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They are compiled with gcc 11.2/mingw 10 on Ubuntu 22.04.

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Author: Tomasz Sobczyk
Date: Tue May 18 18:06:23 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1621353983

New NNUE architecture and net

Introduces a new NNUE network architecture and associated network parameters,
as obtained by a new pytorch trainer.

The network is already very strong at short TC, without regression at longer TC,
and has potential for further improvements.

https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60a159c65085663412d0921d
TC: 10s+0.1s, 1 thread
ELO: 21.74 +-3.4 (95%) LOS: 100.0%
Total: 10000 W: 1559 L: 934 D: 7507 Elo +21.74
Ptnml(0-2): 38, 701, 2972, 1176, 113

https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60a187005085663412d0925b
TC: 60s+0.6s, 1 thread
ELO: 5.85 +-1.7 (95%) LOS: 100.0%
Total: 20000 W: 1381 L: 1044 D: 17575 Elo +5.85
Ptnml(0-2): 27, 885, 7864, 1172, 52

https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60a2beede229097940a03806
TC: 20s+0.2s, 8 threads
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <0.50,3.50>
Total: 34272 W: 1610 L: 1452 D: 31210 Elo +1.60
Ptnml(0-2): 30, 1285, 14350, 1439, 32

https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60a2d687e229097940a03c72
TC: 60s+0.6s, 8 threads
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 45544 W: 1262 L: 1214 D: 43068 Elo +0.37
Ptnml(0-2): 12, 1129, 20442, 1177, 12

The network has been trained (by vondele) using the https://github.com/glinscott/nnue-pytorch/ trainer (started by glinscott),
specifically the branch https://github.com/Sopel97/nnue-pytorch/tree/experiment_56.
The data used are in 64 billion positions (193GB total) generated and scored with the current master net
d8: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOOYSDKgOOp38ZmD0N4DV82TOLHzjUiF/view?usp=sharing
d9: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VlhnHL8f-20AXhGkILujnNXHwy9T-MQw/view?usp=sharing
d10: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZC5upzBYMmMj1gMYCkt6rCxQG0GnO3Kk/view?usp=sharing
fishtest_d9: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GQHt0oNgKaHazwJFTRbXhlCN3FbUedFq/view?usp=sharing

This network also contains a few architectural changes with respect to the current master:

Size changed from 256x2-32-32-1 to 512x2-16-32-1
~15-20% slower
~2x larger
adds a special path for 16 valued ClippedReLU
fixes affine transform code for 16 inputs/outputs, buy using InputDimensions instead of PaddedInputDimensions
this is safe now because the inputs are processed in groups of 4 in the current affine transform code
The feature set changed from HalfKP to HalfKAv2
Includes information about the kings like HalfKA
Packs king features better, resulting in 8% size reduction compared to HalfKA
The board is flipped for the black's perspective, instead of rotated like in the current master
PSQT values for each feature
the feature transformer now outputs a part that is fowarded directly to the output and allows learning piece values more directly than the previous network architecture. The effect is visible for high imbalance positions, where the current master network outputs evaluations skewed towards zero.
8 PSQT values per feature, chosen based on (popcount(pos.pieces()) - 1) / 4
initialized to classical material values on the start of the training
8 subnetworks (512x2->16->32->1), chosen based on (popcount(pos.pieces()) - 1) / 4
only one subnetwork is evaluated for any position, no or marginal speed loss

A diagram of the network is available: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8037982/118656988-553a1700-b7eb-11eb-82ef-56a11cbebbf2.png
A more complete description: https://github.com/glinscott/nnue-pytorch/blob/master/docs/nnue.md

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3474

Bench: 3806488
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Author: Stéphane Nicolet
Date: Mon May 17 10:47:14 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1621241234

