/*
********************************************************************************
* *
* Ponder() is the driver for "pondering" (thinking on the opponent's time.) *
* its operation is simple: find a predicted move by (a) taking the second *
* move from the principal variation, or (b) call lookup to see if it finds *
* a suggested move from the transposition table. then, make this move and *
* do a search from the resulting position. while pondering, one of three *
* things can happen: (1) a move is entered, and it matches the predicted *
* move. we then switch from pondering to thinking and search as normal; *
* (2) a move is entered, but it does not match the predicted move. we then *
* abort the search, unmake the pondered move, and then restart with the move *
* entered. (3) a command is entered. if it is a simple command, it can be *
* done without aborting the search or losing time. if not, we abort the *
* search, execute the command, and then attempt to restart pondering if the *
* command didn't make that impossible. *
* *
********************************************************************************
*/
int Ponder(int wtm)
{
int dummy=0, i, *n_ponder_moves, *mv;
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| first, let's check to see if pondering is allowed, or |
| if we should avoid pondering on this move since it is |
| the first move of a game, or if the game is over, or |
| "force" mode is active, or there is input in the queue |
| that needs to be read and processed. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
if (!ponder || force || over || CheckInput()) return(0);
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| if we don't have a predicted move to ponder, try two |
| sources: (1) look up the current position in the |
| transposition table and see if it has a suggested best |
| move; (2) do a short tree search to calculate a move |
| that we should ponder. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
strcpy(hint,"none");
if (!ponder_move) {
(void) LookUp(0,0,wtm,&dummy,&dummy);
if (hash_move[0]) ponder_move=hash_move[0];
}
if (!ponder_move) {
TimeSet(puzzle);
if (time_limit < 3) return(0);
puzzling=1;
position[1]=position[0];
printf(" puzzling over a move to ponder.\n");
last_pv.path_length=0;
last_pv.path_iteration_depth=0;
for (i=0;i<MAXPLY;i++) {
killer_move1[i]=0;
killer_move2[i]=0;
killer_count1[i]=0;
killer_count2[i]=0;
}
(void) Iterate(wtm,puzzle,0);
for (i=0;i<MAXPLY;i++) {
killer_move1[i]=0;
killer_move2[i]=0;
killer_count1[i]=0;
killer_count2[i]=0;
}
puzzling=0;
if (pv[0].path_length) ponder_move=pv[0].path[1];
if (!ponder_move) return(0);
for (i=1;i<(int) pv[0].path_length-1;i++) last_pv.path[i]=pv[0].path[i+1];
last_pv.path_length=pv[0].path_length-1;
last_pv.path_iteration_depth=0;
if (!ValidMove(1,wtm,ponder_move)) {
ponder_move=0;
return(0);
}
}
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| display the move we are going to "ponder". |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
if (wtm)
printf("White(%d): %s [pondering]\n",
move_number,OutputMove(&ponder_move,0,wtm));
else
printf("Black(%d): %s [pondering]\n",
move_number,OutputMove(&ponder_move,0,wtm));
sprintf(hint,"%s",OutputMove(&ponder_move,0,wtm));
if (post) printf("Hint: %s\n",hint);
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| set the ponder move list and eliminate illegal moves. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
n_ponder_moves=GenerateCaptures(0, wtm, ponder_moves);
num_ponder_moves=GenerateNonCaptures(0, wtm, n_ponder_moves)-ponder_moves;
for (mv=ponder_moves;mv<ponder_moves+num_ponder_moves;mv++) {
MakeMove(0, *mv, wtm);
if (Check(wtm)) {
UnMakeMove(0, *mv, wtm);
*mv=0;
}
else UnMakeMove(0, *mv, wtm);
}
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| now, perform an iterated search, but with the special |
| "pondering" flag set which changes the time controls |
| since there is no need to stop searching until the |
| opponent makes a move. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
MakeMove(0,ponder_move,wtm);
if (Rule50Moves(1)==90 || Rule50Moves(1)==91) ClearHashTables();
last_opponent_move=ponder_move;
if (ChangeSide(wtm))
*rephead_w++=HashKey;
else
*rephead_b++=HashKey;
if (RepetitionDraw(wtm)) printf("game is a draw by repetition\n");
if (whisper) strcpy(whisper_text,"n/a");
thinking=0;
pondering=1;
(void) Iterate(ChangeSide(wtm),think,0);
pondering=0;
thinking=0;
if (ChangeSide(wtm))
rephead_w--;
else
rephead_b--;
last_opponent_move=0;
UnMakeMove(0,ponder_move,wtm);
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| search completed. the possible return values are: |
| |
| (0) no pondering was done, period. |
| |
| (1) pondering was done, opponent made the predicted |
| move, and we searched until time ran out in a |
| normal manner. |
| |
| (2) pondering was done, but the ponder search |
| terminated due to either finding a mate, or the |
