Value value_to_tt(Value v, int ply);
Value value_from_tt(Value v, int ply);
bool check_is_dangerous(Position& pos, Move move, Value futilityBase, Value beta);
- bool yields_to_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat);
- bool prevents_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat);
+ bool prevents_move(const Position& pos, Move first, Move second);
string uci_pv(const Position& pos, int depth, Value alpha, Value beta);
struct Skill {
{
RootMoves.push_back(MOVE_NONE);
sync_cout << "info depth 0 score "
- << score_to_uci(RootPos.in_check() ? -VALUE_MATE : VALUE_DRAW)
+ << score_to_uci(RootPos.checkers() ? -VALUE_MATE : VALUE_DRAW)
<< sync_endl;
goto finalize;
}
- if (Options["OwnBook"] && !Limits.infinite)
+ if (Options["OwnBook"] && !Limits.infinite && !Limits.mate)
{
Move bookMove = book.probe(RootPos, Options["Book File"], Options["Best Book Move"]);
if (Options["Contempt Factor"] && !Options["UCI_AnalyseMode"])
{
int cf = Options["Contempt Factor"] * PawnValueMg / 100; // From centipawns
- cf = cf * MaterialTable::game_phase(RootPos) / PHASE_MIDGAME; // Scale down with phase
+ cf = cf * Material::game_phase(RootPos) / PHASE_MIDGAME; // Scale down with phase
DrawValue[ RootColor] = VALUE_DRAW - Value(cf);
DrawValue[~RootColor] = VALUE_DRAW + Value(cf);
}
<< std::endl;
}
- Threads.wake_up();
+ // Reset the threads, still sleeping: will be wake up at split time
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
+ Threads[i].maxPly = 0;
+
+ Threads.sleepWhileIdle = Options["Use Sleeping Threads"];
// Set best timer interval to avoid lagging under time pressure. Timer is
// used to check for remaining available thinking time.
- if (Limits.use_time_management())
- Threads.set_timer(std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 16,
- TimerResolution)));
- else if (Limits.nodes)
- Threads.set_timer(2 * TimerResolution);
- else
- Threads.set_timer(100);
+ Threads.timer_thread()->msec =
+ Limits.use_time_management() ? std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 16, TimerResolution)) :
+ Limits.nodes ? 2 * TimerResolution
+ : 100;
+
+ Threads.timer_thread()->notify_one(); // Wake up the recurring timer
id_loop(RootPos); // Let's start searching !
- Threads.set_timer(0); // Stop timer
- Threads.sleep();
+ Threads.timer_thread()->msec = 0; // Stop the timer
+ Threads.sleepWhileIdle = true; // Send idle threads to sleep
if (Options["Use Search Log"])
{
finalize:
// When we reach max depth we arrive here even without Signals.stop is raised,
- // but if we are pondering or in infinite search, we shouldn't print the best
- // move before we are told to do so.
+ // but if we are pondering or in infinite search, according to UCI protocol,
+ // we shouldn't print the best move before the GUI sends a "stop" or "ponderhit"
+ // command. We simply wait here until GUI sends one of those commands (that
+ // raise Signals.stop).
if (!Signals.stop && (Limits.ponder || Limits.infinite))
- RootPos.this_thread()->wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
+ {
+ Signals.stopOnPonderhit = true;
+ RootPos.this_thread()->wait_for(Signals.stop);
+ }
// Best move could be MOVE_NONE when searching on a stalemate position
sync_cout << "bestmove " << move_to_uci(RootMoves[0].pv[0], RootPos.is_chess960())
if (depth > 2 && BestMoveChanges)
bestMoveNeverChanged = false;
+ // Do we have found a "mate in x"?
+ if ( Limits.mate
+ && bestValue >= VALUE_MATE_IN_MAX_PLY
+ && VALUE_MATE - bestValue <= 2 * Limits.mate)
+ Signals.stop = true;
+
// Do we have time for the next iteration? Can we stop searching now?
if (Limits.use_time_management() && !Signals.stopOnPonderhit)
{
// Step 1. Initialize node
Thread* thisThread = pos.this_thread();
moveCount = playedMoveCount = 0;
- inCheck = pos.in_check();
+ inCheck = pos.checkers();
if (SpNode)
{
// Step 5. Evaluate the position statically and update parent's gain statistics
if (inCheck)
ss->staticEval = ss->evalMargin = eval = VALUE_NONE;
- else
+
+ else if (tte)
{
- eval = ss->staticEval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
+ // Never assume anything on values stored in TT
+ if ( (ss->staticEval = eval = tte->static_value()) == VALUE_NONE
+ ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
+ eval = ss->staticEval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
// Can ttValue be used as a better position evaluation?
- if (tte && ttValue != VALUE_NONE)
- {
+ if (ttValue != VALUE_NONE)
if ( ((tte->type() & BOUND_LOWER) && ttValue > eval)
|| ((tte->type() & BOUND_UPPER) && ttValue < eval))
eval = ttValue;
- }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ eval = ss->staticEval = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
+ TT.store(posKey, VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE,
+ ss->staticEval, ss->evalMargin);
}
// Update gain for the parent non-capture move given the static position
return nullValue;
}
else
- {
// The null move failed low, which means that we may be faced with
- // some kind of threat. If the previous move was reduced, check if
- // the move that refuted the null move was somehow connected to the
- // move which was reduced. If a connection is found, return a fail
- // low score (which will cause the reduced move to fail high in the
- // parent node, which will trigger a re-search with full depth).
+ // some kind of threat.
threatMove = (ss+1)->currentMove;
-
- if ( depth < 5 * ONE_PLY
- && (ss-1)->reduction
- && threatMove != MOVE_NONE
- && yields_to_threat(pos, (ss-1)->currentMove, threatMove))
- return beta - 1;
- }
}
// Step 9. ProbCut (is omitted in PV nodes)
&& !inCheck
&& !dangerous
&& move != ttMove
+ && (!threatMove || !prevents_move(pos, move, threatMove))
&& (bestValue > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY || ( bestValue == -VALUE_INFINITE
&& alpha > VALUE_MATED_IN_MAX_PLY)))
{
// Move count based pruning
- if ( depth < 16 * ONE_PLY
- && moveCount >= FutilityMoveCounts[depth]
- && (!threatMove || !prevents_threat(pos, move, threatMove)))
+ if (depth < 16 * ONE_PLY && moveCount >= FutilityMoveCounts[depth])
{
if (SpNode)
sp->mutex.lock();
continue;
}
- pvMove = PvNode ? moveCount == 1 : false;
+ pvMove = PvNode && moveCount == 1;
ss->currentMove = move;
if (!SpNode && !captureOrPromotion && playedMoveCount < 64)
movesSearched[playedMoveCount++] = move;
if (value > bestValue)
{
- bestValue = value;
- if (SpNode) sp->bestValue = value;
+ bestValue = SpNode ? sp->bestValue = value : value;
if (value > alpha)
{
- bestMove = move;
- if (SpNode) sp->bestMove = move;
+ bestMove = SpNode ? sp->bestMove = move : move;
- if (PvNode && value < beta)
- {
- alpha = value; // Update alpha here! Always alpha < beta
- if (SpNode) sp->alpha = value;
- }
+ if (PvNode && value < beta) // Update alpha! Always alpha < beta
+ alpha = SpNode ? sp->alpha = value : value;
else
{
assert(value >= beta); // Fail high
- if (SpNode) sp->cutoff = true;
+ if (SpNode)
+ sp->cutoff = true;
+
break;
}
}
// Step 19. Check for splitting the search
if ( !SpNode
- && depth >= Threads.min_split_depth()
- && bestValue < beta
- && Threads.available_slave_exists(thisThread))
+ && depth >= Threads.minimumSplitDepth
+ && Threads.slave_available(thisThread))
{
+ assert(bestValue < beta);
+
bestValue = Threads.split<FakeSplit>(pos, ss, alpha, beta, bestValue, &bestMove,
depth, threatMove, moveCount, mp, NT);
if (bestValue >= beta)
const bool PvNode = (NT == PV);
assert(NT == PV || NT == NonPV);
- assert(InCheck == pos.in_check());
+ assert(InCheck == !!pos.checkers());
assert(alpha >= -VALUE_INFINITE && alpha < beta && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
assert(PvNode || (alpha == beta - 1));
assert(depth <= DEPTH_ZERO);
}
else
{
- ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
+ if (tte)
+ {
+ // Never assume anything on values stored in TT
+ if ( (ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->static_value()) == VALUE_NONE
+ ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->static_value_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
+ ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
+ }
+ else
+ ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
// Stand pat. Return immediately if static value is at least beta
if (bestValue >= beta)
}
- // yields_to_threat() tests whether the move at previous ply yields to the so
- // called threat move (the best move returned from a null search that fails
- // low). Here 'yields to' means that the move somehow made the threat possible
- // for instance if the moving piece is the same in both moves.
+ // prevents_move() tests whether a move (first) is able to defend against an
+ // opponent's move (second). In this case will not be pruned. Normally the
+ // second move is the threat move (the best move returned from a null search
+ // that fails low).
