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diff --git a/src/bitboard.h b/src/bitboard.h
index 93f838f8..704f4bb4 100644
--- a/src/bitboard.h
+++ b/src/bitboard.h
@@ -200,12 +200,24 @@ inline Bitboard adjacent_files_bb(Square s) {
   return shift<EAST>(file_bb(s)) | shift<WEST>(file_bb(s));
 }
 
+/// line_bb(Square, Square) returns a Bitboard representing an entire line
+/// (from board edge to board edge) that intersects the given squares.
+/// If the given squares are not on a same file/rank/diagonal, return 0.
+/// Ex. line_bb(SQ_C4, SQ_F7) returns a bitboard with the A2-G8 diagonal.
+
+inline Bitboard line_bb(Square s1, Square s2) {
+
+  assert(is_ok(s1) && is_ok(s2));
+  return LineBB[s1][s2];
+}
 
-/// between_bb() returns squares that are linearly between the given squares
+/// between_bb() returns a Bitboard representing squares that are linearly
+/// between the given squares (excluding the given squares).
 /// If the given squares are not on a same file/rank/diagonal, return 0.
+/// Ex. between_bb(SQ_C4, SQ_F7) returns a bitboard with squares D5 and E6.
 
 inline Bitboard between_bb(Square s1, Square s2) {
-  Bitboard b = LineBB[s1][s2] & ((AllSquares << s1) ^ (AllSquares << s2));
+  Bitboard b = line_bb(s1, s2) & ((AllSquares << s1) ^ (AllSquares << s2));
   return b & (b - 1); //exclude lsb
 }
 
@@ -249,7 +261,7 @@ inline Bitboard passed_pawn_span(Color c, Square s) {
 /// straight or on a diagonal line.
 
 inline bool aligned(Square s1, Square s2, Square s3) {
-  return LineBB[s1][s2] & s3;
+  return line_bb(s1, s2) & s3;
 }