diff --git a/src/ChessArbiter.cpp b/src/ChessArbiter.cpp
index 2b34ef6..1c04bed 100644
--- a/src/ChessArbiter.cpp
+++ b/src/ChessArbiter.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace chessarbiter {
 ChessArbiter::ChessArbiter()
     : wPawn(1), wRook(5), wKnight(3), wBishop(3), wQueen(9), wKing(0), SAN(""),
-      capture(' '), capture_last(' ') {}
+      capture(' '){}
 
 void ChessArbiter::Setup(std::string fen) {
   positions.clear();
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ bool ChessArbiter::Play(std::string move) {
     FEN newFen = fen;
     INIT_BACKUP();
     SAN = "";
+    capture=' ';
 
     if (IsCapture) {
       capture = board.GetPieceAt(dst).piece;
diff --git a/src/ChessArbiter.hpp b/src/ChessArbiter.hpp
index 541253c..6d31073 100644
--- a/src/ChessArbiter.hpp
+++ b/src/ChessArbiter.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ChessArbiter {
   void SetFEN(std::string);
   void SetFEN(FEN);
   std::string SAN, SAN_last;
-  char capture, capture_last;
+  char capture;
 
 public:
   ChessArbiter();