extern Bitboard InFrontBB[COLOR_NB][RANK_NB];
extern Bitboard StepAttacksBB[PIECE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
extern Bitboard BetweenBB[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
+extern Bitboard LineBB[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
extern Bitboard DistanceRingsBB[SQUARE_NB][8];
extern Bitboard ForwardBB[COLOR_NB][SQUARE_NB];
extern Bitboard PassedPawnMask[COLOR_NB][SQUARE_NB];
}
-/// squares_aligned() returns true if the squares s1, s2 and s3 are aligned
+/// aligned() returns true if the squares s1, s2 and s3 are aligned
/// either on a straight or on a diagonal line.
-inline bool squares_aligned(Square s1, Square s2, Square s3) {
- return (BetweenBB[s1][s2] | BetweenBB[s1][s3] | BetweenBB[s2][s3])
- & ( SquareBB[s1] | SquareBB[s2] | SquareBB[s3]);
+inline bool aligned(Square s1, Square s2, Square s3) {
+ return LineBB[s1][s2] & s3;
}