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How to Write a Chess Program

How to Write a Chess Program

How to Write a Chess Program
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How to Write a Chess Program Paperback / softback - 2019

by Fm Bill Jordan

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  • Title How to Write a Chess Program
  • Author Fm Bill Jordan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 136
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Independently Published
  • Publication date 2019-11-10
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9781696444446
  • ISBN 9781696444446 / 1696444446
  • Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.32 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.81 cm)
  • Category Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords
  • Quantity available 10

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From the publisher

There are many reasons why you may be interested in how a chess program is written:
  • You are learning programming and are interested in learning something different.
  • You are a programmer who is interested in developing your programming experience.
  • You are a chess enthusiast and would like to improve your chess by learning how chess programs work.
  • You are interested in developing a chess program and playing against it.
  • You are interested in developing a chess program and having it play other engines.

You do need to be an expert programmer to understand this book. The code is written as simply as possible. The code is designed to be simple even for intermediate and even novice programmers.

If you are not a programmer but are interested in chess, this book may be of interest.

The book includes the source code for a complete chess engine that the author has developed. The program can be compiled using a freely downloadable compiler. You can alter the code and see if you can make it stronger.

Alternatively, you can simply download the .exe file and run the program.

The engine is strong enough to beat most social players.

Features of the engine include:

  • The ability to load positions.
  • The ability to play in chess engine tournaments, with programs such as Arena.
  • It is very fast.
  • It displays the best line of play for both sides.
  • Detects checkmate.
  • Detects draws by repetition, 50 move rule, stalemate or reduction of material.
EvaluationThe engine evaluates elements of a position, including:
  • Material.
  • Piece position.
  • King safety.
  • Pawn structure.
  • Passed pawns etc
SearchThe engine uses a standard alpha-beta minimax search including:
  • Cut offs.
  • Move ordering.
  • History moves,
  • Hash tables.
  • Extensions.
  • Reductions.
  • Capture search.

And much more...

Other books on computer chess include:

  • The Joy of Chess Programming
  • Think Like a Computer
Other books on computer chess programming include:
  • How to Write a Bitboard Chess Engine.
  • How to Write a JavaScript Chess Engine.
  • Advanced Chess Programming.
  • How to Write a Complex Chess Engine.
  • How to Write a Simple Chess Neural Network.

The author is a FIDE chess master and national senior chess champion in addition to being a chess programming enthusiast. He was also an IT trainer for 10 years, teaching programming languages such as C++ to adults.

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