if (sp->ply == 1 && RootMoveNumber == 1)
Threads[threadID].failHighPly1 = true;
- value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -sp->beta, -sp->alpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1, threadID);
+ // If another thread has failed high then sp->alpha has been increased
+ // to be higher or equal then beta, if so, avoid to start a PV search.
+ localAlpha = sp->alpha;
+ if (localAlpha < sp->beta)
+ value = -search_pv(pos, ss, -sp->beta, -localAlpha, newDepth, sp->ply+1, threadID);
+ else
+ assert(thread_should_stop(threadID));
+
Threads[threadID].failHighPly1 = false;
}
}
sp->bestValue = value;
if (value > sp->alpha)
{
- sp->alpha = value;
- sp_update_pv(sp->parentSstack, ss, sp->ply);
- if (value == value_mate_in(sp->ply + 1))
- ss[sp->ply].mateKiller = move;
-
+ // Ask threads to stop before to modify sp->alpha
if (value >= sp->beta)
{
for (int i = 0; i < ActiveThreads; i++)
sp->finished = true;
}
+
+ sp->alpha = value;
+
+ sp_update_pv(sp->parentSstack, ss, sp->ply);
+ if (value == value_mate_in(sp->ply + 1))
+ ss[sp->ply].mateKiller = move;
}
// If we are at ply 1, and we are searching the first root move at
// ply 0, set the 'Problem' variable if the score has dropped a lot