- bool yields_to_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat) {
+ bool prevents_move(const Position& pos, Move first, Move second) {
- assert(is_ok(move));
- assert(is_ok(threat));
- assert(color_of(pos.piece_on(from_sq(threat))) == ~pos.side_to_move());
+ assert(is_ok(first));
+ assert(is_ok(second));
- Square mfrom = from_sq(move);
- Square mto = to_sq(move);
- Square tfrom = from_sq(threat);
- Square tto = to_sq(threat);
-
- // The piece is the same or threat's destination was vacated by the move
- if (mto == tfrom || tto == mfrom)
- return true;
-
- // Threat moves through the vacated square
- if (between_bb(tfrom, tto) & mfrom)
- return true;
-
- // Threat's destination is defended by the move's piece
- Bitboard matt = pos.attacks_from(pos.piece_on(mto), mto, pos.pieces() ^ tfrom);
- if (matt & tto)
- return true;
-
- // Threat gives a discovered check through the move's checking piece
- if (matt & pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move()))
- {
- assert(between_bb(mto, pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move())) & tfrom);
- return true;
- }
-
- return false;
- }
-
-
- // prevents_threat() tests whether a move is able to defend against the so
- // called threat move (the best move returned from a null search that fails
- // low). In this case will not be pruned.
-
- bool prevents_threat(const Position& pos, Move move, Move threat) {
-
- assert(is_ok(move));
- assert(is_ok(threat));
- assert(!pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move));
- assert(!pos.is_passed_pawn_push(move));
-
- Square mfrom = from_sq(move);
- Square mto = to_sq(move);
- Square tfrom = from_sq(threat);
- Square tto = to_sq(threat);
+ Square m1from = from_sq(first);
+ Square m2from = from_sq(second);
+ Square m1to = to_sq(first);
+ Square m2to = to_sq(second);
// Don't prune moves of the threatened piece
- if (mfrom == tto)
+ if (m1from == m2to)
return true;
// If the threatened piece has value less than or equal to the value of the
// threat piece, don't prune moves which defend it.
- if ( pos.is_capture(threat)
- && ( PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(tfrom)] >= PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(tto)]
- || type_of(pos.piece_on(tfrom)) == KING))
+ if ( pos.is_capture(second)
+ && ( PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(m2from)] >= PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(m2to)]
+ || type_of(pos.piece_on(m2from)) == KING))
{
// Update occupancy as if the piece and the threat are moving
- Bitboard occ = pos.pieces() ^ mfrom ^ mto ^ tfrom;
- Piece piece = pos.piece_on(mfrom);
+ Bitboard occ = pos.pieces() ^ m1from ^ m1to ^ m2from;
+ Piece piece = pos.piece_on(m1from);
// The moved piece attacks the square 'tto' ?
- if (pos.attacks_from(piece, mto, occ) & tto)
+ if (pos.attacks_from(piece, m1to, occ) & m2to)
return true;
// Scan for possible X-ray attackers behind the moved piece
- Bitboard xray = (attacks_bb< ROOK>(tto, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, ROOK))
- | (attacks_bb<BISHOP>(tto, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, BISHOP));
+ Bitboard xray = (attacks_bb< ROOK>(m2to, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, ROOK))
+ | (attacks_bb<BISHOP>(m2to, occ) & pos.pieces(color_of(piece), QUEEN, BISHOP));
// Verify attackers are triggered by our move and not already existing
- if (xray && (xray ^ (xray & pos.attacks_from<QUEEN>(tto))))
+ if (xray && (xray ^ (xray & pos.attacks_from<QUEEN>(m2to))))
return true;
}
// Don't prune safe moves which block the threat path
- if ((between_bb(tfrom, tto) & mto) && pos.see_sign(move) >= 0)
+ if ((between_bb(m2from, m2to) & m1to) && pos.see_sign(first) >= 0)
return true;
return false;
do {
pv.push_back(m);
- assert(pos.move_is_legal(pv[ply]));
+ assert(MoveList<LEGAL>(pos).contains(pv[ply]));
+
pos.do_move(pv[ply++], *st++);
tte = TT.probe(pos.key());
StateInfo state[MAX_PLY_PLUS_2], *st = state;
TTEntry* tte;
int ply = 0;
- Value v, m;
do {
tte = TT.probe(pos.key());
if (!tte || tte->move() != pv[ply]) // Don't overwrite correct entries
- {
- if (pos.in_check())
- v = m = VALUE_NONE;
- else
- v = evaluate(pos, m);
+ TT.store(pos.key(), VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, pv[ply], VALUE_NONE, VALUE_NONE);
- TT.store(pos.key(), VALUE_NONE, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, pv[ply], v, m);
- }
+ assert(MoveList<LEGAL>(pos).contains(pv[ply]));
- assert(pos.move_is_legal(pv[ply]));
pos.do_move(pv[ply++], *st++);
} while (pv[ply] != MOVE_NONE);
void Thread::idle_loop() {
- // Pointer 'sp_master', if non-NULL, points to the active SplitPoint
- // object for which the thread is the master.
