# HG changeset patch
# User Mike Becker <universe@uap-core.de>
# Date 1785574424 -7200
# Node ID c19d8523b31c3c4030617408f33035b0efd38e69
# Parent  2a6d83f4677e05c3cf6c459d8eac5f3d5078ab6e
fix bug when parsing checkmate indicator

diff -r 2a6d83f4677e -r c19d8523b31c src/chess/rules.c
--- a/src/chess/rules.c	Thu Jul 30 19:17:38 2026 +0200
+++ b/src/chess/rules.c	Sat Aug 01 10:53:44 2026 +0200
@@ -868,9 +868,9 @@
     
     /* evaluate check/checkmate flags */
     if (mstr[len-1] == '+' || mstr[len-1] == '#') {
-        len--; mstr[len] = '\0';
         move->check = true;
         move->checkmate = mstr[len-1] == '#';
+        len--; mstr[len] = '\0';
     }
     
     /* evaluate promotion */