value = bestValue;
singularQuietLMR = moveCountPruning = false;
+ bool doubleExtension = false;
// Indicate PvNodes that will probably fail low if the node was searched
// at a depth equal or greater than the current depth, and the result of this search was a fail low.
if ( !PvNode
&& value < singularBeta - 93
&& ss->doubleExtensions < 3)
+ {
extension = 2;
+ doubleExtension = true;
+ }
}
// Multi-cut pruning
// Increase reduction at root and non-PV nodes when the best move does not change frequently
if ( (rootNode || !PvNode)
- && thisThread->rootDepth > 10
&& thisThread->bestMoveChanges <= 2)
r++;
// In general we want to cap the LMR depth search at newDepth. But if
// reductions are really negative and movecount is low, we allow this move
- // to be searched deeper than the first move.
- Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth + (r < -1 && moveCount <= 5));
+ // to be searched deeper than the first move, unless ttMove was extended by 2.
+ Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth + (r < -1 && moveCount <= 5 && !doubleExtension));
value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, d, true);