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Chess engine

This project is a chess engine written in C++ and compiled to WebAssembly. It can be played online in your browser, making it a convenient and accessible option for chess enthusiasts everywhere.

🎯 Features

  • Uses alpha-beta pruning as the main search algorithm 🔍
  • Supports FEN notation 📝
  • Evaluates board positions using piece-square tables and material balance 📈
  • Plays both as white and black ♟️

🚀 Installation

To try it online, simply visit https://exclusivefrog28.github.io and start playing. It's that easy!

🛠️ Building

To build from source, you'll need to use the Emscripten CMake toolchain. Here are the steps:

  1. Install the Emscripten SDK: https://emscripten.org/docs/getting_started/downloads.html
  2. Set up your environment by running source /path/to/emsdk_env.sh
  3. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/exclusivefrog28/chessengine.git
  4. Create a build directory and navigate into it: mkdir build && cd build
  5. Configure the build with CMake: cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/path/to/emscripten.cmake ..
  6. Build the project with make

🔒 License

The project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.