New Python chess module

could ildg could.net at gmail.com
Thu Sep 29 12:14:11 EDT 2005


Very good~

On 9/29/05, Will McGugan <news at nowillmcguganspam.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I've written a Python chess module that does the following.
>
> * Reads / Writes PGN files
> * Write FEN files
> * Validates moves
> * Lists legal moves
> * Detects check / mate / stalemate / 50 move rule / threefold repetition
>
> Its still rough around the edges and not fully tested. I'll eventualy
> release a more polished version and possibly put it on Sourceforge. In
> the meantime I would be grateful for any feedback..
>
> http://www.willmcgugan.com/chess.zip
>
> I am aware of the chess module by Erik Max Francis. It may have been
> more sensible to work on his version, but I did this mainly for the fun
> of it. I wrote a chess game in C++ a while back
> (http://www.chesscommander.com) and I thought it would be interesting to
> re-implement the chess library part in Python.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Will McGugan
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