- const SplitPoint* sp_master = splitPointsCnt ? curSplitPoint : NULL;
+ // Pointer 'this_sp' is not null only if we are called from split(), and not
+ // at the thread creation. So it means we are the split point's master.
+ const SplitPoint* this_sp = splitPointsSize ? activeSplitPoint : NULL;
- assert(!sp_master || (sp_master->master == this && is_searching));
+ assert(!this_sp || (this_sp->master == this && searching));
- // If this thread is the master of a split point and all slaves have
- // finished their work at this split point, return from the idle loop.
- while (!sp_master || sp_master->slavesMask)
+ // If this thread is the master of a split point and all slaves have finished
+ // their work at this split point, return from the idle loop.
+ while (!this_sp || this_sp->slavesMask)
{
- // If we are not searching, wait for a condition to be signaled
- // instead of wasting CPU time polling for work.
- while ( do_sleep
- || do_exit
- || (!is_searching && Threads.use_sleeping_threads()))
+ // If we are not searching, wait for a condition to be signaled instead of
+ // wasting CPU time polling for work.
+ while ((!searching && Threads.sleepWhileIdle) || exit)
{
- if (do_exit)
+ if (exit)
{
- assert(!sp_master);
+ assert(!this_sp);
return;
}
- // Grab the lock to avoid races with Thread::wake_up()
+ // Grab the lock to avoid races with Thread::notify_one()
mutex.lock();
- // If we are master and all slaves have finished don't go to sleep
- if (sp_master && !sp_master->slavesMask)
+ // If we are master and all slaves have finished then exit idle_loop
+ if (this_sp && !this_sp->slavesMask)
{
mutex.unlock();
break;
// Do sleep after retesting sleep conditions under lock protection, in
// particular we need to avoid a deadlock in case a master thread has,
- // in the meanwhile, allocated us and sent the wake_up() call before we
- // had the chance to grab the lock.
- if (do_sleep || !is_searching)
+ // in the meanwhile, allocated us and sent the notify_one() call before
+ // we had the chance to grab the lock.
+ if (!searching && !exit)
sleepCondition.wait(mutex);
mutex.unlock();
}
// If this thread has been assigned work, launch a search
- if (is_searching)
+ if (searching)
{
- assert(!do_sleep && !do_exit);
+ assert(!exit);
Threads.mutex.lock();
- assert(is_searching);
- SplitPoint* sp = curSplitPoint;
+ assert(searching);
+ SplitPoint* sp = activeSplitPoint;
Threads.mutex.unlock();
sp->mutex.lock();
- assert(sp->activePositions[idx] == NULL);
+ assert(sp->slavesPositions[idx] == NULL);
- sp->activePositions[idx] = &pos;
+ sp->slavesPositions[idx] = &pos;
- if (sp->nodeType == Root)
+ switch (sp->nodeType) {
+ case Root:
search<SplitPointRoot>(pos, ss+1, sp->alpha, sp->beta, sp->depth);
- else if (sp->nodeType == PV)
+ break;
+ case PV:
search<SplitPointPV>(pos, ss+1, sp->alpha, sp->beta, sp->depth);
- else if (sp->nodeType == NonPV)
+ break;
+ case NonPV:
search<SplitPointNonPV>(pos, ss+1, sp->alpha, sp->beta, sp->depth);
- else
+ break;
+ default:
assert(false);
+ }
- assert(is_searching);
+ assert(searching);
- is_searching = false;
- sp->activePositions[idx] = NULL;
+ searching = false;
+ sp->slavesPositions[idx] = NULL;
sp->slavesMask &= ~(1ULL << idx);
sp->nodes += pos.nodes_searched();
- // Wake up master thread so to allow it to return from the idle loop in
- // case we are the last slave of the split point.
- if ( Threads.use_sleeping_threads()
+ // Wake up master thread so to allow it to return from the idle loop
+ // in case we are the last slave of the split point.
+ if ( Threads.sleepWhileIdle
&& this != sp->master
&& !sp->slavesMask)
{
- assert(!sp->master->is_searching);
- sp->master->wake_up();
+ assert(!sp->master->searching);
+ sp->master->notify_one();
}
// After releasing the lock we cannot access anymore any SplitPoint
// Loop across all split points and sum accumulated SplitPoint nodes plus
// all the currently active slaves positions.
for (size_t i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
- for (int j = 0; j < Threads[i].splitPointsCnt; j++)
+ for (int j = 0; j < Threads[i].splitPointsSize; j++)
{
SplitPoint& sp = Threads[i].splitPoints[j];
Bitboard sm = sp.slavesMask;
while (sm)
{
- Position* pos = sp.activePositions[pop_lsb(&sm)];
+ Position* pos = sp.slavesPositions[pop_lsb(&sm)];
nodes += pos ? pos->nodes_searched() : 0;
}