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Do not give the WeakUnopposed penalty for backwards on file A or H

The original idea comes from Lolligerhans, and a series of tunings and tests done by Fauzi.

Passed STC:
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.25,1.25}
Total: 140864 W: 28127 L: 27660 D: 85077
Ptnml(0-2): 2529, 16660, 31735, 16831, 2677
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5fe39dec3932f79192d39673

Passed LTC:
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) {0.25,1.25}
Total: 67568 W: 8993 L: 8590 D: 49985
Ptnml(0-2): 523, 6176, 19983, 6579, 523
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/5fe3dd1b3932f79192d39693

closes #3275

Bench: 4109336
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FauziAkram authored and vondele committed Dec 31, 2020
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16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions src/pawns.cpp
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#define S(mg, eg) make_score(mg, eg)

// Pawn penalties
constexpr Score Backward = S( 8, 25);
constexpr Score Doubled = S(10, 55);
constexpr Score Isolated = S( 3, 15);
constexpr Score WeakLever = S( 3, 55);
constexpr Score WeakUnopposed = S(13, 25);
constexpr Score Backward = S( 6, 23);
constexpr Score Doubled = S(13, 53);
constexpr Score Isolated = S( 2, 15);
constexpr Score WeakLever = S( 5, 57);
constexpr Score WeakUnopposed = S(16, 22);

// Bonus for blocked pawns at 5th or 6th rank
constexpr Score BlockedPawn[2] = { S(-15, -3), S(-6, 3) };
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// KingOnFile[semi-open Us][semi-open Them] contains bonuses/penalties
// for king when the king is on a semi-open or open file.
constexpr Score KingOnFile[2][2] = {{ S(-19,12), S(-6, 7) },
{ S( 0, 2), S( 6,-5) }};
constexpr Score KingOnFile[2][2] = {{ S(-21,10), S(-7, 1) },
{ S( 0,-3), S( 9,-4) }};

#undef S
#undef V
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else if (backward)
score -= Backward
+ WeakUnopposed * !opposed;
+ WeakUnopposed * !opposed * bool(~(FileABB | FileHBB) & s);

if (!support)
score -= Doubled * doubled
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