Simplify away advanced pawn push. #3390
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Passed STC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6048c5842433018de7a387e6
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) {-1.25,0.25}
Total: 34424 W: 3081 L: 3015 D: 28328
Ptnml(0-2): 110, 2442, 12052, 2488, 120
Passed LTC
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/6048f7d22433018de7a387f0
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) {-0.75,0.25}
Total: 142024 W: 5170 L: 5202 D: 131652
Ptnml(0-2): 50, 4678, 61613, 4596, 75
Continuation of work by @topologist .
Instead of using advanced pawn push in qsearch we can use a simple check if move is a promotion or no. This allows to simplify this method in position.h alltogether.
bench 4339126