The eval already returns zero in KK, KBK, KNK (see material.cpp). The difference is:
- we lose the "TB pruning" benefit of the draw rule (ie. search goes on even if eval is zero)
- we gain some speed by removing a useless test from the hot path
STC:
LLR: 0.05 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 128000 W: 21357 L: 21560 D: 85083
LTC:
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 33023 W: 4613 L: 4509 D: 23901
bench
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bool Position::is_draw() const {
bool Position::is_draw() const {
- if ( !pieces(PAWN)
- && (non_pawn_material(WHITE) + non_pawn_material(BLACK) <= BishopValueMg))
- return true;
-
if (st->rule50 > 99 && (!checkers() || MoveList<LEGAL>(*this).size()))
return true;
if (st->rule50 > 99 && (!checkers() || MoveList<LEGAL>(*this).size()))
return true;