}
-/// generate_checks() generates all pseudo-legal non-capturing, non-promoting
-/// checks. It returns the number of generated moves.
+/// generate_non_capture_checks() generates all pseudo-legal non-capturing,
+/// non-promoting checks. It returns the number of generated moves.
-int generate_checks(const Position& pos, MoveStack* mlist, Bitboard dc) {
+int generate_non_capture_checks(const Position& pos, MoveStack* mlist, Bitboard dc) {
assert(pos.is_ok());
assert(!pos.is_check());
// Proceed according to the type of the moving piece.
if (type_of_piece(pc) == PAWN)
{
+ // Move direction must be compatible with pawn color
+ int direction = to - from;
+ if ((us == WHITE) != (direction > 0))
+ return false;
+
// If the destination square is on the 8/1th rank, the move must
// be a promotion.
if ( ( (square_rank(to) == RANK_8 && us == WHITE)
// Proceed according to the square delta between the source and
// destionation squares.
- switch (to - from)
+ switch (direction)
{
case DELTA_NW:
case DELTA_NE: