Value v;
- if (!useNNUE)
- v = Evaluation<NO_TRACE>(pos).value();
+ // Deciding between classical and NNUE eval: for high PSQ imbalance we use classical,
+ // but we switch to NNUE during long shuffling or with high material on the board.
+
+ if ( !useNNUE
+ || abs(eg_value(pos.psq_score())) * 5 > (850 + pos.non_pawn_material() / 64) * (5 + pos.rule50_count()))
+ v = Evaluation<NO_TRACE>(pos).value(); // classical
else
{
- // Scale and shift NNUE for compatibility with search and classical evaluation
- auto adjusted_NNUE = [&]()
- {
- int scale = 883
- + 32 * pos.count<PAWN>()
- + 32 * pos.non_pawn_material() / 1024;
-
- Value nnue = NNUE::evaluate(pos, true) * scale / 1024;
-
- if (pos.is_chess960())
- nnue += fix_FRC(pos);
-
- return nnue;
- };
+ int scale = 883
+ + 32 * pos.count<PAWN>()
+ + 32 * pos.non_pawn_material() / 1024;
- // If there is PSQ imbalance we use the classical eval, but we switch to
- // NNUE eval faster when shuffling or if the material on the board is high.
- int r50 = pos.rule50_count();
- Value psq = Value(abs(eg_value(pos.psq_score())));
- bool classical = psq * 5 > (850 + pos.non_pawn_material() / 64) * (5 + r50);
+ v = NNUE::evaluate(pos, true) * scale / 1024; // NNUE
- v = classical ? Evaluation<NO_TRACE>(pos).value() // classical
- : adjusted_NNUE(); // NNUE
+ if (pos.is_chess960())
+ v += fix_FRC(pos);
}
// Damp down the evaluation linearly when shuffling