Latest abrok Development Version April 15th 2021 (SF The gift that keeps on giving )

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Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
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Linux x64 + SSSE3
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Author: dsmsgms
Date: Thu Apr 15 12:45:39 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618483539

Use classical eval for Bishop vs Pawns

NNUE evaluation is incapable of recognizing trivially drawn bishop endgames
(the wrong-colored rook pawn), which are in fact ubiquitous and stock standard
in chess analysis. Switching off NNUE evaluation in KBPs vs KPs endgames is
a measure that stops Stockfish from trading down to a drawn version of these
endings when we presumably have advantage. The patch is able to edge over master
in endgame positions.

Patch tested for Elo gain with the "endgame.epd" book, and verified for
non-regression with our usual book (see the pull request for details).

STC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.20,1.10}
Total: 33232 W: 6655 L: 6497 D: 20080 Elo +1.65
Ptnml(0-2): 4, 2342, 11769, 2494, 7
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6074a52981417533789605b8

LTC:
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) {0.20,0.90}
Total: 159056 W: 29799 L: 29378 D: 99879 Elo +0.92
Ptnml(0-2): 7, 9004, 61085, 9425, 7
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6074c39a81417533789605ca

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3427

Bench: 4503918

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Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Tomasz Sobczyk
Date: Thu Apr 15 12:21:30 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618482090

Documentation patch: AppendChangedIndices

Clarify the assumptions on the position passed to the AppendChangedIndices().

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3428

No functional change
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Vizvezdenec
Date: Thu Apr 15 11:41:30 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618479690

Simplification: last capture extension

The code for last capture extension can be removed in current master.

Passed STC
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) {-1.00,0.20}
Total: 85024 W: 7754 L: 7707 D: 69563 Elo +0.19
Ptnml(0-2): 293, 5991, 29914, 6004, 310
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/607690f1814175337896068f

Passed LTC
LLR: 2.96 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.70,0.20}
Total: 39880 W: 1503 L: 1453 D: 36924 Elo +0.44
Ptnml(0-2): 17, 1281, 17293, 1333, 16
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6076ccbe814175337896069e

Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3430

Bench: 4202264
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: Stéphane Nicolet
Date: Thu Apr 15 11:19:44 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618478384

Revert previous patch

Revert the previous patch about move generation, as it unexpectedly
changed the bench. Better to take the time to understand the issue.

Bench: 4191632
see source
Windows x64 for Haswell CPUs
Windows x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Windows x64 for modern computers
Windows x64 + SSSE3
Windows x64
Windows 32
Linux x64 for Haswell CPUs
Linux x64 for modern computers + AVX2
Linux x64 for modern computers
Linux x64 + SSSE3
Linux x64
Author: bmc4
Date: Thu Apr 15 10:53:51 2021 +0200
Timestamp: 1618476831

Merge all move generators

Merging `generate` and `generate` into `generate_all()`.

STC:
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {-1.00,0.20}
Total: 161800 W: 14585 L: 14624 D: 132591 Elo -0.08
Ptnml(0-2): 577, 11681, 56451, 11586, 605
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/606532732b2df919fd5f026d

LTC:
LLR: 2.98 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.70,0.20}
Total: 188504 W: 6906 L: 6961 D: 174637 Elo -0.10
Ptnml(0-2): 87, 6272, 81610, 6175, 108
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6065b0772b2df919fd5f02ae

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Verified for correctness of `EVASIONS` by running perft:
```
./stockfish b3nch 16 1 6 default perft (replace 3 by e in b3nch)
Nodes searched : 71608931810
```

Also tested for correctness on Chess960 with a similar code shown here:
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3418#issuecomment-816630295

```
./stockfish b3nch 16 1 6 fischer.txt perft
Nodes searched : 506736009395
```

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Closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3418

No functional change
see source
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