//This min value version is only called at depth 1 when a previously found best move is used to inform the ordering of moves
public static int minValue(ref byte[] board, int depth, bool white, int alpha, int beta, int cutoff, byte[] best, ref Stopwatch timer, byte[] moveToRemove)
{
ChessColor color = (white ? ChessColor.White : ChessColor.Black);
int hValue;
LightList equalMoves = new LightList();
TimeSpan maxTime = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(5500);
LightList childrenBoard;
if (depth == cutoff - 1)
{
childrenBoard = FENUnranked.GetAvailableMoves(board, color, false);
}
else
{
childrenBoard = FEN.GetAvailableMoves(board, color, false);
}
int count = childrenBoard.Count;
if (count == 0)
{
if (FEN.InCheck(board, white))
{
return(-5000);//checkmate
}
else
{
return(-3000);//stalemate
}
}
if (depth == 1 && moveToRemove != null && count > 1)
{
childrenBoard.Remove(moveToRemove);
}
bool found = false;
int indexFound = 0;
for (int idx = 0; idx < count; ++idx)
{
found = true;
for (int index = 0; index < FEN.OUTOFBOUNDSHIGH; ++index)
{
if (best[index] != childrenBoard[idx][index])
{
found = false;
break;
}
}
if (found == true)
{
indexFound = idx;
break;
}
}
//prioritize previously found best move
if (indexFound != 0) //swap
{
shift(ref childrenBoard, indexFound);
}
int minimumValue = 10000;
int i = 0;
byte[] tempBoard = null;
//int move = -99;
// int moveFirst = -99;
while (i < count)
{ //process all the children moves
tempBoard = childrenBoard[i];
if (timer.Elapsed < maxTime)
{
hValue = maxValue(ref tempBoard, depth + 1, !white, alpha, beta, cutoff, ref timer, null);
if (hValue == -9999)
{
//Log("i: " + i +"count " + count);
break;
}
}
else
{
break;
}
if (hValue == -5000)
{
board = childrenBoard[i];
childrenBoard = null;
//Log("move position: " + i + " count=" + count);
return(hValue);
}
/* if (minimumValue == hValue)
* {
* equalMoves.Add(tempBoard);
* move = i;
* }*/
else if (hValue < minimumValue)
{
minimumValue = hValue;
board = childrenBoard[i];
equalMoves.Empty();
equalMoves.Add(board);
// move = i;
// moveFirst = i;
}
if (minimumValue <= alpha)
{
// board = getRandomMove(equalMoves);
childrenBoard = null;
//Log("move position: " + move + " count=" + count);
return(hValue);
}
beta = Math.Min(beta, minimumValue);
++i;
}
if (equalMoves.Count != 0)
{
board = equalMoves[0];
}
else
{
board = null;
}
childrenBoard = null;
// Log("movefirst position: " + moveFirst+" move last: "+move + " count=" + count);
return(minimumValue);
}
public static int maxValue(ref byte[] board, int depth, bool white, int alpha, int beta, int cutoff, ref Stopwatch timer, byte[] moveToRemove)
{
TimeSpan maxTime = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(5500);
ChessColor color = (white ? ChessColor.White : ChessColor.Black);
int hValue, count;
if (depth == cutoff)
{
return(Heuristic.GetHeuristicValue(board, color));
}
LightList childrenBoard;
if (depth == cutoff - 1)
{
childrenBoard = FENUnranked.GetAvailableMoves(board, color, false);
}
else
{
childrenBoard = FEN.GetAvailableMoves(board, color, false);
}
count = childrenBoard.Count;
if (count == 0)
{ //no moves available
if (FEN.InCheck(board, white))
{
return(-5000); //checkmate
}
else
{
return(-3000); //stalemate;
}
}
int maximumValue = -10000;
int i = 0;
byte[] tempBoard = null;
while (i < count && timer.Elapsed < maxTime) //process all the children move
{
tempBoard = childrenBoard[i];
if (timer.Elapsed < maxTime)
{
hValue = minValue(ref tempBoard, depth + 1, !white, alpha, beta, cutoff, ref timer, null);
}
else
{
return(-9999);
}
if (depth == 1)
{
if (hValue > maximumValue)
{
maximumValue = hValue;
board = childrenBoard[i];
}
if (maximumValue >= beta)
{
hValue = maximumValue;
childrenBoard = null;
return(hValue);
}
alpha = Math.Max(alpha, maximumValue);
}
else
{
maximumValue = Math.Max(maximumValue, hValue);
if (maximumValue >= beta)
{
hValue = maximumValue;
childrenBoard = null;
return(hValue);
}
alpha = Math.Max(alpha, maximumValue);
}
++i;
}
childrenBoard = null;
if (timer.Elapsed > maxTime)
{
return(-9999);
}
hValue = maximumValue;
return(hValue);
}
public static int minValue(ref byte[] board, int depth, bool white, int alpha, int beta, int cutoff, ref Stopwatch timer, byte[] moveToRemove)
{
TimeSpan maxTime = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(5500);
int hValue;
LightList equalMoves = new LightList();
ChessColor color = (white ? ChessColor.White : ChessColor.Black);
if (depth == cutoff)
{
return(Heuristic.GetHeuristicValue(board, color));
}
LightList childrenBoard;
if (depth == cutoff - 1)
{
childrenBoard = FENUnranked.GetAvailableMoves(board, color, false);
}
else
{
childrenBoard = FEN.GetAvailableMoves(board, color, false);
}
int count = childrenBoard.Count;
if (count == 0)
{ //no moves available
if (FEN.InCheck(board, white))
{
return(-5000);//checkmate
}
else
{
return(-3000);//stalemate
}
}
if (depth == 1 && moveToRemove != null && count > 1)
{
childrenBoard.Remove(moveToRemove);
}
int minimumValue = 10000;
int i = 0;
byte[] tempBoard = null;
// int move = -99;
// int moveFirst = -99;
while (i < count)
{ //process all the children move
tempBoard = childrenBoard[i];
if (timer.Elapsed < maxTime)
{
hValue = maxValue(ref tempBoard, depth + 1, !white, alpha, beta, cutoff, ref timer, null);
}
else
{
return(-9999);
}
if (depth == 1)
{
if (hValue == -5000)
{
board = childrenBoard[i];
childrenBoard = null;
//Log("move position: " + i + " count=" + count);
return(hValue);
}
/* if (minimumValue == hValue){//store move into list of moves of same value
* equalMoves.Add(tempBoard);
* move = i;
* }*/
else if (hValue < minimumValue) //new minimum value, reset the move list
{
minimumValue = hValue;
board = childrenBoard[i];
//move = i;
// moveFirst = i;
equalMoves.Empty();
equalMoves.Add(board);
}
if (minimumValue <= alpha)
{
//board=getRandomMove(equalMoves);
childrenBoard = null;
//Log("move position: " + move + " count=" + count);
return(hValue);
}
beta = Math.Min(beta, minimumValue);
}
else
{
minimumValue = Math.Min(minimumValue, hValue);
if (minimumValue <= alpha)
{
hValue = minimumValue;
childrenBoard = null;
return(hValue);
}
beta = Math.Min(beta, minimumValue);
if (minimumValue == -5000)
{
return(-5000);
}
}
++i;
}
hValue = minimumValue;
if (depth == 1)
{
board = getRandomMove(equalMoves);
// Log("movefirst position: " + moveFirst + "move last " +move+" count=" + count);
}
childrenBoard = null;
if (timer.Elapsed > maxTime)
{
return(-9999);
}
hValue = minimumValue;
return(hValue);
}