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TT: Aging and smaller entries #19

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36 changes: 14 additions & 22 deletions src/engine/pv_table.rs
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -3,42 +3,34 @@ use crate::uci::reverse_castling_move;
use cozy_chess::{Board, Move};

pub struct PVTable {
pub length: [u8; MAX_PLY as usize],
pub table: [[Option<Move>; MAX_PLY as usize]; MAX_PLY as usize],
pub length: usize,
pub table: [Option<Move>; MAX_PLY as usize],
}

impl PVTable {
pub fn new() -> Self {
PVTable {
length: [0; MAX_PLY as usize],
table: [[None; MAX_PLY as usize]; MAX_PLY as usize],
length: 0,
table: [None; MAX_PLY as usize],
}
}

pub fn store(&mut self, board: &Board, ply: u8, mut mv: Move) {
// Write to PV table
let uply = ply as usize;
mv = reverse_castling_move(board, mv);
self.table[uply][uply] = Some(mv);

// Loop over the next ply
for i in (uply + 1)..self.length[uply + 1] as usize {
// Copy move from deeper ply into current line
self.table[uply][i] = self.table[uply + 1][i];
}
pub fn store(&mut self, board: &Board, mv: Move, old: &Self) {
let mv = reverse_castling_move(board, mv);
self.table[0] = Some(mv);
self.table[1..=old.length].copy_from_slice(&old.table[..old.length]);
self.length = old.length + 1;
}

// Update PV length
self.length[uply] = self.length[uply + 1];
pub fn moves(&self) -> &[Option<Move>] {
&self.table[..self.length]
}

pub fn pv_string(&self) -> String {
let mut pv = String::new();
for i in 0..self.length[0] {
if self.table[0][i as usize].is_none() {
break;
}
for &mv in self.moves() {
pv.push(' ');
pv.push_str(&self.table[0][i as usize].unwrap().to_string());
pv.push_str(mv.unwrap().to_string().as_str());
}

pv
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107 changes: 74 additions & 33 deletions src/engine/search.rs
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ pub struct Search {
pub search_type: SearchType,
pub timer: Option<Instant>,
pub goal_time: Option<u64>,
pub pv_table: PVTable,
pub nodes: u32,
pub seldepth: u8,
pub tt: TT,
Expand All @@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ impl Search {
search_type: SearchType::Depth(0),
timer: None,
goal_time: None,
pv_table: PVTable::new(),
nodes: 0,
seldepth: 0,
tt,
Expand All @@ -48,14 +46,29 @@ impl Search {
}
}

pub fn pvsearch(
// Zero Window Search - A way to reduce the search space in alpha-beta like search algorithms,
// to perform a boolean test, whether a move produces a worse or better score than a passed value.
// (https://www.chessprogramming.org/Null_Window)
fn zw_search(
&mut self,
board: &Board,
pv: &mut PVTable,
alpha: i16,
beta: i16,
depth: u8,
ply: u8,
) -> i16 {
self.pvsearch::<false>(board, pv, alpha, beta, depth, ply)
}

pub fn pvsearch<const PV: bool>(
&mut self,
board: &Board,
pv: &mut PVTable,
mut alpha: i16,
beta: i16,
depth: u8,
ply: u8,
is_pv: bool,
) -> i16 {
// Every 1024 nodes, check if it's time to stop
if let (Some(timer), Some(goal)) = (self.timer, self.goal_time) {
Expand All @@ -74,7 +87,8 @@ impl Search {
}

self.seldepth = max(self.seldepth, ply);
self.pv_table.length[ply as usize] = ply;
pv.length = 0;
let mut old_pv = PVTable::new();

match board.status() {
GameStatus::Won => return ply as i16 - MATE,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -110,20 +124,20 @@ impl Search {
/////////////////////////////////

let tt_entry = self.tt.probe(hash_key);
let tt_hit = tt_entry.key == hash_key;
let tt_hit = tt_entry.key == hash_key as u16;
let mut tt_move: Option<Move> = None;
if tt_hit {
let tt_score = self.tt.score_from_tt(tt_entry.score, ply);
tt_move = tt_entry.mv;
// Use the TT score if available since eval is expensive
eval = tt_score;

if !is_pv && tt_entry.depth >= depth {
assert!(tt_score != NONE && tt_entry.flags != TTFlag::None);
if !PV && tt_entry.depth >= depth {
assert!(tt_score != NONE && tt_entry.flag != TTFlag::None);

if (tt_entry.flags == TTFlag::Exact)
|| (tt_entry.flags == TTFlag::LowerBound && tt_score >= beta)
|| (tt_entry.flags == TTFlag::UpperBound && tt_score <= alpha)
if (tt_entry.flag == TTFlag::Exact)
|| (tt_entry.flag == TTFlag::LowerBound && tt_score >= beta)
|| (tt_entry.flag == TTFlag::UpperBound && tt_score <= alpha)
{
return tt_score;
}
Expand All @@ -138,7 +152,7 @@ impl Search {
// Pre-search pruning techniques //
///////////////////////////////////

if !is_pv {
if !PV {
// Null Move Pruning (NMP)
// If we can give the opponent a free move and still cause a beta cutoff,
// we can safely prune this node. This does not work in zugzwang positions
Expand All @@ -154,7 +168,7 @@ impl Search {
let d = depth.saturating_sub(r);
let new_board = board.null_move().unwrap();