Small clean-ups

- Comment for Countemove pruning -> Continuation history
- Fix comment in input_slice.h
- Shorter lines in Makefile
- Comment for scale factor
- Fix comment for pinners in see_ge()
- Change Thread.id() signature to size_t
- Trailing space in reprosearch.sh
- Add Douglas Matos Gomes to the AUTHORS file
- Introduce comment for undo_null_move()
- Use Stockfish coding style for export_net()
- Change date in AUTHORS file

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3416

No functional change
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Author: Vizvezdenec
Date: Sat May 15 10:29:39 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1621067379

Simplification for countermoves based pruning

Simplify away two extra conditions in countermoves based pruning.
These conditions (both of them) were introduced quite a long time ago
via speculative LTCs and seem to no longer bring any benefit.

passed STC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609e81f35085663412d08f31
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 28488 W: 2487 L: 2382 D: 23619 Elo +1.28
Ptnml(0-2): 87, 1919, 10123, 2032, 83

passed LTC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609e9c085085663412d08f59
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 33176 W: 1219 L: 1155 D: 30802 Elo +0.67
Ptnml(0-2): 13, 1036, 14423, 1106, 10

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3468

Bench: 4749514
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Author: bmc4
Date: Sat May 15 10:16:01 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1621066561

Simplify LMR rules for statScore

We simplify two parts of LMR which seem not to bring strength anymore.

---

Individual Tests:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609d1cc15085663412d0856a
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609cb0cc7746e3dc74ffae8d
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609d1c9f5085663412d08568

---

LTC:
LLR: 2.97 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 84184 W: 3093 L: 3066 D: 78025 Elo +0.11
Ptnml(0-2): 47, 2755, 36458, 2788, 44
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609d84615085663412d08e2f

---

While at it, we also update the Elo estimate of the previous rule in LMR, see:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609a933c3a33eb67a844f7ca
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609a959c3a33eb67a844f7d5
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609afff73a33eb67a844f870

---

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3464

Bench: 4156523
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Author: bmc4
Date: Sat May 15 10:07:40 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1621066060

Remove early return in Probcut code

We simplify away early return in ProbCut, as it seems not to bring any strength anymore.

STC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 42632 W: 3705 L: 3617 D: 35310 Elo +0.72
Ptnml(0-2): 123, 2947, 15110, 2991, 145
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609c49da7746e3dc74ffae02

LTC:
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 35384 W: 1314 L: 1251 D: 32819 Elo +0.62
Ptnml(0-2): 11, 1130, 15355, 1177, 19
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609c71467746e3dc74ffae47

---

While at it, we also update the Elo estimate of ProbCut
(see https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609bfb597746e3dc74ffabe3).

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3462

bench: 3764662
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Author: Unai Corzo
Date: Sat May 15 09:40:40 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1621064440

Remove BoolConditions from tuning code

Remove BoolConditions from tuning code, as the feature does not work
and the code has not be touched in years.

No functional change
see source
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Author: bmc4
Date: Wed May 12 17:13:52 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1620832432

Simplify LMR rule for non-checking captures

We simplify away the complicated rule in LMR for "non-checking captures
likely to be bad", as it seems not to bring any strength anymore.

STC:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 55256 W: 4972 L: 4897 D: 45387 Elo +0.47
Ptnml(0-2): 177, 3976, 19234, 4077, 164
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609adf3b3a33eb67a844f842

LTC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 10344 W: 437 L: 353 D: 9554 Elo +2.82
Ptnml(0-2): 1, 322, 4449, 392, 8
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609b3dfa3a33eb67a844f88e

--

While at it, we also update the Elo estimate of the previous rule in LMR
(see https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609af2a63a33eb67a844f867).

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3460

Bench: 3840688
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Author: EntityFX
Date: Tue May 11 19:45:14 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1620755114

E2K: added support for MCST Elbrus 2000 CPU architecture

e2k (Elbrus 2000) - this is a VLIW/EPIC architecture,
the like Intel Itanium (IA-64) architecture.
The architecture has half native / half software support
for most Intel/AMD SIMD (e.g. MMX/SSE/SSE2/SSE3/SSSE3/SSE4.1/SSE4.2/AES/AVX/AVX2 & 3DNow!/SSE4a/XOP/FMA4) via intrinsics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbrus_2000

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3425

No functional change
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Author: bmc4
Date: Tue May 11 19:41:44 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1620754904

Remove coordination between searching threads

In summary, this revert #2204, as it seems not to bring any strength anymore, so it's no long needed.

