/// <summary>
/// Using NegaMax with Alpha-Beta Pruning and Transposition Table to determine the best possible move.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameState"> Current GameState. </param>
/// <param name="depth"> How many layers of branches to foresee. </param>
/// <param name="alpha"> Maximum to prune out. </param>
/// <param name="beta"> Minimum to prune out. </param>
/// <param name="maximizingPlayer"> Current Player. True = caller. </param>
/// <returns> The evaluated score. </returns>
private float NegaMax(GameStateReader gameState, int depth, float alpha = float.NegativeInfinity, float beta = float.PositiveInfinity, bool maximizingPlayer = true /*, bool allowNullMove = true*/)
{
#region Transposition Table retrieval
var origAlpha = alpha;
long zobristHash = gameState.zobristHash;
if (transpositionTable.ContainsKey(zobristHash))
{
var ttEntry = transpositionTable[zobristHash];
var value = ttEntry.value;
if (!maximizingPlayer)
{
value *= -1;
}
if (ttEntry.depth >= depth)
{
switch (ttEntry.flag)
{
case TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.EXACT:
return(value);
case TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.UPPERBOUND:
alpha = Mathf.Max(alpha, value);
break;
case TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.LOWERBOUND:
beta = Mathf.Min(beta, value);
break;
}
if (alpha >= beta)
{
return(value);
}
}
}
#endregion
#region End Node
if (gameState.GameOver)
{
return(EvaluateBoardState(gameState) * (maximizingPlayer ? 1 : -1));
}
if (depth == 0)
{
if (gameState.Quiet())
{
return(EvaluateBoardState(gameState) * (maximizingPlayer ? 1 : -1));
}
else
{
return(Quiesce(gameState, quiesceDepth, !maximizingPlayer, alpha, beta));
}
}
#endregion
#region Search Tree
var bestEval = float.NegativeInfinity;
var bestMove = new Vector2Int[2];
var orderedMoves = gameState.PossibleMovesQuick(maximizingPlayer);
orderedMoves = OrderMoves(orderedMoves, gameState, depth);
foreach (var child in orderedMoves)
{
gameState.MakeMove(child);
var eval = -NegaMax(gameState, depth - 1, -beta, -alpha, !maximizingPlayer);
gameState.UndoMove();
if (eval > bestEval)
{
bestEval = eval;
bestMove = child;
alpha = Mathf.Max(alpha, bestEval);
if (alpha >= beta)
{
if (gameState.IsntCapture(child[1]))
{
int ply = this.depth - depth;
killerMoves[ply, 1] = killerMoves[ply, 0];
killerMoves[ply, 0] = child;
historyMoves[child[0].x, child[0].y, child[1].x, child[1].y] += depth * depth;
}
break;
}
}
}
#endregion
#region Add to Transposition Table.
var newEntry = new TranspositionTableEntry {
depth = depth,
value = bestEval * (maximizingPlayer ? 1 : -1),
pvMove = bestMove
};
switch (bestEval)
{
case float value when value <= origAlpha:
newEntry.flag = TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.UPPERBOUND;
break;
case float value when value >= beta:
newEntry.flag = TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.LOWERBOUND;
break;
default:
newEntry.flag = TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.EXACT;
break;
}
transpositionTable[zobristHash] = newEntry;
#endregion
#region Return result
return(bestEval);
#endregion
}
/// <summary>
/// Using (Root) NegaMax with Alpha-Beta Pruning and Transposition Table to determine the best possible move.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameState"> Current GameState. </param>
/// <param name="depth"> How many layers of branches to foresee. </param>
/// <param name="alpha"> Maximum to prune out. </param>
/// <param name="beta"> Minimum to prune out. </param>
/// <param name="maximizingPlayer"> Current Player. True = caller. </param>
/// <returns> The best move. </returns>
private Vector2Int[] RootNegaMax(GameStateReader gameState, int depth, float alpha = float.NegativeInfinity, float beta = float.PositiveInfinity, bool maximizingPlayer = true /*, bool allowNullMove = true*/)
{
#region Inititalize Variables
var origAlpha = alpha;
long zobristHash = gameState.zobristHash;
var bestEval = float.NegativeInfinity;
var orderedMoves = gameState.PossibleMovesQuick(maximizingPlayer);
orderedMoves = OrderMoves(orderedMoves, gameState, depth);
var bestMove = orderedMoves[0];
#endregion
#region Search Tree
foreach (var child in orderedMoves)
{
gameState.MakeMove(child);
var eval = -NegaMax(gameState, depth - 1, -beta, -alpha, !maximizingPlayer);
gameState.UndoMove();
if (eval > bestEval)
{
bestEval = eval;
bestMove = child;
alpha = Mathf.Max(alpha, bestEval);
if (alpha >= beta)
{
if (gameState.IsntCapture(child[1]))
{
int ply = this.depth - depth;
killerMoves[ply, 1] = killerMoves[ply, 0];
killerMoves[ply, 0] = child;
historyMoves[child[0].x, child[0].y, child[1].x, child[1].y] += depth * depth;
}
break;
}
}
}
#endregion
#region Add to Transposition Table.
var newEntry = new TranspositionTableEntry {
depth = depth,
value = bestEval,
pvMove = bestMove
};
switch (bestEval)
{
case float value when value <= origAlpha:
newEntry.flag = TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.UPPERBOUND;
break;
case float value when value >= beta:
newEntry.flag = TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.LOWERBOUND;
break;
default:
newEntry.flag = TranspositionTableEntry.Flag.EXACT;
break;
}
transpositionTable[zobristHash] = newEntry;
#endregion
#region Return result
return(bestMove);
#endregion
}