diff --git a/src/position.cpp b/src/position.cpp
index 9f023b5f..5e2c2782 100644
--- a/src/position.cpp
+++ b/src/position.cpp
@@ -597,10 +597,14 @@ bool Position::pseudo_legal(const Move m) const {
         if ((Rank8BB | Rank1BB) & to)
             return false;
 
-        if (!(attacks_bb<PAWN>(from, us) & pieces(~us) & to)  // Not a capture
-            && !((from + pawn_push(us) == to) && empty(to))   // Not a single push
-            && !((from + 2 * pawn_push(us) == to)             // Not a double push
-                 && (relative_rank(us, from) == RANK_2) && empty(to) && empty(to - pawn_push(us))))
+        // Check if it's a valid capture, single push, or double push
+        const bool isCapture    = bool(attacks_bb<PAWN>(from, us) & pieces(~us) & to);
+        const bool isSinglePush = (from + pawn_push(us) == to) && empty(to);
+        const bool isDoublePush = (from + 2 * pawn_push(us) == to)
+                               && (relative_rank(us, from) == RANK_2) && empty(to)
+                               && empty(to - pawn_push(us));
+
+        if (!(isCapture || isSinglePush || isDoublePush))
             return false;
     }
     else if (!(attacks_bb(type_of(pc), from, pieces()) & to))