From cf8b3637a0fe3a026a338cb9215283baffd3ded2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FauziAkram <fauzi.dabat@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 03:58:02 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Improve futility pruning

Adding a small term to the futility calculation that depends on eval - beta.
Refactored to a simpler form.

Passed STC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <0.00,2.00>
Total: 74176 W: 19323 L: 18954 D: 35899
Ptnml(0-2): 226, 8576, 19117, 8941, 228
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/67e6b0946682f97da2178eaf

Passed LTC:
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) <0.50,2.50>
Total: 135090 W: 34499 L: 33983 D: 66608
Ptnml(0-2): 79, 14403, 38040, 14969, 54
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/67e757cc6682f97da2178f62

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/5970

Bench: 1875196
---
 src/search.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 1c3622884..7b8fbb144 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -855,7 +855,8 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
     // The depth condition is important for mate finding.
     if (!ss->ttPv && depth < 14
         && eval - futility_margin(depth, cutNode && !ss->ttHit, improving, opponentWorsening)
-               - (ss - 1)->statScore / 301 + 37 - std::abs(correctionValue) / 139878
+               - (ss - 1)->statScore / 301 + 37 + ((eval - beta) / 8)
+               - std::abs(correctionValue) / 139878
              >= beta
         && eval >= beta && (!ttData.move || ttCapture) && !is_loss(beta) && !is_win(eval))
         return beta + (eval - beta) / 3;