| maximum search depth was reached. the result of |
| this ponder search are valid, but only if the |
| opponent makes the correct (predicted) move. |
| |
| (3) pondering was done, but the opponent either made |
| a different move, or entered a command that has to |
| interrupt the pondering search before the command |
| (or move) can be processed. this forces Main() to |
| avoid reading in a move/command since one has been |
| read into the command buffer already. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
if (made_predicted_move) return(1);
if (abort_search) return(3);
return(2);
}
/*
********************************************************************************
* *
* Ponder() is the driver for "pondering" (thinking on the opponent's time.) *
* its operation is simple: find a predicted move by (a) taking the second *
* move from the principal variation, or (b) call lookup to see if it finds *
* a suggested move from the transposition table. then, make this move and *
* do a search from the resulting position. while pondering, one of three *
* things can happen: (1) a move is entered, and it matches the predicted *
* move. we then switch from pondering to thinking and search as normal; *
* (2) a move is entered, but it does not match the predicted move. we then *
* abort the search, unmake the pondered move, and then restart with the move *
* entered. (3) a command is entered. if it is a simple command, it can be *
* done without aborting the search or losing time. if not, we abort the *
* search, execute the command, and then attempt to restart pondering if the *
* command didn't make that impossible. *
* *
********************************************************************************
*/
int Ponder(int wtm)
{
int dummy=0, i, *n_ponder_moves;
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| if we don't have a predicted move to ponder, try two |
| sources: (1) look up the current position in the |
| transposition table and see if it has a suggested best |
| move; (2) do a short tree search to calculate a move |
| that we should ponder. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
ponder_completed=0;
if (!ponder_move) {
(void) LookUp(0,0,wtm,&dummy,dummy);
if (hash_move[0]) ponder_move=hash_move[0];
}
if (!ponder_move) {
TimeSet(puzzle);
if (time_limit < 3) return(0);
puzzling=1;
position[1]=position[0];
Print(2," puzzling over a move to ponder.\n");
last_pv.path_length=0;
last_pv.path_iteration_depth=0;
for (i=0;i<MAXPLY;i++) {
killer_move1[i]=0;
killer_move2[i]=0;
killer_count1[i]=0;
killer_count2[i]=0;
}
(void) Iterate(wtm,puzzle);
for (i=0;i<MAXPLY;i++) {
killer_move1[i]=0;
killer_move2[i]=0;
killer_count1[i]=0;
killer_count2[i]=0;
}
puzzling=0;
if (pv[0].path_length) ponder_move=pv[0].path[1];
if (!ponder_move) return(0);
for (i=1;i<(int) pv[0].path_length-1;i++) last_pv.path[i]=pv[0].path[i+1];
last_pv.path_length=pv[0].path_length-1;
last_pv.path_iteration_depth=0;
if (!ValidMove(1,wtm,ponder_move)) {
printf("puzzle returned an illegal move!\n");
DisplayChessMove("move= ",ponder_move);
ponder_move=0;
return(0);
}
}
if (!ponder_move) {
strcpy(hint,"none");
return(0);
}
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| display the move we are going to "ponder". |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
if (wtm)
Print(2,"White(%d): %s [pondering]\n",
move_number,OutputMove(&ponder_move,0,wtm));
else
Print(2,"Black(%d): %s [pondering]\n",
move_number,OutputMove(&ponder_move,0,wtm));
sprintf(hint,"%s",OutputMove(&ponder_move,0,wtm));
n_ponder_moves=GenerateCaptures(0, wtm, ponder_moves);
num_ponder_moves=GenerateNonCaptures(0, wtm, n_ponder_moves)-ponder_moves;
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| now, perform an iterated search, but with the special |
| "pondering" flag set which changes the time controls |
| since there is no need to stop searching until the |
| opponent makes a move. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
MakeMove(0,ponder_move,wtm);
if (Rule50Moves(1)==90 || Rule50Moves(1)==91) ClearHashTables();
last_opponent_move=ponder_move;
if (ChangeSide(wtm))
*rephead_w++=HashKey;
else
*rephead_b++=HashKey;
if (RepetitionDraw(wtm)) Print(0,"game is a draw by repetition\n");
if (whisper) strcpy(whisper_text,"n/a");
pondering=1;
(void) Iterate(ChangeSide(wtm),think);
pondering=0;
if (!abort_search) ponder_completed=1;
if (ChangeSide(wtm))
rephead_w--;
else
rephead_b--;
last_opponent_move=0;
UnMakeMove(0,ponder_move,wtm);
/*
----------------------------------------------------------
| |
| search completed. there are two possible reasons for |
| us to get here. (1) the opponent made the predicted |
| move and we have used enough time on the search, or; |
| the operator typed in a command (or not-predicted |
| move) that requires the search to abort and restart. |
| |
----------------------------------------------------------
*/
if (made_predicted_move) return(1);
return(0);
}