STC (5+0.05 @ 8 threads):
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 105728 W: 6406 L: 6393 D: 92929 Elo +0.04
Ptnml(0-2): 154, 5479, 41599, 5464, 168
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6096994095e7f1852abd3154

LTC (20+0.2 @ 8 threads):
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 26336 W: 774 L: 712 D: 24850 Elo +0.82
Ptnml(0-2): 9, 641, 11810, 695, 13
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6097c62995e7f1852abd31e8

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3459

No functional change.
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Author: bmc4
Date: Tue May 11 19:37:39 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1620754659

Simplify LMR

as it seems not to bring any strength and thus is no longer needed.

Tests for updating elo estimates:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6099ff123a33eb67a844f789
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60953e6695e7f1852abd305b

Individual simplification tests:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6098cfc73a33eb67a844f6a1
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6095539495e7f1852abd308b

LTC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 96984 W: 3624 L: 3608 D: 89752 Elo +0.06
Ptnml(0-2): 45, 3222, 41939, 3244, 42
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6099921a3a33eb67a844f74f

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3458

bench: 3836428
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Author: Tomasz Sobczyk
Date: Tue May 11 19:36:11 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1620754571

Exporting the currently loaded network file

This PR adds an ability to export any currently loaded network.
The export_net command now takes an optional filename parameter.
If the loaded net is not the embedded net the filename parameter is required.

Two changes were required to support this:

* the "architecture" string, which is really just a some kind of description in the net, is now saved into netDescription on load and correctly saved on export.
* the AffineTransform scrambles weights for some architectures and sparsifies them, such that retrieving the index is hard. This is solved by having a temporary scrambled<->unscrambled index lookup table when loading the network, and the actual index is saved for each individual weight that makes it to canSaturate16. This increases the size of the canSaturate16 entries by 6 bytes.

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3456

No functional change
see source
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Author: Vizvezdenec
Date: Fri May 7 09:47:17 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1620373637

Cleanup of likelyFailLow logic

This patch broadens and simplifies definition of PvNode that is likely to fail low.
New definition can be described as following "If node was already researched
at depth >= current depth and failed low there" which is more logical than the
previous version and takes less space + allows to not recompute it every time during move loop.

Passed simplification STC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/609148bf95e7f1852abd2e82
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 20128 W: 1865 L: 1751 D: 16512 Elo +1.97
Ptnml(0-2): 63, 1334, 7165, 1430, 72

Passed simplification LTC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6091691295e7f1852abd2e8b
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 95128 W: 3498 L: 3481 D: 88149 Elo +0.06
Ptnml(0-2): 41, 2956, 41549, 2981, 37

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3455

Bench: 3933037
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Windows x64 for modern computers
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Windows x64
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Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
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Author: Tomasz Sobczyk
Date: Fri May 7 09:45:08 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1620373508

Add an UCI level command "export_net".

This command writes the embedded net to the file `EvalFileDefaultName`.
If there is no embedded net the command does nothing.

fixes #3453

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3454

No functional change
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Author: Unai Corzo
Date: Sun May 2 17:48:57 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619970537

Simplify check extension

Simplify check extension, as it seems not to bring any strength and thus is no longer needed.

