// pawn on neighboring files is higher or equal than the number of
// enemy pawns in the forward direction on the neighboring files.
candidate = !(opposed | passed | backward | isolated)
- && (b = attack_span_mask(Them, s + pawn_push(Us)) & ourPawns) != EmptyBoardBB
+ && (b = attack_span_mask(Them, s + pawn_push(Us)) & ourPawns) != 0
&& count_1s<Max15>(b) >= count_1s<Max15>(attack_span_mask(Us, s) & theirPawns);
// Passed pawns will be properly scored in evaluation because we need