = VALUE_DRAW + Value(cf);
}
if (Options["Use Search Log"])
{
Log log(Options["Search Log Filename"]);
- log << "\nSearching: " << RootPos.to_fen()
+ log << "\nSearching: " << RootPos.fen()
<< "\ninfinite: " << Limits.infinite
<< " ponder: " << Limits.ponder
<< " time: " << Limits.time[RootColor]
<< std::endl;
}
- Threads.wake_up();
+ // Reset the threads, still sleeping: will be wake up at split time
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
+ Threads[i].maxPly = 0;
+
+ Threads.sleepWhileIdle = Options["Use Sleeping Threads"];
// Set best timer interval to avoid lagging under time pressure. Timer is
// used to check for remaining available thinking time.
- if (Limits.use_time_management())
- Threads.set_timer(std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 16,
- TimerResolution)));
- else if (Limits.nodes)
- Threads.set_timer(2 * TimerResolution);
- else
- Threads.set_timer(100);
+ Threads.timer_thread()->msec =
+ Limits.use_time_management() ? std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 16, TimerResolution)) :
+ Limits.nodes ? 2 * TimerResolution
+ : 100;
+
+ Threads.timer_thread()->notify_one(); // Wake up the recurring timer
id_loop(RootPos); // Let's start searching !
- Threads.set_timer(0); // Stop timer
- Threads.sleep();
+ Threads.timer_thread()->msec = 0; // Stop the timer
+ Threads.sleepWhileIdle = true; // Send idle threads to sleep
if (Options["Use Search Log"])
{
finalize:
// When we reach max depth we arrive here even without Signals.stop is raised,
- // but if we are pondering or in infinite search, we shouldn't print the best
- // move before we are told to do so.
+ // but if we are pondering or in infinite search, according to UCI protocol,
+ // we shouldn't print the best move before the GUI sends a "stop" or "ponderhit"
+ // command. We simply wait here until GUI sends one of those commands (that
+ // raise Signals.stop).
if (!Signals.stop && (Limits.ponder || Limits.infinite))
- RootPos.this_thread()->wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
+ {
+ Signals.stopOnPonderhit = true;
+ RootPos.this_thread()->wait_for(Signals.stop);
+ }
// Best move could be MOVE_NONE when searching on a stalemate position
sync_cout << "bestmove " << move_to_uci(RootMoves[0].pv[0], RootPos.is_chess960())
// Sort the PV lines searched so far and update the GUI
sort<RootMove>(RootMoves.begin(), RootMoves.begin() + PVIdx + 1);
- sync_cout << uci_pv(pos, depth, alpha, beta) << sync_endl;
+ if (PVIdx + 1 == PVSize || Time::now() - SearchTime > 3000)
+ sync_cout << uci_pv(pos, depth, alpha, beta) << sync_endl;
}
// Do we need to pick now the sub-optimal best move ?
if (depth > 2 && BestMoveChanges)
bestMoveNeverChanged = false;
+ // Do we have found a "mate in x"?
+ if ( Limits.mate
+ && bestValue >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
+ && VALUE_MATE - bestValue <= 2 * Limits.mate)
+ Signals.stop = true;
+
// Do we have time for the next iteration? Can we stop searching now?
if (Limits.use_time_management() && !Signals.stopOnPonderhit)
{
// Step 1. Initialize node
Thread* thisThread = pos.this_thread();
moveCount = playedMoveCount = 0;
- inCheck = pos.in_check();
+ inCheck = pos.checkers();
if (SpNode)
{
else if (tte)
{
- // Following asserts are valid only in single thread condition because
- // TT access is always racy and its contents cannot be trusted.
- assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE || Threads.size() > 1);
- assert(ttValue != VALUE_NONE || tte->type() == BOUND_NONE || Threads.size() > 1);
-
- ss->staticEval = eval = tte->static_value();
- ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin();
-
- if (eval == VALUE_NONE || ss->evalMargin == VALUE_NONE) // Due to a race
+ // Never assume anything on values stored in TT
+ if ( (ss->staticEval = eval = tte->static_value()) == VALUE_NONE
+ ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
eval = ss->staticEval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
// Can ttValue be used as a better position evaluation?
return nullValue;
}
else
- {
// The null move failed low, which means that we may be faced with
- // some kind of threat. If the previous move was reduced, check if
- // the move that refuted the null move was somehow connected to the
- // move which was reduced. If a connection is found, return a fail
- // low score (which will cause the reduced move to fail high in the
- // parent node, which will trigger a re-search with full depth).