STC https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/608c18e995e7f1852abd2b81
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 54544 W: 4891 L: 4815 D: 44838 Elo +0.48
Ptnml(0-2): 186, 3889, 19081, 3895, 221

LTC https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/608c6ab195e7f1852abd2bc6
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 51008 W: 1845 L: 1794 D: 47369 Elo +0.35
Ptnml(0-2): 31, 1591, 22206, 1648, 28

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3452

bench: 3993071
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Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
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Author: Joost VandeVondele
Date: Sun May 2 17:43:02 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619970182

Add some more information on the UCI protocol

Improve README.md: provide a link to the protocol,
and document some non-standard options.

fixes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/issues/3446

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3450

No functional change
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Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
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Author: xoto10
Date: Wed Apr 28 13:58:46 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619611126

Change tempo with time and threads

Introduce variable tempo for nnue depending on logarithm of estimated
strength, where strength is the product of time and number of threads.

The original idea here was that NNUE is best with a slightly different
tempo value to classical, since its style of play is slightly different.
It turns out that the best tempo for NNUE varies with strength of play,
so a formula is used which gives about 19 for STC and 24 for LTC under
current fishtest settings.

STC 10+0.1:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.20,1.10}
Total: 120816 W: 11155 L: 10861 D: 98800 Elo +0.85
Ptnml(0-2): 406, 8728, 41933, 8848, 493
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60735b3a8141753378960534

LTC 60+0.6:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {0.20,0.90}
Total: 35688 W: 1392 L: 1234 D: 33062 Elo +1.54
Ptnml(0-2): 23, 1079, 15473, 1255, 14
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6073ffbc814175337896057f

Passed non-regression SMP test at LTC 20+0.2 (8 threads):
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.70,0.20}
Total: 11008 W: 317 L: 267 D: 10424 Elo +1.58
Ptnml(0-2): 2, 245, 4962, 291, 4
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60749ea881417533789605a4

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3426

Bench 4075325
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Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: bmc4
Date: Wed Apr 28 13:38:28 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619609908

Simplify pawn moves generator

This patch simplifies QUIET_CHECKS pawn move generator by merging discovery check
move generator with direct check move generator. It also simplifies emptySquares
instantiation. In addition, I added a comment in generate_moves() to clarify Check
branches.

STC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 112648 W: 9952 L: 9945 D: 92751 Elo +0.02
Ptnml(0-2): 369, 7682, 40195, 7729, 349
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6088226895e7f1852abd2978

LTC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 74656 W: 2797 L: 2765 D: 69094 Elo +0.15
Ptnml(0-2): 38, 2328, 32554, 2380, 28
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60884e5095e7f1852abd2994

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3447

No functional change
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
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Author: lonfom169
Date: Sun Apr 25 13:26:22 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619349982

More extensions if SE search is very low.

More extensions for non-PV nodes if value from singular extension search is significantly below singularBeta.

Passed STC:
LLR: 2.97 (-2.94,2.94) <-0.50,2.50>
Total: 25064 W: 2334 L: 2162 D: 20568 Elo +2.38
Ptnml(0-2): 82, 1720, 8768, 1868, 94
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6084ba7995e7f1852abd27e3

Passed LTC:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <0.50,3.50>
Total: 67136 W: 2644 L: 2450 D: 62042 Elo +1.00
Ptnml(0-2): 46, 2134, 28990, 2376, 22
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6084d79195e7f1852abd27ee

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3445

Bench: 4075325
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Stefan Geschwentner
Date: Sun Apr 25 13:21:57 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619349717

Thread based reduction tweak.

For PV nodes at the first two plies no reductions are done for each fourth thread.

STC (8 threads):
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <-0.50,2.50>
Total: 53992 W: 3334 L: 3167 D: 47491 Elo +1.07
Ptnml(0-2): 64, 2713, 21285, 2860, 74
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6083b2d695e7f1852abd277a

LTC (8 threads):
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <0.50,3.50>
Total: 64888 W: 1888 L: 1725 D: 61275 Elo +0.87
Ptnml(0-2): 14, 1556, 29146, 1709, 19
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6084249595e7f1852abd2795

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3443

No functional change (for one thread)
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Tomasz Sobczyk
Date: Sun Apr 25 13:16:30 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619349390

Cleanup and simplify NNUE code.

