+/// Bitboards::print() prints a bitboard in an easily readable format to the
+/// standard output. This is sometimes useful for debugging.
+
+void Bitboards::print(Bitboard b) {
+
+ for (Rank rank = RANK_8; rank >= RANK_1; rank--)
+ {
+ std::cout << "+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+" << '\n';
+
+ for (File file = FILE_A; file <= FILE_H; file++)
+ std::cout << "| " << ((b & make_square(file, rank)) ? "X " : " ");
+
+ std::cout << "|\n";
+ }
+ std::cout << "+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+" << std::endl;
+}
+
+
+/// Bitboards::init() initializes various bitboard arrays. It is called during