Remove cap from a bonusScale formula

FauziAkram · vondele · commit c99eb8ef323d · 2025-08-24T20:01:01.000+02:00
Passed STC: LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <-1.75,0.25> Total: 127264 W: 33159 L: 33042 D: 61063 Ptnml(0-2): 336, 14509, 33866, 14544, 377 https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/68a63fccb6fb3300203bc818 Passed LTC: LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <-1.75,0.25> Total: 469512 W: 120094 L: 120331 D: 229087 Ptnml(0-2): 238, 51317, 131885, 51076, 240 https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/68a8d867b6fb3300203bcab5 closes #6260 Bench: 2433974
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
     else if (!priorCapture && prevSq != SQ_NONE)
     {
         int bonusScale = -228;
-        bonusScale += std::min(-(ss - 1)->statScore / 104, 322);
+        bonusScale -= (ss - 1)->statScore / 104;
         bonusScale += std::min(63 * depth, 508);
         bonusScale += 184 * ((ss - 1)->moveCount > 8);
         bonusScale += 143 * (!ss->inCheck && bestValue <= ss->staticEval - 92);

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(`
`1405`	`1405`	`else if (!priorCapture && prevSq != SQ_NONE)`
`1406`	`1406`	`{`
`1407`	`1407`	`int bonusScale = -228;`
`1408`		`- bonusScale += std::min(-(ss - 1)->statScore / 104, 322);`
	`1408`	`+ bonusScale -= (ss - 1)->statScore / 104;`
`1409`	`1409`	`bonusScale += std::min(63 * depth, 508);`
`1410`	`1410`	`bonusScale += 184 * ((ss - 1)->moveCount > 8);`
`1411`	`1411`	`bonusScale += 143 * (!ss->inCheck && bestValue <= ss->staticEval - 92);`