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README.md

@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ No official rating yet. Estimated around **2300 Elo**, based on self-play SPRT r
 
 Requires Rust ([rustup](https://rustup.rs)).
 
-### Linux / macOS
-
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/stefiosif/zeal.git
 cd zeal
@@ -42,15 +40,6 @@ cargo build --release
 ./target/release/zeal
 ```
 
-### Windows
-
-```powershell
-git clone https://github.com/stefiosif/zeal.git
-cd zeal
-cargo build --release
-.\target\release\zeal.exe
-```
-
 ## Credits
 
 Thanks to CodeMonkeyKing's YouTube series and the [Engine Programming Discord](https://discord.gg/F6W6mMsTGN).

justfile

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+RELEASE_DIR := "target/release"
+CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR := "$(pwd)/../cutechess-cli"
+
+# Run all tests
+test-all:
+    cargo test -r
+
+# Run all tests except the perft suite
+test:
+    cargo test -r -- --skip perft
+
+# Run only the perft suite
+test-perft:
+    cargo test -r perft
+
+# Re-run tests (minus perft) on every change under src/
+watch:
+    cargo watch -c -w src -x 'test -r -- --skip perft'
+
+# Build, rotate current zeal -> zeal-old, install new as zeal (for SPRT).
+release-switch:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    cargo b -r
+    mv {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}/zeal {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}/zeal-old
+    cp {{RELEASE_DIR}}/zeal {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}/zeal
+
+# Build and install as zeal (no old-version rotation; for non-SPRT runs)
+release:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    cargo b -r
+    cp {{RELEASE_DIR}}/zeal {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}/zeal
+
+# Run SPRT tests between 2 zeal versions
+run-sprt concurrency="1":
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    cd {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}
+    ./cutechess-cli \
+        -engine cmd=./zeal name="zeal-new" proto=uci \
+        -engine cmd=./zeal-old name="zeal-old" proto=uci \
+        -openings file="8moves_v3.pgn" order=random format=pgn \
+        -concurrency {{concurrency}} \
+        -ratinginterval 100 \
+        -games 10000 \
+        -resign movecount=3 score=400 \
+        -draw movenumber=40 movecount=3 score=10 \
+        -repeat \
+        -each tc=8+0.08 \
+        -sprt elo0=0 elo1=10 alpha=0.05 beta=0.1 \
+        -pgnout "$(pwd)/games.pgn" 2>&1 | tee {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}/sprt_log.txt
+
+# Run SPRT tests between 2 zeal versions with debug LOG enabled (10 games)
+run-debug:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    cd {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}
+    ./cutechess-cli \
+        -engine cmd=./zeal name="zeal-new" proto=uci \
+        -engine cmd=./zeal-old name="zeal-old" proto=uci \
+        -openings file="8moves_v3.pgn" order=random format=pgn \
+        -concurrency 1 \
+        -ratinginterval 100 \
+        -games 10 \
+        -resign movecount=3 score=400 \
+        -draw movenumber=40 movecount=3 score=10 \
+        -repeat \
+        -each tc=8+0.08 \
+        -sprt elo0=0 elo1=10 alpha=0.05 beta=0.1 \
+        -pgnout "$(pwd)/games.pgn" \
+        -debug \
+        2> "$(pwd)/debug_log.txt"
+
+# Run tests between zeal and a stash version
+run-ccrl:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    cd {{CUTECHESS_CLI_DIR}}
+    ./cutechess-cli \
+        -engine cmd=./zeal name="zeal" proto=uci \
+        -engine cmd=./stash-15.0-linux-64 name="stash-15.0-linux-64" proto=uci \
+        -openings file="8moves_v3.pgn" order=random format=pgn \
+        -concurrency 6 \
+        -ratinginterval 100 \
+        -games 2000 \
+        -resign movecount=3 score=400 \
+        -draw movenumber=40 movecount=3 score=10 \
+        -repeat \
+        -each tc=8+0.08

scripts/build_windows_bat.sh

