From a603e40e6ed048284c76b2d9fa28898972c7b30e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Mendes <bd_mendes@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:43:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Skip NMP with static signal

---
 src/search/mod.rs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/search/mod.rs b/src/search/mod.rs
index bb42f68a..31656a6f 100644
--- a/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl<'a> Searcher<'a> {
             || seen > 1
             || window.alpha().abs() > Piece::Queen.value() as ValueScore * 200;
 
-        if ply > 0 && !interesting && depth > 2 {
+        if ply > 0 && !interesting && depth > 2 && window.cuts_off(static_evaluation + MAX_POSITIONAL_WEIGHT) {
             let next = position.make_null_move();
             let score =
                 -self.pvs(&next, depth - 2 - depth / 3, ply.saturating_add(1), window.reverse_null_around_beta());