From f388e4180950833a1f79e023c88ff2521c9583b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Chaly <Vizvezdenec@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 20:36:52 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Adjust value returned after TT cutoff

Instead of returning value from TT in case of a fail high return mix between it
and beta.

Passed STC:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/658465395457644dc98446c7
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <0.00,2.00>
Total: 220704 W: 56404 L: 55811 D: 108489
Ptnml(0-2): 750, 26214, 55921, 26627, 840

Passed LTC:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6585c3f55457644dc9845db9
LLR: 2.97 (-2.94,2.94) <0.50,2.50>
Total: 124980 W: 31169 L: 30658 D: 63153
Ptnml(0-2): 57, 14147, 33603, 14594, 89

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/4934

Bench: 1191093
---
 src/search.cpp | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 25fc30ba..bc196ec4 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -653,7 +653,9 @@ Value search(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta, Depth depth, boo
         // Partial workaround for the graph history interaction problem
         // For high rule50 counts don't produce transposition table cutoffs.
         if (pos.rule50_count() < 90)
-            return ttValue;
+            return ttValue >= beta && std::abs(ttValue) < VALUE_TB_WIN_IN_MAX_PLY
+                   ? (ttValue * 3 + beta) / 4
+                   : ttValue;
     }
 
     // Step 5. Tablebases probe