+ // some kind of threat.
threatMove = (ss+1)->currentMove;
-
- if ( depth < 5 * ONE_PLY
- && (ss-1)->reduction
- && threatMove != MOVE_NONE
- && yields_to_threat(pos, (ss-1)->currentMove, threatMove))
- return beta - 1;
- }
}
// Step 9. ProbCut (is omitted in PV nodes)
{
Signals.firstRootMove = (moveCount == 1);
- if (thisThread == Threads.main_thread() && Time::now() - SearchTime > 2000)
+ if (thisThread == Threads.main_thread() && Time::now() - SearchTime > 3000)
sync_cout << "info depth " << depth / ONE_PLY
<< " currmove " << move_to_uci(move, pos.is_chess960())
<< " currmovenumber " << moveCount + PVIdx << sync_endl;
&& !inCheck
&& !dangerous
&& move != ttMove
+ && (!threatMove || !prevents_move(pos, move, threatMove))
&& (bestValue > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY || ( bestValue == -VALUE_INFINITE
&& alpha > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY)))
{
// Move count based pruning
- if ( depth < 16 * ONE_PLY
- && moveCount >= FutilityMoveCounts[depth]
- && (!threatMove || !prevents_threat(pos, move, threatMove)))
+ if (depth < 16 * ONE_PLY && moveCount >= FutilityMoveCounts[depth])
{
if (SpNode)
sp->mutex.lock();
}
// Check for legality only before to do the move
- if (!pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, ci.pinned))
+ if (!RootNode && !SpNode && !pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, ci.pinned))
{
moveCount--;
continue;
}
- pvMove = PvNode ? moveCount == 1 : false;
+ pvMove = PvNode && moveCount == 1;
ss->currentMove = move;
if (!SpNode && !captureOrPromotion && playedMoveCount < 64)
movesSearched[playedMoveCount++] = move;
if (value > bestValue)
{
- bestValue = value;
- if (SpNode) sp->bestValue = value;
+ bestValue = SpNode ? sp->bestValue = value : value;
if (value > alpha)
{
- bestMove = move;
- if (SpNode) sp->bestMove = move;
+ bestMove = SpNode ? sp->bestMove = move : move;
- if (PvNode && value < beta)
- {
- alpha = value; // Update alpha here! Always alpha < beta
- if (SpNode) sp->alpha = value;
- }
- else // Fail high
+ if (PvNode && value < beta) // Update alpha! Always alpha < beta
+ alpha = SpNode ? sp->alpha = value : value;
+ else
{
- if (SpNode) sp->cutoff = true;
+ assert(value >= beta); // Fail high
+
+ if (SpNode)
+ sp->cutoff = true;
+
break;
}
}
// Step 19. Check for splitting the search
if ( !SpNode
&& depth >= Threads.min_split_depth()
- && bestValue < beta
&& Threads.available_slave_exists(thisThread))
{
+ assert(bestValue < beta);
+
bestValue = Threads.split<FakeSplit>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, bestValue, &bestMove,
depth, threatMove, moveCount, mp, NT);
if (bestValue >= beta)
const bool PvNode = (NT == PV);
assert(NT == PV || NT == NonPV);
- assert(InCheck == pos.in_check());
+ assert(InCheck == !!pos.checkers());
assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && alpha < beta && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
assert(PvNode || (alpha == beta - 1));
assert(depth <= DEPTH_ZERO);
const TTEntry* tte;
Key posKey;
Move ttMove, move, bestMove;
- Value bestValue, value, ttValue, futilityValue, futilityBase;
- bool givesCheck, enoughMaterial, evasionPrunable, fromNull;
+ Value bestValue, value, ttValue, futilityValue, futilityBase, oldAlpha;
+ bool givesCheck, enoughMaterial, evasionPrunable;
Depth ttDepth;
+ // To flag BOUND_EXACT a node with eval above alpha and no available moves
+ if (PvNode)
+ oldAlpha = alpha;
+
ss->currentMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
ss->ply = (ss-1)->ply + 1;
- fromNull = (ss-1)->currentMove == MOVE_NULL;
// Check for an instant draw or maximum ply reached
if (pos.is_draw<false, false>() || ss->ply > MAX_PLY)
}
else
{
- if (fromNull)
- {
- ss->staticEval = bestValue = -(ss-1)->staticEval;
- ss->evalMargin = VALUE_ZERO;
- }
- else if (tte)
+ if (tte)
{
- assert(tte->static_value() != VALUE_NONE || Threads.size() > 1);
-
- ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->static_value();
- ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin();
-
- if (ss->staticEval == VALUE_NONE || ss->evalMargin == VALUE_NONE) // Due to a race
+ // Never assume anything on values stored in TT
+ if ( (ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->static_value()) == VALUE_NONE
+ ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
}
else
if ( !PvNode
&& !InCheck
&& !givesCheck
- && !fromNull
&& move != ttMove
&& enoughMaterial
&& type_of(move) != PROMOTION
if (futilityValue < beta)
{
- if (futilityValue > bestValue)
- bestValue = futilityValue;
-
+ bestValue = std::max(bestValue, futilityValue);
continue;
}
if ( futilityBase < beta
&& depth < DEPTH_ZERO
&& pos.see(move) <= 0)
+ {
+ bestValue = std::max(bestValue, futilityBase);
continue;
+ }
}
// Detect non-capture evasions that are candidate to be pruned
return mated_in(ss->ply); // Plies to mate from the root
TT.store(posKey, value_to_tt(bestValue, ss->ply),
- PvNode && bestMove != MOVE_NONE ? BOUND_EXACT : BOUND_UPPER,
+ PvNode && bestValue > oldAlpha ? BOUND_EXACT : BOUND_UPPER,
ttDepth, bestMove, ss->staticEval, ss->evalMargin);
assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE && bestValue < VALUE_INFINITE);
}
- // yields_to_threat() tests whether the move at previous ply yields to the so
- // called threat move (the best move returned from a null search that fails
- // low). Here 'yields to' means that the move somehow made the threat possible
- // for instance if the moving piece is the same in both moves.
-
- bool yields_to_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat) {
-
- assert(is_ok(move));
- assert(is_ok(threat));
- assert(color_of(pos.piece_on(from_sq(threat))) == ~pos.side_to_move());
-
- Square mfrom = from_sq(move);
- Square mto = to_sq(move);
- Square tfrom = from_sq(threat);
- Square tto = to_sq(threat);
-
- // The piece is the same or threat's destination was vacated by the move
- if (mto == tfrom || tto == mfrom)
- return true;
-
- // Threat moves through the vacated square
- if (between_bb(tfrom, tto) & mfrom)
- return true;
-
- // Threat's destination is defended by the move's piece
- Bitboard matt = pos.attacks_from(pos.piece_on(mto), mto, pos.pieces() ^ tfrom);
- if (matt & tto)
- return true;
-
- // Threat gives a discovered check through the move's checking piece
- if (matt & pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move()))
- {
- assert(between_bb(mto, pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move())) & tfrom);
- return true;
- }
-
- return false;
- }
-
-
- // prevents_threat() tests whether a move is able to defend against the so
- // called threat move (the best move returned from a null search that fails
- // low). In this case will not be pruned.
+ // prevents_move() tests whether a move (first) is able to defend against an
+ // opponent's move (second). In this case will not be pruned. Normally the
+ // second move is the threat move (the best move returned from a null search
+ // that fails low).
- bool prevents_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat) {
+ bool prevents_move(const Position& pos, Move first, Move second) {
- assert(is_ok(move));
- assert(is_ok(threat));
- assert(!pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move));
- assert(!pos.is_passed_pawn_push(move));
+ assert(is_ok(first));
+ assert(is_ok(second));
- Square mfrom = from_sq(move);
- Square mto = to_sq(move);
- Square tfrom = from_sq(threat);
- Square tto = to_sq(threat);
+ Square m1from = from_sq(first);
+ Square m2from = from_sq(second);
+ Square m1to = to_sq(first);
+ Square m2to = to_sq(second);
// Don't prune moves of the threatened piece
- if (mfrom == tto)
+ if (m1from == m2to)
return true;
// If the threatened piece has value less than or equal to the value of the
// threat piece, don't prune moves which defend it.
