python-chess 0.0.1

A chess library.

Introduction

This is the scholars mate in python-chess:

pos = chess.Position()
pos.make_move(pos.get_move_from_san("e4"))
pos.make_move(pos.get_move_from_san("e5"))
pos.make_move(pos.get_move_from_san("Qh5"))
pos.make_move(pos.get_move_from_san("Nc6"))
pos.make_move(pos.get_move_from_san("Bc4"))
pos.make_move(pos.get_move_from_san("Nf6"))
pos.make_move(pos.get_move_from_san("Qxf7"))
assert pos.is_checkmate()

Features

• Legal move generator and move validation. This includes all castling rules and en-passant captures.

• Detects checkmates, stalemates and draws by insufficient material. Has a half-move clock.

• Detects checks and can enumerate attackers and defenders of a square.

• Read Polyglot opening books.

License

python-chess is licensed under the GPL3. See the LICENSE file for the full copyright and license information.