Tag: Chess programming

• Chess programming and basic chess principles: Episode 3 – Interconnecting pieces

  When programming a chess engine, one of the main things one should take into account is to find a way to create solid positions that are safe for the computer, even without the computer “consciously” knowing it. After every move, the position should be solidified in every possible way so that even if the algorithm…

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  March 24, 2024

  chess, Chess principles, Chess program algorithm, Chess programming

  AI, chess, chess algorithm, Chess principles, Chess programming, games, interconnecting pieces, magnus-carlsen, sports

• 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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  May 21, 2023

  chess, Chess programming, Tutorial, Tutorials

  chess algorithm, chess computer thinking, chess moves, chess moves legality, Chess programming, Huo Chess, legality of moves

• 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…

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  April 10, 2023

  artificial intelligence, chess, Chess programming, Practical advice, Programming

  chess, Chess programming, chess programming tricks, double attack