Order check moves used in qsearch

[stockfish] / src / position.cpp

diff --git a/src/position.cpp b/src/position.cpp
index ab8f2473af84d40126dc232b096b551d11157dbb..fb17f209e3e4d24adeb9a45542f77f0b4fa8a3ba 100644 (file)
--- a/src/position.cpp
+++ b/src/position.cpp
@@ -204,11 +204,16 @@ void Position::from_fen(const string& fen) {
   while (fen[i] == ' ')
       i++;
 
-  // En passant square
+  // En passant square -- ignore if no capture is possible
   if (    i <= fen.length() - 2
       && (fen[i] >= 'a' && fen[i] <= 'h')
       && (fen[i+1] == '3' || fen[i+1] == '6'))
-      st->epSquare = square_from_string(fen.substr(i, 2));
+  {
+      Square fenEpSquare = square_from_string(fen.substr(i, 2));
+      Color them = opposite_color(sideToMove);
+      if (attacks_from<PAWN>(fenEpSquare, them) & this->pieces(PAWN, sideToMove))
+          st->epSquare = square_from_string(fen.substr(i, 2));
+  }
 
   // Various initialisation
   for (Square sq = SQ_A1; sq <= SQ_H8; sq++)
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ void Position::copy(const Position& pos) {
 /// king) pieces for the given color and for the given pinner type. Or, when
 /// template parameter FindPinned is false, the pieces of the given color
 /// candidate for a discovery check against the enemy king.
-/// Note that checkersBB bitboard must be already updated.
+/// Bitboard checkersBB must be already updated when looking for pinners.
 
 template<bool FindPinned>
 Bitboard Position::hidden_checkers(Color c) const {
@@ -373,7 +378,8 @@ Bitboard Position::hidden_checkers(Color c) const {
 
 
 /// Position:pinned_pieces() returns a bitboard of all pinned (against the
-/// king) pieces for the given color.
+/// king) pieces for the given color. Note that checkersBB bitboard must
+/// be already updated.
 
 Bitboard Position::pinned_pieces(Color c) const {
 
@@ -383,7 +389,8 @@ Bitboard Position::pinned_pieces(Color c) const {
 
 /// Position:discovered_check_candidates() returns a bitboard containing all
 /// pieces for the given side which are candidates for giving a discovered
-/// check.
+/// check. Contrary to pinned_pieces() here there is no need of checkersBB
+/// to be already updated.
 
 Bitboard Position::discovered_check_candidates(Color c) const {