let score = -self.pvsearch(&new_board, -beta, -beta + 1, d, ply + 1, false);
let score = -self.zw_search(&new_board, &mut old_pv, -beta, -beta + 1, d, ply + 1);

if score >= beta {
if score >= TB_WIN_IN_PLY {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -184,7 +198,7 @@ impl Search {
let mut best_move: Option<Move> = None;
let mut move_list = movegen::all_moves(self, board, tt_move, ply);
let mut quiet_moves = StaticVec::<Option<Move>, MAX_MOVES_POSITION>::new(None);
let lmr_depth = if is_pv { 4 } else { 2 };
let lmr_depth = if PV { 4 } else { 2 };

for i in 0..move_list.len() {
let mv = movegen::pick_move(&mut move_list, i);
Expand All @@ -194,7 +208,7 @@ impl Search {
}

let mut new_board = board.clone();
new_board.play(mv);
new_board.play_unchecked(mv);

self.game_history.push(new_board.hash()); // Repetition detection
self.nodes += 1;
Expand All @@ -203,7 +217,14 @@ impl Search {
// Principal Variation Search
let mut score: i16;
if i == 0 {
score = -self.pvsearch(&new_board, -beta, -alpha, depth - 1, ply + 1, is_pv);
score = -self.pvsearch::<PV>(
&new_board,
&mut old_pv,
-beta,
-alpha,
depth - 1,
ply + 1,
);
} else {
// Late Move Reduction (LMR)
// Assuming our move ordering is good, later moves will be worse
Expand All @@ -214,7 +235,7 @@ impl Search {
let mut r = LMR.reduction(depth, i) as u8;

// Bonus for non PV nodes
r += u8::from(!is_pv);
r += u8::from(!PV);

// Malus for capture moves and checks
r -= u8::from(capture_move(board, mv));
Expand All @@ -227,10 +248,23 @@ impl Search {
1
};

// Zero window search
score = -self.pvsearch(&new_board, -alpha - 1, -alpha, depth - r, ply + 1, false);
score = -self.zw_search(
&new_board,
&mut old_pv,
-alpha - 1,
-alpha,
depth - r,
ply + 1,
);
if alpha < score && score < beta {
score = -self.pvsearch(&new_board, -beta, -alpha, depth - 1, ply + 1, true);
score = -self.pvsearch::<PV>(
&new_board,
&mut old_pv,
-beta,
-alpha,
depth - 1,
ply + 1,
);
}
}

Expand All @@ -242,7 +276,7 @@ impl Search {
if score > alpha {
alpha = score;
best_move = Some(mv);
self.pv_table.store(board, ply, mv);
pv.store(board, mv, &old_pv);

if score >= beta {
if quiet_move(board, mv) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -309,17 +343,17 @@ impl Search {

let hash_key = board.hash();
let tt_entry = self.tt.probe(hash_key);
let tt_hit = tt_entry.key == hash_key;
let tt_hit = tt_entry.key == hash_key as u16;
let mut tt_move: Option<Move> = None;
if tt_hit && !is_pv {
if tt_hit && !is_pv && tt_entry.flag != TTFlag::None {
let tt_score = self.tt.score_from_tt(tt_entry.score, ply);
tt_move = tt_entry.mv;

assert!(tt_score != NONE && tt_entry.flags != TTFlag::None);
assert!(tt_score != NONE);

if (tt_entry.flags == TTFlag::Exact)
|| (tt_entry.flags == TTFlag::LowerBound && tt_score >= beta)
|| (tt_entry.flags == TTFlag::UpperBound && tt_score <= alpha)
if (tt_entry.flag == TTFlag::Exact)
|| (tt_entry.flag == TTFlag::LowerBound && tt_score >= beta)
|| (tt_entry.flag == TTFlag::UpperBound && tt_score <= alpha)
{
return tt_score;
}
Expand All @@ -332,7 +366,7 @@ impl Search {
for i in 0..captures.len() {
let mv = movegen::pick_move(&mut captures, i);
let mut new_board = board.clone();
new_board.play(mv);
new_board.play_unchecked(mv);

self.nodes += 1;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -383,17 +417,18 @@ impl Search {
let mut best_move: Option<Move> = None;

let mut score: i16 = 0;
let mut pv = PVTable::new();

for d in 1..depth + 1 {
self.seldepth = 0;
score = self.aspiration_window(board, score, d);
score = self.aspiration_window(board, &mut pv, score, d);

// Search wasn't complete, do not update best move with garbage
if self.stop && d > 1 {
break;
}

best_move = self.pv_table.table[0][0];
best_move = pv.table[0];

println!(
"info depth {} seldepth {} score {} nodes {} time {} pv{}",
Expand All @@ -402,14 +437,20 @@ impl Search {
self.format_score(score),
self.nodes,
info_timer.elapsed().as_millis(),
self.pv_table.pv_string()
pv.pv_string()
);
}

println!("bestmove {}", best_move.unwrap());
}

fn aspiration_window(&mut self, board: &Board, prev_eval: i16, depth: u8) -> i16 {
fn aspiration_window(
&mut self,
board: &Board,
pv: &mut PVTable,
prev_eval: i16,
depth: u8,
) -> i16 {
let mut score: i16;

// Window size
Expand All @@ -425,7 +466,7 @@ impl Search {
}

loop {
score = self.pvsearch(board, alpha, beta, depth, 0, true);
score = self.pvsearch::<true>(board, pv, alpha, beta, depth, 0);

// This result won't be used
if self.stop {
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