A lot of optimizations happend since the NNUE was introduced
and since then some parts of the code were left unused. This
got to the point where asserts were have to be made just to
let people know that modifying something will not have any
effects or may even break everything due to the assumptions
being made. Removing these parts removes those inexisting
"false dependencies". Additionally:

* append_changed_indices now takes the king pos and stateinfo
explicitly, no more misleading pos parameter
* IndexList is removed in favor of a generic ValueList.
Feature transformer just instantiates the type it needs.
* The update cost and refresh requirement is deferred to the
feature set once again, but now doesn't go through the whole
FeatureSet machinery and just calls HalfKP directly.
* accumulator no longer has a singular dimension.
* The PS constants and the PieceSquareIndex array are made local
to the HalfKP feature set because they are specific to it and
DO differ for other feature sets.
* A few names are changed to more descriptive

Passed STC non-regression:
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/608421dd95e7f1852abd2790
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 180008 W: 16186 L: 16258 D: 147564 Elo -0.14
Ptnml(0-2): 587, 12593, 63725, 12503, 596

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3441

No functional change
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: bmc4
Date: Sat Apr 24 12:55:33 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619261733

Merge all move generators

Merging `generate<EVASIONS>` and `generate<QUIET_CHECKS>` into `generate_all()`.

verified to yield correct perft results, even though bench changes due to different order of generated moves.

No regresion playing games:

passed STC:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {-1.00,0.20}
Total: 161800 W: 14585 L: 14624 D: 132591 Elo -0.08
Ptnml(0-2): 577, 11681, 56451, 11586, 605
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/606532732b2df919fd5f026d

passed LTC:
LLR: 2.98 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.70,0.20}
Total: 188504 W: 6906 L: 6961 D: 174637 Elo -0.10
Ptnml(0-2): 87, 6272, 81610, 6175, 108
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6065b0772b2df919fd5f02ae

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3418

Bench: 4536129
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Tomasz Sobczyk
Date: Sat Apr 24 12:49:29 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1619261369

Unify naming convention of the NNUE code

matches the rest of the stockfish code base

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3437

No functional change
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: dsmsgms
Date: Thu Apr 15 12:45:39 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618483539

Use classical eval for Bishop vs Pawns

NNUE evaluation is incapable of recognizing trivially drawn bishop endgames
(the wrong-colored rook pawn), which are in fact ubiquitous and stock standard
in chess analysis. Switching off NNUE evaluation in KBPs vs KPs endgames is
a measure that stops Stockfish from trading down to a drawn version of these
endings when we presumably have advantage. The patch is able to edge over master
in endgame positions.

Patch tested for Elo gain with the "endgame.epd" book, and verified for
non-regression with our usual book (see the pull request for details).

STC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.20,1.10}
Total: 33232 W: 6655 L: 6497 D: 20080 Elo +1.65
Ptnml(0-2): 4, 2342, 11769, 2494, 7
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6074a52981417533789605b8

LTC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) {0.20,0.90}
Total: 159056 W: 29799 L: 29378 D: 99879 Elo +0.92
Ptnml(0-2): 7, 9004, 61085, 9425, 7
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6074c39a81417533789605ca

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3427

Bench: 4503918

blah
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Tomasz Sobczyk
Date: Thu Apr 15 12:21:30 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618482090

Documentation patch: AppendChangedIndices

Clarify the assumptions on the position passed to the AppendChangedIndices().

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3428

No functional change
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Vizvezdenec
Date: Thu Apr 15 11:41:30 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618479690

Simplification: last capture extension

The code for last capture extension can be removed in current master.

Passed STC
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) {-1.00,0.20}
Total: 85024 W: 7754 L: 7707 D: 69563 Elo +0.19
Ptnml(0-2): 293, 5991, 29914, 6004, 310
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/607690f1814175337896068f

Passed LTC
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.70,0.20}
Total: 39880 W: 1503 L: 1453 D: 36924 Elo +0.44
Ptnml(0-2): 17, 1281, 17293, 1333, 16
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6076ccbe814175337896069e

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3430

Bench: 4202264
see source

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