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Create a batch file to connect with cutechess GUI on windows
-
-if ! cargo build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu; then
-    echo "cargo build failed"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-BUILD_DIR="../target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release"
-if ! cd "$BUILD_DIR"; then
-    echo "failed to navigate to the build directory: $BUILD_DIR"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-BAT_FILE_NAME="zeal.bat"
-echo ".\zeal --mode uci" > "$BAT_FILE_NAME"
-echo "created "$BAT_FILE_NAME" in directory: $(pwd)"
-
-if ! unix2dos "$BAT_FILE_NAME"; then
-    echo "failed to convert line endings for Windows"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "converted line endings for Windows successfully"

src/search/move_ordering.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn score_move(
     mv: Move,
     killer_move: Option<Move>,
     color: Color,
-    history_heuristic: &[[[i32; 64]; 64]; 2],
+    history_heuristic: Option<&[[[i32; 64]; 64]; 2]>,
     tt_move: Option<Move>,
 ) -> i32 {
     if Some(mv) == tt_move {
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ pub fn score_move(
         return 6;
     }
 
-    -history_heuristic[color][mv.src()][mv.dst()] + MAX_HISTORY + 6 + 1
+    history_heuristic.map_or(MAX_HISTORY + 6 + 1, |hh| {
+        -hh[color][mv.src()][mv.dst()] + MAX_HISTORY + 6 + 1
+    })
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -53,14 +55,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut moves = vec![castle, queen_takes_pawn, pawn_takes_queen];
         moves.sort_unstable_by_key(|mv| {
-            score_move(
-                &game.mailbox,
-                *mv,
-                None,
-                game.current_player(),
-                &[[[0; 64]; 64]; 2],
-                None,
-            )
+            score_move(&game.mailbox, *mv, None, game.current_player(), None, None)
         });
 
         assert_eq!(moves, vec![pawn_takes_queen, queen_takes_pawn, castle]);
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ mod tests {
                 *mv,
                 None,
                 game.current_player(),
-                &[[[0; 64]; 64]; 2],
+                None,
                 Some(castle),
             )
         });

src/search/negamax.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn negamax(
     nodes: &mut u64,
     do_nmp: bool,
 ) -> Result<i16> {
-    if *nodes & 1024 == 0 && time.exceed_hard_limit() {
+    if *nodes & 1023 == 0 && time.exceed_hard_limit() {
         bail!("Hard limit exceeded in negamax");
     }
 
@@ -101,11 +101,14 @@ pub fn negamax(
             *mv,
             game.killer[plies as usize],
             color,
-            &game.history_heuristic,
+            Some(&game.history_heuristic),
             entry.and_then(|entry| entry.mv),
         )
     });
 
+    // Keep alpha before the loop raises it, so the TT node type uses
+    // the window we actually searched for this node
+    let alpha_original = alpha;
     let mut legal_moves = 0;
     let mut best_move = entry.and_then(|entry| entry.mv);
     let mut best_score = MIN_SCORE;
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ pub fn negamax(
 
     let node_type = match best_score {
         s if s >= beta => NodeType::LowerBound,
-        s if s <= alpha => NodeType::UpperBound,
+        s if s <= alpha_original => NodeType::UpperBound,
         _ => NodeType::Exact,
     };
 

src/search/quiescence.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn quiescence(
     time: &TimeInfo,
     nodes: &mut u64,
 ) -> Result<i16> {
-    if *nodes & 1024 == 0 && time.exceed_hard_limit() {
+    if *nodes & 1023 == 0 && time.exceed_hard_limit() {
         bail!("Hard limit exceeded in quiescence");
     }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn quiescence(
             *mv,
             None,
             color,
-            &[[[0; 64]; 64]; 2],
+            None,
             entry.and_then(|entry| entry.mv),
         )
     });