}
-/// shift() moves a bitboard one step along direction D. Mainly for pawns
+/// make_bitboard() returns a bitboard from a list of squares
+
+constexpr Bitboard make_bitboard() { return 0; }
+
+template<typename ...Squares>
+constexpr Bitboard make_bitboard(Square s, Squares... squares) {
+ return (1ULL << s) | make_bitboard(squares...);
+}
+
+
+/// shift() moves a bitboard one step along direction D (mainly for pawns)
template<Direction D>
constexpr Bitboard shift(Bitboard b) {