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Can a chess computer have consciousness?
Can a chess computer have consciousness? Can a chess computer know it plays chess? To answer this question we must first recognize that we do not know what consciousness is. Our understanding of our existence is nearly zero. We do not know who we are, why we are here, where we are going. But we…
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How to develop a chess program from scratch (for total beginners) Ep. 5: Check Legality of Moves
[Previous episode] Overview A chess program is nothing without a function that checks the validity of moves. This function allows the program to play legal moves and without it, nothing would be possible. In this chapter we will analyze this function. The computer utilizes this function at two points: This can be illustrated better in…
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Chess programming and basic chess principles: Episode 2 – Double attack
Double attack is the single most important thing a computer (or a human) should search for when thinking for a game of chess. Why is that? Well, simply put, there is no other way to win material other than the double attack! If you threat one piece of the opponent then the opponent can simply…
Chess Programming
Chess programming for absolute beginners!
Chess Programming 