return d > 17 ? 0 : 29 * d * d + 138 * d - 134;
}
+ // Add a small random component to draw evaluations to keep search dynamic
+ // and to avoid 3fold-blindness.
+ Value value_draw(Depth depth, Thread* thisThread) {
+ return depth < 4 ? VALUE_DRAW
+ : VALUE_DRAW + Value(2 * (thisThread->nodes.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) % 2) - 1);
+ }
+
// Skill structure is used to implement strength limit
struct Skill {
explicit Skill(int l) : level(l) {}
&& !rootNode
&& pos.has_game_cycle(ss->ply))
{
- alpha = VALUE_DRAW;
+ alpha = value_draw(depth, pos.this_thread());
if (alpha >= beta)
return alpha;
}
if ( Threads.stop.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)
|| pos.is_draw(ss->ply)
|| ss->ply >= MAX_PLY)
- return (ss->ply >= MAX_PLY && !inCheck) ? evaluate(pos) : VALUE_DRAW;
+ return (ss->ply >= MAX_PLY && !inCheck) ? evaluate(pos)
+ : value_draw(depth, pos.this_thread());
// Step 3. Mate distance pruning. Even if we mate at the next move our score
// would be at best mate_in(ss->ply+1), but if alpha is already bigger because
&& (ss-1)->currentMove != MOVE_NULL
&& (ss-1)->statScore < 23200
&& eval >= beta
- && ss->staticEval >= beta - 36 * depth / ONE_PLY + 225
+ && pureStaticEval >= beta - 36 * depth / ONE_PLY + 225
&& !excludedMove
&& pos.non_pawn_material(us)
&& (ss->ply >= thisThread->nmpMinPly || us != thisThread->nmpColor))
value = bestValue; // Workaround a bogus 'uninitialized' warning under gcc
skipQuiets = false;
- ttCapture = false;
+ ttCapture = ttMove && pos.capture_or_promotion(ttMove);
pvExact = PvNode && ttHit && tte->bound() == BOUND_EXACT;
// Step 12. Loop through all pseudo-legal moves until no moves remain
// Singular extension search (~60 Elo). If all moves but one fail low on a
// search of (alpha-s, beta-s), and just one fails high on (alpha, beta),
// then that move is singular and should be extended. To verify this we do
- // a reduced search on on all the other moves but the ttMove and if the
+ // a reduced search on all the other moves but the ttMove and if the
// result is lower than ttValue minus a margin then we will extend the ttMove.
if ( depth >= 8 * ONE_PLY
&& move == ttMove
extension = ONE_PLY;
}
else if ( givesCheck // Check extension (~2 Elo)
- && !moveCountPruning
&& pos.see_ge(move))
extension = ONE_PLY;
continue;
}
- if (move == ttMove && captureOrPromotion)
- ttCapture = true;
-
// Update the current move (this must be done after singular extension search)
ss->currentMove = move;
ss->continuationHistory = &thisThread->continuationHistory[movedPiece][to_sq(move)];