Fix deferral on sweep promotions

[xboard.git] / backend.c

diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index b7aafee..0c12671 100644 (file)
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -7898,7 +7898,10 @@ LeftClick (ClickType clickType, int xPix, int yPix)
 
     if(gatingPiece != EmptySquare && gameInfo.variant == VariantSChess) promoChoice = ToLower(PieceToChar(gatingPiece));
 
-    if(legal[toY][toX] == 2) promoChoice = ToLower(PieceToChar(defaultPromoChoice)); // highlight-induced promotion
+    if(legal[toY][toX] == 2) { // highlight-induced promotion
+       if(piece == defaultPromoChoice) promoChoice = NULLCHAR; // deferral
+       else promoChoice = ToLower(PieceToChar(defaultPromoChoice));
+    }
 
     if (legal[toY][toX] == 2 && !appData.sweepSelect || HasPromotionChoice(fromX, fromY, toX, toY, &promoChoice, appData.sweepSelect)) {
        SetHighlights(fromX, fromY, toX, toY);