Bitboard blockers = 0;
pinners = 0;
- // Snipers are sliders that attack 's' when a piece is removed
+ // Snipers are sliders that attack 's' when a piece and other snipers are removed
Bitboard snipers = ( (PseudoAttacks[ ROOK][s] & pieces(QUEEN, ROOK))
| (PseudoAttacks[BISHOP][s] & pieces(QUEEN, BISHOP))) & sliders;
+ Bitboard occupancy = pieces() & ~snipers;
while (snipers)
{
Square sniperSq = pop_lsb(&snipers);
- Bitboard b = between_bb(s, sniperSq) & pieces();
+ Bitboard b = between_bb(s, sniperSq) & occupancy;
if (b && !more_than_one(b))
{
stmAttackers = attackers & pieces(stm);
// Don't allow pinned pieces to attack (except the king) as long as
- // all pinners are on their original square.
- if (!(st->pinners[~stm] & ~occupied))
+ // any pinners are on their original square.
+ if (st->pinners[~stm] & occupied)
stmAttackers &= ~st->blockersForKing[stm];
// If stm has no more attackers then give up: stm loses