&& (ss-1)->statScore < 23767
&& eval >= beta
&& eval >= ss->staticEval
- && ss->staticEval >= beta - 20 * depth - 22 * improving + 168 * ss->ttPv + 159
+ && ss->staticEval >= beta - 20 * depth - 22 * improving + 168 * ss->ttPv + 177
&& !excludedMove
&& pos.non_pawn_material(us)
&& (ss->ply >= thisThread->nmpMinPly || us != thisThread->nmpColor))
ss->ttPv = ttPv;
}
- // Step 10. If the position is not in TT, decrease depth by 2
+ // Step 10. If the position is not in TT, decrease depth by 2 or 1 depending on node type
if ( PvNode
&& depth >= 6
&& !ttMove)
depth -= 2;
+ if ( cutNode
+ && depth >= 9
+ && !ttMove)
+ depth--;
+
moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
ttCapture = ttMove && pos.capture_or_promotion(ttMove);
else
{
// Continuation history based pruning (~20 Elo)
- if ( lmrDepth < 5
- && (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] < 23 - 23 * depth * depth
- && (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] < 23 - 23 * depth * depth)
+ if (lmrDepth < 5
+ && (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
+ + (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
+ + (*contHist[3])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] < -3000 * depth + 3000)
continue;
// Futility pruning: parent node (~5 Elo)
if ( !ss->inCheck
- && lmrDepth < 7
- && ss->staticEval + 174 + 157 * lmrDepth <= alpha)
+ && lmrDepth < 8
+ && ss->staticEval + 172 + 145 * lmrDepth <= alpha)
continue;
// Prune moves with negative SEE (~20 Elo)
&& (tte->bound() & BOUND_LOWER)
&& tte->depth() >= depth - 3)
{
- Value singularBeta = ttValue - 2 * depth;
+ Value singularBeta = ttValue - 3 * depth;
Depth singularDepth = (depth - 1) / 2;
ss->excludedMove = move;
return beta;
}
}
+
+ // Capture extensions for PvNodes and cutNodes
+ else if ( (PvNode || cutNode)
+ && captureOrPromotion
+ && moveCount != 1)
+ extension = 1;
+
+ // Check extensions
else if ( givesCheck
&& depth > 6
&& abs(ss->staticEval) > Value(100))
// 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, unless ttMove was extended by 2.
- Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth + (r < -1 && moveCount <= 5 && !doubleExtension));
+ // to be searched deeper than the first move in specific cases.
+ Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth + (r < -1 && (moveCount <= 5 || (depth > 6 && PvNode)) && !doubleExtension));
value = -search<NonPV>(pos, ss+1, -(alpha+1), -alpha, d, true);
// Bonus for prior countermove that caused the fail low
else if ( (depth >= 3 || PvNode)
&& !priorCapture)
- update_continuation_histories(ss-1, pos.piece_on(prevSq), prevSq, stat_bonus(depth));
+ update_continuation_histories(ss-1, pos.piece_on(prevSq), prevSq, stat_bonus(depth) * (1 + (PvNode || cutNode)));
if (PvNode)
bestValue = std::min(bestValue, maxValue);