diff --git a/src/movepick.cpp b/src/movepick.cpp
index 65155a73..36ee46b5 100644
--- a/src/movepick.cpp
+++ b/src/movepick.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Value th, const CapturePiece
 {
   assert(!pos.checkers());
 
-  stage = PROBCUT_TT + !(ttm && pos.capture(ttm)
+  stage = PROBCUT_TT + !(ttm && pos.capture_stage(ttm)
                              && pos.pseudo_legal(ttm)
                              && pos.see_ge(ttm, threshold));
 }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void MovePicker::score() {
                    +     bool(pos.check_squares(type_of(pos.moved_piece(m))) & to_sq(m)) * 16384;
       else // Type == EVASIONS
       {
-          if (pos.capture(m))
+          if (pos.capture_stage(m))
               m.value =  PieceValue[MG][pos.piece_on(to_sq(m))]
                        - Value(type_of(pos.moved_piece(m)))
                        + (1 << 28);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ top:
 
   case REFUTATION:
       if (select<Next>([&](){ return    *cur != MOVE_NONE
-                                    && !pos.capture(*cur)
+                                    && !pos.capture_stage(*cur)
                                     &&  pos.pseudo_legal(*cur); }))
           return *(cur - 1);
       ++stage;
diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index c82c7a8b..485540ef 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public:
   // Properties of moves
   bool legal(Move m) const;
   bool pseudo_legal(const Move m) const;
-  bool capture(Move m) const;
+  bool capture_stage(Move m) const;
   bool gives_check(Move m) const;
   Piece moved_piece(Move m) const;
   Piece captured_piece() const;
@@ -381,10 +381,14 @@ inline bool Position::is_chess960() const {
   return chess960;
 }
 
-inline bool Position::capture(Move m) const {
+// returns true if a move is generated from the capture stage
+// having also queen promotions covered, i.e. consistency with the capture stage move generation
+// is needed to avoid the generation of duplicate moves.
+inline bool Position::capture_stage(Move m) const {
   assert(is_ok(m));
-  // Castling is encoded as "king captures rook"
-  return (!empty(to_sq(m)) && type_of(m) != CASTLING) || type_of(m) == EN_PASSANT;
+  return     (!empty(to_sq(m)) && type_of(m) != CASTLING)
+          || (type_of(m) == PROMOTION && promotion_type(m) == QUEEN)
+          ||  type_of(m) == EN_PASSANT;
 }
 
 inline Piece Position::captured_piece() const {
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 6585f7bc..fcdb8d67 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ namespace {
     ttValue = ss->ttHit ? value_from_tt(tte->value(), ss->ply, pos.rule50_count()) : VALUE_NONE;
     ttMove =  rootNode ? thisThread->rootMoves[thisThread->pvIdx].pv[0]
             : ss->ttHit    ? tte->move() : MOVE_NONE;
-    ttCapture = ttMove && pos.capture(ttMove);
+    ttCapture = ttMove && pos.capture_stage(ttMove);
 
     // At this point, if excluded, skip straight to step 6, static eval. However,
     // to save indentation, we list the condition in all code between here and there.
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ namespace {
     probCutBeta = beta + 186 - 54 * improving;
 
     // Step 10. ProbCut (~10 Elo)
-    // If we have a good enough capture and a reduced search returns a value
+    // If we have a good enough capture (or queen promotion) and a reduced search returns a value
     // much above beta, we can (almost) safely prune the previous move.
     if (   !PvNode
         &&  depth > 4
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ namespace {
         while ((move = mp.next_move()) != MOVE_NONE)
             if (move != excludedMove && pos.legal(move))
             {
-                assert(pos.capture(move) || promotion_type(move) == QUEEN);
+                assert(pos.capture_stage(move));
 
                 ss->currentMove = move;
                 ss->continuationHistory = &thisThread->continuationHistory[ss->inCheck]
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
           (ss+1)->pv = nullptr;
 
       extension = 0;
-      capture = pos.capture(move);
+      capture = pos.capture_stage(move);
       movedPiece = pos.moved_piece(move);
       givesCheck = pos.gives_check(move);
 
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
           continue;
 
       givesCheck = pos.gives_check(move);
-      capture = pos.capture(move);
+      capture = pos.capture_stage(move);
 
       moveCount++;
 
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
     PieceType captured = type_of(pos.piece_on(to_sq(bestMove)));
     int bonus1 = stat_bonus(depth + 1);
 
-    if (!pos.capture(bestMove))
+    if (!pos.capture_stage(bestMove))
     {
         int bonus2 = bestValue > beta + 153 ? bonus1               // larger bonus
                                             : stat_bonus(depth);   // smaller bonus
diff --git a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
index b594ac37..2a9e1b68 100644
--- a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
+++ b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ WDLScore search(Position& pos, ProbeState* result) {
 
     for (const Move move : moveList)
     {
-        if (   !pos.capture(move)
+        if (   !pos.capture_stage(move)
             && (!CheckZeroingMoves || type_of(pos.moved_piece(move)) != PAWN))
             continue;
 
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ int Tablebases::probe_dtz(Position& pos, ProbeState* result) {
 
     for (const Move move : MoveList<LEGAL>(pos))
     {
-        bool zeroing = pos.capture(move) || type_of(pos.moved_piece(move)) == PAWN;
+        bool zeroing = pos.capture_stage(move) || type_of(pos.moved_piece(move)) == PAWN;
 
         pos.do_move(move, st);