MadChess 3.1 Beta 26e5323 (Threats)

I added evaluation of threats in the middlegame to MadChess 3.1 Beta. A bonus is given if a pawn or minor piece threatens to capture a more valuable piece on its next move.

The evaluation code does not determine if the threatening piece is defended. That is left to the Search.GetQuietScore method to resolve. In other words, Search.GetQuietScore may determine the opponent can capture the threatening piece, eliminating the threat and rendering the evaluation bonus moot (because loss of a piece greatly outweighs the threat bonus).

Evaluating threats increased the playing strength of MadChess 3.1 Beta by 7 Elo.

 

Feature Category Date Commit1 WAC2 Elo Rating3 Improvement
Threats Evaluation 2021 Oct 24 26e5323 289 2636 +7
Color-Agnostic Code Evaluation 2021 Sep 13 2b475bc 286 2629 +12
Singular Move Search 2021 Jun 14 0c601ea 290 2617 +13
Endgame Eval Scaling Evaluation 2021 Apr 08 4d22dec 286 2604 +12
Bishop Pair Evaluation 2021 Mar 14 2960ec9 285 2592 +22
Position Cache Optimization Search 2021 Feb 23 42d7702 286 2570 +8
Move Generation Optimization Search 2021 Feb 17 22002dc 287 2562 +12
PVS and Null Move Search 2021 Feb 09 f231dac 285 2550 +20
Remove Aspiration Windows Search 2020 Dec 20 4b7963b 290 2530 +9
Time Management Search 2020 Dec 19 d143bb5 286 2521 +8
Crash Bug Search 2020 Aug 29 2d855ec 288 2513 +0
King Safety Evaluation 2020 Aug 16 6794c89 288 2513 +63
Eval Param Tuning Evaluation 2020 Jul 23 bef88d5 283 2450 +30
Late Move Pruning Search 2020 Feb 08 6f3d17a 288 2420 +29
Piece Mobility Evaluation 2020 Feb 01 5c5d4fc 282 2391 +62
Passed Pawns Evaluation 2018 Dec 27 103 279 2329 +119
Staged Move Generation Search 2018 Dec 15 93 275 2210 +39
History Heuristics Search 2018 Dec 03 84 275 2171 +28
Eval Param Tuning Evaluation 2018 Nov 24 75 272 2143 +47
Sophisticated Search
Material and Piece Location
Baseline 2018 Nov 08 58 269 2096 0
  1. GitHub commit (hash) or Subversion source code revision (integer)
  2. Win At Chess position test, 3 seconds per position
  3. Bullet chess, 2 min / game + 1 sec / move
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