diff --git a/src/bitbase.cpp b/src/bitbase.cpp
index 2b1a5517..9301dcfa 100644
--- a/src/bitbase.cpp
+++ b/src/bitbase.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace {
   // bit 13-14: white pawn file (from FILE_A to FILE_D)
   // bit 15-17: white pawn RANK_7 - rank (from RANK_7 - RANK_7 to RANK_7 - RANK_2)
   unsigned index(Color us, Square bksq, Square wksq, Square psq) {
-    return wksq | (bksq << 6) | (us << 12) | (file_of(psq) << 13) | ((RANK_7 - rank_of(psq)) << 15);
+    return int(wksq) | (bksq << 6) | (us << 12) | (file_of(psq) << 13) | ((RANK_7 - rank_of(psq)) << 15);
   }
 
   enum Result {
diff --git a/src/bitboard.h b/src/bitboard.h
index 477b1655..8d748eee 100644
--- a/src/bitboard.h
+++ b/src/bitboard.h
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ inline Bitboard  operator^( Bitboard  b, Square s) { return b ^  square_bb(s); }
 inline Bitboard& operator|=(Bitboard& b, Square s) { return b |= square_bb(s); }
 inline Bitboard& operator^=(Bitboard& b, Square s) { return b ^= square_bb(s); }
 
+inline Bitboard  operator&(Square s, Bitboard b) { return b & s; }
+inline Bitboard  operator|(Square s, Bitboard b) { return b | s; }
+inline Bitboard  operator^(Square s, Bitboard b) { return b ^ s; }
+
+inline Bitboard  operator|(Square s, Square s2) { return square_bb(s) | square_bb(s2); }
+
 constexpr bool more_than_one(Bitboard b) {
   return b & (b - 1);
 }
diff --git a/src/endgame.cpp b/src/endgame.cpp
index e10f8d5d..ca38a662 100644
--- a/src/endgame.cpp
+++ b/src/endgame.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace {
     assert(pos.count<PAWN>(strongSide) == 1);
 
     if (file_of(pos.square<PAWN>(strongSide)) >= FILE_E)
-        sq = Square(sq ^ 7); // Mirror SQ_H1 -> SQ_A1
+        sq = Square(int(sq) ^ 7); // Mirror SQ_H1 -> SQ_A1
 
     return strongSide == WHITE ? sq : ~sq;
   }
diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index ea54e271..cefd9db4 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace {
     // Init our king safety tables
     Square s = make_square(clamp(file_of(ksq), FILE_B, FILE_G),
                            clamp(rank_of(ksq), RANK_2, RANK_7));
-    kingRing[Us] = PseudoAttacks[KING][s] | s;
+    kingRing[Us] = s | PseudoAttacks[KING][s];
 
     kingAttackersCount[Them] = popcount(kingRing[Us] & pe->pawn_attacks(Them));
     kingAttacksCount[Them] = kingAttackersWeight[Them] = 0;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ namespace {
         {
             // Bonus if piece is on an outpost square or can reach one
             bb = OutpostRanks & attackedBy[Us][PAWN] & ~pe->pawn_attacks_span(Them);
-            if (bb & s)
+            if (s & bb)
                 score += Outpost * (Pt == KNIGHT ? 2 : 1);
 
             else if (Pt == KNIGHT && bb & b & ~pos.pieces(Us))
diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index e6c901ea..2ec2729c 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ inline void Position::move_piece(Piece pc, Square from, Square to) {
 
   // index[from] is not updated and becomes stale. This works as long as index[]
   // is accessed just by known occupied squares.
-  Bitboard fromTo = square_bb(from) | square_bb(to);
+  Bitboard fromTo = from | to;
   byTypeBB[ALL_PIECES] ^= fromTo;
   byTypeBB[type_of(pc)] ^= fromTo;
   byColorBB[color_of(pc)] ^= fromTo;