inline void Position::update_checkers(Bitboard* pCheckersBB, Square ksq, Square from,
Square to, Bitboard dcCandidates) {
- if (Piece != KING && bit_is_set(piece_attacks<Piece>(ksq), to))
+ const bool Bishop = (Piece == QUEEN || Piece == BISHOP);
+ const bool Rook = (Piece == QUEEN || Piece == ROOK);
+ const bool Slider = Bishop || Rook;
+
+ if ( ( (Bishop && bit_is_set(BishopPseudoAttacks[ksq], to))
+ || (Rook && bit_is_set(RookPseudoAttacks[ksq], to)))
+ && bit_is_set(piece_attacks<Piece>(ksq), to)) // slow, try to early skip
+ set_bit(pCheckersBB, to);
+
+ else if ( Piece != KING
+ && !Slider
+ && bit_is_set(piece_attacks<Piece>(ksq), to))
set_bit(pCheckersBB, to);
if (Piece != QUEEN && bit_is_set(dcCandidates, from))