- if ( pos.is_capture(threat)
- && ( PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(tfrom)] >= PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(tto)]
- || type_of(pos.piece_on(tfrom)) == KING))
+ if ( pos.is_capture(second)
+ && ( PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(m2from)] >= PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(m2to)]
+ || type_of(pos.piece_on(m2from)) == KING))
{
// Update occupancy as if the piece and the threat are moving
- Bitboard occ = pos.pieces() ^ mfrom ^ mto ^ tfrom;
- Piece piece = pos.piece_on(mfrom);
+ Bitboard occ = pos.pieces() ^ m1from ^ m1to ^ m2from;
+ Piece piece = pos.piece_on(m1from);
// The moved piece attacks the square 'tto' ?
- if (pos.attacks_from(piece, mto, occ) & tto)
+ if (pos.attacks_from(piece, m1to, occ) & m2to)
return true;
// Scan for possible X-ray attackers behind the moved piece
- Bitboard xray = (attacks_bb< ROOK>(tto, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, ROOK))
- | (attacks_bb<BISHOP>(tto, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, BISHOP));
+ Bitboard xray = (attacks_bb< ROOK>(m2to, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, ROOK))
+ | (attacks_bb<BISHOP>(m2to, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, BISHOP));
// Verify attackers are triggered by our move and not already existing
- if (xray && (xray ^ (xray & pos.attacks_from<QUEEN>(tto))))
+ if (xray && (xray ^ (xray & pos.attacks_from<QUEEN>(m2to))))
return true;
}
// Don't prune safe moves which block the threat path
- if ((between_bb(tfrom, tto) & mto) && pos.see_sign(move) >= 0)
+ if ((between_bb(m2from, m2to) & m1to) && pos.see_sign(first) >= 0)
return true;
return false;
do {
pv.push_back(m);
- assert(pos.move_is_legal(pv[ply]));
+ assert(MoveList<LEGAL>(pos).contains(pv[ply]));
+
pos.do_move(pv[ply++], *st++);
tte = TT.probe(pos.key());
StateInfo state[MAX_PLY_PLUS_2], *st = state;
TTEntry* tte;
int ply = 0;
- Value v, m;
do {
tte = TT.probe(pos.key());
if (!tte || tte->move() != pv[ply]) // Don't overwrite correct entries
- {
- if (pos.in_check())
- v = m = VALUE_NONE;
- else
- v = evaluate(pos, m);
+ TT.store(pos.key(), VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, pv[ply], VALUE_NONE, VALUE_NONE);
- TT.store(pos.key(), VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, pv[ply], v, m);
- }
+ assert(MoveList<LEGAL>(pos).contains(pv[ply]));
- assert(pos.move_is_legal(pv[ply]));
pos.do_move(pv[ply++], *st++);
} while (pv[ply] != MOVE_NONE);
{
// If we are not searching, wait for a condition to be signaled
// instead of wasting CPU time polling for work.
- while ( do_sleep
- || do_exit
- || (!is_searching && Threads.use_sleeping_threads()))
+ while (do_exit || (!is_searching && Threads.sleepWhileIdle))
{
if (do_exit)
{
// particular we need to avoid a deadlock in case a master thread has,
// in the meanwhile, allocated us and sent the wake_up() call before we
// had the chance to grab the lock.
- if (do_sleep || !is_searching)
+ if (!is_searching && Threads.sleepWhileIdle)
sleepCondition.wait(mutex);
mutex.unlock();
// If this thread has been assigned work, launch a search
if (is_searching)
{
- assert(!do_sleep && !do_exit);
+ assert(!do_exit);
Threads.mutex.lock();
// Wake up master thread so to allow it to return from the idle loop in
// case we are the last slave of the split point.
- if ( Threads.use_sleeping_threads()
+ if ( Threads.sleepWhileIdle
&& this != sp->master
&& !sp->slavesMask)
{
assert(!sp->master->is_searching);
- sp->master->wake_up();
+ sp->master->notify_one();
}
// After releasing the lock we cannot access anymore any SplitPoint