Tag: Chess programming

• Stupid Moves Checker

  

  Huo Chess Update In the ComputerMove function, there is a code segment checking the ‘stipidity’ of the move analyzed. if ((Number_of_attackers[(m_FinishingColumnNumber – 1), (m_FinishingRank – 1)] >= 1) && (Value_of_attackers[(m_FinishingColumnNumber – 1), (m_FinishingRank – 1)] < ValueOfMovingPiece)){ ThiisIsStupidMove = “Y”;} Proposed improvement in v0.9923: Check not only if number of attackers is more than 1…

  skakos

  July 21, 2026

  Check Algorithm, Check Move function, Huo Chess

  check move, chess algorithm, Chess programming

• Huo Chess 2026 updates

  

  Keeping a program up-to-date is not easy. The most difficult part is the obvious one: You must open it. Read the code again. Update it where possible. Post it. Huo Chess has a minimalistic code, yet improvements can always happen. Please find below the code for the latest updated experimental version v0.9923. The points for…

  skakos

  May 9, 2026

  Chess programming, Chess Programming Philosophy, Programming

  Chess programming, Huo Chess

• Chess programming in the AI era

  

  Using AI is a no brainer today. Everyone is using it for everything. Especially for coding. AI tools can generate code with just a prompt. They can review your code and suggest improvements. They can create the database and build both the front-end and the back-end. So why not use it everywhere? Well, there is…

  skakos

  December 10, 2025

  artificial intelligence, Chess programming

  AI, Chess programming