Decrease LMR at PV nodes with low depth.

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index fa73dce5da074fbef87529c630aa5b3cf65cc75a..49d7c5c9b9db9b628f548d7539748919c626dea5 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1173,6 +1173,10 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
           if (PvNode && !ss->inCheck && abs(ss->staticEval - bestValue) > 250)
               r--;
 
+          // Increase depth based reduction if PvNode
+          if (PvNode)
+              r -= 15 / ( 3 + depth );
+
           ss->statScore =  thisThread->mainHistory[us][from_to(move)]
                          + (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]
                          + (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)]