diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 30aeb2f..373ac47 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ GPATH
 GRTAGS
 GTAGS
 fen
-pool
\ No newline at end of file
+pool
+piece
diff --git a/src/fen.c b/src/fen.c
index c7df0dd..6949659 100644
--- a/src/fen.c
+++ b/src/fen.c
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ pos_t *fen2pos(pos_t *pos, char *fen)
                 break;
             default:
                 skip = cp - '0';
-                file += skip;
                 while (skip--) {
-                    board[SQ88(file, rank)].piece = EMPTY;
+                    board[SQ88(file++, rank)].piece = EMPTY;
                 }
         }
     }