return b & (b - 1);
}
-inline bool opposite_colors(Square s1, Square s2) {
- return bool(DarkSquares & s1) != bool(DarkSquares & s2);
+constexpr bool opposite_colors(Square s1, Square s2) {
+ return (s1 + rank_of(s1) + s2 + rank_of(s2)) & 1;
}
}
-/// shift() moves a bitboard one step along direction D
+/// shift() moves a bitboard one or two steps as specified by the direction D
template<Direction D>
constexpr Bitboard shift(Bitboard b) {