Chess

This is a chess engine implemented in python.

Note: This is being rewritten in Java now

Features

What you can do now:

1. Import any game using a FEN string
2. Move any piece
3. Capture any piece
4. Check the king

What you cannot do now:

1. Checkmate the king
2. Castle
3. En passant capture

How to play:

First, clone this repository and then run:

python main.py

If you want to overwrite default starting position, you can import a custom board by passing a fen string as an argument as follows:

python main.py "starting_fen"

By default game starts in GUI, if you want to debug and run in CLI use the -c flag like below:

python main.py -c

How to play

Just drag and drop a piece to move it.

How to give user input in CLI

Input is taken as follows, with space in between

<starting_square> <ending square>

A square is denoted by the following:

<rank><file>       // algebraic notation

where ranks (horizontal rows) are from 1 to 8 (bottom to top), and files (vertical columns) from A to H (left to right).

For example if you want to move your pawn from e2 to e4 then:

e2 e4

The inputs are case insensitive.