From 7d04b8b237e974797cbd45e5073d85a5e876e77c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam <adammegarules1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:47:58 +0200
Subject: fixing isseu #1

---
 src/bot.cpp | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/bot.cpp')

diff --git a/src/bot.cpp b/src/bot.cpp
index 4682998..ef6f647 100644
--- a/src/bot.cpp
+++ b/src/bot.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,15 @@ Move GetBestMove(Game *b, int maxDepth, move_options options) {
 
   while (continueSearching) {
     SearchResult result = SearchDepth(b, depth, &bestMove);
+
+    // If the clock expired inside this iteration, the returned score/move may
+    // come from a partially searched tree. Keep the last fully completed
+    // iteration instead of reporting INF as a fake mate or playing a random
+    // first move.
+    if (searchStopped) {
+      break;
+    }
+
     bestMove = result.bestMove;
 
     auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
@@ -335,9 +344,6 @@ Move GetBestMove(Game *b, int maxDepth, move_options options) {
     if (elapsedSeconds >= MAXIMUM_TIME_PER_MOVE && usingDefaultDepth) {
       continueSearching = false;
     }
-    if (searchStopped) {
-      continueSearching = false;
-    }
   }
 
   return bestMove;
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