diff --git a/src/board.cpp b/src/board.cpp
index 9d17dada..0d484374 100644
--- a/src/board.cpp
+++ b/src/board.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void parse_moves(const std::string& moves, S_Board* pos) {
         // parse next move
         int move = ParseMove(move_tokens[i], pos);
         // make move on the chess board
-        MakeMove(move, pos);
+        MakeUCIMove(move, pos);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/board.h b/src/board.h
index c59fbe05..09b42559 100644
--- a/src/board.h
+++ b/src/board.h
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ struct S_Board {
     // Occupancies bitboards based on piece and side
     Bitboard bitboards[12] = {};
     Bitboard occupancies[2] = {};
-    NNUE::accumulator accumulator = {};
-    // Previous values of the nnue accumulators. always empty at the start of search
-    std::vector<NNUE::accumulator> accumulatorStack = {};
     Bitboard checkers;
     Bitboard checkMask = fullCheckmask;
   
diff --git a/src/makemove.cpp b/src/makemove.cpp
index 1360c416..2d5dda1e 100644
--- a/src/makemove.cpp
+++ b/src/makemove.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,115 @@ void inline HashKey(S_Board* pos, ZobristKey key) {
     pos->posKey ^= key;
 }
 
+// make move on chess board
+void MakeUCIMove(const int move, S_Board* pos) {
+
+    // Store position key in the array of searched position
+    pos->played_positions.emplace_back(pos->posKey);
+
+    // parse move
+    const int sourceSquare = From(move);
+    const int targetSquare = To(move);
+    const int piece = Piece(move);
+    const int promotedPiece = GetPiece(getPromotedPiecetype(move), pos->side);
+    // parse move flag
+    const bool capture = IsCapture(move);
+    const bool doublePush = isDP(move);
+    const bool enpass = isEnpassant(move);
+    const bool castling = IsCastle(move);
+    const bool promotion = isPromo(move);
+    // increment fifty move rule counter
+    pos->fiftyMove++;
+    pos->plyFromNull++;
+    const int NORTH = pos->side == WHITE ? 8 : -8;
+
+    // if a pawn was moved reset the 50 move rule counter
+    if (GetPieceType(piece) == PAWN)
+        pos->fiftyMove = 0;
+
+    // handle enpassant captures
+    if (enpass) {
+        ClearPiece(GetPiece(PAWN, pos->side ^ 1), targetSquare + NORTH, pos);
+    }
+    // handling capture moves
+    else if (capture) {
+        const int pieceCap = pos->pieces[targetSquare];
+        assert(pieceCap != EMPTY);
+        ClearPiece(pieceCap, targetSquare, pos);
+
+        // a capture was played so reset 50 move rule counter
+        pos->fiftyMove = 0;
+    }
+
+    // increment ply counters
+    pos->hisPly++;
+    // Remove the piece fom the square it moved from
+    ClearPiece(piece, sourceSquare, pos);
+    // Set the piece to the destination square, if it was a promotion we directly set the promoted piece
+    AddPiece(promotion ? promotedPiece : piece, targetSquare, pos);
+
+    // Reset EP square
+    if (GetEpSquare(pos) != no_sq)
+        HashKey(pos, enpassant_keys[GetEpSquare(pos)]);
+
+    // reset enpassant square
+    pos->enPas = no_sq;
+
+    // handle double pawn push
+    if (doublePush) {
+        pos->enPas = targetSquare + NORTH;
+        // hash enpassant
+        HashKey(pos, enpassant_keys[GetEpSquare(pos)]);
+    }
+
+    // handle castling moves
+    if (castling) {
+        // switch target square
+        switch (targetSquare) {
+            // white castles king side
+        case (g1):
+            // move H rook
+            MovePiece(WR, h1, f1, pos);
+            break;
+
+            // white castles queen side
+        case (c1):
+            // move A rook
+            MovePiece(WR, a1, d1, pos);
+            break;
+
+            // black castles king side
+        case (g8):
+            // move H rook
+            MovePiece(BR, h8, f8, pos);
+            break;
+
+            // black castles queen side
+        case (c8):
+            // move A rook
+            MovePiece(BR, a8, d8, pos);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    UpdateCastlingPerms(pos, sourceSquare, targetSquare);
+
+    // change side
+    pos->ChangeSide();
+    // Xor the new side into the key
+    HashKey(pos, SideKey);
+    // Speculative prefetch of the TT entry
+    pos->checkers = GetCheckersBB(pos, pos->side);
+    // If we are in check get the squares between the checking piece and the king
+    if (pos->checkers) {
+        const int kingSquare = KingSQ(pos, pos->side);
+        const int pieceLocation = GetLsbIndex(pos->checkers);
+        pos->checkMask = (1ULL << pieceLocation) | RayBetween(pieceLocation, kingSquare);
+    }
+    else
+        pos->checkMask = fullCheckmask;
+}
+
 // make move on chess board
 void MakeMove(const int move, S_Board* pos) {
     // Store position variables for rollback purposes
diff --git a/src/makemove.h b/src/makemove.h
index 128c792e..2ae2d566 100644
--- a/src/makemove.h
+++ b/src/makemove.h
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ void UnmakeMove(const int move, S_Board* pos);
 void MakeNullMove(S_Board* pos);
 // Reverts the previously played null move
 void TakeNullMove(S_Board* pos);
+// Makes a move without setting up the variables to ever reverse it, should only be used on moves that come directly from uci
+void MakeUCIMove(const int move, S_Board* pos);
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index c9bced43..32910493 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
-#define NAME "Alexandria-5.1.11"
+#define NAME "Alexandria-5.1.11.1"
 
 // define bitboard data type
 using Bitboard = uint64_t;