Move best = MOVE_NONE;
};
- struct FastMove {
- FastMove() { clear(); }
+ // EasyMoveManager struct is used to detect a so called 'easy move'; when PV is
+ // stable across multiple search iterations we can fast return the best move.
+ struct EasyMoveManager {
- inline void clear() {
- expectedPosKey = 0;
- pv3[0] = pv3[1] = pv3[2] = MOVE_NONE;
+ void clear() {
stableCnt = 0;
+ expectedPosKey = 0;
+ pv[0] = pv[1] = pv[2] = MOVE_NONE;
}
- void update(Position& pos) {
- // Keep track how many times in a row the PV stays stable 3 ply deep.
- const std::vector<Move>& RMpv = RootMoves[0].pv;
- if (RMpv.size() >= 3)
- {
- if (pv3[2] == RMpv[2])
- stableCnt++;
- else
- stableCnt = 0, pv3[2] = RMpv[2];
+ Move get(Key key) const {
+ return expectedPosKey == key ? pv[2] : MOVE_NONE;
+ }
- if (!expectedPosKey || pv3[0] != RMpv[0] || pv3[1] != RMpv[1])
- {
- pv3[0] = RMpv[0], pv3[1] = RMpv[1];
- StateInfo st[2];
- pos.do_move(RMpv[0], st[0], pos.gives_check(RMpv[0], CheckInfo(pos)));
- pos.do_move(RMpv[1], st[1], pos.gives_check(RMpv[1], CheckInfo(pos)));
- expectedPosKey = pos.key();
- pos.undo_move(RMpv[1]);
- pos.undo_move(RMpv[0]);
- }
+ void update(Position& pos, const std::vector<Move>& newPv) {
+
+ assert(newPv.size() >= 3);
+
+ // Keep track of how many times in a row 3rd ply remains stable
+ stableCnt = (newPv[2] == pv[2]) ? stableCnt + 1 : 0;
+
+ if (!std::equal(newPv.begin(), newPv.begin() + 3, pv))
+ {
+ std::copy(newPv.begin(), newPv.begin() + 3, pv);
+
+ StateInfo st[2];
+ pos.do_move(newPv[0], st[0], pos.gives_check(newPv[0], CheckInfo(pos)));
+ pos.do_move(newPv[1], st[1], pos.gives_check(newPv[1], CheckInfo(pos)));
+ expectedPosKey = pos.key();
+ pos.undo_move(newPv[1]);
+ pos.undo_move(newPv[0]);
}
- else
- clear();
}
- Key expectedPosKey;
- Move pv3[3];
int stableCnt;
- } FM;
+ Key expectedPosKey;
+ Move pv[3];
+ };
size_t PVIdx;
TimeManager TimeMgr;
+ EasyMoveManager EasyMove;
double BestMoveChanges;
Value DrawValue[COLOR_NB];
HistoryStats History;
Depth depth;
Value bestValue, alpha, beta, delta;
- // Init fastMove if the previous search generated a candidate and we now got the predicted position.
- const Move fastMove = (FM.expectedPosKey == pos.key()) ? FM.pv3[2] : MOVE_NONE;
- FM.clear();
+ Move easyMove = EasyMove.get(pos.key());
+ EasyMove.clear();
std::memset(ss-2, 0, 5 * sizeof(Stack));
TimeMgr.pv_instability(BestMoveChanges);
// Stop the search if only one legal move is available or all
- // of the available time has been used or we matched a fastMove
+ // of the available time has been used or we matched an easyMove
// from the previous search and just did a fast verification.
if ( RootMoves.size() == 1
|| now() - SearchTime > TimeMgr.available_time()
- || ( fastMove == RootMoves[0].pv[0]
+ || ( RootMoves[0].pv[0] == easyMove
&& BestMoveChanges < 0.03
- && 10 * (now() - SearchTime) > TimeMgr.available_time()))
+ && now() - SearchTime > TimeMgr.available_time() / 10))
{
// If we are allowed to ponder do not stop the search now but
// keep pondering until the GUI sends "ponderhit" or "stop".
}
}
- // Update fast move stats.
- FM.update(pos);
+ if (RootMoves[0].pv.size() >= 3)
+ EasyMove.update(pos, RootMoves[0].pv);
+ else
+ EasyMove.clear();
}
}
- // Clear any candidate fast move that wasn't completely stable for at least
- // the 6 final search iterations. (Independent of actual depth and thus TC.)
- // Time condition prevents consecutive fast moves.
- if (FM.stableCnt < 6 || now() - SearchTime < TimeMgr.available_time())
- FM.clear();
+ // Clear any candidate easy move that wasn't stable for the last search
+ // iterations; the second condition prevents consecutive fast moves.
+ if (EasyMove.stableCnt < 6 || now() - SearchTime < TimeMgr.available_time())
+ EasyMove.clear();
// If skill level is enabled, swap best PV line with the sub-optimal one
if (skill.enabled())
if (value > alpha)
{
- // Clear fast move if unstable.
- if (PvNode && pos.key() == FM.expectedPosKey && (move != FM.pv3[2] || moveCount > 1))
- FM.clear();
+ // If there is an easy move for this position, clear it if unstable
+ if ( PvNode
+ && EasyMove.get(pos.key())
+ && (move != EasyMove.get(pos.key()) || moveCount > 1))
+ EasyMove.clear();
bestMove = SpNode ? splitPoint->bestMove = move : move;