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====== SecondChess ====== | ====== SecondChess ====== | ||
- | {{http://computer-chess.org/data/media/logos/SecondChess.png}} | + | {{secondchess.png}} |
- | SecondChess is a didactical chess engine written in C by Emilio Díaz and based on FirstChess code of Pham Hong Nguyen. | + | SecondChess is a didactical chess engine written in C by Emilio Díaz and based on FirstChess code of Pham Hong Nguyen, addressed to programmers who want to learn how a chess engine works. |
===== Main Features ===== | ===== Main Features ===== | ||
- | * One single C file heavily commented, around 2000 lines | + | * One single C code file heavily commented, around 2000 lines |
+ | * Licensed under GPL: source available at https://github.com/emdio/secondchess | ||
* Board representation: one 64 int array for pieces and one 64 int array for colors | * Board representation: one 64 int array for pieces and one 64 int array for colors | ||
- | * Addressed to programmers who want to learn how a chess engine works | ||
* Rules Implemented: castle, en passant and promotion | * Rules Implemented: castle, en passant and promotion | ||
* **Robust move generator:** al positions tested so far have been matched by secondchess | * **Robust move generator:** al positions tested so far have been matched by secondchess | ||
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* No three moves repetition | * No three moves repetition | ||
* No 50 moves rule | * No 50 moves rule | ||
- | * After every two sqaures pawn move an en passant square is created, most of the times unnecessarily | + | * After every two squares pawn move an en passant square is created, most of the times unnecessarily |
* No time management | * No time management | ||