+
+ return *this;
+}
+
+
+/// Position::set_castling_right() is a helper function used to set castling
+/// rights given the corresponding color and the rook starting square.
+
+void Position::set_castling_right(Color c, Square rfrom) {
+
+ Square kfrom = square<KING>(c);
+ CastlingRights cr = c & (kfrom < rfrom ? KING_SIDE: QUEEN_SIDE);
+
+ st->castlingRights |= cr;
+ castlingRightsMask[kfrom] |= cr;
+ castlingRightsMask[rfrom] |= cr;
+ castlingRookSquare[cr] = rfrom;
+
+ Square kto = relative_square(c, cr & KING_SIDE ? SQ_G1 : SQ_C1);
+ Square rto = relative_square(c, cr & KING_SIDE ? SQ_F1 : SQ_D1);
+
+ castlingPath[cr] = (between_bb(rfrom, rto) | between_bb(kfrom, kto) | rto | kto)
+ & ~(square_bb(kfrom) | rfrom);
+}
+
+
+/// Position::set_check_info() sets king attacks to detect if a move gives check
+
+void Position::set_check_info(StateInfo* si) const {
+
+ si->blockersForKing[WHITE] = slider_blockers(pieces(BLACK), square<KING>(WHITE), si->pinners[BLACK]);
+ si->blockersForKing[BLACK] = slider_blockers(pieces(WHITE), square<KING>(BLACK), si->pinners[WHITE]);
+
+ Square ksq = square<KING>(~sideToMove);
+
+ si->checkSquares[PAWN] = attacks_from<PAWN>(ksq, ~sideToMove);
+ si->checkSquares[KNIGHT] = attacks_from<KNIGHT>(ksq);
+ si->checkSquares[BISHOP] = attacks_from<BISHOP>(ksq);
+ si->checkSquares[ROOK] = attacks_from<ROOK>(ksq);
+ si->checkSquares[QUEEN] = si->checkSquares[BISHOP] | si->checkSquares[ROOK];
+ si->checkSquares[KING] = 0;