// 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 all the other moves but the ttMove and if the
- // result is lower than ttValue minus a margin then we will extend the ttMove.
+ // result is lower than ttValue minus a margin, then we will extend the ttMove.
if ( depth >= 6
&& move == ttMove
&& !rootNode
if (type_of(move) == CASTLING)
extension = 1;
- // Late irreversible move extension
- if ( move == ttMove
- && pos.rule50_count() > 80
- && (captureOrPromotion || type_of(movedPiece) == PAWN))
- extension = 2;
-
// Add extension to new depth
newDepth += extension;
{
Depth r = reduction(improving, depth, moveCount);
+ // Decrease reduction at non-check cut nodes for second move at low depths
+ if ( cutNode
+ && depth <= 10
+ && moveCount <= 2
+ && !ss->inCheck)
+ r--;
+
// Decrease reduction if the ttHit running average is large
if (thisThread->ttHitAverage > 473 * TtHitAverageResolution * TtHitAverageWindow / 1024)
r--;