// History and stats update bonus, based on depth
int stat_bonus(Depth d) {
- return d > 14 ? 29 : 8 * d * d + 224 * d - 215;
+ return d > 14 ? 66 : 6 * d * d + 231 * d - 206;
}
- // Add a small random component to draw evaluations to avoid 3fold-blindness
+ // Add a small random component to draw evaluations to avoid 3-fold blindness
Value value_draw(Thread* thisThread) {
return VALUE_DRAW + Value(2 * (thisThread->nodes & 1) - 1);
}
// Step 8. Null move search with verification search (~40 Elo)
if ( !PvNode
&& (ss-1)->currentMove != MOVE_NULL
- && (ss-1)->statScore < 22977
+ && (ss-1)->statScore < 22661
&& eval >= beta
&& eval >= ss->staticEval
- && ss->staticEval >= beta - 30 * depth - 28 * improving + 84 * ss->ttPv + 168
+ && ss->staticEval >= beta - 24 * depth - 34 * improving + 162 * ss->ttPv + 159
&& !excludedMove
&& pos.non_pawn_material(us)
&& (ss->ply >= thisThread->nmpMinPly || us != thisThread->nmpColor))
assert(eval - beta >= 0);
// Null move dynamic reduction based on depth and value
- Depth R = (1015 + 85 * depth) / 256 + std::min(int(eval - beta) / 191, 3);
+ Depth R = (1062 + 68 * depth) / 256 + std::min(int(eval - beta) / 190, 3);
ss->currentMove = MOVE_NULL;
ss->continuationHistory = &thisThread->continuationHistory[0][0][NO_PIECE][0];
}
}
- probCutBeta = beta + 194 - 49 * improving;
+ probCutBeta = beta + 209 - 44 * improving;
// Step 9. ProbCut (~10 Elo)
// If we have a good enough capture and a reduced search returns a value
movedPiece = pos.moved_piece(move);
givesCheck = pos.gives_check(move);
+ // Indicate PvNodes that will probably fail low if node was searched with non-PV search
+ // at depth equal or greater to current depth and result of this search was far below alpha
+ bool likelyFailLow = PvNode
+ && ttMove
+ && (tte->bound() & BOUND_UPPER)
+ && ttValue < alpha + 200 + 100 * depth
+ && tte->depth() >= depth;
+
// Calculate new depth for this move
newDepth = depth - 1;
// Futility pruning: parent node (~5 Elo)
if ( lmrDepth < 7
&& !ss->inCheck
- && ss->staticEval + 254 + 159 * lmrDepth <= alpha
+ && ss->staticEval + 174 + 157 * lmrDepth <= alpha
&& (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
+ (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
+ (*contHist[3])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
- + (*contHist[5])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] / 2 < 26394)
+ + (*contHist[5])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] / 3 < 26237)
continue;
// Prune moves with negative SEE (~20 Elo)
// Check extension (~2 Elo)
else if ( givesCheck
- && (pos.is_discovery_check_on_king(~us, move) || pos.see_ge(move)))
+ && (pos.is_discovered_check_on_king(~us, move) || pos.see_ge(move)))
extension = 1;
// Last captures extension
|| moveCountPruning
|| ss->staticEval + PieceValue[EG][pos.captured_piece()] <= alpha
|| cutNode
- || (!PvNode && !formerPv && thisThread->captureHistory[movedPiece][to_sq(move)][type_of(pos.captured_piece())] < 4506)
+ || (!PvNode && !formerPv && captureHistory[movedPiece][to_sq(move)][type_of(pos.captured_piece())] < 4506)
|| thisThread->ttHitAverage < 432 * TtHitAverageResolution * TtHitAverageWindow / 1024))
{
Depth r = reduction(improving, depth, moveCount);
if (th.marked())
r++;
- // Decrease reduction if position is or has been on the PV (~10 Elo)
- if (ss->ttPv)
+ // Decrease reduction if position is or has been on the PV
+ // and node is not likely to fail low. (~10 Elo)
+ if (ss->ttPv && !likelyFailLow)
r -= 2;
// Increase reduction at root and non-PV nodes when the best move does not change frequently
+ (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
+ (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
+ (*contHist[3])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
- - 5287;
+ - 5337;
// Decrease/increase reduction by comparing opponent's stat score (~10 Elo)
- if (ss->statScore >= -105 && (ss-1)->statScore < -103)
+ if (ss->statScore >= -89 && (ss-1)->statScore < -116)
r--;
- else if ((ss-1)->statScore >= -122 && ss->statScore < -129)
+ else if ((ss-1)->statScore >= -112 && ss->statScore < -100)
r++;
// Decrease/increase reduction for moves with a good/bad history (~30 Elo)
- r -= ss->statScore / 14884;
+ // If we are not in check use statScore, if we are in check
+ // use sum of main history and first continuation history with an offset
+ if (ss->inCheck)
+ r -= (thisThread->mainHistory[us][from_to(move)]
+ + (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] - 4341) / 16384;
+ else
+ r -= ss->statScore / 14382;
}
Depth d = std::clamp(newDepth - r, 1, newDepth);
&& futilityBase > -VALUE_KNOWN_WIN
&& !pos.advanced_pawn_push(move))
{
- assert(type_of(move) != ENPASSANT); // Due to !pos.advanced_pawn_push
+ assert(type_of(move) != EN_PASSANT); // Due to !pos.advanced_pawn_push
// moveCount pruning
if (moveCount > 2)
PieceType captured = type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(bestMove)));
bonus1 = stat_bonus(depth + 1);
- bonus2 = bestValue > beta + PawnValueMg ? bonus1 // larger bonus
- : stat_bonus(depth); // smaller bonus
+ bonus2 = bestValue > beta + PawnValueMg ? bonus1 // larger bonus
+ : std::min(bonus1, stat_bonus(depth)); // smaller bonus
if (!pos.capture_or_promotion(bestMove))
{