Huo Chess microchess engine (Updates)
Chess Engine update
Title: Huo Chess
Creator: Spiros I. Kakos
Type: Open source
Programming Languages/Platforms: C#, C++, Visual Basic, XNA Framework
Development environment: MS Visual Studio 2008/2010
Small description: A free and fully open source micro chess program that attempts to be smaller in size than the Commodore-era Microchess. The goal is to create the smallest chess program that exists. More versions are to come in the future. Currently Huo Chess version 0.82 in C# reaches 52 KB in size.
Internet links for source and executables
(1) http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/huochess for the C++ version.
(2) http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/cshuochess for the C# Edition.
(3) http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/vbhuochess for the Visual Basic Edition.
(4) http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/xnahuochess for the XNA Edition of Huo Chess with Graphical User Interface.
(5) For games played by Huo Chess and for an analytical explanation of its underlying logic, see http://www.codeproject.com/KB/game/cpp_microchess.aspx.
(6) Tutorial on how to build the chess engine from scratch: http://knol.google.com/k/how-to-develop-a-chess-program-for-dummies# (written by the creator of the chess engine).
Happy coding!